TENDER PLANTS FOR CONSERVATORY, POT-GROWING, OR SUMMER BEDDING, continued 
OLEANDERS 
25c each 
Lilian Henderson. Double; white; fra¬ 
grant. 
Rosea. Fragrant; double; pink. The old- 
fashioned type. 
Single Red. A strong plant with good 
blooms. 
Splendens. An excellent large-flowering 
type of soft lavender-pink. 
PLUMBAGO 
A well-known tub or conservatory shrub 
with brilliant sky-blue flowers. 20c each; 
3 for 50c. 
PHILODENDRON 
A quick-growing, slender vine for fern- 
dishes, wall-pockets, and baskets. Grows 
under any condition, forming a tracery of 
heart-shaped leaves. Two varieties: Dark 
Green or Variegated Leaves. 20c each; 
3 for 50c. 
POINSETTIA 
Christmas Pink. A lovely light pink 
form. Very handsome. 40c each. 
Christmas Red. Well-known Christmas 
flower with clusters of scarlet bracts at the 
top of leafy stems. 30c each. 
Double Red Poinsettia. More bracts 
and a darker, richer red than the former. 
50c each. 
RUBBER PLANT (Ficus elastica) 
A fine shrub for growing in pots and tubs, 
with smooth, leathery, evergreen leaves. 
Large plants, 50c each; larger ones, $1.00. 
THUNBERGIA (Black-Eyed Susan) 
A quick-growing vine with white, cream, 
yellow and orange flowers marked with a deep 
black eye. 10c each; 3 for 25c. 
WANDERING JEW (Tradescantia) 
Tricolor. A prettily variegated vine with 
purple and white foliage. 10c each; 12 for 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Plants for Yard and Garden Bloom—Summer-Blooming Annuals 
Set out plants i 
AGERATUM 
Blue Boy. Bushy plants with silken balls 
of fuzzy blue flowers. 10c each; 12 for 75c. 
IMPATIENS 
Showy, free-flowering plants for shady or 
half-shaded places. Pink, Rose, Salmon, 
Orange, and Crimson. 15c each; 3 for 40c. 
VESTAL’S GIANT PANSIES 
Set out in early spring in very rich soil. 
Will bloom magnificently in early summer. 
A lovely mixture. 5c each; 12 for 50c; 100 
for $3.00. 
TUFTED PANSIES (Violas) 
Very free-flowering edging plants in mixed 
colors of clear lovely shades. 5c each; 
12 for 50c. 
PERIWINKLE (Vinca) 
Rosea. A showy bedding annual with 
clusters of rose, white, and red-eyed flowers 
all summer. 10c each; 12 for $1.00. 
SCARLET SAGE 
The most popular summer bedding annual. 
A blaze of scarlet all summer long. Illustrated 
on page 12. 10c each; 3 for 35c; 12 for 75c; 
100 for $5.00. 
. spring for colorful beds and borders throughout 
PETUNIAS 
Double Rosy Morn. Very dwarf. Ex¬ 
quisite pink. Continuously in bloom. 10c 
each; 12 for $1.00. 
Single Rosy Morn. Brilliant rose- 
colored flowers with white throats. Good for 
window-boxes. 10c each; 3 for 25c; 12 for 75c. 
Giant Double. Huge flowers with finely 
fringed edges fluted and crinkled. Pink, 
Velvety Purple, White, and Variegated. 
10c each; 12 for $1.00. 
General Dodds. Rich crimson-garnet. 
10c each; 12 for 75c. 
Diener’s Ruffled Monster. Sensational 
flowers 4 inches or more across in a wide range 
of dazzling colors. 10c each; 12 for $1.00. 
Royal Purple. Solid, rich velvety violet 
flowers with a blackish luster. 10c each; 
12 for $1.00. 
VERBENAS 
Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citriodora). 
Noted for its pale green, sweet-scented 
foliage. 15c each. 
V. erinoides (Moss Verbena). Mossy 
foliage with pink, blue, and white flowers in 
lavish profusion. 10c each; 12 for $1.00. 
V. venosa (Hardy Garden Verbena). A 
thrifty perennial plant, hardy in the South, 
with bright purplish flowers all summer. 
15c each; 4 for 50c. 
the summer 
MAMMOTH VERBENAS 
One of the finest bedding plants, with 
huge clusters of giant sparkling flowers, in 
bloom all summer. See color illustration 
on page 12. 
10c each; 12 for $1.00; 100 for $6.00 
Beauty of Oxford. Cerise-pink. One of 
the finest. 
Blue Giant. Dark blue; free-flowering. 
Defiance. Huge, flat clusters of brilliant 
scarlet flowers. 
Lavender Glory. Soft true lavender with 
creamy white eye. 
Mayflower. Delicate light salmon-pink, 
deepening to rose. 
Pink Beauty. One of the best light pink. 
Seafoam. Very large, well-shaped clusters 
of pure white flowers. 
