Sew, Rare and Beautiful Plants. 
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Aln/lKTLLIDE/lS. 
THIS large and important order of plants contains many of the most showy and brilliant greenhouse plants 
known. They are mostly bulbous, and free and satisfactory in bloom with but a minimum of attention. 
Some of the species are peculiarly adapted to house culture, thriving to perfection in an ordinary window, 
and presenting their brilliant flowers in winter and early spring. We have many rare species, and grow them to 
great perfection at our tropical nurseries in Trinidad. The beautiful new hybrids are fine for early forcing. 
AMABiTLIiIS vittata. The typical species; flowers 
clear white, with double r6d stripes in each segment; 
a splendid sort SO 30 
A. Hybrids. The finest assortment 1 00 
AGAPANTHUS umbellatus. A very fine blue flow- 
ering plant of easy cultivation. 50 cents. 
A. albidus. A white flowering variety, with beau- 
tiful blooms SO 75 
AMARYLLIS. Including Hippensli-um. A superb 
genus of gorgeous flowering bulbous plants, of the 
greatest beauty and value for house culture. The 
lovely and showy flowers are of great range of color, 
and many of the hybrids are of such richness as to 
make it almost impossible to do them justice. Our 
tropical nurseries at Trinidad, give us superior oppor- 
tunities for the rapid and perfect growth of Amaryllis. 
A. auUca. The "Lily of the Palace." A species with 
large and extremely handsome flowers of crimson, green 
and purple Si 00 
A. platyvetsB. A very fine species, of the ut- 
most elegance 3 50 
A. Belladonna. A very ornamental species, with 
gorgeous heads of flowers, ranging from white 
to a purplish hue SI 00 to S3 00 
A. graveana. Richly colored. See cut, p. 132 . . 
A. equestre. A grand old species 35 
A. major. A showy variety 50 
A. New varieties 50 
A. formosissimma. See Spreltclki. 
A. hybrida Empress of India, j Two new and 
A. Thomas Speed. ) rare hybrid 
bulbs from the West Indies; fine bulbs, certain 
to bloom immediately 1 00 
A. Hybrids, English sorts. In ftnest (luality . . 1 50 
A. Holland and Belgium varieties. Excel- 
lent 1 50 
A. from Trinidad. Many liue varieties 
gi-own in our own nurseries 1 00 
A. Johnsoni. A well-known sort, with dull red 
flowers, striped white ; an abundant bloomer, and 
especially fine for house culture SO 75 to 1 50 
A. pardinum. A splendid species; flowers rich 
cream, dotted with crimson 1 50 
A. Hybrids. In several fine sorts 3 00 
A. procera. Has blue flowers; from Brazil ... 500 
A. reticulatum. Beautiful pink and white flow- 
ers ; loaves have white mid-ribs 1 50 
A. Hybrids. In flue sorts 3 00 
A. robusta ('iWtmii). From South Brazil ; a very 
fine species 1150 
1 00 
3 00 
3 50 
A. Reginse. Hybrids ; fine bulbs ... 
A. solandriflora. An elegant and distinct spe- 
cies 3 50 
A. conspicua. The rosy flowering variety 
A. New Hybrids. Very rich 
BRUNSVTOIA. Very showy greenhouse bulbs froni 
the Cape of Good Hope. They have handsome red 
flowei-s. 
B. falcata. Peculiar sickle-shaped leaves .... S3 00 
B. Josephinese. Handsome scarlet flowers ... 5 00 
CHLIDANTHUS fragrans. A species from South 
America, with fine yellow flowers of a sweet odor. 
CLINANTHTTS lutens. A very fine yellow flowering 
Amaryllis-like plant of great beauty. It is very rare 
in collections. .^5. 
NEW SEEDLING 
AMAKVLUS, EMPRESS OP INDIA 
THOMAS SPEED. 
