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Farfugium Grande. 



PARFUGIUIH. 



Grande, Mr. Eben E. Rexford 

 writes expressly for this book the fol- 

 lowing cultural note: 

 "This plant is extremely ornamental 

 when well grown Its large circular leaves, 

 olten nearly a foot across, thickly spotted 

 with creamy-white and yellow, make it 

 wonderfully striking and effective for room 

 decoration. It likes a soil of loam and 

 mucky matter, half and half, with a good 

 deal of water. Ample provision, however, 

 should be made for drainage, as standing 

 water about its roots often results in disease, 

 which causes the loss of most of its foliage. 

 Once a month, apply a fertilizer, as it is a 

 gross feeder when allowed to have its way. 

 It is never satisfactory if restricted as to 

 food. Keep it in the shade." 25 cts. 

 each ; $2.50 per doz. 



FUCHSIAS. 



Fuchsia. 



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Well-known favorites for planting out in 

 partially shaded positions during the sum- 

 mer or for early spring-flowering in the 

 window or greenhouse. The following is 

 a selection of the finest varieties. Those 

 marked with a >'*" are double-flowering. 

 Black Prince. Bright waxy-carmine, 



pink corolla. 

 ''Elm City. Sepals rich crimson with very full, deep purple corolla 

 Lieut. Mauritz. White sepals and rosy-red corolla. 

 Marinka. Coral-red tube and sepals; corolla carmine. 

 Minnesota. Tube and sepals light pink; corolla violet-purple. 

 *<Ylrs. Gladstone. White corolla with coral-red sepals. 

 *Phenomenal. Tube and sepals coral-rod, corolla very large, of a 



violet-purple. 



*KOSe Phenomenal. Rosy-red tube and sepals, rosy-lilac corolla. 

 Speciosa. Pale red tube and sepals, dark red corolla. 

 *White Phenomenal. Rosy-red tube and sepals, white corolla. 

 Price, lo cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 



GARDENIA FLORIDA (Cape Jessamine). 



Beautiful greenhouse evergreen shrubs, with delightfully fragrant, pure white 



waxy flowers, blooming from May to July. bach, pbi boz 



3-inch pots ■_•; , *-j 50 



4 " " .',11, . 5.00 



GENISTA. 



Fragrans. A most desirable spring-flowering plant, producing it- fragrant, 

 bright, golden-yellow flowers in the greatest profusion. As a window plant 

 of easiest culture it is unsurpassed. Especially desirable foi Easter decora- 

 tion. First size, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz.; second si/<-. :;n , ts. each: 

 J3.00 per doz. 



FICFS Rubber Plant). 



Elastica. The well-known Rubber Plant. Mr. Eben E. Rexford gives the 

 following directions for its culture, written especially for this book: 

 ■ ; The Ficus is a plant that will do well if given half a chance. Give it a good 

 soil, a liberal amount of root room, and frequent applications of some good fer- 

 tilizer after the pot is pretty well filled with roots, and it ought not only to make 

 a strong growth, but to keep growing most of the time. \\ hen the plant stands 

 entirely still it is either because it has extracted all the nutriment from the soil, or 

 because the pot is so packed with roots that there is no room for further develoj - 

 ment. Generally it is a combination of both these conditions. 



"Sometimes the old leaves ripen and fall off. This is a process of nature, there- 

 fore it does not indicate that there is anything wrong with the plant. But gener- 

 ally, in such cases, new leaves are being produced all the time. If the old ones 

 fall without new ones coming to take their places, it is almost always safe to con- 

 clude that the plant is starved, or does not get as much water as it needs. This 

 is frequently the case when the pot is filled with an almost solid mass of roots. 

 " To grow this plant well give it a soil of rich loam. Keep it well watered, 

 and shift it lo a larger-sized pot about once a year. As long as its new leaves 

 are of good size and substance it will not be necessary to use strong applications 

 of fertilizer, but as soon as they begin to diminish in size, or lack in healthy color. 



feed it well. If this treatment is given, the 

 old foliage will be very persistent. Indeed, 

 its leaves ought to remain on the plant in good 

 condition for years. Every precaution should 

 be taken to save the foliage, for, if it falls, 

 none ever ccmes to take its place. That is, no 

 leaves are ever produced along the stalk or 

 branch where they have once grown. The 

 new ones come at the extremity of the 

 branches and nowhere else. A plant with a 

 long, naked stalk is not at all pleasing, there- 

 fore do your best to keep it well clothed with 

 foliage. Keep the leaves free from dust by 

 frequent showering or washing." 



4-inch pot, 10 inches high, 50 cts. each: 

 5-inch pot, 15 inches high, 75 cts. each; (i- 

 inch pot. 24 inches high, $1.00 each. 

 Parcelli. Targe, deep-green leaves, marbled 

 with while; a pretty plant for the warm 

 conservatory. 50 cts. each. 

 Repens. A trailing or creepingvariety.with 

 small foliage; useful for baskets, covering 

 greenhouse walls, etc. 15 cts. each. 



FITTOISIA. 



Elegant trailing plants, with handsome va- 

 riegated foliage; most useful in the conserva- 

 tory for planting on surface of pots or tubs 

 containing specimen plants. 

 Argyroneura. Vivid green, with network 



of pure white veins. 25 cts. each. 

 Verschaffeltii. Bronzy green with pink 



variegation. 25 cts. each. 



Gardrnia (Cape Jessamine). 



We show some Charming Columbines in colors on plate opposite page :8a. 



