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A. B. DAVIS & SON. PURCELL VILLE, VIRGINIA. 
WATER HYACINTH, continued 
in length and three inches in diameter. Can be grown in 
the open air in summer and in the window in winter in 
anything which will hold water. In the window the most 
beautiful effect is produced by using a glass vessel of 
some sort, with shells and white sand so arranged in the 
bottom as to conceal a small amount of soil. In summer 
it can be grown in a yard in a pool or tub, and will bloom 
profusely. Fine plants, 20 cents. 
SANSEVIERA ZEYLANICA. 
A beautiful plant, splendidly adapted for the decoration 
of drawing-rooms and halls, as it stands drought and dust 
with impurity, and requires scarcely any water. The 
leaves, as shown in cut, grow to a length of three or four 
feet, and are beautifully striped cross- wise, with broad 
white variegations on a dark green ground. It is a beau- 
tiful plant, which should be abundantly grown for positions 
out of the reach of sunlight, where other plants will not 
thrive. When you consider that it can be placed in any 
position in any room and do well, its great usefulness is 
at once apparent. For vases and baskets it is a fine 
center piece, and grows well outdoors during summer. 
Fine plants, 25 cents. 
ropical Fruits. 
OTAHEITE ORANGE. 
A dwarf Orange, which grows, blooms and fruits freely 
in pots, even when only a foot or two high. The fruit is 
about one-half the size of ordinary oranges, and very 
sweet and delicious. The blossoms are produced in great 
abundance, delicate and beautiful in color, and rich in 
perfume. It blooms most freely during winter, though it 
is likely to bloom at any and all times. With one or two 
pots of it any one can raise an abundance of delicate and 
fragrant orange blossoms. The plants we supply are 
strong and ready to bloom and fruit at once. 20, 30 and 
40 cents, according to size. 
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SANSK VIERA ZEYLANICA. 
RED SPANISH PINEAPPLE. 
This is the Pineapple of commerce, a very ornamen- 
tal plant, and undoubtedly the best variety for pot- 
culture. Fruit ruddy yellow when ripe ; flavor sub- 
acid and sprightly. Likes a loose, sandy soil and 
plenty of moisture. Should be repotted frequently the 
first year. It can be easily fruited in a warm, sunny 
window, and the plant is always a subject of great cu- 
riosity and attention. 50 cents". 
DWARF or CAVENDISH BANANA. 
An extra fine sort ; dwarf, but very strong and robust, 
attaining a height of only four or five feet. The mag- 
nificent leaves look as though sprinkled with blood. 
Yield of fruit enormous, sometimes as manv as 200 or 
300 bananas in a bunch. Can be wintered over in a 
dry cellar like a canna, or be kept growing all winter, 
and if planted out early in a sunnv place, in very rich 
soil, will often produce a crop of its delicious fruits. A 
most desirable lawn ornament. 25 cents ; specimens 
for immediate effect, $1 to $3 each. 
CATTLEY GUAVA. 
This is the most desirable of the Guava family, be- 
ing ot dwarf habit and bearing heavily when very 
small. It is sure to fruit well by the time the plant is 
a year old. The foliage is evergreen, thick and glossy, 
and the plant when loaded with fruit is a striking 
and beautiful object. Fruit the size of small crab- 
apples, of a golden-yellow color, and verv delicious; 
valuable for jellies. Plant a heavy bearer and perfectly 
adapted to pot-culture; sure to succeed with am one, 
and can be wintered in a cellar safely, ready to grow 
off vigorously in the spring. 25 cents. 
