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CALADIUMS 



FANCY-LEAVED 

 VARIETIES 



This plant in the past few years has become very mucli in demand. Tliere are, perhaps, very few plants that are easier of culture antl 

 have such a variety of color in their foliage, making them very interesting as well as beautiful. Among ornamental foliage plants there are 

 none more beautiful in design or gorgeous in coloring than the F'ancy-Ieaved Caladiuins. Well-grown plants are simply wonderful in the ' 

 colorings and markings of the leaves, embracing every degree and shade that can be formed of pure white, deep green and intense crim- 

 son. As pot-plants they form specimens of great beauty and are exceedingly useful to the decorator and the grower of decorative plants, 

 lending striking effect to any collection of foliage plants. They are also of great value for bedding purposes, succeeding well in partiallx 

 shaded locations. 



Fancy-leaved Caladiums are easily cultivated. Tliey reciuire a stove treatment where a night temperature ranges from 60 to 70 degrees 

 Fahr., and a moist atmosphere. The bulbs should he potted in early spring, in a mixture of fibrous loam, peat and leaf-mold, with plenty 

 of sharp sand. Water should be sparingly given until they are rooted and well started into growth. They should be kept near the glass, 

 and shaded only during very bright sunshine. During the winter the bulbs should be kept in a dry place where the temperature does not 

 sink below 60 degrees Fahr. 



We offer an English collection of 22 new or very rare fancy - leaved Caladiums of the handsomest transparent - leaved 

 kinds, consisting of the brightest colors and most vivid markings, nearly all of them being entirely new to this country, and were selected 

 from over 100 varieties. 



Extra selected bulbs 25 cts. each, $3.50 per doz., $20 per 100, 



Unique. I.ight green ground with dark green veinings and 

 shades of gray. Ribs rich scarlet bordered scarlet shading off into 

 gray, which in turn shades away into the green ground. Uniciue and 

 handsome. 



Wilma. Rich rosy pink ground, lustrous deep green ribs and 

 veins An unusuallv handsome sort. 



Argyrites. Ground color light green, center and margins white, 

 with many irregular white blotches. Exceedingly useful for table 

 decorations, for edging benches in the "stove" or greenhouse. 



Arrasuahy. Entire ground of leaf deep rose-pink, over which 

 is spread a network of vivid green ribs and veins. A combination 

 unusually beautiful and indescribable. 



Baron de Mamore. Very deep green ground thickly specked, 

 spotted and shaded white, more or less suffused crimson; ribs ancl 

 center of leaf deep shining maroon : ribs bordered maroon and veins 

 and nerves same color. Exceedingly rich and beautiful. 



Caloosa. Wide zone of light crimson shading to green at edge 

 of leaf. Ribs rich scarlet. A few bright crimson blotches and spots 

 over entire leaf. 



Candida. Center of leaf a big blotch of purple-madder cut and 

 divided by white or cream ribs and bordered with gray, shading off 

 into a green ground. Fine contrasting effects. 



Comtesse de Condeixa. White ground with rosy tinge, car- 

 mine veins, netted green. 



Dr. Augustine de Castro. Green ground specked, spotted and 

 splashed wliite suffused with pink. Rich deep scarlet. 



Due de Ratibor. Dark green ground, mottled and sufTused 

 white and pink. Ribs and veins deep scarlet. 



Grandum. Green grouiad, mottled, spotted and shaded deep 

 pink. Light crimson ribs, bordered rich crimson. 



Guadalajara. Cream gmund shaded green, thickly marked 

 with white blotches and spots changing light pir.k. 



Henriette Bassett. Netted and veined rose, margined yellow. 



Karmel. Groundwork of leaf puckered and crimped, pure trans- 

 parent white, veined and ribljed with deep velvety green. Looks 

 like a piece of mosaic done in white and green. Simply exquisite. 



La Nacre. Leaf rose, veins and ribs dark rose, margined green. 



La Perle du Brazil. White delicately tinted with rose, veined 

 dark green. 



Lord Derby. Light rose, green veins, bordered white transparent. 



Magnificum. Lustrous scarlet ribs bordered deep scarlet. 

 Green ground overspread with a lustrous filmy network r)f scarlet 

 veins and nerves. A magnificent variety. 



Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan. Rose-carmine, with darker veins 

 reticulated with green; fine. 



Otono (meaning autumn). Ribs deep lustrous crimson widely 

 bordered puri)le-madder shading off to a speckling of crimson. 

 Deep green ground, speckled, spotted and blotched crimson in a 

 manner whicli suggests its name. 



Splendidum. Ribs deep scarlet, bordered with wide zone (leaf 

 center) of crimson maroon. Deep green ground nerved and veined 

 crimson. Very rich. 



Triumphe de Exposition. Medium green ground, ribs a deep 

 crimson horde-red pink ; center of leaf light crimson shading off into 



greenish pink. Specimen Fancy-leaved Caladium 



THE ABOVE GRAND COLLECTION OF 22 VARIETIES FOR $6 



ENGLISH COLD MEDAL FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUMS. We can also offer a very extra selected list containing 12 Gold Medal 

 named English varieties. $2.26 each, $22.50 per doz. Collection of 12 varieties for $20. 



Giant-flowering Caladium, New Century. 



A species introduced from Central America, producing leaves from 3 to ,s 

 feet long bv 2 to feet broad, and is nuich larger than the ordinary 

 C:aladium, Eleph.mt's ICar. The leaves are of a he.ivy leathery texture, bright' glossy green color, with metallic luster, and are held on stout, 

 stiff stems well above the ground Added to the foliage eftect are the creamy white, 'lily-like flowers from 12 to 15 inches long, which possess 

 an exquisite fragrance and are ,)rodiU i.d throughout the summer. Strong plants, 15 cts. each, $i.so pt r do/. 



CALADIUM ESCULENTUM (Elephants Ear) 



I'.ach Do/. 100 I 



Bulbs 6 to 8 in. in circum fio 05 |!o .so $4 00 



Bulbs 8 to 10 in. in circum 10 i 00 7 50 | 



Each Doz. 100 



Bulbs 10 to 12 in. in circum $0 20 52 00 $15 00 



Mon.ster bulbs, 12 inches and upward in circum. . . 50 5 00 1 40 00 



