HORTICULTURAL SPECIALIST 
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ly beautiful flowers. We had excellent flowers on our 
plants last season until late October as they bloom 
for several months. We are glad to be able to offer 
the following varieties. 
Alba. Pure white with carmine spotted centre. 
Canariensis. Pure yellow with red spotting in the 
centre. 
Carminea. Light orange scarlet, spotted carmine in 
the centre. 
Pavonia Speciosa. Bright scarlet with duller red 
spots in centre. 
Ruby Queen. Crimson magenta, centre spotted red. 
Fine Mixture .15 cents each, $1.25 doz. 
Named Varieties .20 cents each, $1.75 doz. 
TUBEROSES 
Double Pearl. 
Single Everblooming Mexican. 
10 cents each, 75 cents per doz. 
Plant tuberoses out about May 15 and onwards, in 
a warm, sunny, well drained location. 
ZEPHRANTHUS. (Fairy Lily.) 
These interesting bulbous plants are suitable for 
cultivation in pots, pans, tubs and outdoors, when 
planted out in warm ground they succeed much the 
best and their blooming season extends until sharp 
frost. 
Ajax. Pure yellow, a rather rare and scarce 
variety.30 cents each, $3.00 per doz. 
Candida. Snow white and very lovely, flow¬ 
ering with us outdoors last season until 
November.10 cents each, 75 cents doz. 
Rosea. Clear rosy pink, the variety more 
seen than any other. 
15 cents each, $1.50 per doz. 
HARDY VINES OR CLIMBERS 
ACTINIDIA. 
arguta. Splendid Japanese climber, rich, 
shiny foliage, white flowers, followed by 
sweet edible fruits.$.75-$1.00 each 
AKEBIA. 
quinata. (Five leaved Akebia.) Green clover 
like foliage and drooping dark purple 
flowers.$.50-$.75 each 
AMPELOPSIS. 
quinquefolia. (Common woodbine or Virginia 
creeper.) Very vigorous native vine, beau¬ 
tiful foliage in fall.50 cents each 
quinquefolia var. engelmanni. Carries extra 
strong tendrils which cling very tightly to 
anything.50 cents each 
Veitchi (Boston ivy.) An immensely popular 
climber for covering walls, foliage very 
brilliant in fall.50 cents each 
ARISTOLOCHIA. 
Sipho. (Dutchman’s Pipe.) 
(Regret inability to offer any plants of these 
this season.) 
BIGNONIA. 
radicans. (Trumpet-creeper.) Vigorous climb¬ 
er, fine for covering unsightly objects. The 
flowers are large deep red with orange 
throat.50 cents each 
grandiflora. Larger and richer colored flow¬ 
ers, a little more tender than radicans, 
does finely along the coast.$1.50 each 
