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DAPHNE ODORA. 



An old favorite greenhouse plant, with rich, deep evergreen 

 foliage, and terminal heads of richly-perfumed waxy-white tinted 

 purple flowers. This plant is now rarely seen. §1.00 each. 



DIEFFENBACHIAS. 



Handsome decorative plants, with bold, ornamental foliage; 



useful for the warm conservatory. 



Bausei. Leaves yellowish-green, blotched dark green and 

 spotted white. 



Bowmannii. Rich dsep green leaves, blotched with irregular 

 markings of light pea-green. 



Imperlalis. Leaves dark green with yellow spots. 



Magnlfica. Shining somber green foliage, variegated with 

 blotches and spots of pure white. 



riemora;Corsl. Leaves silvery-white, veined green. 



Napoleon HI. Very dark green foliage with ivory-white mid- 

 rib and creamy markings. 



Splendens. Rich deep bottle-green, freely marked with 

 whitish striated blotches. 



Price, 50 cts. each. Set of 6 sorts, §2.50. 



ECHEVERIA. 



Secunda glauca. The blue-green-leaved variety so much 

 used in carpet bedding. 10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; §6.00 

 per 100. 



ERVTHRINA (Co.ai Plant). 



Grista-galli compacta. A most effective summer-flowering garden 

 plant. Should be planted out after danger from frost is past, and pro- 

 duces throughout the summer large spikes of brilliant crimson-scarlet 

 flowers. In autumn the top should be cut back and the roots stored in 

 dry soil or sand in a frost-free cellar. 30 cts. each; §3.00 per doz. 



EUCHARIS. 



Amazonica. A splendid hothouse plant. It sends up stalks bearing 

 several pure white star-shaped flowers, 4 inches across, delightfully 

 fragrant, and highly prized as a cut flower. 25 cts.each; §2.50 per doz. 



EUCOMIS (Pineapple Flower) 

 Punctata. An easy growing summer-flowering bulb which may be treated 

 like Gladiolus. It forms a rosette of pretty, erect, wavy, green leaves, from 

 the centre of which rises a stem 2 feet high with a dense head of yellow- 

 ish-green flowers with dark centres. 20 cts. each; §2.00 per doz. 



EUGENIA. 



flicrophylla. A pretty little plant with small, dark green foliage, excel- 

 lent for Fern dishes or as a pot plant for the conservatory or window 

 garden. 25 cts. each. 



EURYA. 



Latlfolia Variegata. An evergreen shrub with rich dark -green foliage, 

 which is beautifully variegated with creamy white; an excellent plant 

 for house decoration. 50 cts. each. 



DRACAENAS. 



Mr. Eben. E. Rexford writes the following cultural notes expressly 

 for this book: 



"This plant is better adapted to the greenhouse, or a plant-room in 

 which the temperature and moisture can be controlled, than it is to the 

 window-garden, where the air is almost always dry and the temperature 

 fluctuating. Such varieties, however, as D. fragrans and D. indi- 

 visa — the former with broad foliage and*the latter with very long, nar- 

 row grass-like leaves — can be grown quite satisfactorily in the living- 

 room if care is taken to prevent the red spider from injuring them. J). 

 indii'isa is very graceful in habit, and makes an excellent plant for the 

 decoration of the table. The richly-colored varieties are among the 

 finest ornaments of the greenhouse. 



The Dracaena should be given a light, fibrous soil, with just enough 

 loam in it to give it body. Drainage should be good. Watering should 

 be liberal and showering frequent. The variegated sorts require plenty 

 of light to bring out the richness of their coloring." 

 Amabilis. Foliage bright glossy green, marked and suffused with 



pink and creamy- white. 50 cts. and §1.00 each. 

 L>e Smetiana. Leaves deep green, marked with cream; pink and 



crimson, with a peculiar metallic lustre. 50 cts. and §1.00 each. 

 Fragrans. An excellent house plant, with broad, dark green foliage; 



grows under the most adverse conditions. 25 cts. and 50 cts. each. 

 Qodseffiana. Entirely different from all other Dracaenas; of free- 

 branching habit, forming compact, graceful specimens. Its foliage is 

 of strong, leathery texture; rich dark green color, densely marked 

 with irregular spots of creamy-white. 3-inch pots, 25 cts. each. 

 Qoldieana. Of erect habit, the stem being closely set with stalked, 

 spreading leaves, which are of a dark green, marked with 

 cream-white, narrow, irregular, transversed blotches and 

 stripes; one of the finest hothouse plants. Thrifty plants in 

 4-inch pots, about 10 inches high, at §1.50 each. 

 Indivisa. This variety is used very extensively as a centre 

 plant for vases, urns, etc. It stands full exposure to the sun, 

 and its long, narrow, graceful foliage contrasts beautifully with 

 other plants. 25 cts., 50 cts. and §1.00 each. 

 Knerkil. Dark glossy green leaves; makes a bold specimen, 



and is a good house plant. $1.00 to §2.00 each. 

 Lord Wolseley. Long, narrow, recurving foliage, which 

 colors to a very bright rosy-crimson. 50 cts. and §1.00 each. 

 Lindeni. A beautiful variegated form of Fi'Ugrans with 

 broad green foliage and golden-yellow stripes on the edges. 

 50 cts. to §1.00 each. 

 Massangeana. Another variegated form of the above, with 

 the variegation through the centre of the leaf instead of on the 

 edges. 50 cts. to §1.00 each. 

 Rothiana. Recurved glaucous green foliage. 50 cts. to §1.00 



each. 

 Sanderiana. A graceful, small-leaved variety, with glaucous- 

 green foliage, edged with a broad border of creamy-white. 25 

 cts. each. 

 Terminalis. Rich, crimson foliage, marked with pink and 

 white. 30 cts., 50 cts. and §1.00 each. 



DlEFFENBACHIA. 



An index of the Botanical and Common names is given on pages 2 and 3. 



