WORTHY OF GENERAL CULTURE. 



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Some Plants Worthy of Special Mention. 



Canna Ji/ietmtinii, 



New Cannas. 



Ehemanni. Tliis is a beauty in every sense, the massive deep Rroen 

 ^iMo-like leaves would make this a vahialile ac(|iiisition, Iput 

 wlien we see its magnificent crimson linwers over tliree in<'lies 

 lonu and two inches wide sus|)ended from its deep re»l whii>-liko 

 flower stalks, it is dilHcuIt to find words to expix'sa our admira- 

 tion—so dilFerent in general character, it is hard to believe it is 

 a (\tmin. The growth of the jjlant is rennirkal)ly strong atid ro- 

 bust, growing from five to seven feet high, each stalk terminat- 

 ing with a long flower spike. We lutvc had seven or eight, oftcii 

 six spikes in bloom at one time bearing twenty to thirty flowers 

 each. :io cts. each ; i)er dozen. 



Gladioliflora. Is quite distinct from EliKmnnni,\n coloring being a 

 rich liglit orange. The flowers arc very large, growing erect 

 instead of droo|)ing. The foliage is a beautiful bluish-green, 

 rather narrow, growing very ciunpact and romarkabie free-flow- 

 ering, forming nearly .solid masses of rich warm coloring. 4Uc. 



Fancy Leaved Caladiums. 

 For many years the fancy leaved Caladiums have been a spe< ial 

 feature of our establishment. Our collection has been carefully re- 

 vised, and contains only first-class, distinct and well marked varie- 

 ties. Their greatest value is for the decoration of conservatories, 

 greenhouses and window bft.xcs, while nothing can surpass them as 

 exhibition plants for fairs during the summer and fall. Mo.st of the 

 varieties, if i)lanted about the first of .hine in jiartly shade<l warm 

 borders, in well enriched light soil, sui*eed admirably as bedding 

 plants, the variovis cidorings an<l markings of which cannot lie ob- 

 tained in any other class of plants, lit) cts. eaeli; ?;! per iloz.; e.xtra 

 strong plants, 50 els. each ; 85 per ilozen. 



Gloxinia Crassifolia Grandiflora. 



ICxceedingly showy and easily managed plants that are sph iidid 

 for greenhouse culture iu spring, sunimor and fall. After planting 



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the tubers in an equal 

 mixture of fibrims |>eat, 

 light loan), manure and 

 sjind. tlioy reipiire little 

 water until they show 

 gr<twlh; after this a 

 nifdsi heat is iieeeKsary. 

 When in bUioin bring 

 them inttt the tHtnserva- 

 tory or <lrawing ro4un. 

 .\fter the plants have 

 dom- bl4>ointng t\TX 

 gradually oil; and keep 

 the pots over winter in 

 a moderately warm 

 place, or under the stag- 

 ing of a green hou»e. 

 This variety i.tof strong 

 habit and bears rich and 

 various colored large 

 bell-shaped flowers. 

 ^ Our cidleclion of these 



is one of the liiiej>l in this country, il els. each; Si.-'rfl 

 per do/..; $-.'0 per 10(1. 



Newvarielies iicrsonally selected from the fines! col- 

 lections in Kurope. each; $15 per doz. of twelve 

 varieties. 



Tuberous-Rooted Begonias. 



The Tuberous Hooted Jk-gonias are among Ibe hand- 

 .smuesl of our summer fl*t\veriug bulbs. They are not 

 grown to the extent they should be, as they reipi ire no 

 more care than l leraniunis; have as fine a range of color 

 and will bloom continuously throughout the summerr 

 even when (ieranlums droop through lack of nu))stnre 

 and fail to unfold their flowers. Planted either iu the 

 rockery or flower bonier, they rival the I leraniunis in 

 their rich ami varied colors, ranging from the most del- 

 icate shade of a yellow and salmon to the most striking crimson and 

 scarlet. We have made a specialty of these charming plants for sev- 

 eral years, have tried tlieiii thoroughly, ami have no hesitation ill 

 saying they are destined to play a very important jiart iu the bed- 

 dingof the nearfuture. With us they have bloomed prolu.sely when 

 planli-d out on rock work or in the open ground, and havi' been a 

 decided attaelioii. Not only are they valuable as tiediling plaiils, but 

 the finer varieties, without exception, are the most cft'eclivc plants 

 we know of for the decoration of the conservatory in the summer 

 time; in fact, with these, 'iloxiuias and I'amy Taladiunis a finer dis- 

 play can be made iu the conservatory in suiiimer-tilne than is imssi- 

 ble in the winter. Certainly the finest floral <lispluy we have yet 

 seen in a green-house was the tuberous-rooted liegonias at Messrs. 

 .Ino. I-aing & Co., London, who are famous the world over for their 

 Hcgonias. The houses, when we saw them, were a |M'rfect mass of 

 bloom of the most brilliant colors imaginable; the individual flowers 

 mea-suring from four to seven inches across. We purchased a selciv 

 tion of their finest varieties, and now otter theni with the assurance 

 t hat they are the finest varieties ever oticred. S2 each ; 820 per dozen 

 of VI distinct varieties. I'ine mixed varieties, single or double, our 

 own raising; lit) cts. each; 8 :l per dozen ; 820 \Kt 100. 



Musa Ensete. 



The noblot of all plants is this great .Vbysiiiiaii Hanuiui. The 

 fruit of this variety is not edible, but the leaves are magnificent, 

 long, broad and of a beautiful green, with a broad crimson midrib; 

 the i)lant grows luxuriantly from H to 12 feet high. During the hot 

 summer, when planted out, it grows rapidly and attains gigantic 

 proixirlions, producing a tropical ellect on the lawn, terrace or 

 flower garden. It can be stored in a light cellar or co<d greenhouse 

 during the winter, with a covering of soil, or planted in a tub, 

 watered sj aringly. We oft'er a fine lot of these plants, .lO cents, i.'i 

 cents, SI, $1.&0, 82 and $3 each ; u few extra long plants, is and Siv 

 each. 



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