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CHOICE BORDER PLANTS. 



CALADIUM ESCULENTUM. 



Caladium Esculentum.-A splendid ornamental foliage plant suitable 

 •either for lawn decoration or culture in large pots. When of full size it 

 stands nearly four feet high. The leaves are immense, often n^easurmg 

 four feet in length by two and a half in breadth ; very smooth ; bright 

 green, beautifully veined and variegated with dark green. It should not be 

 planted out in the spring till the ground is warm; the root can be kept in 

 the cellar over winter. Price. 25 cents. See illustration, page 28. 



Double Tuberose.-One of the most beautiful and delightfully fragrant 

 of summer flowering bulbs. The flower stalk is two to three feet high, and 

 crowned with a profusion of elegant double pure white flowers of the most 

 dehcious fragrance. The bulbs can be started in pots and planted out when 

 the weather is fit, or if the season is su^ciently advanced, they can be set 

 at once in the open ground. It remains in bloom for a long time-can be 

 potted and taken in doors on the approach of frost. Strong flowering bulbs. 

 15 cents each ; $1.25 per dozen. 



