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K. SHEPPARD & SONS’ CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 
Brilliantissima. A most brilliant variety, with heart-shaped leaves of a brilliant 
carmine, mottled with crimson, the stem and leaf-stalks pinkish violet. 
Lindenii. Fine dwarf habit, lance-shaped leaves, of a deep blood-red color. 
" Aurea. Leaves bright yellow, veined carmine ; stems violet-crimson. 
Brilliantissima. Leaves and habit the same as A. Lindenii ; but with 
deep carmine leaves, and deep pinkish violet stems. 
Verschaffeltii. Deep crimson leaves, with bright carmine veins. 
Price, io cts. each ; $1.00 per dozen. 
AM PELOPSIS VEITCHII. 
A small variety of the Virginia Creeper, a plant of rapid growth, and adheres 
very firmly to any surface. It is perfectly hardy, and, like the old variety, the 
leaves change to a bright scarlet in the fall. Price, 25 cts. each. 
Acacia. In variety ; 50 cts. each. 
Acorus Gramineus. F'oliage variegated ; 25 cts. each. 
Aloe Variegata; 50 cts. each. 
Ardisia Crenulata. Red berries ; 50 cts. each. 
Aspidistra Lnrida Variegata. 
ALTERNANTHERAS. 
Beautiful dwarf-growing plants from Brazil ; finely variegated with all the shades 
of crimson, scarlet, yellow, and green ; suitable for baskets and ribbon-lines. 
Paronychioides. Leaves tinted green, crimson, and straw-color. 
“ Major. Leaves brilliant carmine and green. 
“ “ Aurea. Bright golden yellow, retaining its color through- 
out the season. 
Spatliulata. Leaves tinted carmine and green. 
Versicolor. Leaves tinted light rose to deep crimson. 
Price, 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per dozen. 
AKEBIA QUINATA. 
A beautiful hardy climber, attaining a height of twenty feet. Flowers chocolate- 
purple color ; very fragrant. Price, 25 cts. each. 
ARAL I A FILICIFOLIA. 
An ornamental stone-plant, graceful in habit, and well furnished with foliage. 
One of the most valuable decorative plants of its family. The stem and leaf 
stocks are purplish, thickly marked with oblong white spots, with leaves expanding 
into a broad, leafy limb, which is imparipinnatcly divided. Price, 75 cts. each. 
ARAL I A SIEBOLD1I. 
A beautiful ornamental plant, alike useful in the conservatory or the sub-tropical 
garden; leaves palmate, deeply lobed, bright green. Price, 50 cts. to $1.00 each. 
