IF YOU WANT THE BEST, BUY MAY'S PLANTS. ^ 
BKUUiMANSIA. 
BOUGAINVILLEA. 
ANTICiONON LEPrOPUS. 
The Wonderful ilountain Rose. 
It is a moat rapid grower, a most profuse 
bloomer, and trained on a Lreltis or veranda affords 
an abundance of shade during the hot summer 
months. The blossoms are most beautiful, being of 
a rich carmine scarlet shade, and borne in immense 
clnsters the entire length of the vine. The leaves 
are large and handsome, and the whole plant pre- 
sents a pleasing appearance, isc each. 
ACALYPHA TRIUMPHANS. 
A beautiful foliage plant with large, clean, 
healthy, showy foliage. The predominant color is 
red, marbled lighter and darker, streaked and 
dashed green, yellow, white and other colors. 
15c each. 
ACHYRANTHUS. 
Dwarf growing foliage plant. Color a deep 
blood red. loc each. 
AQERATUn. 
5te!la Uurney. 
Of dwarf, compact, even habit of growth, flow- 
ering very profusely, forming round bushy heads of 
fine deep blue, a shade not approached in any other 
bedding plant. iSc each. 
ALTERNANTHERA. 
Popular, dwarf growing foliage plants, valuable 
for carpet bedding or lettering on the lawn. 
10c each. 
AUREA— Bright yellow. 
PARYNCHOIDES— Orange red, shaded olive green. 
ASTER3. 
Grown from the best selected seed. Colors 
white, pink, blue and red. Strong Seedlings. Ready 
nay ist, 50c per doz. Pot plants, ready June ist, 
IOC each, $1.00 per doz. 
FLOWERINQ BEGONIAS. 
Among the most popular and most satisfactory 
house plants grown. They may be cultivated shc- 
cessfuUy most anywhere, are ornamental on ac- 
count of their clean shining foliage and their bright 
waxy flowers, loc each, unless otherwise noted. 
ALBA PICTA— Large glossy, green leaves, thickly 
spotted with silvery white; blossoms pure white. 
APPLE BLOSSOM— A dwarf growing, free flowering 
variety with beautiful pinkish white blossoms. 
DIADEMA— A beautiful variety with large, deeply 
cut foliage, rich olive green with silvery dots and 
veins. 
GLOKIE DE SCEAUX— Large lustrous dark green 
leaves tinged red. Flowers bright pink. iSC each. 
INCARNATA— Dark green leaves spotted white. 
Flowers bright showy pink borne on long stems 
well above the foliage. 
MARGUERITE— Handsome bronzy green leaves. 
Blossoms rose colored, freely produced the entire 
vear. 
M. DE LESSEPS— Leaves green, of a pecnliar silky 
texture, richly spotted with silver. Flowers white 
anil rosy pink. 
riETALLICA— A most charming variety in every 
particular and the very best we have ever grown. 
It is a strong, rampant grower and a wonderfully 
free bloomer. The leaves are triangular shaped, 
the under side hairv, the upper surface of a lustrous 
metallic or l)ronze color, veined darker The flow- 
ers are nenrlv pure white. 15c each. 
OTTO HACKER— Large, shining, deep green leaves 8 
to 10 inches long. Flowers bright coral red. 
PAUL BRUANT— Leaves of deep olive green, of 
heavy texture. Flowers delicate rose, changing to 
white. 
PRES. C.^RNOT — .Foliage immense, similar 
Rubra, but more than twice as large. Flowc 
coral red, produced in large panicles. 
RUBRA — A rapid and vigorous grower, with dci 
green leaves; coral red blossoms. 
THURSTONI— Pink flowers and metallic foliage. 
VERNON — A new dwarf variety of recent inirodii 
titin, especially valuable lor bedding. The folifij 
is a rich, glossy green edged with red. The rtowc 
when first opened are a deep red, which changes 
a clear rose color when fully expanded. 10c eac 
$1.00 per doz., $6.00 per 100 by express. 
RBX BEOONIA. 
These are valuable fur -pot culture in the hous 
the grand and varied markings of the leaves renderii 
them very beautiful and showy 20c each. 
BOUGAINVILLEA SANDERIANA. 
Chinese Paper Plant. 
As a pot plant it is magnificent, a strong, 
orons grower, with splendid, Camelia-like folia^? 
deep shining green. Plants commence to bloom 
small pots and continue thrt>ughout the year. . 
the plant grows older it is literally covered wit 
an amazing number of blosst>ms of a dazzling ro5 
crimson, with deep golden yelkiw anthers. Plann 
in pots and trained over a trellis, a large plant 
this superb novelty presents one of the most bca 
tiful sights imaginable. 25c each. 
BROWALLIA JAMESONL 
Orange Violet. 
An old but neglected plant, forming comjpai 
bushy heads, which, when the plants are in bloo: 
are covered with large violet shaped flowers ol 
bright orange color, giving it a rich golden appea 
ance. 15c each. 
BRUGriANSIA. 
One of the most beautilul plants of recent intn 
duction. The flowers are drooping, bell shaped, 
immense size, many of them being a foot and ov 
in length and 8 to 1 0 inches in diameter. The col( 
is creamy white, and it is very fragrant. A robn 
grower and a very free bloomer, it being no uncoi 
mon sight to see 20 to 30 of these immense bloou 
open at the same time. The bush attains a heij^l 
of from 3 to 5 feet, can be grown outside in sun 
nier or Indoors in winter. As it is quite tendc 
care must be taken to remove it indoors as soon 
frost appears. 20c each. 
CALADIUM ESCULENTUM. 
Elephant's Ear. 
A well known tropical plant bearing immen! 
leaves of thick leathery substance. For large bet 
on the lawn or as single specimen plants, nothjii 
is more beaiitiful or striking in appearance. Go< 
sized bulbs 15c, Large bulbs 25c, iVIammoth 35c. 
CISSUS DISCOLOR. 
Chameleon Vine. 
A beautiful and luxuriant climber, with shai 
pointed, heart shaped leaves, the upper surface of 
dark, velvety green, with broad markings of whil 
following the veins, the under surface of a deep ret 
dish purple. 20c each. 
CLERODENDRON BALFOURI. 
(See second cut page 67.) The^'e flowers are pn 
duced in great abundance, and as shown in the i! 
ustration. are of a drooping habit, slightly resen 
bling the blossoms of a Fuchsia. Color, white an 
scarlet. 15c each. 
CORONILLA QLAUCA. 
A thrifty, rapid growing, bushy little pla 
bearing an abundance of fragrant, pea shaped, v 
low flowers. 15c each. 
ANTIGONON LEPTOPUS. 
CALADIUM ESCULENTUM. 
BEOONIA . MET ALLICA. 
BEGONIA. RHX. 