Ruby. Giant crimson flowers with darker 
eye. 
TEXAS BUTTERFLY PEA 
15c each; 4 for 50c. See page 31 
TORENIA 
Fournieri. Fine pot-plant with pale blue 
flowers distinguished with pansy-violet wings. 
Very lovely for bedding out or edging, es¬ 
pecially in half shady places. Much used in 
conservatory decorat on. 10c ea.; 12 for $1.00. 
Brightly Colored Foliage Plants 
ACALYPHAS 
Tricolor (Fire-Dragon). Noted for its 
dazzling crimson-scarlet foliage and suitable 
for the sunniest places in the garden. A 
showier and more vigorous plant than coleus. 
10c each; 3 for 25c. 
ACHYRANTHES 
Summer bedding plants a little more robust 
than coleus, with brilliant foliage. 
10c each; 12 for 75c. 
Brilliantissima. Very beautiful ruby-red 
leaves and stems. 
McNally. Golden yellow leaves, veined 
with green. 
Emerson!. Glittering garnet foliage, 
purple on the reverse. 
ALTERNANTHERAS (Dwarf Coleus) 
These plants are very largely used in 
ornamental, close bedding for their compact 
habit, brilliant coloring, and dependability. 
10c each; 12 for 60c; 100 for $4.00 
Aurea nana compacta. Bright golden 
yellow foliage. 
Brilliantissima. Rainbow tints of crim¬ 
son, scarlet, and pink. 
Paronychioides major. Brightest car¬ 
mine. Most popular of all. 
ANTHERICUM 
Comosum. A pretty plant for window- 
boxes or hanging-baskets, with deep green, 
ribbon-like foliage marked with a creamy 
yellow band. 15c each. 
CHOICEST FLOWERING BEGONIAS 
Rex. A great favorite as a pot-plant and 
for porch-boxes. It has large, variously 
colored foliage with a metallic luster in 
different shades. Established plants, 35c 
each; 3 different varieties, $1.00. 
Star. Huge, star-shaped leaves a foot or 
more across, with reddish markings. The 
pink flowers are borne in huge sprays high 
above the foliage. 35c each. 
Argenteo-guttata. Bronzy purple leaves 
with silvery markings. White flowers. 20c 
each; 3 for 50c. 
Albo-picta rosea. Green leaves spotted 
white, with delicate rose-pink flowers. 
20c each; 3 for 50c. 
Beefsteak. Silvery leaves, reddish under¬ 
neath. 20c each; 3 for 50c. 
Brilliant. Covered with a wealth of 
Christmas-red flowers. 20c each; 3 for 50c. 
Corallina, Lucerne. Immense clusters of 
bright coral-red flowers, turning delicate pink. 
Green foliage, dotted white. 30c each; 3 
for 75c. 
M. de Lesseps. Beautiful silver-spotted 
foliage and white flowers. 20c each; 3 for 50c. 
Rubra. Bright green foliage with droop¬ 
ing clusters of coral-red flowers. One of the 
best for house-culture. 20c each; 3 for 50c. 
Pink Rubra (Angel Wing). Pale green 
foliage with drooping flowers of pure soft 
pink. 20c each; 3 for 50c. 
Thurstoni. Tall plant with glossy, round 
leaves, red on the under side. Flowers pink. 
20c each; 3 for 50c. 
CALADIUMS See page 21 
COLEUS 
One of the most popular, showy summer 
bedding plants for mass planting. 
New Giant (Christmas Gem). Immense 
leaves 8 to 12 inches long, carmine-red, shad¬ 
ing to maroon and edged with yellow and 
green. 15c each; 3 for 40c. 
C. W. Schmidt. Leaves velvety crimson, 
edged and spotted gold. 15c each; 3 for 40c. 
New Harding. Beautiful bright red leaves 
with brown and greenish yellow edging. 
Delightfuly variety. 20c each; 3 for 50c. 
Rainbow (Christmas Queen). Leaves 
range from lavender-maroon through shades 
of brown, pink, and yellow, varying from 
leaf to leaf. 15c each; 3 for 40c. 
Trailing Queen. A half-trailing or run¬ 
ning variety for window-boxes or baskets. 
Leaves crimson and creamy pink. 10c each; 
12 for 75c. 
Vestal’s Gorgeous Bedding Coleus, 
Mixed. 10c each; 12 for 75c; 100 for $5.00. 
CROTONS 
Superb pot-plants with broad, erect leaves 
in a glorious medley of variegated colors. 
3-in. pot-plants, 40c each; 3 for $1.00. 
GYNURA 
Aurantiaca (Velvet Plant). Has velvety 
leaves and stems covered with purple hairs 
reflecting many colors. An object of con¬ 
tinual interest. 15c each; 2 for 25c. 
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JOS. W. VESTAL & SON 
Box 871 • Little Rock, Ark. 
