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A. B. Davis & Son, Purcellville, Virginia. 
Apios tuberous. 
(3CliILLE(3 fILBA fL. PL. 
No flower is Aiore worthy of a place in every garden 
than tliis. It is a hardy perennial, and tile top dies 
down to the ground every winter. Its many branches 
grow to the length of 2 or 3 feet, but droop, holding 
their great masses of flowers about a foot above the 
soil. A plant will produce hundreds and even thou- 
sands of beautiful white flowers the first summer. 
Owing to its great vigor and hardness, it can be planted 
in large quantities in any waste place, where it will 
produce a great abundance of beautiful flowers for 
cutting. 10 cts. each. Si per doz. 
BRUGMANSIA ARBOREfl. 
(Giant Ghost-Flower.) 
Angel’s Trumpet and Wedding Bells are names 
given to this very valuable plant. It is really one of 
the best plants known, and is sure, when in bloom, to 
delight the owner far beyond his expectations. The 
flowers are drooping, bell-shaped, over a foot long 
and 8 or 9 inches wide, creamy white and very sweet- 
scented. To appreciate the charming qualities of this 
flower you must see it in full bloom. Strong young 
plants, 10 cts. each. 
BASSELLfl RUBRfl VfIRIEGATfl. 
A shrubby variety of the Madeira vine ; leaves suc- 
culent, variegated green and white. 10 cts. 
REX BEGONIAS. 
Grown for the beauty of their foliage. The leaves 
are large, beautifully variegated and margined with 
a peculiar silvery metallic gloss; they are much used 
as pot plants. We offer 18 of the prettiest varieties 
grown at 10 cts. each, #[ per doz.; also the “Shell- 
Rex” (Countess Louise Erdody), described below. 
Countess Louise Ertlody. The leaf has a me- 
tallic luster, dark silver in the center, shading to cop- 
pery rose toward the margin. The striking peculiarity 
which distinguishes it from all other Begonias lies in 
the fact that the two lobes at the base of the leaf do not 
grow side by side, but one of them winds in a spiral- 
like way until in a full-grown leaf there are four of 
these twists lying nearly two inches high on top of the 
leaf. 15 cts. 
CYPERUS ALTERNIFOLIUS. 
APIOS TUBEROSA. 
Also called Tuberous-Rooted Wistaria, as it greatly 
resembles that well-known vine. It blooms most pro- 
fusely, bearing lovely clusters of rich, 
deep purple flowers, possessing a delic- 
ious violet fragrance. Is perfectly hardy. 
2 for 10 cts., s for 20 cts. 
(Umbrella Plant.) 
An ornamental grass, sending up stems about 2 feet 
high, surmounted at the top by a whorl of leaves, 
diverging horizontally. Splendid fur the center of 
vases, or for use as a water plant. 15 cts. 
BOUVARDIAS. 
A beautiful class of shrubby plants> 
with corymbs of white, rose, crimson 
and scarlet flowers, that appear during 
the fall and winter. They should be in 
every collection of winter-flowering 
plants, as they well repay cultivation. 
10 cts. each, $i per doz. 
Alfred Nenner. Double white. 
President Garfield. Double pink. 
Davidsoni. Single white. 
Dazzler. Rich scarlet ; single. 
Kievans. Light scarlet-carmine. 
President Cleveland. A grand, sin- 
gle-flowered variety, with handsome, 
intense dazzling scarlet flowers of large 
size. 
Hogarthi 11 . pi. This is a beautiful 
new double variety, with light scarlet- 
carmine flowers of* extra-large size. It 
is a very valuable sort for cut-flower 
purposes, and is fully equal to the old 
Hogarth in all its- admirable blooming 
qualities and size of flowers. 
Humboldtii. Long, graceful tubes, 
expanding into florets of pure white. 
By far the largest single Bouvardia, and 
carries a distinct odor of jasmine. 
Brugmansid arbor ea. 
