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HEDERA— Ivy— Continued. 



Laciniatus. Small cut-leaved. 25 to 50 cts. 



♦Latifolia Maculata. Marbled white on the young growth ; vigorous grower. 25 to 50 cts. 

 Lobata. Cut- leaved ; tine for baskets or vases. 25 cts. 



Maculata Major. Like Latifolia Maculata, but much more variegated. 50 cts. 

 Marmorata Elegans. Small silvery-marbled leaves. 25 cts. 

 Rcegneriana. Giant-leaved ; strong grower. 25 to 50 cts. 

 *Spectabilis Aurea. Young growth veined with yellow. 50 cts. 



Tricolor. A small-leaved variety, with handsome white, green and pink variegated foliage ; 

 constant. 50 cts. 



HELIOTROPE. 



Perhaps the most favorite free-flowering and fragrant tribe of plants in cultivation, equally 

 fine as summer bedding plants, or in pots during winter in the house. 15 cts. ; $1.5U per doz. 

 Chieftain. Lilac, large trass. I Mad. de Blonay. Large truss, nearly pure 



Etoile de Marseille. Deep bluish purple, j white, valuable. 



Nelly. Blush white. 



SNOW Wreath. Nearly white, compact 



growth. 

 Violet Queen. Violet, 



Florence Nightingale. Blush. 

 Grandiflorum. Pale lilac. 

 Juliette. Bluish lilac. 

 Louise Delaux. Fine rose white, large. 



HEMEROCALLIS KWANSO VARIEGATA, Fl., PI. 



A superb hardy plant, producing long deep-green leaves broadly striped with white ; bearing 

 very large double copper-colored flowers. 50 cts. 



CHINESE HIBISCUS. 



Small shrubs ; some varieties with large double and others with single flowers, blooming 

 freely during the summer months, and fine for garden decoration in partially shady situations. 

 They are equally desirable for winter blooming. 25 cts.; $2.50 per doz. 

 ROSA SINENSIS. Large crimson. 



Alba Variegata. Beautifully white, variegated foliage. 



Auranticum Plena. Double "salmon. 



Cooperi Tricolor. Foliage beautifully variegated with dark green, pink and white ; 



flowers crimson. 

 Cruentus. Double crimson. 



Fol. Variegata. Foliage mottled with yellow; flowers crimson. 

 Grandiflora. Large rose. 

 Lutens Plena. Double yellow. 



Metallicus. Dark bronzy shining foliage; flowers single, crimson. 



Miniates Semi-Plena. The finest and most brilliant, semi-double vermilion scarlet, flow- 

 ers 4 inches in diameter. 35 cts. 

 Rubra Plena, Double crimson. 



VivicaNS. Remarkably large flowers, 4J inches in diameter, full, double. The color is a 

 brilliant crimson scarlet ; very showy. 50 cts. 



HOYA CARNOSA— Wax Plant. 



This plant has thick fleshy leaves, which make it admirably adapted to house culture. It 

 grows moderately fast, of a running growth, and bears umbels of beautiful flesh-colored flowers 

 resembling wax. It makes a fine trellis plant, and continues a long time in bloom. 25 cts. ; 

 $2.50 per doz. 



HYDRANGEA HORTENSIS. 



The old favorite; well-known and favorite plants, producing large heads of flowers in great 



profusion ; the color of the Hortensis varieties can be changed to a beautiful blue, by mixing 



the iron scales or sparks from a blacksmith's shop among the soil. They thrive best in a shady 



situation, with a plentiful supply of water ; with protection they have endured the severest 



winters around Philadelphia ; large pink flowers. 25 cts. to $1. 



Aurea Variegata. Golden variegated foliage ; very showy. 50 cts. 



Hortensis Variegata. An exceedingly ornamental plant; the leaves are deep green, mar- 

 gined with pure white ; fine for shady positions. 50 cts. 



Imperatbice Eugenie. Rose, shaded with white and blue. 50 cts. 



Otaksa. A Japanese variety lately introduced ; beautiful large glossy foliage, large heads of 

 pale pink flowers. 25 to 50 cts. 



Speciosa Variegata. Margin of leaves green, with a broad white band passing through the 

 centre. 50 cts. 



Stellata Prolifera. A new and rare variety from Japan; double rose-colored flowers, 

 changing to a coppery shade. 50 cts. 



Thomas Hogg (new.) An introduction from Japan, equal in errowth, style, etc., to the II. 

 Hortensis, except in color. It produces lar^e pure white flowers which, on well-grown 

 plants, measure more than 12 inches in diameter. It is quite as hardy as the other garden 

 sorts. 25 cts. to $1. 



