F. WEINBERG, WOODSIDE. L. I. 
Odd and Rare Plants. 
Vriesia splendens. Biil'bergia. 
Tillandsia, Vriesia, Bromelia, Billbergia and Nidularium. All the flash" 
ing brilliancy of these odd plants depends upon the vividly colored bracts of 
their long flower scapes. They depend upon the air alone for their sus- 
tenance, and look like tropical birds of gay plumage as they hang sus- 
pended on their rafts. They are exceedingly easy to grow, needing only 
to be wired to a block of wood and given plenty of w\ater and a warm 
temperature. Besides their bright flowers, some of them have beautiful 
mottled leaves, which are set in a rosette shape, forming a perfect pitcher,- 
which holds the water, and all are most valuable for decoration and curi- 
osity. Full list on application. Prices acording to varieties, potted with 
peat in baskets or pans or mounted on blocks 50 to lo.oo- 
Zamia mtegrifoha. Saxifraga Fortunei. 
Ruellia Devosiana, flowers are exceedingly bright and attractive and 
bloom quite freely. The small leaves are velvet-green and purple varie- 
gated. The plant forms a perfect little bush, making it very handsome for 
any ornament 15? 25 and 50 cents. 
