My u Great 4 Collection for 50c.” of the Best New Piants for Season 1898. 
Asparagus Sprerageri. (Emerald Feather.) 
This New Abyssinian Parlor Fern is a plant of 
exquisite grace, and impressive beauty, greatly 
admired by all people of refined taste, and destined 
to supersede “The Smilax and the Fern.” It is 
handsomer for vases, bouquets or festooning. The 
fronds grow 5 feet in length and will last weeks 
in water when cut, and perfectly fresh for 
days without anything. An easy and rapid grower— 
a lovely plant for church decoration at Christmas or 
Easter. Strong plants 15 c. each, 2 for 25c. 
“THE AUREOLE GERANIUM ”- Mad Bruant. 
The most remarkable Geranium ever raised for 
outside bedding or indoor decoration. The flowers 
are a wonderful piece of art, almost startling m 
effect. For tfSdding purposes no variety equals it- 
the plant is one of the most beautiful for decorative 
purposes we have either for window, table or church. 
Each. u floret resembles a pansy blossom. They are 
very large, and remind one of a beautiful plaque of 
alabaster whiteness, veined with lake, radiating into 
a beautiful aureole of bright solferino—a flower of 
celestial loveliness. Price 15c. each, 2 for 25c 
10 for $J.00; $7.00 per 100. 
TBE BOSTON FERPS., 
(Nephrolepis Exallata Bosloniensis.) 
In the vicinity of Boston no other plant is used so 
extensively as this graceful Nephrolepis, which dif¬ 
fers from the ordinary fern in having much longer 
fronds, which frequently attain a length of four feet. 
These fronds arch and droop over very gracefully, on 
account of which it is frequently called the fountain 
tern. This drooping habit make* it an excellent 
plant to grow a* a single specimen on a table or 
Mdestal. 15c., 2 for 25o. New. 
BEW WEEPING LANTAB3&. 
The most beautiful basket plant ever grown. 
Record of one plant. —Planted in an ordinary nail 
keg in May, was in flower all the time till August, 
when it had 590 clusters of flowers, continue d in full 
flower (removed to a greenhou-e in October) to 
December, when 350 clusters were counted At this 
time every young branch was cutoff to propagate, 
but on January 14th it had 100 beautiful new clusters. 
The plant has a most graceful drooping habit, grows 
rapidly, and blooms persistently winter and summer, 
producing a cluster of flowers at each leaf. Color, 
most delicate, clear, brilliant, rosy lilac; foliage, 
bright dark green. Does equally well in winter or 
summer. 15c. each, 2 for 25c. 
THE ABOVE 4 NEW PLANTS FOR SOo. MV OREAT OFFER FOR 1898. 
