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Select List of Decorative and Flowering Plants for 

 House and Conservatory 



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Agapanthus 



Umbellatus {Blue Lily of the Nik). A splendid ornamental 

 plant, bearing clusters of bright, blue flowers on 3 feet long 

 flower stalks lasting a long time in bloom. A most desirable 

 plant for outdoor decoration, planted in large pots or tubs on 

 the lawn or piazza. Strong flowering plants from 6-inch pots, 

 $1.00 each. 



Agave (Century Plant) 



An old time favorite decorative plant which in years past was 

 found in nearly every collection, useful as an individual specimen 

 on the lawn or in the garden during the summer or as a house 

 plant in the winter. 



Americana. Glaucous dark green foliage. 



Variegata. The glaucous foliage is prettily bordered and marked 



with creamy yellow. 

 Price. Either variety, 4-inch pots, 75 cts.; 6 -inch pots, $2.00 



each. 



Aglaonema 



Costatum. An attractive foliage plant, suitable for the con- 

 servatory or window garden. Very compact heart-shaped leaves 

 of dark, shining green, with white midrib and scattering blotches 

 of white. 75 cts. each. 



Anthericum 



Mandaeanum. A splendid variety with narrow foliage, the 

 leaves being green on the edges with creamy white centre. 



Vittatum Picturatum. A most desirable plant for window 

 boxes, vases, or for growing as a single specimen in pot; long 

 narrow green foliage with creamy white centre. 



Price. Either variety, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Anthurium (Flamingo Flower) 



Pretty greenhouse plants that have many good qualities, not 

 only as decorative plants, but also as cut flowers. Their peculiar 

 shaped flowers of rich coloring frequently last on the plant from 

 two to three months. 



Scherzerianum. Brilliant scarlet flowers. 

 —Album. Creamy white flowers. 

 — Atrosanguineum. Rich crimson-scarlet. 

 — Rothschildianum. Creamy-white spotted crimson. 

 Four and five inch pots, $3.00 each. 



Aralia 



Handsome decorative foliage plants for the warm conservatory. 

 Elegantissima Has very narrow finely divided foliage of a peculiar metallic 

 green color. 4-inch pots, $1.50 each. 



AraUCaHa (Norfolk Island Pine) 



Excelsa. A beautiful tender evergreen, a favorite plant for house decoration, un- 

 equaled in symmetrical habit of growth by any other plant. 



5- inch pots, 12 to 15 inches high, $3.00 each 



6- inch pots, 15 to 18 inches high, 4.00 each 



7- inch pots, 18 to 20 inches high, 6.00 each 



Ardisia 



Crenulata. A very ornamental greenhouse plant with 

 dark green, glossy, attractive foliage, bearing clusters of very 

 brilliant red berries. A good subject for the window garden. 

 Fine plants in 5-inch pots that will fruit this season. 

 $2.00 each. 



Asparagus 



Plumosus Nanus {Asparagus Fern), There is no better 

 plant for table decoration than this. The foliage is more 

 delicate than that of the finest Fern, being lace-like in its 

 filminess. A plant with half a dozen stalks is a mass of 

 dainty, misty green. 

 Sprengeri {Emerald Feather). Excellent for hanging-baskets, 

 for bracket use and for cutting. It is one of the best of all 

 plants for the window-box when planted near the edge where 

 it can droop over the side of the box. 

 Price. Either variety, 3-inch pots, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per 

 doz.; 4-inch pots, 50 cts. each; $S.00 per doz. 



Aspidistra 



Lurida. One of the easiest decorative plants to grow. A most 

 useful house plant, thriving in a hallway or a comparatively 

 dark place in the room where nothing else will succeed. 5-inch 

 pots, $2.00; 6-inch pots, $2.50 and 7-inch pots, $3.50 each. 

 Specimen plants, 8-inch tubs, $6.00 each. 



—Variegata. The dark green leaves are striped with white. 

 5-inch pots, $2.50 each; 6-inch pots, $3.50 each. 



Fibrous -rooted Begonias 



Argentea Guttata. Foliage of rich green spotted with silver. 

 Corallina Lucerna. Gigantic trusses of bronzy- red flowers in 



bloom continuously from April to November. 

 Haageana. Large trusses of creamy-white flowers, suffused with 



pink, the foliage bold and attractive, of a bronzy-green above 



and reddish on the under side. 



Price. 35 cts. each. One each of the 3 sorts for $1.00. 



Beloperone Guttata 



