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/. T. LOVETT, LITTLE SILVER AND RED BANK, N. /. 



PILEA MYCROPHYLLA. 



Artillery Plant. 



A^handsome 

 and' useful 

 plant; very- 

 curious from 

 the violence 

 with which 

 the small flow- 

 ers expand 

 imder the in- 

 fl u e n c e of 

 moisture. The 

 dusty pollen 

 is thrown out 

 with great force, accompanied by an audible report, 

 reminding one of a discharge of Lilliputian artillery, 

 both in sound and smoke. It stands the sun perfectly 

 and is verv useful in bedding, rock work, and for vases 

 and baskets. Ea.. 8c; doz., 75c; 100. $4 00. 



RICINUS ZANZIBARENSIS. 



Castor Oil Bean. 



A distinct class, sm-passing all other sorts in size and 

 grandeur. The plants attain great dimensions, from 

 10 to 12 feet high, presenting a splendid aspect with 

 their gigantic leaves. 2 to 3 feet across, and robust, 

 compact habit. They vary considerably in shade of 

 color, some being light and some dark green, others are 

 of rich coppery-bronze with a true metallic lustre, 

 whilst the riljs and stems are red, brown and brownish- 

 purple; the foliage of them all being of the most orna- 

 mental character and sub-tropical in appearance. 

 Their great size, luxm'iant growth and magnificent 

 foliage render them of the highest value for ornamen- 

 tal planting on the lawn or elsewhere. From S^o in. 

 pots, ea.. 15c; -i for 50c; doz., $1.25. 



SANTOLINA INCANA. 



A dense 

 dwarf grow- 

 ing plant with 

 fine, feathery 

 silvery gray 

 foliage. Ex- 

 cellent for 

 r o c k -w o r k , 

 \^ vases, etc., and 

 also for the 

 edges of b o r - 

 ders and bed- 

 ding. It is ex- 

 ceedingly soft 

 and pleasing 

 both in make- 

 color. Entirely hardy without protection. 

 T5c; 100, 13.50. 



SALVIAS. Scarlet Sage. 



'"Clara Bedmao. A great improvement upon Splen- 

 dens or common Scarlet Sage, beiug of dwarf, compact 

 habit, comes in bloom early and is covered with bril- 

 liant scarlet flowers during the whole of summer and 

 autumn, as shown in the illustration; producing a veri- 

 table blaze of color, and is so vastly superior to its par- 

 ent that I have discarded the olcl form. IMy plants 

 are propagated by cuttings from selected plants — not 

 seedlings, which are unreliable and variable in habit. 



IManda's Golden-leaved. Spikes of bright scarlet 

 flowers; foliage golden-yellow, but its color when 

 bedded out becomes a light, pale green and very weak. 

 It is not so free a bloomer as Clara Bedman and, m 

 brief. I regard it as possessing but little value. I can 

 furnish plants of it. however, to those who desire them. 



Ea., 8c; doz.. T5c; 100. -^S.OO. From 3i.; in. pots, ea., 

 12c; doz., .^1.25; 100, $8.00. 



HARDY SPIDER LILIES. 



up and 

 Ea., 10c; 3 for 25c; doz 



Japanese Pink Spider Lily {Lycoris radiata). A beau- 

 tiful bulbous plant producing numerous spikes of most 

 delicate and curious flowers with long, beautifully un- 

 dulate petals, of bright pinkish salmon varying to 

 bright pink and vermilion, the imdulatioDS produc- 

 ing a brilliant siiarkling or coitiscating effect pecu- 

 liar to this flower. Blooms in September. See illus- 

 tration. Ea.. 10c; 3 for 2.5c; doz.. 75c. 



Japanese Scarlet Spider Lily {Lifcoris sanguinea). 

 Very like the precediug except that the flowers are of 

 a brilliant coral-red. The two present a charming ef- 

 fect when grown together. Ea., 15c; 4 for .50c; doz., 

 $1.25. 



