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Malabar Vine. 



Lin-urn Trigyntmi. 



DRACENA I^D1V1SA. 



A beautiful decorative 

 plant with long, slender, 

 graceful drooping leaves. 



Adapted to pot culture and 



^ne for centres ot vases, rustic boxes, etc , on tlielawn. 

 Small plants 25c each by mail 



Strong plants 15 to 18 inches tall, $1.00 each by express. 

 FABRIANA IMBRICATA. 



A small pot plant with cedar-like foliage, which, 

 in the spring, produces an abundance of charming, pure 

 white, tubular blossoms. 15c each. 



FERNS. 



ASSORTED VARIETIES for jardinieres and ferneries. 

 Strong, thrifty plants, 30c each by mail, or $1 50 per 

 dozen by express. 



riAIDEN MAIR— Our stock of these is very complete; 

 the finest and best we have ever grown. 



1st size, 35c each, postpaid. ^ 

 3d size, 7SC each by express. 

 3d size, $1.50 each by express. 

 Extra fine specimens $5.00 each. 

 BOSTON— Its long, graceful, drooping fronds often at- 

 tain a length of 5 or 6 feet in a single year, while its 

 foliage is always clean and healthy and not subject to 

 the attacks of scale, mealy bugs and other insects, 

 ist size, 25c each by mail. 

 2d size, 75c each by express, 

 l^arge size. Si. 50 each by express 

 Extra Fine, $2 50 each by express, 

 riammoth, $5.00 and $10 00 each by express. 

 PIERSONI FERN— For illixstration and description see list of specialties. 



HONEYSUCKLE, FUCHSIA FLOWERED. 



This is a very vigorous grower with long trailing branches which are literally 

 -covered with beautiful red blossoms. The flowers are long, trumpet shaped, and 

 Ijorne in large clusters, drooping like the Fuchsia 15c each. 



HYDRANGEA. Hortensia 



The well known and favorite old variety, producing immense clusters of pink 

 blooms which remain on the plant a long time before falling. 2sc each. 



IVY ENGLISH. 



The old time favorite; valuable for baskets, vases, 

 and for cemetery work, loceach. 



JUSTiCIAS. 

 Plume Plants. 



A beautiful class of plants of very easy culture and 

 rapid growth. They commence to flower when quite 

 young, throwing up large, plume-like blossoms which 

 last a long time. 20c each; 3 for 50c. 

 CARNEA— A very beautiful red. 

 FLAV A— Yellow. New and desirable. , 

 VELUTINA— A beautiful pink variety. 



GLADIOLUS. 



ROYAL niXED— (See cut page 69.)— Tn this mixture we ' 

 have placed many of the best named varieties. By 

 carefully growing" for a series of years, and rejecting 

 the poorer kinds each season, we have produced a strain 

 which, for size of bloom and brilliancy of coloxing, is 

 unsurpassed. loc each, $1.00 per doz. 

 IMPERIAL hlXED— This consists of a collection of choice 

 flowering varieties selected from the best old named 

 sorts. 5c each, 50c per doz 



COMnON MIXED— Choice,. large bulbs, remarkable for 

 their free blooming qualities and size of bloom, age per 

 dozen, postpaid; $1.50 per 100 by express. ' 

 CHOICE NAMED VARIETIES— loc each, except where 

 noted. The entire collection for $1.25. 

 SHAKESPEARE— White with large rosy blotch. , 

 ADDISON— Dark amaranth, striped white. 

 GEN. SHERMAN— Large fine scarlet. 

 LORD BYRON— Brilliant scarlet, blotched pure white. 

 MR. BAINS— Clear light red. 

 OCTOROON— Beautiful salmon pink. 15c each. 

 PROSERPINE— Rosv w^hite. 



REINE VICTORIA— Pure white, carmine violet blotch. 

 SNOW WHITE-Largeblooms, enormous spikes. 25ceach, 

 THE QUEEN— White, tinged with blush and carmine. 

 20C each. 



VAN SPANDONK— Fiery red. 



ZAMPA — Tender rose, mottled carmine. 



QREVILLEA ROBUSTA. 

 Silk Oak. 



A magnificent plant for decorative pur- 

 poses, growing very rapidly. The foliage 

 is finely cut, rivaling many of the rare 

 ferns in beautj'. isc each. 



HELIOTROPE. 



IOC each, $s. 00 per doz. postpaid, $6.06 



per 100 by express. 



CHIEFTAIN— Lilac colored, large truss. 

 FLEUR D. ETE— Pure white. 



HIBISCUS, 

 strong growing tropical plants with 

 handsome, glossy foliage and large, brill- 

 iant showy flowers, igc each unless 

 otherwise noted. 



COLLERI — x^enion yellow, base of petals 

 crimson scarlet. 



COOPERI— Foliage beautifully variegated 

 witli dark green, pink and white. P, jw- 

 ers large, single crimson. 

 GEN GRANT— A giant flowering d ble 

 red variety, the largest and most perfect 

 one of this class. 3sc each. 



LEHON VERBENA. 

 A beantiful plant with verbena-like 

 foliage which is delightfully fragrant. 

 15c each. 



MANETTIA VINE. 



Our illustration is a good representa- 

 tion of this grand plant, though no pic- 

 ture can do justice to its entrancing 

 beauty. The tubular blossoms are from 

 1 to 2i inches long, of a bright orange scar- 

 let color tipped with golden. 150 each. 



LANTANAS. 



These afford an abundance of bloom 

 continuously throughout the entire sum- 

 mer. IOC each, $1.00 per doz. 

 HENDERSONI— Beautiful orange, chang- 

 ing to bright crimson. 



LA NEIGE— Pure white with faint shades 

 of yellow. 



MRS McKINLEY, The Weeping Lantana— 



The plant is of rapid growth and grace- 

 ful drooping habit, with lovely, dark 

 green foliage, producing a cluster of flow- 

 ers at each leaf. The flowers are a most 

 delicate, clear, brilliant, rosy lilac color, 

 entirely di.stinct from any other flower 

 we have ever seen, To produce quick re- 

 sults a half dozen or more plants should 

 be planted in a tub, although a very 

 pretty basket can be grown from a single 

 plant. It is vj 'uable for mixing with 

 other p- its in vases. 15c each. 



r.!NUn TRIGYNUM. 



YeHlow Flax. 



These are beautiful plants of easy cul- 

 ture which produce a great abundance of 

 flowers continuously throughout the sea- 

 son. The blossoms are single, large, 

 round, of a deep orange color, quite un- 

 like that of anv other flower, igc each. 

 MALABAR VINE. 



A very interesting climbing or trailing 

 plant. The leaves are light creamy white, 

 striped and marked with gray and green. 

 It grows rapidly and forms a" very pretty 

 plant in a short time. The flowers are a 

 very delicate shade of pink. 20c each. 



