Fairfax Choice Plants, Bulbs and Novelties 
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Pungens glauca 
BEST EVERGREENS, continued 
Juniperus Canadensis aurea. 
communis aurea. Most beautiful dwarf, 
golden-tipped Cedars. i8 in., $1.50. 
Virginiana glauca. Blue form of Vir- 
ginia Red Cedar. 2 ft. $ 1 . 
Retinospora plumosa. 
plumosa aurea. 
squarrosa. 
18 in., 50 cts. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
PLANTS 
Caladium esculentum. Leaves often 3 
feet by 20 inches. Extra-large bulbs, 20c.; 
by express, 10 cts. Medium, by mail, loc. , 
by express, 5 cts. 
Coleus. Crimson, gold, bronze and green 
leaves, blotched, veined or margined. By 
mail. 5 cts. each, 50 cts. per doz.; by ex- 
press, $1.50 per 100. 
Calla (The White Calla). Large, pure white 
flowers. 10 cts. and 20 cts. 
Aloysia citriodora (Lemon Verbena). For 
bouquets, etc. 10 cts. 
Hibiscus, Peachblow. Flowers double, 
4 to 5 inches diameter; rich clear pink; 
deep crimson center. 10 cts. 
rubra. Deep cherry-red ; large and double. 
10 cts. 
New Coleus, Doctor Ross. Enormous 
leaves, rich, dark velvety crimson, shaded 
and marbled with black; broad creamy 
white and green wedge in center. 10 cts, 
each, 25 cts. for 3. 
Pontederia Crassipes major (The Water 
Hyacinth). Flowers delicate lilac-rose, in 
trusses like Hyacinth. 10 cts. 
California Privet. Foliage rich, dark green, 
remaining on the plant until midwinter. 
Forms a dense hedge. Strong plants, 18 
inches, $4 per 100, by express only. 
American Wonder, or Ponderosa Lemon. 
Flowers as large as tuberoses and as 
fragrant as orange blossoms; fruit useful. 
Good young plants, 10 cts. 
Weeping Lantana. Graceful, drooping; 
grows rapidly, blooms continually. Flow- 
ers lilac or rosy pink. Strong plants, 10 cts. 
Pansies. Royal Exhibition. Our own choi- 
cest strain, produced by Pansy specialist. 
Strong plants, 50 cts per doz., 5 cts. each. 
Asparagus Sprengeri. For ferneries and 
baskets. 10 cts. 
plumosus nanus. Leaves bright green 
and silky. Nice plants. lo cts. 
Heliotrope. For bedding in summer or 
pot-plants in winter. 10 cts. each. 
Florence Nightingale. Bright lavender, 
in good truss. 
Picciola. Rosy violet, almost red; distinct 
white center, in immense heads. 
Madame de Blonay. Pure white. 10 cts. 
Madame Bruant. Purple; white eye. 
Czar. Deep purple; free; fragrant. 10 cts. 
Hydrangea, Otaksa. Flowers large, bright 
pink, tinted blue. 10 cts. 
New Jasmine, Grand Duke. Double 
creamy flowers, deliciously perfumed. loc. 
OTHER MISCELLANEOUS 
PLANTS 
New Impatiens Holstii. Flowers i to 2 
inches across; brilliant vermilion. 15 cts. 
Sultan! (Sultan’s Balsam). Flowers 
rosy scarlet, distinct; effective hue. 
inches diameter. 10 cts. 
The Night-blooming Cereus. Flowers 
large, satiny white; outside petals tinged 
reddish brown. F'ragrant. 15 cts. 
Salvia splendens, or Flowering Sage. 
One of the finest of fall-blooming plants, 
being completely covered in autumn with 
long spikes of scarlet flowers, remaining in 
bloom until cut down by the frost. Some 
of the finest beds in the White House 
grounds in Washington are from this plant. 
Kept sheared down to make it thick, it is 
a wonderful -sight. By mail. 8 cts. each, 
60 cts. per doz.; by express, I4 per 100. 
Groff’s Newest Hybrid Gladiolus. In 
grand mixture. Flowers extra large, per- 
fect; splendid substance; red, scarlet, 
crimson, garnet, white, cream, yellow, 
»-ose. pink, salmon, orange, etc. Large 
blooming size, 5 cts. each, 50 cts. per doz. 
Mixed. Magnificent variety. All colors, 
locts. for 3, 30 cts. per doz. Blooming 
size. 
