HOUSE PLANT DEPARTMENT 
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DECORATIVE, FLOWERING AND 
FOLIAGE PLANTS 
Comprising a very carefully selected list of plants, suitable for house and 
conservatory decoration, vases, window- boxes and bedding uses. 
Aspidistra. 
Abutilon • Japanese Lantern Plant 
Souvenir de Bonn. Bright green 
leaves, margined white. Long stem- 
med, lantern-like flowers of golden 
yellow. 15 cts. ea., $1.50 per do/. 
AGAPANTHUS umbellatus (Blue 
African Lily). A splendid ornamental 
plant, producing a profusion of large 
clusters of bright blue flowers. When 
planted in large pots or tubs, there is 
no finer plant for lawn, terrace or 
piazza. Young plants, 50 cts. each; 
specimen plants in tubs, S3 to $5 each. 
AGERATUM, Blue Perfection (La- 
dies’ Toothbrush). Fine for bedding. 
25 cts. each, $2.25 per do/. 
AMARYLLIS Hybrids. Flower- 
spikes from 18 inches to 3 feet, bearing 
enormous trumpet-shaped flowers, 
varying in the richest glowing colors. 
Fine plants, Si to $3 each. 
ARALIA Sieboldii. One of the most 
desirable foliage plants; free grower. 
50 cts. to Si each. 
ARDISIA crenulata (Christmas 
Berry). A Japanese plant of great 
value with leathery foliage; producing 
heavy clusters of bright red berries. 
50 cts. to Si each. 
Araucaria • Norfolk Island Pine 
Araucaria excelsa. A most popular 
house plant; docs well in a cool room 
or sun parlor. 75 cts. to $3 each. 
A. excelsa glauca. A bluish green 
form of the above and very handsome. 
Fine robust plants, Si .50 to S3. 50 each. 
ARTILLERY PLANT (Pilea). This 
is a very useful and interesting little, 
bedding plant. 10 cts. each, Si per do/. 
Aspidistra 
Aspidistra lurida. Fine broad, dark 
green leaves, grows robustly and 
freely under almost any condition. 
75 cts. to S2 each. 
A. lurida variegata. Foliage striped 
with white; a very charming form of 
the above. $1 to S2.50 each. 
Abutilon. 
