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New, Rare and Beautiful Plants. 71 
Stove and Greenhouse Cli^ber^ 
AND Creeper5. 
VINES are indispensable in all decorative arrangements, and lend grace and beauty which cannot be supplied 
otherwise. Many have very handsome flowers, while others are attractive for their beautiful foliage. We in- 
clude species that require different degrees of heat, and have distinguished them, for convenience, as follows : 
(g-) indicates plants needing greenhouse temperature ; (s) indicates plants for stove or hothouse. 
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ABUXILiON'. The trailing Abutilons flower quite as 
freely as the shrubby forms, and are very graceful 
and pretty for vases, baskets or brackets. 
g- A. Eclipse. Beautifully variegated foliage . . . $0 50 
g A. nicgapotamicuin 50 
g A. varicgata 5° 
g ADIANTUM caudatiim. Especially fine for hang- 
ing baskets and vases. 50 cents. 
jESCHYNANTHUS. Handsome basket-plants, with 
fragrant, odd and attractive flowers, and fine, deep 
green leaves. 
s A. grandifloriis. Crimson and orange flowers $0 50 
s A. Lobbianus. Rich scarlet flowers 50 
s A. pulcher. Bright scarlet flowers 50 
ALiLAMANDA. Fine stove climbers, with handsome 
flowers of beautiful form and evergreen foliage. 
J A. grandiflora. New and rare ; of rather dwarf habit 
and short growth, with large, showy flowers . 
i A. Hendersonii 
s A. magiiiflca odorata. See New and Rare 
Plants, page 6 • • 
s A. nerifolia 
s A. nobilis 
ANTHERICUM. The two species named below are 
fine for baskets and vases. 
A. Californicum var $0 5° 
g A. vittata var 50 
ARISTOLiOCHIA. Quick-growing climbers, with 
odd and beautiful flowers and luxuriant foliage. 
i A. corymbifera $1 00 
s A. elegans. Richly spotted, handsome flowers, with 
no unpleasant odor $1 co 
s A. ridicula. Grotesque, monkey-like flowers. 
See New and Rare Plants, page 13 2 50 
ASPARAGUS. To this genus belong some of the 
most beautiful and elegant feathery foliage plants for 
cutting or decorating. They lend grace and delicacy 
to any groups in which they are judiciously planted. 
The foliage, when cut, is also much more enduring 
than any fern. 
■ A. decumbeiis. New $1 00 
. pluinosus. A beautiful climber, with rather 
flat foliage, finely divided So 50 to i 00 
nanus. An elegant dwarf form, forming 
fine pot plants |i 00 to 
^ A. procumbcns 
£■ A. retrofVactus arboresCens. See New and 
Rare Plants, page 6 300 
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^ ASPAR.IlGUS tenuissimus. The most widely 
grown, and a climber of e.xtreme value. Its lovely 
foliage has been described as "so much emerald 
mist," yet it is of wire-like strength and endurance 
when cut. 25 to 75 cents. 
g BEGONIA glaucophyHa scandens. An exquisite 
drooping basket-plant, with delicate salmon flowers. 
25 cents. 
BIGNONIA. Splendid climbing plants, producing 
richly colored and handsome flowers, usually in 
panicles. 
^ B. aeqiiinoxialis. A new half-hardy climber from 
Cayenne. The clear yellow flowers are borne freely 
and in racemes go 50 to Ji 00 
B. grandiflora superba. See New and Rare 
Plants, page 11 2 00 
s B. magnifera. Very handsome species, with 
flowers ranging from rich purplish crimson to 
mauve i 50 
i B. regalis. See New and Rare Plants, page 16 . 3 50 
g B. venusta 50 
BOUGAINVIIjIjEA. Grand climbing shrubs, from 
the South Sea Islands. The foliage is luxuriant, while 
the inconspicuous flowers are surrounded by large 
and showy bracts of brilliant colors. 
B. glabra go 50 to $1 00 
B. rcfulgens. See New and Rare Plants, page 16. 
g- B. speoiosa i 00 
g B. spectabilis $0 50 to 1 00 
g- B. splendens i 00 
^ CAMPSIDIUM fllicifolium. A very handsome and 
well-known climber, with rich orange flowers. 25 cts. 
CISSUS. Beautiful climbing foliage plants, with richly 
variegated leaves. 
i C. Amazonica Jo 50 
s C. Antracticus. A very valuable climbing plant, 
with glossy cordate leaves ; excellent for cover- 
ing walls. The plant stands any rough treat- 
ment, and can be used like ivy in dark and 
shady places . -50 
,t C. argentea 5° 
s C. discolor. The familiar, handsome species ... 50 
CLiERODENDRON. A valuable genus of orna- 
mental plants, some of which are of a climbing habit, 
i C. Balfouri. Flowers scarlet and white . . . . go 50 
J C. inacrosiphon i 00 
J C. odorata. See Volkameria odorata i 00 
s C. Thonisontc A beautiful climber, with very 
handsome scarlet and white flowers 50 
