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CROTON maculatiim Katonii. Bright green leaves 
with round yellow spots $i oo 
C. inajesticum. Long, narrow leaves ; 
of elegant drooping habit ; green and 
yellow, changing to olive and crimson, go 50 to i 00 
C. Mrs. H. F. Watson. See New and 
Rare Plants, page 7 2 50 
C. multicolor. Irregularly formed 
leaves, of varied hue 50 to i 00 
C. inusaicum. New ; wavy oblong 
leaves ; crimson, green and cream . . i 50 
C. Nestor. Large, lanceolate leaves, with 
a broad crimson midrib, spotted mar- 
gin, and bright yellow central varie- 
gation 2 00 
C. nobile i 00 to i 50 
C. ovalifolium 50 to 75 
C. pictum. Leaves oblong, acuminate, 
six to eight inches long ; ground color 
rich crimson, irregularly blotched and 
spotted with bright green and black ; 
a beautiful variety ; old, but still one 
of the best i 50 to 3 00 
C. x>icturatuin. Leaves on the order of 
C. interruptum, but very highly 
colored 50 to i 00 
C. Queen Victoria. Golden yellow, mot- 
tled green ; ribs magenta 50 to i 00 
C. recurvlfoliuni. A most beautiful sort, 
with broad recurved leaves of striking 
variegation i 00 
C. rosea picta i 00 
C ruber rimuni^ Narrow drooping 
leaves of crimson, marked with creamy 
white 2 00 
C. rubriim striatum i 00 
C. splrale. Richly colored and quaintly 
curled spiral leaves 50 to 75 
C. Sunbeam. An attractive variety, with 
dark bronzy leaves from nine to ten 
inches long, and about two inches 
wide. In the young state, the leaves 
are very freely blotched with yellow, 
gradually changing into rosy crimson, 
which in turn, as the leaf arrives at 
maturity, becomes of a rich, blood-red 
color 2 50 to 4 00 
C. tricolor. Leaves oblong-spatulate, 
very acute, gradually tapering from the 
upper third to the base ; margin siiui- 
ous ; upper surface dark, shining 
green, central portion and mid-rib 
golden yellow, lower surface dull, 
reddish green i 50 to 3 00 
C. triumphans. Oblong leaves ; deep 
green and crimson, changing to green- 
ish bronze and rosy crimson I 00 to I 50 
C. uudulatum. Broad and long undu- 
lated or crimped leaves, with claret, 
crimson and purplish veins 75 to i 00 
C. Veitchii. Rather narrow. 1 e a ve s , 
marked with broad bands of creamy 
yellow, changing to rose and carmine- 
purple I 00 
s CROTOX, Victory. The young leaves are of deep 
orange-yellow, blotched with crimson ; they change 
with age to deep olive green, with crimson veins 
and costa, and a blotching of red . . . $3 00 
i C. volutum. Leaves rolled or voluted ; 
rich golden veins Jo 50 to i 00 
.t C. AVilliamsii. Undulated edges; leaves 
of magenta, crimson and yellow. ... i 00 
CURCULiIGO. Very ornamental foliage plants, of an 
elegant palm-like habit. They form splendid decora- 
tive plants, and are fine for summer use outdoors. 
s C. recurvata. Elegant dark green leaves ... . lo 50 
.r C. variegata. Handsome leaves, beautifully 
banded with clear white stripes; a grand plant. 75 
CURMERIA (Homalomena). From this class of 
shrubby tropical foliage plants we have chosen the 
two handsomest species, 
.r C. picturata. Beautiful Maranta-like 
leaves, marked with silvery white . . i 50 to 3 00 
s C.Wallisii. Large, white-bordered leaves, 
with central blotches of bright golden 
yellow I 75 to 2 50 
s CYANOPHYLiIjUM magniflcum. A noble and ef- 
fective foliage-plant, with grand leaves of velvety 
green and rich brownish purple. jSi to $2. 
DAPHNE. Dwarf shrubs, with rich, glossy, dark 
green foliage and clusters of dainty pink and white 
four-petaled and sweet-scented flowers. An excellent 
florist's plant, for cut-flowers. 
g D. indica alba (odora) . . • ■ $0 50 upward 
g D. — — rubra 50 " 
g- DARLINGTONIA Californica. A very interesting 
pitcher plant of low growth, with small upright pitch- 
ers of green color, striped brown ; they are entirely 
distinct from any other form of pitcher plant, and are 
admired in any collection. $1.50 to $2.50. 
DASYIjIRION. Ornamental evergreen plants, with 
graceful foliage and handsome flowers on tall spikes- 
Admirable for sub-tropical gardening. 
g- D. gracile. Fine white flowers $0 50 
.irD.Junceum 50 to Si 00 
^ D. serratifoliuni. Foliage deeply cut 
on the margins j 00 
DATUR.\. See Brugmansia. 
DIEPPENBACHIA. A large genus of very beautiful 
and ornamental foliage-plants, presenting a wide 
range of markings and blotchings in the handsomely 
formed leaves. Not of diflicult culture, and essential 
in all decorative arrangements. 
i D. Baraquiniana ?i 00 to S2 00 
.? 1>. Bausei i 00 to 2 00 
i 1). Chelsoni i 50 to 2 50 
J D. imperator. Leaves olive-green, fan- 
tastically blotched, marbled and spot- 
ted with pale yellow and white. Si.'j- 
teen to eighteen inches in length, five 
to six inches wide 2 50 to 5 00 
s D. in.signis. Leaves dark green, with 
irregular angular blotches of pale yel- 
lowish green ; six inches or more in 
breadth ; a fine variety i 50 to 3 00 
s B. Leopoldii 2 00 to 3 50 
s D. magnillca i 50 to 2 50 
