New, Rare and Beautiful Plants. 
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Bulbs 12? Tuberous Plants. 
ANY of our most desirable flowers are produced from bulbs or tuberous roots, and as a class they combine 
/ ▼ I great beauty with easy culture. There are many hardy plants among them, and these are all transplanted 
I i with the greatest facility. Lilies, for instances, can be successfully lifted even when in full bud, and 
will grow on without serious check. The class, as a whole, can be heartily commended to all fl.ower lovers. 
CALOCKORTUS. The Mariposa Tulip; from Cali- 
fornia. An excellent class of piants for bedding pur- 
poses; their flowers are showy, and freely produced. 
Twelve fine sorts for .?3. 
CAXNA. Plants most valuable both for foliage and 
flowers — the former of tropical richness, including all 
shades of green and bronze to deep crimson. The flow- 
ers in the newer varieties are extremel.y attractive and 
rich in coloring, and in combination with the superb 
foliage, make these plants uuenualled for easily pro- 
ducing handsome decorative effects in the summer. 
C. Ehemanni. A superb variety, having large flowers 
of a deep carmine, handsome both on the plant and 
when cut. Plant of medium height. (See cut, page 
142. ) 2.5 cents. 
C. gladioliflora. Splendid flowers. 35 cents. 
C. Noutoni. A beautiful French variety of very dis- 
tinct character. 25 cents. 
C. Premices de Nice. Foliage bright sea green ; flow 
ers lemon yellow ; very distinct and line. 25 cents. 
C. Hybrids. These are dwarf in habit, with rich flow- 
ers and superb foliage. Six varieties, 75 cents each. 
CHIONODOXA. Pine hardy spring flowering bulbs. 
C. liucilise. Flowers intense blue, shading to white in 
centre; blooms early and is very fine. 15 cents. 
C. Sardensis. A new sort, the flowers of which are 
blue without the white shading. 20 cents. 
TUllEKOUS ROOTKD BKGONIA. 
AMARYIalilS. A fine genus of greenhouse bulbs, with 
gorgeous blooms. See page 131. 
BEGONIA, Tuberous-Rooted. These are plants of 
great beaut,y. They are of neat and compact habit, 
often with distinctly ornamental foliage, and bearing a 
profusion of most elegant flowers in varying colors. 
Though of tropical origin (the original species coming 
from the Andes of South America), they do excellent- 
ly when bedded out in summer. We cannot too highly 
commend them to the flower-loving public. 
Single Flowering, each, 20 cents; per dozen, $3.25. 
Double Flowering, each, 40 cents; per dozen, $4. 
B. Bex varieties. See page 98. Each, 25 to 50 cents. 
BOUSSINGAULTIAbaselloides. A pretty half hardy 
tuberous plant, bearing clusters of small white flow- 
ers. 10 cents each; per dozen, SI. 
CALADIUni, Hybrid Fancy. (See page S6.) New 
and finest sorts from Ilio Janeiro. Twelve sorts, 
named, $5; six sorts, named, .$3; twelve sorts, un- 
named, $4; six soi'ts. Unnamed, $2.25. 
CALLA (nii hforfin) sethiopioa. The Calla Lily. (See 
pageSfi.) Fine strong tubers. Each, 25 cents. 
C. maculata. Spotted foliage. 25 cents, 
CIUON()lK)X.\ I.UCILI/E. 
