SHAFFER GARDEN'S NURSERY 
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Kalanrhoe Tubiflora. Cylindrical 
mottled fleshy leaves producing 
large numbers of young plants from 
the leaf tips. A beautiful oddity 
bearing flowers from old plants. 
STARFISH or JEWEL FLOWER 
Stapelia. Startling animal-like flow¬ 
ers. A strange denizen of the South 
African deserts. Grow it and prove 
to your friends that it is real. Cac¬ 
tus-like, 4 to 8 inches high. 
VARIEGATED DEVIL’S IiACK- 
HONK I’edilanthus tithymaloides va- 
riegatus. Variegated light cream 
and green leaves occasionally tinged 
with pink on zig zag green stems; 
pointed small red flowers. 
Prepaid 
ea^h 
Small 
.10 
.15 
Not Prepaid 
eaeh 
Med’m 
.15 
.35 
.25 
each 
Large 
.50 
.50 
30 
.50 
.50 
30 
WATER PLANTS 
PARROT’S FEATHER Myriophyl- 
luin proserpinacoides. A very beau¬ 
tiful fast growing, fine feathery wa¬ 
ter plant. ... .15 .25 
UMBRELLA PLANT Cyperus alter- 
nifolius. Always presents an at¬ 
tractive appearance as a pot plant 
or in the water garden. .10 .25 
WATER HYACINTH I’iaropus 
crassipes. A beautiful floating water 
plant with bright blue flowers borne 
in hyacinth like spikes. One of the 
very best water garden plants. .15 .25 
AIR PLANTS 
Hang these plants fastened to rough bark in moss in 
the air above your other plants and sprinkle when watering 
your plants. 
BUTTERFLY ORCHID Kpiden- 
drum tampense. A Florida native 
orchid found growing on large trees 
in the dense jungles. Flowers green¬ 
ish brown in racemes, lip white 
marked with rose purple. _ .25 .50 
AIR PLANT or AIR PINE Tilland- 
sia. Resembles pineapple plants, 
growing upon large trees. Flowers 
purplish blue or white. A real 
oddity. __- .10 .25 
SPANISH .MOSS Dendropogan us- 
neoides. The well known wild, long- 
moss found growing ah over Flor¬ 
ida. Beautiful and odd_ _ 
FERNS 
ASPARAGUS FALCATFS. Largest 
and finest of the asparagus ferns. 
Can be used for cutting. Flowers 
white and fragrant. - 
ASPARAGUS FERN Asparagus 
sprengeri. Fine for urns, pots, and 
porch boxes. The white flowers 
and red berries are very attractive. 
BOSTON FERNS Plain Boston. 
Fine cut leaved type, sword leaved 
and crested. --—.- 
1. VCE ASPARAGUS FERN Aspar¬ 
agus pluinosus. The very fine, tern 
leaved, climbing plant used by flor¬ 
ists for cut flower work . 
MAIDENHAIR FERNS Adiantum 
liispidulum. The forked fan like 
leaves with their minute hairs and 
small pinnae make an unusual 
pretty pot fern. - 
Adrian!um cuneafum. The well 
known tine-leaved dark green va¬ 
riety. A fine pot plant and the cut 
fronds are beautilul for tlower ar¬ 
rangements. — 
Adiantum species. Try some of 
the unnamed ferns in this lot. They 
aro just as fine as those named ones 
listed here and a lew are especially 
beautiful. 
TABLE FERNS Uteris variegated 
green and white. One of the best 
table ferns. - 
l’teris cut leaved. Slender long 
finely cut leaves. Very attractive 
green leaved type. -- 
PLANTS WITH HERBACEOUS LIKE TOPS 
ALTER N ANTHER A. Small red 
leaved plant resembling small co¬ 
leus. -- 
.10 
.10 
.10 
.10 
.10 
.15 
.15 
.15 
.15 
.15 
S LIKE 
.10 
1.00 
1.00 
. I a 
.50 
.50 
1.00 
.40 
.40 
AMAZON LILY’ Eueharis amazon- 
Prepaid 
Not Prepaid 
ica. Large dark green leaves, flow- 
Small 
Med’m 
Laree 
err. large white, very fragrant. One 
parh 
parti 
each 
of the best bulbs for pot culture. 
