SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1896 
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Rossellia Juqcea. 
This(plant ha^long. wiry, leafless stems which grow in 
graceful, drooping masses, flowing like hair. On these bare 
steins are borne quantities of long, tubular flowers of the 
most vivid scarlet color, something like a Manettia bloom, 
but more numerous. It is a novel and beautiful plant, suit¬ 
able either for beds in summer or for pot culture. In pots it 
blooms the entire year, especially during the winter and 
early spring months. The great drooping masses of bloom 
are like a fountain of coral, scarlet and green. In the South 
it. is perfectly hardy and a superb garden flower. In any 
<Miniate one of the very easiest of all plants to grow, and 
certainly one of the most brilliant and persistent bloomers, 
ll is a valuable addition to our standard list of best plants 
: 20 c. each; 3 forfiOc. 
gapseVeria Zealapica. 
A NEW DECORATIVE PLANT OF CREAT VALUE. 
There is scarcely a decorative plant listed that is more 
striking in foliage and habit than this, and certainly none 
other that will stand as much downright neglect and hard- 
ship as will thlp. Nothing but frost or a continual drench¬ 
ing with water, has terrors for it. It will grow in a dark 
hall, a cool bed-room, or stand on the mantel in a heated 
! sitting-room. It will stand gas and dust, and will go for 
months without- a drop of water, yet remain as thrifty as 
ever. Singularly beautiful as well as easily grown. Erect, 
rigid, sword-like leaves; in some old specimens reaching a 
length of from four to six feet. The leaves are thick and 
Chrysanthemum Storm Petrel. 
This is a hardy perennial, with llnely cut, fern-like 
foliage, and dwarf trailing growth. It blooms stall timesof 
the year if kept in nets, and out of doors until after 
hard frosts have killed almost everything else. It is 
a very profuse bloomer, and the pretty, rosette-like 
I flowers are of a pure white, very large and double. 
• Onr plants are strong, and will soon lie in bloom. 
Everyone ought to grow it because of its great hardi¬ 
es*. and its simple, graceful beauty. 20 c. each: 3 for 50c. 
fleshy, a dark green color, with clouded bars of white. In 
May and June it sends up long plumy flower spikes, which 
in their soft feathery whiteness, remind one of an Agave’s 
flower. The splendid outlines of this plant, together with its 
distinctive marbling, make it asuperli plant for jardinieres, 
centers of vases, etc. It will also grow splendidly out of 
doors in summer. Just the plant for sunless windows or 
halls, where nothing else will grow. It is new and little 
known to cultivation, but a plant which all will delight to 
possess. 20e. each ; 3 for 50c. 
