CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, ETC. 
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BEGONIA REX. 
Grown for the great beauty of their foliage, 
gated, and marked with a peculiar silvery 
metallic gloss. 25 cents. 
The leaves are large, beautifullylvarie- 
BOaVARDlAS. 
These are among the most important plants 
for winter blooming. For bedding they are 
excellent, beginning to bloom in July and 
continuing until frost, when they can be 
lifted and put in the house, where they will 
continue to flower through winter. 20 cts. 
CACTUS. 
Cacti are prized, not only for their curious 
appearance, but also for their blooming quali- 
ties, many of them producing flowers of re- 
markable beauty. Keei> them dry and warm 
and they will thrive. We have a good col- 
lection of the best kinds from Southern and 
Western Texas. 15 to 50 cents each ; as- 
sorted varieties, $3 per dozen. 
CALADlUmS. 
Esculentuin. (Elephant’s Ear.) The most 
striking distinct ornamental foliage plant 
in cultivation ; desirable for pot or tub cul- 
ture, and fine for bedding out. With a Group of Cacti, 
plentiful supply of water, the leaves may be grown from four to six feet long. 25 cents. 
FANCY-LEAVED CAUADlU/nS. 
For ornamental foliage plants for summer, nothing can equal the gorgeous coloring of the 
Fancy Caladiums. They are of easy culture, thriving best in pots or boxes in the house or 
in shaded places out-of-doors. 
85 cents each, except where noted. 
Annibal. Crimson veins on green ground ; spotted with carmine. 
Berosc. Deep green, spotted red, veined crimson ; light green center. 
BoiUlieu. Bright crimson center, deep green margin. 
Candida. Clear white ground, strongly marked ribs. 
Chantini Splendens. Spotted rose and crimson. 
Clio Ground color deep rose, shaded white ; green ribs and margin. 40 cents. 
Diana. Rich green spotted, red center, crimson 
rayed. 
E. G. Henderson. Green, spotted rose, rayed 
crimson. 
Gerard Dow. Pale yellow, red veins, carmine 
mid rib. 
La I'erle du Bresil. White and green ; trans- 
parent. 
r/.-Vlbane. White, with green veins ; large. 
Loplay. Green, marked white, veined crimson. 
Mad. ‘F. Koohelein. White ground, violet ribs, 
green veins. 
Mar,jolin Sbart’er. White, veined rosy lake. 40 c. 
Mon. d. Linden. White with metallic reflections, 
coral-rose veins and green border. 40 cents. 
Mad. A. Bien. Green, with white blotches and 
scarlet veins. 
Meyerbeer. White, veins green, mid-rib red. 
Napoleon HI. Flamed crimson center on green 
ground. 
Sanchoiiiatiiin. Crimson center and ribs, pea- 
green margin. 
Sieboldii. Fiery red center, spotted red. 
Velasquez. Carmineground.crimson veins, pink 
spots, green border. 40 cents. 
Ville de 3 Iulbouse. Green and white, shaded 
rose ; rich green center. 
Fancy Caladium. 
