E. Sheppard & Sons' Catalogue of Plants. 
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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 doz. 
AMPELOPSIS 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. 
Acoru8 Gramineus. Foliage variegated ; 25 cts. each. 
Aloe Variegata. 50 cts. each. 
Ardisia Crenulata. Red berries ; 50 cts. each. 
Aspidistra Lurida 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. 
“ “ 11 Nana. Golden yellow, very compact. 
Spathulata. Leaves tinted carmine and green. 
Versicolor. Leaves tinted light rose to deep crimson. 
Price, 10 cts. each ; $1.00 per doz. 
AKEBIA QUINATA. 
A beautiful, hardy climber, attaining a height of twenty feet. Flowers chocolate- 
purple color ; very fragrant. Price, 25 cts. each. 
ARALIA 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 imparipiunately divided. Price, 75 cts. each. 
ARALIA SIEBOLDII. 
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. 
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