CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, ETC. 
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ACHYRANTHUS. 
Very pretty and attractive leaved plants ; useful in massing and ribbon garden- 
ing, as they contrast well with Coleus and other foliage 
plants. They are easily raised, and stand our hottest 
sun, besides bearing any amount of neglect. In height 
from one foot to eighteen inches. Excellent for the 
center of vases and baskets, and very satisfactory for 
window culture, when kept in bushy form by pinching 
back. 
10 cents each, $1 per dozen. 
Lindenii. Leaves of a deep blood red color, narrow, el- 
liptical, reflecting varying tints of red and purple. 
Fonnosum. Rich bright yellow, with light green edge and 
crimson mid rib, and crimson stems ; very fine. 
Aureus Keticulatus. Green, netted with yellow, some- 
times dashed with crimson ; pink stems and veins ; fine. 
Gilsonil. Leaves carmine, with the stems of a deep shade 
of pink ; dwarf and dense growth. 
ALOES. 
A valuable class of plants for rock work in summer, o'r the 
house in winter. 25 cts. 
ASPARAGUS SENUlSSimUS. 
An elegant evergreen climber from South Africa, with 
slender, smooth stems and numerous spreading branches. 
A handsome ornamental plant ; its plumy, feathery growths 
are very useful for decoration. 20 cts. 
ALOYSIA CITRIODORA. 
(Lemon Verbena.) 
A favorite garden plant, with delightfully fragrant foliage ; fine for bouquets and for 
spreading through linen presses. We never yet met a person who was not fond of its aro- 
matic fragrance. It attains a large size in a single season ; may be wintered in the cellar, 
not allowing it to become absolutely dry. Grows well in almost any_soil. 15 cts. 
ALTERNANTHERAS. 
Beautiful dwarf plants of compact habit, growing about six inches high, and ad- 
mirably adapted for edgings to flower beds or ribbon lines, their beautifully varie- 
gated foliage of crimson, purple, yellow, pink and green, forming rich masses of color, 
always attractive and highly ornamental. VVe grow thousands of Alternantheras, 
because they do so well in this climate, and are certain to give satisfaction wherever 
planted. A bed of Alternantheras forms a perpetual carpet of bright colors. 
10 cents each, 75 cents per dozen, S4.50 per hundred. 
Aurea Nana. Bright golden yellow, holding its color well the entire season. 
Ainoena Spectabilis. Crimson, pink and brown ; the finest. 
Versicolor. Foliage ovate ; olive, crimson and chocolate ; 
when used for edgings they must be frequently sheared ; 
the young tips will then assume the most brilliant hues. 
A/t\ARYLLiS. 
Splendid flowering bulbs, suitable only for house or 
greenhouse culture. 
Belladonna. Red, fine showy flowers. 35 cts. each. 
Purpurea. Brilliant purplish scarlet. 60 cts. each. 
Forinosissiiua. (Scarlet Jacobean Lily.) Summer flowering ; 
rich crimson velvet. 25 cts. each. 
Sweet Alyssuin. A constant bloomer, either in the house or 
open ground, to cts. each, 75 cts. per dozen. 
ASTERS. 
Plants grown from choicest seed. 75 cts. per dozen. 
