TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL PLAN JS 
Prepaid Not Prepaid 
FLORIDA WILD LARKSPUR, A 
Small 
Med’rn 
Large 
verv attractive small blue flowered 
each 
each 
each 
plant. Blooms freely. 
GIANT ELEPHANT’S EAR Xan- 
thosoma. A giant; growing six to 
ten feet high with huge green 
.15 
,35 
1.50 
leaves three feet or more across. 
GINGER Sp. Lily-like plant. Roots 
.10 
.50 
have strong odor like ginger. - 
LEOPARD PLAN T Farfungium 
Grande. Large circular leaves 
spotted with creamy white and yel- 
,10 
,25 
.50 
low. Extremely ornamental. - 
Farfugium. Green leaved type. 
Larger leaves waved at margins. 
,50 
,25 
.40 
MARANTA Sp. BROWN SPOT. 
Low growing (six to twelve inches), 
round, light green leaved plant with 
dark chocolate brown squarish 
patches between the midrib and 
margin of the leaf. Very tropical 
appearing. Needs shade and mois- 
ture. . . -- - 
Maranta sp. Light green varie¬ 
gated near midrib. Under side of 
,25 
.50 
.75 
leaf purplish, -—-- 
,25 
,50 
,75 
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BARGAIN COLLECTIONS 
12 Flowering Plants, all different, our selection. Post¬ 
paid _ $1.00 
12 Palms, six varieties, our selection. Postpaid .. $1.00 
10 Decorative Foliage Plants, ail different, our selec¬ 
tion. Postpaid —.. $1.00 
12 Succulent Plants, all different, our selection. 
Postpaid _______ $1.00 
30 Ornamental House Plants, all different, our selec¬ 
tion. Postpaid. _ __— $2.50 
50 Tropical and Subtropical Plants, all different, our 
selection. Postpaid. - $4.50 
SULTANA or EVERBLOOMING 
IMPATIENS. One of the best old 
time free blooming house plants. 
Beautiful pink flowers. .... _ 
TAPE WORM PLANT. Very flat, 
many jointed stems. Unusual cur¬ 
iosity. _ 
TROPICAL S N O W ON THE - 
MOUNTAIN Talinum patens varie- 
gata. A small handsome variegated 
house and rock garden plant with 
green and white foliage, Abundance 
of light pink flowers, ..........- 
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TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL PLANTS 
SHAFFER GARDENS NURSERY 
N. Highland Ave., 
CLEARW ATER, FLORIDA 
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U. S. Department of Agriculture, 
POSTMASTER: If impossible to 
Washington, D. C. 
deliver to the addressee at the ad¬ 
dress given, please deliver to the 
party receiving mail at this address. 
M^VSES-1N THE CRADLE Trade 
s<..ntki discolor. Upright purple and 
green leaves about 12 inches high. 
Very decorative. Flowers in a boat¬ 
like case. _ ’ . ... _ 
NEPHTHYTIS LIBER IC A. A 
climbing and trailing' plant with 
oalla-like leaves growing well in soil 
or water. Fine for wall vases. . 
PEPEROMIA OBTUSIKOLIA. A be¬ 
gonia-like, heavy waxy, leaved plant 
about G to 12 inches high. Attrac¬ 
tive house plant of easy culture. 
RED HOT POKER. Terminal red 
flowers. Leaves large, light green. 
SNAKE’S BEARD Ophiopogon jn- 
buran. A low dark green gi’ass-like 
plant good for dish gardens and 
small borders. 
ST. BERNARDS LILY Anthericum. 
Drooping, long, narrow ,green and 
white striped foliage. Large spikes 
white flowers. Suited for dish gar¬ 
dens and small pots. ... 
STRAWBERRY GERANIUM or 
Aaron’s Beard, Saxifraga sarmento- 
sa. This hanging basket plant with 
its runners and round, white veined 
leaves is an old iavorite.__ 
P 
.10 ,25 
.15 .25 
.10 .25 
.10 .25 
Bureau of Plant Industry 
Fruit and Vegetable Crops and Diseases 0 p 0 8—3591 
.50 
.50 
WANDERING JEW Tradescautia 
sp. Giant Wandering Jew. Leaves 
(i to 12 inches long, purple and 
green. Very odd. 
Purplo and Green Wandering Jew. 
Very showy. ._ 
Plain Green type with beautiful 
blue flowers. ...... 
BANANA 
BANANA Musa. Lady finger variety 
bearing small delicious fruit; very 
largo beautiful leaves. 
BULBS 
BARBADOS LILY Amaryllis eques- 
tre. Glorious large bright red flow¬ 
ers. . _... . .. .. ... ..... _ 
CRINUM. Large flowering Florida 
lilies related to amaryllis, much 
larger. Flowers very large and 
spider like. .... _ _ 
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.10 
.05 
.10 
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.25 
.20 
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.50 1.00 
,20 
.35 1.00 
.15 
.10 
DAY L I L Y Hemerocallis. Double, 
orange flowers on tall stalks ex¬ 
tending above the light green leaves. .15 .25 .75 
Seeds 10c per Package 
PALMS—Phoenix Canariensis, Cocos, Plumosa, Sabal Pal¬ 
metto, Serenoa Serruluta, Mixed. Brazilian Pepper, 
.50 Australian Pine. 
