i08 Arthur T.Boddington, 342 West lAth St.. New Vork City 



CALADIUMS 



FANCY-LEAVED 

 VARIETIES 



This plant in the past few years has become very much in demand. There are, perhaps, very few plants that are easier of culture and 

 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 Fancy-leaved Caladiums. VVell-growii 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 partially 

 shaded locations. 



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

 Fahr., and a moist atmosphere. The bulbs should be 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 briglit 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 20 cts. each, $2.26 per doz., $18 per 100 



Argyrites. Ground color light 

 green, center and margins white, 

 with many irregular white blotches. 

 Exceedingly useful for table decora- 

 tions, 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 beau- 

 tiful and indescribable. 



Adonde. Rounded green leaf uni' 

 formly marked with light and dark 

 pink or crimson spots edged white. 



Beethoven. Soft green ground 

 mottled and suffused white, white 

 ribs. 



Boildeaa. Body of leaf medium 

 green with delicate veiningof scarlet ; 

 center of leaf and ribs deep rich 

 scarlet. 



Caloosa. Wide zone of light crim- 

 son shading to green at edge of leaf. 

 Ribs rich scarlet. A few bright crim- 

 son blotches and spots over entire 

 leaf. 



Chantinii. Green ground, ribs 

 light maroon, bordered white; center 

 of leaf green. Numerous large and 

 small spots and irregular blotches of 

 a rich, deep scarlet. Striking. 



Cream and Crimson. Body of 

 leaf cream, slightly suffused green, 

 marked with light pink spots that are 

 bordered white. Delicately beautiful. 

 15 cts. each. 



Duo de Ratibor. Dark green 

 ground more or less mottled and suf- 

 fused white. Ribs and veins dull 

 crimson. 



Dr. Aagustlne de Castro. Green 

 ground specke<l, spotted and splashed 

 white suffused with pink. Rich deep scarlet. A 



Flamingo. Deep green ground, scarlet ribs 

 crimson 



Specimen Fancy-leaved Caladium 



handsome sort. 

 Wide zone of deep 



Emile Verdier. Gray -green 

 ground, ribs pale green ; center dull 

 red bordered gray ; deep crimson 

 spots. 



Grandum. Green ground mottled, 

 spotted and shaded pink. Light crim- 

 son ribs bordered rich crimson. 



Itapaca. Ribs deep maroon, bor- 

 dered deep rich crimson. Dark green 

 ground veined, nerved and spotted 

 rich crimson. Exceedingly fine va- 

 riety. 50 cts. 



Leplay. Green ground uniformly 

 spotted white. Pink ribs bordered 

 gray. 



L'Albane. Lustrous green ground 

 mottled, ribbed and veined white. 



Lunocera. Body of leaf deep me- 

 tallic green, specked, spotted and 

 shaded rich rose-pink shading to rich 

 dazzling crimson at the center. The 

 whole leaf is lustrous and around the 

 border are many intense crimson 

 spots. 30 cts. 



Magnificum. Lustrous scarlet 

 ribs bordered deep scarlet. Green 

 ground overspread with a lustrous 

 filmy network of scarlet veins and 

 nerves. This is a magnificent va- 

 riety. 50 cts. 



Rossinii. Ribs and center of leaf 

 rich crimson ; body of leaf rich deep 

 green, with a few large, irregular, 

 bright, blood-red blotches which look 

 as though varnished. 



Roncador. Pink and white 

 ground, green ribs and veins. Pre- 

 sents a chaste appearance. 15 cts. 



Trinmphe de Exposition. Me- 

 dium green ground, ribs a deep crim- 

 .son bordered pink ; center of leaf 

 light crimson shading off into greenish pink. 



Villa Formosa. Scarlet ribs, deep crimson zone shading off to 

 bronze ami green. (Jreen ground veined bright crimson. 



ICntire leaf spotted and blotched bright crimson 



THE ABOVE GRAND COLLECTION OF 22 VARIETIES FOR $5 

 ENGLISH GOLD MEDAL FANCV-LEAVED GALADIUMS. We can also offer a very extra-selected list containing 12 Gold Medal 



$2.26 each, $22.50 per doz 



named English varieties. 



Collection of 12 varieties for $20 



.50 per 



CALADIUM ESCULENTUM (Elephant's Ear) 



Kach Doz. 100 I Each Doz. 100 



Bull)S 6 to S in. in circum $0 05 $0 50 $4 m Bulbs 10 to 12 in. in circ um $0 20 $2 00 Jfi.S 00 



Bulbs 8 to 10 in. in circum ,10 l 00 7 50 I Monster bulbs, 12 inches and upward in circum... 50 5 00 40 00 



