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THE LADIES’ FLORAL CABINET. 
plant has its leaves arranged in two rows and all spring¬ 
ing from the root; they are from one to two feet long, 
blunt-pointed, and of a deep green. The flower stalk is 
about the same length as the leaves, and bears an umbel 
of from ten to fourteen flowers, which are from two to 
three inches long, curved downward, and of a reddish 
orange color, passing into yellow. They last many 
weeks in great beauty. 
These plants are increased by division of the stems, 
also by seeds, which are freely produced ; as they are 
apt to vary somewhat when increased by seeds, it is best 
to divide any particular variety if a quantity of plants is 
desired. They thrive best in a moderately heavy and 
rich soil, with a small mixture of coarse sand. The 
pots should have good drainage, and during the growing 
season and when in flower they should have a liberal 
supply of water; less, however, is necessary during 
winter. 
OUR WINTER GARDENS. 
T HE catalogue of Nanz & Neuner, Louisville, Ky., is 
filled with descriptions of rare flowers, beautiful 
foliage plants and delicious vegetables. We do not find 
in it any old forms with new names, but everything neat 
and in good order. It is well worth consulting before 
completing all the arrangements for the summer garden. 
Robert Buist, Philadelphia, Pa., has visited us every 
winter for the past fifty-seven years, and his visits are 
ever welcome, as well as entertaining and instructive. 
Mr. Buist’s strong point is the vegetable garden, or the 
essentials for one—good seeds. He considers the vege¬ 
table garden the most important appendage to a country 
villa, and in this respect he is quite correct. However 
beautiful the lawn and flower garden may be, the vege¬ 
table garden, when well ordered, is equally beautiful, and 
the satisfaction of having the first mess of green peas or 
asparagus is doubly sweet. Mr. Buist's catalogue gives 
all the instruction necessary to enable a person to have 
the best of everything in the line of vegetables. 
Henry A. Dreer, 714 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Pa., 
provides for all the necessities of a first-class farm, gar¬ 
den, greenhouse or ornamental grounds. His catalogue 
is neat, concise and complete in illustrations, descriptions 
and cultural instructions. This is one of our old and 
tried friends whose annual visits are always anticipated 
with pleasure, and one who rarely disappoints us. 
Among the specialties offered this year are the favorites, 
the Fancy Caladiums, in more than seventy-five distinct 
varieties, including all that is valuable in the old as well 
as in the new varieties. For many years the fancy-leaved 
Caladiums have been a special feature of this establish¬ 
ment, and the specimen plants which they have shown at 
the various horticultural exhibitions are sufficient evi¬ 
dence that the plant is in good hands, some of the plants 
exhibited having leaves two feet in length and eighteen 
inches in width, perfect in every respect. The Tuberous- 
rooted Begonias, now’ so popular for the shaded border, 
are also largely growm at this establishment. For a 
complete list of plants, seeds and bulbs, send for their 
catalogue. 
The Storrs & Harrison Company, Painesville, Ohio, 
send us their catalogue of 116 pages, finely illustrated. 
Their scope is an extended one, taking in vegetable and 
flower seeds, greenhouse and bedding plants, fruit and 
ornamental trees and shrubs, roses and small-fruit plants. 
In each and every class there is a complete list, novelties 
included. This firm makes a specialty of dollar collec¬ 
tions, and when business can be so managed that eight 
good apple-trees or twelve grape-vines can be had at any 
post-office in the United States for $1, there is but little 
chance for further improvement or the slightest excuse 
for not having fruits, vegetables or flowers. Consult 
their catalogue. 
John Saul, Washington, D. C., sends us a series of 
catalogues, in value second to none that we have received.. 
They are neatly printed on fine paper, fully illustrated, 
and list a most complete collection of vegetable and 
flower seeds, rare plants, roses, bedding plants, fruit and 
ornamental trees, &c. The following enumeration com¬ 
prise the series: 
No. 1.—A descriptive catalogue of fruit trees, &c. 
No. 2.— Catalogue of garden, agricultural and flower 
seeds. 
No. 3. —Wholesale catalogue, or trade list, published 
every autumn. 
No. 4. —Catalogue of ornamental trees, evergreens, 
shrubs, &c. 
No. 5.—Descriptive catalogue of a selection of Roses. 
No. 6.—Descriptive catalogue of new, rare, and 
beautiful plants, Crotons, Dracaenas, and other fine foli¬ 
age plants, Pelargoniums, Geraniums, Fuchsias, Dahlias, 
&c. 
No. 7.—Descriptive catalogue of bulbs, published 
every autumn. 
No. 8.—Descriptive catalogue of Orchids, &c. 
J. F. Mendenhall & Co., Indianapolis, Ind., have issued 
a very handsome and useful catalogue of seeds for the 
farm, field, vegetable and flower garden. The cul¬ 
tural instructions are concise, the illustrations good, and 
the colored frontispiece well executed, both as regards 
drawing and coloring; it is, in short, exceptionally good. 
Every lover of flowers will find it worth many times its 
cost. Price, 10 cents. 
J. M. McCullough’s Sons, 134 and J36 Walnut Street, 
Cincinnati, Ohio. This well known establishment for¬ 
merly confined its business to the sale of vegetable and 
field seeds, agricultural implements, &c. They have 
now gone into ornamental departments, arid, judging 
from their announcement, intelligently. They ignore the 
too common practice of selling $2.50 worth of seeds for 
60 cents, which is a financial impossibility, and aim to 
give their customers full value for their money in all 
