JOHN LEWIS CHILOS, FLORAL PARK, N. V. 
FUCHSIA 
‘TRAILING 
QUEEN” 
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MANETTIA 
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Ghoice W>n<lo\V Viqes. 
Nothing is better for winter as window plants than the 
choice flooring Vines here offered. They will all do well, 
ttie plants heme now large and strong. 
Childsia Wercklei, or Treasure Vine- New. and a beau¬ 
tiful climbing corapositne. suitable for cool, shady win¬ 
dows or verandas, while it will grow to the height of 10 
feet, it blooms profusely when very small, its flowers bc- 
ii u e wlematis in shape, but intense scarlet in color, 
which, added to its foliage and natural grace of growth, 
makes one of the most elegant flowering plants ever seen. 
It m a quick, robust grower, and so hardy and vigorous 
that it will Stand any nmountof abuse. Specimens which 
we sent to the Royal Botanic Gardens, at Kew, attracted 
great attention, and it has been decided to call it Trea- 
!•"tt.'" account of its great value; scientifically. 
Ghildsia Wercklei. It is a line fall and winter bloomer. 
3oc. eaoh; 3 for 60c. 
Fuchsia Trailing Queen— This new Fuchsia never grows 
erect, but always trails down over side of the pot, and is 
the most beautiful of all Vines for suspension. A well- 
grown plant is a weeping fountain of waxen -scarlet and 
violet-purple bells, and Tc remains in this condition for 
months at a time. Very robust and ensy to grow, the 
branches reaching a length of four and five feet, bloom- 
Ji n «i an ^ growing nearly the whole year. The leaves are 
dark green, ribbed and rayed with red or crimson, which 
makes them luminous and handsome. Flowers and buds 
long and graceful, borne in large clusters at the end of 
the vines. When expanded the flowers are very large in 
size, tube and sepals bright rosy scarlet, while the corolla 
at opening is a rich violet-purple, changing the second 
day to a fine .shade of crimson, the two colors in the same 
cluster contrasting beautifully. A good specimen will 
show hundreds of flowers at once, and the effect when sus¬ 
pended in a window, is truly glorious. 20c. each; 3 for 50c. 
Smllax— The dainty yet luxuriant masses of the glossy 
bmilax are as handsome in the window as any other 
flower, and as the plant is easy to grow anyone can 
possess it, A beautiful climber for the arch of a plant- 
stand, wreathing it in a bower or the loveliest green. The 
finest foliage we have for bouquets, cut-flower work, etc., 
as - 4 x 1 8 °„ . , an< l &prav-like, and lasts for days 
without wilting. Flowers white, fleecy, profuse, and 
fragrant, loc. each ; 3 for 30c. 
Manettia Vine— In the house it can be trained all around a 
window, and it will be a 6olkl wreath of bloom, both 
summer and winter; in the open ground during summer 
it will grow ten feet, branching freely and covering a 
large space of trellis, arbor or wall, show ing at all times 
thousands of its bright blossoms. The flowers are W, to 2 
inches long, and of the most intense fiery scarlet, shad¬ 
ing off to a bright yellow tip. They are also covered wit h 
a scarlet moss or hairy substance, w hich adds much to 
their beauty, and each flower keeps perfect for w eeks be*, 
fore falling. No plant is easier to grow, and it com¬ 
mences to bloom at once from the smallest cuttings, and 
continues to bloom most profusely at all times. There is 
not a day during its life that it is w ithout flowers, if it 
has any sort of decent care. 15c. each; 3 for 30c.; 6 for 50c. 
Passiflora Pfordti— The best for pot culture, as it blooms 
when but a foot high ; large, handsome. friDged flowers, 
exhibiting a mingling of white, pink, brown and blue in 
its coloring, making a flower of the most fascinating 
beauty. 13c. each ; 3 for 30c. 
Passiflora Constance Elliot— One of the most graceful of 
all vines, worth a place in every home for its exquisite 
foliage. The shining, leathery, fivo-fineered lea ves airily 
fringing the slender stems, after the snows of winter be¬ 
gin to fall. Flowers pure white. 15c. each; 3 for 30c. 
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