New. Rare and Beautiful Plawts. 
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LASTRHA.. A geuus of easy growing Perns, with spe- 
□cies of great beauty ; often classed with Ncphrodium. 
L. aristata variegata (Polysticltum) . This most beau- 
tiful feru has a broad band of yellowish green color 
running through the pinnules along the course of the 
rachis — vei-y ornamental; the plant is also of a fine 
bushy habit. (See out, page 7(5.) $100 
t. chxysoloba 50 
Ii. dissecta 50 
L. fragrans {AspUiium). A fine, dwai-f, sweet- 
scented Pern, rare in cultivation 1 00 
L, Biichardsii multifida. Has beautiful crested 
foliage ; an elegant variety 1 00 
LOMARI A. An excellent and widely distributed genus, 
with many species of great value for table decorations. 
L. alpina. A rare and pretty dwarf species . . $1 00 
Ii. elongfata 1 00 
Ii. lanceolata 1 00 
L. procera. Long fronds ; a line species .... 1 00 
LYGOBIUM. These are of climbing habit, and useful 
to florists in particular. 
L. Japonicum (scandens) $0 35 
Ii. palmatum 25 
MABATTIA. Very conspicuous and noble ferns, of im- 
posing habit. 
HI. elegans $2 50 
M. fraxinifolia {fraxinea) 3 50 
MICROLEFIA. Perns with finely divided elegant 
fronds ; by some classed with the Davallias. 
M. hirta cristata. A most beautiful plant from the 
South Sea Islands, and known as a very fine decorative 
Pern, indispensable to any collection. See cut . $1 50 
IS. gracilis. A fine species 75 
NEPHRODIUM. Valuable and desirable ferns, of easy 
cultivation. 
N. molle. A well-known species, with man.y fine sub- 
varieties $0 25 
N. rupestris. Tall growing l 00 
N. Sangfwelli. A new and very graceful species 
of fine habit 1 50 
NIFHOBAIiUS. Handsome plants on the order of the 
Polypodiums. 
N. lingua $0 75 
N. corymbosa. Foliage peculiarly formed and 
most beautiful 75 
N. cristata. A distinct and quite remarkable 
crested Fern - 
NOTHOCHIi.XNA. Distinct and fine dwarf growing 
ferns. 
N. Candida $0 75 
N. Chilensis 77 
N. dealbata 75 
N. lanuginosa 75 
N. Newberryii. New l .50 
ONTCHIUM Japonicum. A most useful fern for flor- 
ists. 25 cents. 
OSniUSrSA Japonlca corymbifera. New, and has 
beautiful crested foliage; of fine decorative habit. $3.50. 
FELLiEA. The characteristic of this valuable genus 
is the distinct formation of its foliage; beautiful and 
valuable for baskets. 
F. andromedeefolia $0 75 
P. aspera 1 50 
F. atropurpurea 1 50 
F. calomelanos 1 00 
F. grandifolia 1 50 
