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Arthur T.Boddington, 342 West 14th St.. NewVork City 



CALADIUMS 



FANCY-LEAVED 

 VARIETIES 



This plant, in the past few years, has been 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. Well-grown plants are simply wonderful in the colorings and markings of the leaves, embra- 

 cing every degree and shade that can be formed of pure white, deep green and intense crimson. 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 rc iiuire a stove treatment where a night temperature ranges from 60 to 70 degrees 

 Falir., 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 bright sunshine. During the winter the bulbs should be kept in a dry place where the temperature does not 

 sink below (in degrees Fahr. 



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

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

 selected from over 100 varieties. 



Dry Caladium tubers or bulbs should be kept in dry sand in a temperature 60 to 65 degrees Fahr. — a too high or too low temperature 

 causes dry rot— and should never be allowed to fall below 50 degrees Fahr. 



ENGLISH COLLECTION 



The Most Beautiful Caladiums Ofifered This 



Year 



Collection of 26 sorts $10 



center and margins white. 



SO cts. each. $5 per doz., $40 per 100. 



Argyrites. Ground color light green 

 with many irregular white blotches. 



Adolf Ma'me. Deep velvety red, 

 scarlet ribs, deep green narrow 

 border besprinkled with pink spots. 



Triompbe de Comte. Transparent 

 deep rose center and ribs. Inter- 

 poses light green, veined rosy and 

 suffused with white. 



Ideala. Deep transparent pink cen- 

 ter, reddish zone suffused with 

 bronze, pea-green border. 



Souvenir de Madame Bernhardt. 

 Transparent red, rosy center, 

 bronze border and zone. Grand. 



Sergripe. Transparent pink, white 

 ribs and veins, narrow deep green 

 border. 



Roberio Bias. Large leaf, deep vel- 

 vety crimson center, scarlet ribs, 



creamy white border. 

 Bona Carmen de Mocedo. Most 



beautiful and effective. Deep rosy 



red, veined green. 

 Amadon Bueno. . White, mottled 



with clouds of moss-green. 

 Rio Claro. Transparent shell-pink, 



deeper red ribs, green border 



freckled snowy white. 

 £rnst Schmidt. Pure transparent 

 white, delicate green ribs. 

 Biogo de Mendonca. Blush-white, 



ivory-white ribs. 

 Trinb'uly. Large creamy white leaf, 



densely covered with glowing red 



spots, also a few large green 



blotches. Very effective. 

 Sorocaba. Pink and white ground 



color, green ribs and veins. 

 Estrella. Bluish white, broad green 



ribs. Very distinct. 

 Itagui. Ebony-black stems, glowing 



red ribs and veins. The interspaces 



are green, densely freckled with 



white. 



Garteninspector. A giant. Green ground 



transparent pink spots. 

 Tabatinge. Pure white with a faint pink shade. 

 Madame Groult. Glowing deep red. 

 Tocatius. Transparent claret, narrow green 



seamed. 



Walter N. Pike. Very rich as the entire green leaf is spotted with 

 red and pure white small dots and suffused with green-yellow. 



ENGLISH COLD MEDAL FANCY.LEAVED 



named English varieties. 



BRAZILIAN COLLECTION 



26 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $20 per 100. Collection of 26 

 varieties $5 



Bellone. 



Beautiful pink center, yellowish zone, green border. 



Osceola. Deep green, broad red 

 ribs and veins suffused blood-red. 

 Philippe Herbert. Red center, 

 lighter zone, green border, a few 

 red spots. 

 Reine Victoria. White, green ribs 



and veins, a few red spots. 

 Lindleyonum. Red center, green 

 border. 



Gaerdti. Green ground, red ribs 



and veins, suffused with pink. 

 La Perle de Lyon. Yellowish cen- 

 ter, red ribs, green border. 

 Gabrielle Lemoinier. White suf- 

 fused with greenish yellow. 

 Uranus. Bluish green ground, white 



ribs, suffused with pink. 

 Madame Jules Menoreau. Broad 

 red ribs with a pink zone, green 

 border. 



Thelemanni. Red center, red ribs, 



white spots, green border. 

 Clio. Large transparent red spots, 



light green ribs, green ground. 

 Rameau. Bluish green, white spots, 



pink zone. 

 Louise Buplessis. Pink ribs, green 



ground, clouded white. 

 Beethoven. White, pink ribs, thread- 

 like green veins. 

 Herold. Green ground, red ribs, 



white freckles. 

 Atala. Large leaf, ver}' beautiful 

 pink, white and green, alwaj-s 

 changing. 

 Buc de Nassau. Velvety red ribs 

 with a light red border; interspaces 

 green, spotted red. 

 Junon. Large leaf, freckled red, 

 larger red spots, faint red ribs. 

 Mozart. Green-salmon ribs and veins. 



Mad. Jules Picot. Green shell-like leaves, perfumed spotted 

 scarlet. 



Bucharties. Strong grower, white, green ground, red ribs. 

 Mans, A. Hardy ; red veins, white spots. 

 Cannalits. Brilliant red center, white spots on green leaves. 

 Aretbuse. White, green veins and ribs. 



CALADIUMS. We can also offer a very extra- selected list containing 12 Gold Meaal 

 76 cts. each, $7.50 per doz. Collection of 12 varieties for $7.60 



Specimen Fancy-leaved Caladium 



broad red ribs, large 



ribs, thread-like 



CALADIUM ESCULENTUM (Elephant's Ear) 



Each Doz. 100 



Bulbs 6 to 8 in. in circum $0 10 $0 75 $5 00 



Bulbs 8 to 10 in. in circum 15 i 00 7 50 



Each 



Bulbs 10 to 12 in. in circum $0 20 



Monster bulbs, 12 in. and upward in circum 50 



Doz. 100 

 $2 00 $15 00 

 5 00 40 00 



