ORNAMENTAL-FOLIAGED AND SUB-TROPICAL PLANTS. 
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NAME AND DESCRIPTION. 
Nicotiana maceophvlla gigantea. The most remarkable variety in on 
tivation ; its large leaves, stately height, and large purp 
ilowers, give it a noble appearance, either singly or 
groups 
0 foHa.m ROP " EOLOIDi!S ’ an exoolleut edging plant, with deep 'purplish brown 
PE foha ^ NANKINENSIS ’ 0 m ° 3t USBfUl border plant » with deep mul'berr 
Polymnia grandis 
Pybethrum i-arthenifolium auredm (Golden Feather), a beautiful dwa 
plant lor boddmg, with elegant feather-like golden foliage . 
.Ricinus africanus, splendid green foliage . . ° 
>i n albidus, white stems and veins .... 
n ,, HYBRIDUS 
n n ATROSANGUINEUS . 
,, Be lot Desfouqeres, stems and foliage a fine glaucous green 
,, Bourbonensis, large ornamental foliage 
a , t ARBOREUS 
a a RUBRICAULIS 
a ,, VIRIDIS 
,, Brasiliensis, dark green fruit, and ornamental foliage 
„ COMPACTUS ..... 
„ GLAUCUS ’ 
,, insignis (jipectabilis) , dark green fruit ..... 
,, macrophyllus atropurpureus, large, handsome foliage 
,, Mexicanus . . 
,, NANUS MICROSPERMUS 
„ PULCIIERRIMUS 
,, PURPUREUS 
a ,, CINERESCENS 
j> jj MAJOR . 
a ,, MONSTROSUS 
,, RUTILANS 
„ sanguineus (Obcrtnatmi) 
,, ,, GLAUCUS 
j, „ MINUS . 
„ „ TRICOLOR 
,, SANGUINOLENTUS 
,, species from the Philippines, large handsomo foliage 
» >> from St. Domingo ..... 
„ TUNICENSIS 
,, Assortment of 12 varieties ’ 
Sow the seed of Ricinus and treat as recommended for Cm mas. 
Salvia argentea, large, silvery ornamental foliage . 
SlLYBUM eburneum (Ioomj Thistle), dark green glossy foliage spottoi 
white, stems and veins ivory white ; very effective . ° 
Solanum acantiiocarpum, a stately branched species, covered with formi 
dable orange spines, leaves deeply lobed, white and tomentose 
underneath, and curious spiny fruit, the size of a small 
orange ....... 
,, auriculatum, ear-shaped white foliage, and violet flowers 
,, betaceum, a very elegant variety, with green stems, beautifully 
spotted with grey, the leaves large and bright green, flowers 
white, and succeeded by red berries .... 
,, bonariense ALBUM, very good habit, priokly stems, with large 
oval undulated foliage, pretty white flower, and yellow berries 
„ giganteum, large oval leaves, downy white undorneath, violet 
flowers, succeeded by scarlet berries 
„ GLAUCophyllum, glaucous foliage, violet flowers, and black fruit. 
„ gluti nosum, a magnificent species, with downy stems, white 
flowers, and scarlet fruit 
,, lanceolatum, downy stems, and long lanceolato ornamental 
leaves, hoary underneath 
„ MACKOPHYLLUM, a magnificent foliaged plant of vigorous habit 
,, marginatum (cabiliense aryentown), a fine species, with tomentose 
elegantly scalloped leaves, margined silvery white 
,, pyracantuum, hoary foliage, covered with scarlet pricklos 
red stems and veins, immense growth 
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