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New Fancy Caladiums. 



BEGONIA REX (Ornamental-leaved). 



Our collection embraces all the good old varieties as well as 

 the best of recent introductions. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



FIBROUS-ROOTED BEGONIAS. 



Alba Picta. Leaves glossy green, freely spotted with silvery- 

 white; flowers white. 



Argentea Guttata. Foliage of rich green, spotted with silver. 



Corallina Lticerna. Gigantic trusses of bronzy-red flowers, 

 in bloom continuously from April to November. 



ilaageana. Large flowers of a creamy white, suffused with 

 pink; foliage bronzy-green above, red below. 



Metallica. Lustrous bronze-green foliage; veins depressed and 

 dark red, rosy-white flowers. 



Rubra {Coral Begonia). Flowers scarlet-rose, glossy and 

 wax-like. 



Saundersonl. Scarlet flowers; in bloom continually. 

 15 cts. each; $1.50 per dozen. Set of 7 varieties for 85 cts. 



THE EORRAINE BEGONIAS. 



These are perfect gems, and undoubtedly the finest winter- 

 flowering plants we now possess. 



Plants of the pink, light pink and pink and white varieties 

 can only be supplied from July to January. Orders booked 

 and filled in proper season. Good plants, in 3-inch pots, 25 cts. 

 each; §2.50 per doz. 



CAEADIUM ESCUEENTUM. 



(Elephant's Ear.) 

 One of the most effective plants in cultivation for beds, bor- 

 ders or for planting out upon the lawn. To obtain the best re- 

 sult it should be planted where it will obtain plenty of water 

 and an abundance of rich compost. When full size it stands 6 to 

 10 feet high, and bears immense light green leaves, 3 to 4 feet 

 long by 2} feet wide. 



Extra Large, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 

 First-Size, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 

 Second-Size, 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. 

 Third-size, 7 cts. each; 75 cts. per doz.; ^5.00 per 100. 



Ifivanted by mail, add 5 cts., 8 cts., 10 cts. and 15 cts. 

 each, according to size, for postage. 



Giant-flowering Caladium 

 "New Century." 



A species from Central America, producing very large leaves 

 of a heavy leathery texture, bright glossy green color, with 

 metallic lustre, and held on stout, stiff stems well above the 

 ground. The creamy-white, Lily-like flowers are produced 

 throughout the summer. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



FANCYLEAVED CALADIUMS. 



No other summer foliage-plant equals the Fancy Caladium in rich 

 and gorgeous, yet soft coloring. All of the varieties are of marvel- 

 lous beauty for the furnishing of the conservatory during the summer 

 months, for window-boxes or even for outdoor bedding in shady or 

 semi-shady positions. They are of easy culture. The soil should 

 be rich and light; a mixture of equal parts of loam, leaf-mold and 

 thoroughly decomposed stable manure suits them best. The bulbs 

 should be covered with about an inch of soil. Care must be taken 

 in watering until active growth commences, when they delight in a 

 liberal supply, but at all times providing them free drainage. In 

 the autumn, when they show signs of resting, water must be with- 

 held, and the pots containing the roots may be stored in a dry 

 place where the temperature will not fall below 60°. Bulbs which 

 h*ve been grown in window-boxes or in the open ground should, 

 after being thoroughly cured, be kept in dry sand. 

 Acary. Violet-red centre and ribs, creamy-white zone and large 



scarlet spots, border green. 

 Araras. Rosy-white ground with dark green ribs and veins. 

 BendegO. Rose, dark green ribs and veins. 

 Bilontra. Bluish-violet centre, lighter zone, green border. 

 Candidum. White ground with strongly-marked green ribs. 

 Chantini, Red ground with white spots and green margin. 

 CoOCOOChee. Red rays on a green and white mottled ground. 

 Ed Moreau. Bright green with lighter centre, spotted rose. 

 Etoile d' Argent. Soft pink ground, green veins and red spots. 

 (iaspard Crayer. Dazzling red centre, edged green, ribs and 



veins deep red. 

 Halevy. Green densely spotted red, midrib white. 



Isidore Leroy. Metallic-green, large bright red centre. 

 Jacob Weiss. Dark red centre with lighter halo, the green 



border spotted carmine and rose. 

 .lames H. Laing. Pink centre, rose veins and green border. 

 Lydia. Transparent white suffused pink, blackish stems. 

 Mme. Alfred Bleu. Deep green ground, white blotches and 



crimson veins. 

 Mme. Fritz Koechlin. White ground suffused with pink, 



deep red midrib and veins, green border. 

 Neumanni. Deep green glossy ground spotted with pink. 

 Porto Nova. Deep green with greenish-white centre, crimson 



ribs and spots. 

 Racine. Large heart-shaped leaf, rose ground mottled vivid 



red, bright red ribs and narrow green edge. 

 Raymond Lemoinier. Bright red centre, broad white border. 

 Rio ClarO. Transparent rosy-white, with cerise ribs, and green 



border with white spots. 

 Trahiras. White transparent ground with green veins. 

 Triomphe de 1' Exposition. Bright crimson centre and ribs 



with green border. 

 Wightii. Green ground, spotted red and white. 



20 cts. each; $2. 25 per doz.; set of 25 varieties for $4.00. 



Caladium Esculentum (Elephant's Ear). 



