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Giant Flowering Caladium 



The Most Magnificent Foliage Plant of Recent Introduction 



This new introdnction somewhat 

 resembles the Caladium Esculentum or 

 Elephant Ear, butisentiielyriatinct, 

 being much larerer and vastly suy^e- 

 rior in every way. Both the plant 

 and lea' es are gigantic, etuuning a 

 larir • size in a very short lime. Con- 

 ditions bei ug equal nv, ill grow three 

 to four times as fsn-t a> tlie con men 

 va- iety. Hai;is from h to 10 feet high, 

 w iih leaves 4 to 5 feet lone and 2 to 3 

 fc-ct wia>', are not unui5..al. The 

 leaves an c-f somewhat different 

 shape tl...i tbo^e of Caladium E6cu- 

 leidum, aiil > :e ot brighter glosoy 

 grt-en. Ai.oll.er distini-t feature ot 

 this variety is that the mid rii^s and 

 veins are sunken, giving the su'-face 

 otthe leaf a rich quilted appearance. 

 Each leaf has a borrler extending 

 aroundthe leaf one-half inch fromthe 

 edge. 1 he leaves are borne erec', and 

 do not droop under the hot sun like 

 commou Calacium. It is also much 

 hardier and endures drought better. 

 The moht remarkable and novel feat- 

 ure connecied -vviih this plant, in ad- 

 dition to beii.g a magnificent fo iage 

 plant, is that it prr.duces in abun- 

 dance immense snow-white, fragrant 

 flowers. The plant commences to 

 bloom when four or five months old, 

 and blooms in constant succession. 

 The flower buds appear at the base of 

 leafstalks, each stalk producing 6 to 

 12 buds, which open in succession. 

 The flowers resemble Giant Callas, re- 

 maining open for three days and 

 nights. The color at flr.-t is pure snow- 

 white, changing later to pale yellow. 

 This fraerrance is exhaled only at night. The plants require rich 

 The plants can be taken up in the Fall and wintered in the house or cellar. 



The flowers are remarkably fragrant— spicy and aromatic 

 soil, the richer the better, and plenty of water 



Strong, Avell-rooted plants, postpaid, 30 cts. eacb. ; 3 for 50 cts. 



7 for §1. 



HIBISCUS SINENSIS 



A beautiful class of plants with handsome, glossy fouage 

 and brilliant, showy flowers, often measuring from 4 to 6 

 inches in diameter. They grow under the hottest sun and 

 bloom most profusely either in open ground or in pots or tubs. 

 The flowers are gorgeously colored. PRICE OF HIBISCUS, 

 JS ctSiCach; 4 for 50 cts. ; 9<orSi. , ^ „ , 



H. VERSICOLOR.— Combines in its flowers all colors 

 of the whole family, being handsomely striped crimson, butf, 

 rose, white and many other colors. . „ , , 



H. COOPERII TRICOLOR. — Foliage beautifully 



variegated with dark green, pink and white ; flowers single, 

 very larpe ; color crimson. iMagniucent. 



H. MINIATUS SEMI-PLEXUS. — Semi-double 

 flowers, bright vermilion scarlet petals waved and recurved. 



H. PEACHBLOW. — Maenificent Howers 4 to 5 inches 

 in diameter. Color pink with crimson center; the only 

 variety of this color. Small plants produce flowers that 

 are la'rger than the pots in which they grow during the 

 entire year. As they become larger they make a mag- 

 nifif-ent show. 



SPECIAL OFFER: Set of Hibiscus, Including PEACH- 

 BLOW, 4 plants in all, posipaiJ, for 50 cts. 



SHOWER OP GOluD (Genista. Canarienf.is). Fine snowy plants for house or conservatory dei^oration ; sure to bloom 

 profusely. When in bloom it is a dense mass of golden yellow. Very popular. 15 cts. each ; 4 for 50 cts. 



^^^^B FOUR SUPERB ACALYPHAS €€€€€€ 



For decorative purposes, both in the open ground in beds for edging, as well 

 as for pot culture, these plants have responded in a marvelous manner to the 

 special culture given them bv professional growers. The four varieties offered 

 below are about as distinct ff om each other as any plants we know of. You should 

 by all means include some of these plants in your order, as with their wonderful 

 color effects and decorative value they will give you as much satisfaction as any 

 stock offered in this book. PRICE of the four Acalyphas offered below, 

 strong plants, 15 cts. each ; any 4 for 50 cts. ; 9 for $1, postpaid. , . , ^ , 



A, TRIU.nPHANS.— A wonderfullv strong grower, attaining any height de- 

 sired up to 2 feet. Makes a compact plant "of splendid dimensions, has large foliage, 

 about 2x4 inches, verv heavy and of grand substance. The color is impossible of 

 description. The predominant color is red, marbled, lighted and darker, streaked 

 and dashed green, vellow, white and other colors, making it even more attractive 

 thanCrotons. Splendid for bedding, edges or for single specimens. ,. ^,, 



A SANDERI.— At the great exhibition held at Ghent, Belgium to which the 

 plantsmen of Europe bring their finest novelties, this great variety won the grand 

 prize. Strong and free growing , branches spread widely and throw out long^ 

 dazzling crimson, fluffy spikes, 12 to 18 inches long, between the large, bright 

 green leaves. Baffles description. ^ 



A. BICOLOR COMPACT A .—Surpasses the finest Coleus or Rex Begonias in 

 the beautiful coloring of its foliage. Bright greeu ground, margined with wide, 

 regular band of lemon yellow, with white bars running lengthwise with the 

 leaves, blotched with yellow, in fact defies accurate description. Splendid lor 

 bedding, surpassing Coleus. and will withstand the most intense sunshine. \ ery 

 large foliage; measuring 8 inches long by 43^ inches mde. Very compact ; about 



ISinches^inheight^^ _^ beautiful variety that grows similar to Triumphant, but entirelv different in coloriDgeffecte^The 

 la^P? combine almost every color, red, green, bronze and intermediate shades, some edged with white, otben» with reddi^^. 

 SS^U pe red^^^ mu^tbe seen to appreciate iti beftut7. Thisyarleiy Has all the sUadei of AutunDiii^IonDg 



