NEW, RARE , AND SELECT PLANTS. 
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ACACIAS. 
Our collection of these very beautiful greenhouse plants is large, and includes 
all the finest sorts, viz. — 
Acacia armata, 50c. 
cultrseformis, $1. 
caiamifolia, $1. 
dealbata, 50c. 
Drummondii, $1. 
longifolia, $1. 
Acacia magnifica, $1. 
Lophantha, 50c. 
pubescens, 82 . 
spectabilis, 81. 
undulata, 50c. 
vestita, $1. 
AGERATUMS. 
These are very handsome bedding plants, producing a profusion of bright blue 
flowers throughout the whole summer, and especially desirable for bouquets on 
account of their delicately tinted blossoms. 
Imperial Dwarf grows only about eight inches high, with blue flowers. 
Mexicanum, flowers light blue, growing two feet high. 
Mexicanum variegatum, very beautiful, the foliage edged with white. 
Prince Alfred, a pretty variety, with bluish-lilac flowers. 
Tom Thumb, blue; very dwarf, six inches, with porcelain blue flowers. 
25c. each; $2. 25 per dozen. 
ALTERNANTHERAS. 
Beautiful dwarf plants, of a compact habit, growing six to eight inches high, and 
admirably adapted for front-pieces or edgings to flower-beds, their beautifully- 
variegated foliage of crimson, purple, yellow, pink, and green forming rich masses 
of verdure, always attractive and highly ornamental. 
Amdena, leaves tinted yellow, brown, and rose color; very beautiful. 
Spathuluta, narrow leaves, tinted carmine and green. 
Paronycliioides, leaves tinted light rose to deep crimson. 
Amabilis, leaves broad, yellow, scarlet, and green; a rapid grower. 
Latifolia, leaves broad, beautifully marked with yellow, pink, and orange. 
Latifolia magnifica, leaves broad, scarlet, yellow, and green. 
Versicolor, leaves light rose, tinted deep crimson. • 
Price, 25c. each; $2.25 per dozen. 
ACALYPHA WILKESIANA. 
A distinct and showy plant, with variegated foliage, rivalling the Cissus; leaves 
large, blotched and streaked with chocolate, crimson, and bright red. 
Price, 50c. each. 
AKEBIA QUINATA. 
A perfectly hardy and beautiful climbing plant, growing fifteen feet high, with 
trifoliate leaves and dark-brown flowers; highly fragrant. We can recommend 
this as one of the best hardy climbers. 
Price, 30c. each; §3 per dozen. 
ALLAMANDA WARDLEIANA. 
A very fine acquisition. The lobes of the corolla are broader and rounder and of 
greater substance than any other; the throat is also darker in color, and the out¬ 
side of the flower is of a reddish shade; it blooms young aud nearly all the year 
round. Price, $2 each. 
