NEW AND RARE PLANTS. 



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In 11 isfallen. A grand bedding variety; rich prune color, 



blotched with garnet; extra fine. 

 Joseph'* Coat. The leaves present a gorgeous blending 



of maroon, yellow, rose, olive and carmine. 

 Kirk Alloway. Blazing shades of color; violet, suffused 



carrune and rose. 

 Mrs. Humphrey*. Light claret, rimmed yellow. 

 Kuby. Rich crimson maroon; centre dark rose color, 



beautifully fringed edges; a superb variety. 

 Mr. Micawber. Olive green, distinctly marked in the 



centre vrlth violet rose; beautiful. 

 Queen of the Latvii, Dazzling carmine, rimmed with 



velvety maroon. 

 Suez. Blood-red, shaded and veined violet, rose and 



bronze. 

 Rocket. Holet. rose centre, black next and olive green 



serrated edge. 



Price, 50 cts. each; set 12 for $5.00. 



CBOTO> AVEEA UlCl'liTA. 



CROTON AUREA MACULATA. 



(" Zebra Croton." ) 

 The cut gives a good idea of this splendid variety. Near- 

 ly all Crotons fail to show their fine colors until grown to 

 a large size, but this variety is beautiful in ; 11 its stages, 

 from a 3 inch pot to a towering specimen. The light parts 

 in the cut show the golden yellow, and the dark the green. 

 Price. 1st size. $1.00 each ; $9.00 per doz. 

 " 2d •' £0 •' 4.50 " 



CROTONS. 



A class of tropical shrubby plants attaining a height of 

 from one to six feet, with unequaled beauty of foliage. No 

 plant is now more valued for room decoration or for mass- 

 ing in the open border in summer. 

 A urea ZVIaciilata. See above. 



Croton. Earl of Derby. Deep yellow mid-rib ; surface 

 of leaf shaded and marbled light and dark, yellow 

 and pink, edged with rose. 82.C0 each. 

 Challenger. A gorgeous combination of rich colors ; 

 ground shade a rich cream color, marbled and varie- 

 gated with pink, white, rose and pea green; immense 

 long leaves. The whole plant of beautiful and majes- 

 tic appearance. S2J each. 

 Camptopliyllus. Tiny little Croton of compact habit ; 

 general variegation yellow and green, sometimes be- 

 coming clear yellow. $1.00 each. 

 Johannis. When full grown the leaves of this variety 

 are one foot in length and half an inch in width. The 

 young foliage is bright lemon color, which changes 

 with age, the mid-rib only retaining the original 

 color, the border becoming deep green and yellow. 

 $1.00 each. 



JTIooreana. Entirely different from any other variety. 

 The ground color is light green, with a bright golden 

 mid-rib running the entire length of the leaf, and 

 parallel golden bars extending from mid-rib to bor- 

 der of leaf. $100 each, 



Majesticuiu. When full grown presents the appearance 

 of a miniature weeping willow. The young growth 

 is brightly marked with golden mid-rib and light 

 green margin, these colors changing with age, the 

 margin assuming a deep olive green and the mid-rib 

 an intense crimson color. Si. CO each. 



Voungii. A variety of very robust habit, light lemon 

 buff tinted rosy flesh color. Leaves 18 inches long 

 and three-fourths of an inch wide. $1.00 each. 



Queen Victoria. Strong upright grower. Young foliage 

 glossy green streaked with golden bands. These 

 markings eventually change, the green becoming a 

 dark chocolate and the golden bright vermilion. A 

 very beautiful contrast of colors. $100 each, sxcept 

 •where noted. 



Set, scarce Crotons for $10.00. 



NEW SHRUBBY CALCEOLARIA. 



" Shower of Gold." 

 This, like all the Shrubby Caleolnrias, is ever-blooming- 

 The variety above is of strong, vigorous habit, and is the 

 only variety we have had that withstands our hot sum- 

 mers. In partial shade the past season it bloomed in pro- 

 fusion. It will be a great acquisition in ribbou-linc plant- 

 ing, where a line of clear yellow has long been wanted. 

 30 cts. each ; $3.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



GOLDEN CALLA LILY. 



(Richardia Hastata.) 

 This beautiful lily is now offered for the first time in this 

 country. The flowers are smaller than those of the com- 

 mon Calla and are a beautiful lemon color. The tiiroat of 

 the flower is velvety purple. It flowers freely in the early 

 spring months, not in the fall or winter as the well-known 



calla does. 



Price, $2.00 each. 



CANNA "LUKE BLACKBURN." 



We offered this variety two years ago, but the great de- 

 mand for it ran our stock so low that we were unable to 

 put it in our catalogue of last year. It grows about 5 feet 

 high andresembles a mammoth Dracena in habit and rich- 

 ness of coloring in the leaves. It is the darkest foliaged 

 Canna we have. 



Price, $100 each; $10.50 per doz. 



NEW CORAL PLANT, 



(Erythrina Hendersonii.) 

 The great beauty of this plant cannot be told by a de- 

 scription. If set out in the open ground in spring, it blooms 

 without intermission all summer. The flowers are large 

 and brilliant, dark crimson in color, and fairly cover the 

 plant when in full bloom. The old "Coral Plant," Ery- 

 thrina C. Galli, only flowers well waen two or three years 

 old; but this acquisition is grand the first season. 

 50 cts. each ; $1 50 per doz. 



NEW DWARF DAHLIA, "Marguerite." 



i Ready May 1st.) 

 This beautiful new variety was exhibited for the first 

 time at the New York Horticultural Society's rooms on 

 the 2d of October of last year, and was considered to be 

 one of the greatest acquisitions we have yet had in 

 Dahlias. It is of perfect doable form, about two inches in 

 diameter, and of the richest shade of pink; in addition to 

 this, it blooms in the greatest profusion from beginning 

 of August until frost. This quality of earliness is of great 

 value, as many varieties of Dahlias come so late in the 

 season as to greatly lessen their value. 

 $1.00 each. 



