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THE DINGER & CONARD COMPANY 



The Choicest Plants E^Ynt"? Blooming "' 



Knowing how desirable are a few choice pot plants for indoor culture, we have grown for the purpose such kinds as we 

 know will produce good results. The collection is better this year than ever before, and we trust will meet the approbation 

 of our many customers. Every one should possess some of these plants, as they are of the easiest culture and their gay 

 flowers and bright foliage will add most charmingly to the home circle. Prices reduced. 



Sanseviera Zealanica. 



A BEAUTIFUL NEW DECORATIVE PLANT. 



Too much cannot be said in favor of this as a decorative 

 pot plant. There are none so strikingly beautiful in foliage 

 and few, indeed, that will stand neglect so well as it. It will 

 growalmost any where, 

 where it is cool and 

 shaded or equally 

 where it is hot in the 

 sunlight. It laughs at 

 ill treatment and neg- 

 lect, thriving without 

 water ; gas or dust does 

 not effect it, but singu- 

 larly beautiful as it is, 

 ordinary care and at- 

 tention will be reward- 

 ed. With age it be- 

 comes most imposing 

 in effect. The leathery, 

 sword-like leaves are 

 thick and heavy ; they 

 grow erect and rigid, 

 attaining in time a 

 height of 4 to 6 feet. 

 The dark green foliage 

 is always clean, and is 



elegantly mottled and SANSEVIERA. 



marked with bars of silver}' gray. The immense feathery 

 flower- spikes shoot up from 'the centre and emit a delightful 

 fragrance. It is distinct and handsome. A description is in- 

 adequate to give an idea of its peculiar beauty. As a deco- 

 rative plant there are none better or more satisfactory. 

 Smaller plants can be had cheaper, but they are weak suckers. 

 We offer potted plants, well foUaged, in two sizes, 20 cts. and 

 35 cts, each. 



Fuchsia 

 Speciosa. 



A GENUINE EVER-BLOOMING FUCHSIA. 

 Fine 3-inch pot plants, 10 cts. each. 



Beyond doubt, everything considered, this splendid variety 

 is the best and most satisfactory Fuchsia in cultivation. We 

 have tested it in every way, and, while it is not as new as 

 some other varieties, it is better. It is a genuine ever- 

 Tolooming' Fuchsia. It grows vigorously, compact and erect 

 and blooms all the time. As a Winter-blooming pot plant 

 there is not another plant better. The fine, large, star-shaped 

 flowers are produced in the greatest profusion, commencing 

 to bloom when the plants are hardly more than cuttings and 

 continuing all the time. The flowers droop beautifully ; they 

 are large, elegantly shaped and of good substance; the calyx 

 is rosy carmine and the corolla brilliant carmine, a lovely 

 combination. This variety is of strong constitution and easily 

 grown. We have prepared a fine stock of large, three-inch 

 pot plants in bloom, and while they last will sell them at 

 10 cts. each; 3 for 25 cts.; 6 for 50 cts.; l2for$!. 

 Two or three plants will make a truly beautiful sight. 



Passiflora Pfordtii. 



(Passion Vine.) 



This is a new variety, the most 

 beautiful in the family, and the 

 most satisfactory for general use. 

 Unlike other Passifloras, the 

 plants bloom when quite young, 

 and are produced in the greatest 

 profusion ; they are of a rich 

 shade of blue and of handsome 

 form, of easy culture. It is an 

 important addition to our list of 

 Winter-blooming plants. 15 

 cts. each ; 4 for 50 cts. 



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Cape Jessamine. 



(Gardenia Florida.) 



The blooms are pure white and measure 2K inches across, 

 and are delightfully fragrant ; the foliage is large, bright and 

 handsome. The flowers are extremely fashionable, and for 

 this reason, together with its ease of culture, we feel sure of a 

 lively demand for it ; splendid for pot culture. Strong, well- 

 rooted, blooming plants, 25 cts. each; 3 for 60 cts. 



Solanum Rantonetti. 



THE TRUE BLUE SOLANUM. 



For this new Solanum we are indebted to our friend, Mr. 

 Bruant, of France, a guarantee of its value. It is to be re- 

 gretted that S. Seaforthianum should have been called Blue 



Solanum, when really a 

 lavender color, while our 

 plant is of the very deep- 

 est and clearest blue, 

 which is brought out 

 more vividly by ?l yellow 

 centre. It is no t a 

 climber, but forms a neat 

 little bush 2 feet high, 

 which is covered with 

 bloom during the entire 

 Summer, and almost 

 until Christmas. Sure 

 to become popular as 

 soon as known, being as 

 easy to grow and bloom 

 as a Geranium, in pots 

 or in the garden. Fine 

 plants, 20 cts, each ; 3 

 for So cts. 



SOLANUM RANTONETTI. 



