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HYDRANGEA PANICUI.ATA GRANDIFLORA. 
JUSTICIA. Plants of great beauty, making a fine dis- 
play even in the smallest garden. 
J. camea superba SO 25 to $1 00 
J. pulcherrima (.ffiii f/.iiiKia) 25 to 1 00 
IiAVATERA arborea var. Similar to Hibiscus, with 
line foliage and iarg:e showy flowers. 50 cents. 
LEUCADENDRON arg-enteum. The Silver Tree of 
the Cai)e of Good Hope, one of the handsomest small 
ti'ees for the lawn ; the leaves are a beautiful silvery 
white color. $1. 
MAHONIA. Plants with fine glossy foliage and yellow 
flowers, followed by clusters of black berries. Very 
hardy and ornamental; they become handsome indi- 
vidual specimens, and also are used sometimes for or- 
namental hedges. 
M. aquifolia $0 25 to SO 50 
M. japonica 25 
MELIA azedarach compacta. A very graceful and 
fine plant, with Aralia-like habit, bearing umbels of 
fragrant light rosy flowers. In the south grows to a 
large size, and is called "Pride of China," "China- 
berry," etc. .50 cents. 
MELI ANTHTTS maj or. This is a very fine Cape'plant, 
with large divided leaves of a whitish green effect; 
very i)leasing as a specimen plant. 50 cents to $1. 
MONTANOA bipinnatifida. See Vhdea, page 158. 
NANOINA domestica purpurea. A most elegant dec- 
orative plant with stout and finely divided leaves. See 
page 120. 50 cents. 
NICOTIANA. The tobacco family ; all imposing plants, 
with line flowers, and of eas.y cultivation. 
N. glauca. Leaves and flowers glaucous and downy. 25c. 
NICOTIANA grandiflora. Large flowers . . . SO 25 
N. Wigandioides. Yellowish white flowers ; no- 
ble foliage 25 
FHILODENDKON. The Philodendrons are first-class 
decorative plants, especially as specimens. See page 
87. 
P. bipinnatifidum $3 50 to $5 00 
P. g-igfanteum 75 to 1 50 
P. pertusujn (MdnsUra deltc(osa) 1 00 to 3 00 
P. SeUowii 2 50 to 5 00 
P. speciosum 2 50 to 5 00 
PHOKiniUIVI. The Flax Lily, or New Zealand Flax ; 
exquisite plants for aquatic and othergroups. Seep.120. 
P. Cookianum (Colensoi) varieg-atum . . $1 00 to §2 50 
P. tenax 50 to 1 00 
P. atropurpureum 75 to 2 50 
P- variegatum 1 00 to 1 50 
P- Veitchii 1 00 to 2 00 
PHBYNIUM. Very showy tropical plants: tall and 
robust. Valuable for sub-tropical gardens. 
P. cylindricum *1 00 to §2 00 
P. leptostachyum 50 to 1 00 
P. setosum 75 to 1 00 
P. variegatum 1 50 to 2 50 
POLYGONUM Sieboldi. A hai-dy perennial of rapid 
and tall growth, ivith spotted stems and brownish 
leaves. 25 to 50 cents. 
RHEUM. Very fine plants for groups and for the lawn ; 
hardy and decorative. To this family belongs the com- 
mon Rhubarb. 
R. Emodi. White flowers, handsome leaves . . . $0 50 
R. palmatum. Very fine foliage 50 
RHOPALA corcovadensis (PnhUi). A fine plant for 
decorating sub-tropical groups ; bears orange red flow- 
ers. «1 to $2. 
RICINUS. These ai-e the most ornamental species of 
the castor oil trees, and they form splendid ornaments 
during the summer. They are of rapid and easy 
growth. 
R. borboniensis SO 25 
R. enermis 35 
R. Gibsonii 25 
R. Obermanni 25 
RUELIiIA maculata. See page 101). An old friend ; of 
beautiful cifect in sub-tropical groups. 
SALVIA. A genus of well-known flowering plants. The 
most select species for large groups are given here. 
S. aurea. Yellow flowers $0 35 
S. amabilis 
S. ianthina. Large flowers of deep violet purple 
S. involucrata. Kosy flowers 
S. splendeus. Bright scarlet flowers in much pro- 
fusion 
SCHIFTOCARPUS bicolor {Pcrimcnium disvolor 
Mexican composite; attains a height of fi'om eight to 
ten feet in one season. 50 cents to $1. 
SEMPERVIVUM. Very useful succulent plants. See 
page 1K(>, 
S. arboreum $0 25 to $1 00 
S. varieg-atum 25 to 1 00 
S. nigrum 25 to 1 00 
