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SlEBRECHT & WaDLEY'S CATALOGUE OF 
HYBRID FANXY CALADIUMS. 
g CliETHRA arborea. The ' ' Lily-of-the- Valley Tree. ' ' 
A splendid greenhouse tree. $i. 
g COPROSMA Baueriana picturata. Another very 
fine variegated plant, from New Zealand ; the leaves 
are oddly blotched in varying forms. 50 cents. 
g CiLADIUMS, Fancy. No class of foliage plants in 
cultivation can eclipse in beauty or be pronounced 
more useful in all decorative vifays than this superb 
race of ornamentals ; and no description can do justice 
to the delicate beauty and elegance of their leaves, 
painted richly in all manner of varied and harmonious 
tints and colors. We offer some remarkable varieties, 
all the best sorts. S4 per dozen. 
g C. Fancy Hybrids. We have imported from Rio 
Janeiro a superb and extensive collection of the 
choicest Fancy Hybrids, including all the more beau- 
tiful leaf-types, markings and colorings. See illustra- 
tion. $5 per dozen ; hundred rates on application. 
COLOCASIA. Superior decorative plants, with large 
and majestic foliage of much beauty and elegance. 
g C. albo-violacea. Varied foliage So 50 
g C. antiquoi'um (Caladium esculcnlum) 25 
g C. Carracasana 25 
^ C. euchlora 50 
g C. Javanlca {Balaviensis) 50 
g C. mafaffa (marginala) 50 
CROTON or CODL^EUM. The leaves of this bril. 
liant genus of greenhouse foliage plants are unrivaled 
in beauty and variety of form and coloring. The 
plants are useful for almost any kind of decorative 
work, and large collections may be made of entirely 
distinct varieties ; with large, broad smooth leaves, 
narrow, curled and twisted ones, or curiously cut and 
lobed forms ; all richly and differently colored 
s C. Andreanum. Of neat habit and free 
growth, with highly colored foliage . . ?o .50 to gi 00 
i C. angusUfolium. Very narrow leaves, 
green and yellow 35 to 50 
i CROTOX aucubsefolimn. Green, yellow 
crimson $0 35 to 
s C. aureum. Leaves beautifully and 
symmetrically marked with rich yel- 
low. One of the brightest, best and 
hardiest of Crotons 
J C. Baron Adolph SelHere. A rare Cro- 
ton, of strong and robust growth. The 
brilliant green leaves are large, with 
pale yellow nerves, which soon become 
ivory white, the contrast of color pro- 
ducing a striking effect 
s C. Baroniie James de Rothschild. 
Long and handsome leaves, of olive- 
green and yellow, changing to brilliant 
crimson 50 to 
i C. Beauty. Leaves lanceolate, profusely 
and strikingly variegated with golden 
yellow on a rich green ground ; as they 
attain age the green ground color 
gradually becomes a deep bronze, 
while the yellow variegation develops 
into a rich, rosy crimson 2 50 to 
i C. Challenger {Imperator). Long 
leaves ; mid-ribs at first creamy white 
suffused with red, deepening to bright 
carmine; one of the best 50 to 
s C. Dayspring. Orange-yellow, edged 
with green and tinged with red .... 50 to 
J O. Delight. An extremely handsome 
variety, with oblong acute leaves. In 
the young state they are bright yellow, 
margined with green, the veins being 
cream color ; as they attain maturity, 
the bright central variegation changes 
to clear ivory white, with here and 
there a few dots of the same color scat- 
tered through the margin of the leaf. • 2 50 to 
s C.Disraeli. Leavesoddly shaped; golden 
ribs and veins 50 to 
s C. elegantissimus. One of the most 
charming and elegant varieties offered. 
The leaves are narrow, and of consid- 
erable length. The variegation is of a 
rich, bright golden color, which con- 
trasts strongly with the bright red tint 
of the petioles, producing a very pretty 
effect I .50 to 
s C. Fvansianum. Trilobed leaves, richly 
varied and striped ,So to 
s C. excelsior 5° to 
s C. fasciatum 5° to 
s C. gloriosuni (Prince of Wales). Long 
and narrow drooping leaves ; marking 
variable, but always beautiful i 00 to 
s C. illustris. A very handsome Croton, 
with leaves like those of Passi flora tri- 
fasciala; very brilliant and conspicu- 
ous 
s C. interruptum. Peculiar twisted leaves, 
dark purplish green above ; crimson 
mid-rib 35 to 
i C. Ijady Zetland. Of brilliant, coloring 
and graceful habit 
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