.35 
.75 
1.00 
ANGEL WING BEGONIA (Argen- 
tir. Guttata). Tall growing, red and 
purple leaves marked with silver 
dots. _ 
.25 
.50 
ARROW-ROOT Maranta arundina- 
variegata. Beautiful variegated 
green and white canna-like foliage. 
Needs moisture. 
.15 
.50 
.75 
ARTILLERY PLANT or ARTIL¬ 
LERY FERN I’ilea micropliylla. A 
rapid growing, dense, light green, 
fern like plant. Very attractive 
house plant. _. 
.10 
.25 
50 
ASPIDISTRA LURID A. Large 
broad strap like leaves doing well in 
dark halls with little light or atten¬ 
tion. 
.15 
.50 
.75 
REEFSTEAK BEGONIA (Feastii). 
Low spreading, circular leaves, red 
beneath, glossy green above, thick 
and fleshy. Dainty coral red flowers. 
.25 
.40 
1.00 
BLUE SAGE Daedalaranthus nervo- 
sus. Prominent veined, dark green 
leaves: fine heads of dark blue flow¬ 
ers In winter. 
.15 
.25 
.50 
CALADIUM FANCY LEAVED or 
Dwarf Elephant Ears. Equaled by 
no other fancy foliage bulb plant. 
Always beautiful. We have four 
color combinations. 
.15 
.25 
.40 
CHIVES. Small leaved type. Onion 
flavored used in cooking. 
.10 
.15 
CHRYSANTHEMUM. Showy semi 
double flowered bushy types, colors 
yellow or pink. _ 
.15 
.25 
COLEUS. Highly colored foliage 
plants. Mixed varieties. _ 
.15 
.25 
COLUMBINE or Aquilegia. Mixed 
small plants. .... „ _ 
.15 
CORAL OR FIRE CRACKER 
PLANT Russellia .juncea. Long, re¬ 
curving, wiry, stemmed, rush - like 
plant, hearing coral red flowers al¬ 
most constantly. 
.15 
.35 
.50 
CREEPING CLUB MOSS Selagi- 
nella. Elegant fronds of peacock- 
blue, green and bronze. Use for 
ground cover in dark, damp place. 
.15 
.35 
Club Moss. Tall type, green like 
a fern. 
.15 
.35 
I) R A C A E N A GODSKFI IANA. 
Branches low and freely with small 
smooth leaves spotted with creamy 
white and yellow. Suited for fern 
dishes. 
.25 
.50 
1.00 
DRACAENA Sp. Narrow graceful 
foliage of a pretty carmine rose. 
.25 
.50 
1.00 
ENGLISH VIOLETS. Single, fra¬ 
grant, blue flowers. 
.10 
.25 
PLEASE READ THESE DIRECTIONS 
SIZE OF PLANTS OFFERED 
Small —For those who do not wish to buy the larger 
sized plants we offer small rooted plants, small divi¬ 
sions or bulbs at a low price. This class of plants 
are carefully wrapped in damp moss and sent by 
mail postpaid provided the order amounts to $1.00 
o. 1 more. 
Medium —These are much larger plants, three to five 
inch pot size, which we carefully pack and forward 
by express not prepaid. 
Large—These are good sized plants, li inch pot size or 
larger which we carefully pack and sli p by express 
not prepaid. 
SUBSTITUTION —Please always list the names of some 
plants which we may substitute for any which may tie 
sold out of stock. 
TERMS —Cash with order. To secure safety remittances 
should be made by registered letter, express or post- 
office money order. 
GUARANTEE —We exercise every care to have all our 
plants true to name but should any prove untrue to 
name the Shaffer Gardens Nursery shall be liable only 
lor the sum paid for the stock which may prove untrue. 
SHAFFER GARDENS Nl KSERY 
N. Highland Ave. Clearwater, Florida 
