Asparagus Sprengeri. (Emerald Feather.) 
This (New Abyssinian Parlor Fern is a plant of 
exquisite grace, and impressive beauty, greatly 
admired by all people of relined taste, and destined 
to supersede ‘-The Smilax and the Fern.” It is 
handsomer for vases, bouquets or festooning. The 
fronds grow 5 feet in length and will last weeks 
in water when cut, and perfectly fresh for 
days without anything, An easy and rapid grower— 
.a lovely plant for church decoration at Christmas or 
Easter. Stroug plants 15c. each, 2 for 25c. 
‘“THE AUREOLE GERANIUM."— Mad Bruant. 
The most remarkable Geranium ever raised for 
outside bedding or indoor decoration. The flowers 
are a wonderful piece of art, almost startling in 
effect. For bedding purposes no variety equals it; 
the plant is one of the most beautiful tor decorative 
purposes we have either for window, tableorchurch. 
Each, floret resembles a pansy blossom. They are 
very large, and remind one of a beautiful plaque of 
alabaster whiteness, veined with lake, radiating into 
a beautiful aureole of bright sollerino—a flower of 
celestial loveliness. Price (5c. each, 2 for 25c., 
10 for $1.00; $7.00 per 100. 
THE BOSTON FERN. 
(Nephrolepis Exallata Bosloniensis.) 
In the vicinity of Boston no other plant is used so 
■extensively as this graceful Nephrolepis, which dif¬ 
fers from the ordinary fern in having much longer 
fronds, which frequently attain a length of (our feet. 
These fronds arch and droop over very gracefully, on 
account of which it is frequently called the fountain 
fern. This drooping habit makes it an excellent 
plant to grow as a single specimen on a table or 
pedestal. 15c., 2 for 25c. New. 
THE ftBOWE H NEW PLANTS FOR 
NEW WEEPBNG LANTANA. 
The most beautiful basket plant ever grown. 
Record of one plant. —Planted in an ordinary nail 
keg in May, was in flower all the time till August, 
when it bud 590 clusters of flowers, continued m full 
flower (removed to a greenhou-e in October) to 
December, when 350 clusters were counted. At this 
time every young branch was cut oil'to propagate, 
but on January 14th it had 100 beautiful new clusters. 
The plant has a most graceiul drooping habit, grows 
rapidly, and blooms persistently winter and summer, 
producing a cluster of flowers at each leaf. Color, 
most delicate, clear, brilliant, rosy lilac; foliage, 
bright dark green. Does equally well in winter or 
summer. 15c. each, 2 for 25c. 
50c. MY GREAT OFFER FOR 1898. 
