ORNAMENTAL-FOLIAGED AND SUB-TROPICAL PLANTS. 
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NAME AND DESCRIPTION. 
Booconia japonica, a magnificent plant, recently introduced from 
Japan ; its large oak-like dark green leaves, quite white 
underneath, and beautiful pyramidal flower spikes, with 
rosy white flowers, producing a striking effect, either 
planted singly or in groups 
Beta Cicla ( Sicilian Beet), crimson ribbed. .... 
„ ,, golden ribbed 
,, ,, scarlet ribbed 
,, „ white ribbed 
Ganna Bihorellii, a superb novelty, with brilliant brown violet 
foliage, producing abundantly enormous bright red flowers, 
on pyramidal branched spikes 
,, Bonnettii, dark coppery red flowers ..... 
>> „ major, dark coppery red flowers, rich metallic 
foliage . 
»i „ semperflorens, a free-flowering variety, colour 
dark red 
,, Ciiatei discolor, beautiful maroon foliage . . . . 
,, cocciNEA veka, bright green foliage ..... 
,, compacta elegantissima, brick red flowers, fine robust habit 
,, Daniel Hooibrenk, brick red flowers, dark green foliage 
,, DBNUDATA . 
,, Depute HEnon , 
,, discolor floribunda, rich red flowers, bright foliage . 
• > » violacea, rich dark violet metallic foliage 
„ elata macrophylla, bright red flower .... 
„ elegantissima rustica, rich crimson flowers, large and robust 
habit 
„ erecta hybrida, dark green foliage 
,, Ferkandii, dark red, fine dark green foliage .... 
„ Fintlemanni, dark yellow, magnificent variety 
,, flaccidi, large and beautifpl yellow flowers .... 
,, flokibunda grandiflora, beautiful and large dark red flowers 
,, gaboniensis, a beautiful and novel variety, with reddish 
yellow flowers 
,, gigrantea, dark red and yellow flowers, large and fine . 
>> >, aurantiaoa, red and yellow flowers . 
,, Hostei, bright scarlet flowers, fine foliage, striped with purple 
,, Houlletii, magnificent variety, with fine scarlet flowers, and 
rich foliage, striped with purple 
,, hybrida aurantiaca, reddish yellow flowers]. . 
,, Imperator, good habit, free flowering variety. 
,, indica, brick red flowers 
,, involventifolia, purple and yellow, veiy free flowering 
„ ITALICA, clear brick red flowers ...... 
, , musasfolia hybrida, a very robust variety, with rich red flowers 
, , nigricans, enormous rich reddish brown foliage, with bronzy 
shade, and orange scarlet flowers .... 
» n marginata, rich dark beautifully margined foliage, 
and scarlet flowers ...... 
, , perfecta rubra, beautiful purple foliage, crimson flowers 
,, peruviana, dark red flowers ....... 
„ rubricaulis, bright red flowers, rich marbled foliage 
,, saturata rubra, carmine flowers 
,, Warscewiozioides grandiflora, crimson flowers, splendid 
foliage 
>> a nobilis, red flowers, and magnificent foliage 
,, zebrina, a beautiful variety, with striped foliage 
>• » elegantissima, beautifully striped bronzy foliage . 
>> it superba, fine red flowers and striped foliage . 
,, finest mixed. . 
Assortment of 6 finest varieties . . 3s. Od. 
,i 12 „ ,, , . 5s, Od. 
>> 24 ,, ,, . 8s. Od. 
The varieties at the different prices are selected according to 
novelty, rarity, and merit. In raising Cannas it is recommended 
that the seeds, before being sown, should be slightly filed on one 
side, so that the embryo may easily burst through tlje hard shell, as 
Canna seeds possess a very hard tegument. 
Hardiness 
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