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Tender Plants and Bulbs 
Vick’s Garden and Floral Guide 
GERANIUMS 
T IIE improvement in the Geranium, both in the size of the 
individual flower and the truss, is wonderful when compared 
with the flower of a dozen years ago. Many of the single flowers 
are larger than a silver dollar, and the trusses are immense balls of 
living color; while in color we find from the purest white to deli¬ 
cate rose, brilliant scarlet, richest crimson, and many other shades. 
The foliage varieties are also much improved. The bronze-leaf, 
with its margin of gold, zoned with chocolate and crimson, are very 
fine. The ivy-leaved section also shows great improvement, the 
flowers being equal in size and color to the best double and sin¬ 
gle Geraniums of the ordinary type. 
Plants, each, 15 cents ; three for 40 cents ; six for 80 cents ; 
twelve for #1.50. 
SINGLE. 
Baronne de Scalibert. Salmon, white eye. 
Gen. Galliene. Intense crimson. 
General Grant. Scarlet. This old sort still retains popularity as a bedder. 
Jumbo. Very fine scarlet. 
Marguerite de Layre. A fine, strong, free grower; pure white flowers. 
M. P. Morlan. Large flower; bright rosy salmon, white center. 
Queen of the Whites Improved. Pure white. 
Telegraph. A pleasing shade of deep orange cerise; robust and free- 
flowering. 
1 DOUBLE. 
Beaute Poitevine. One of the finest of the semi-doubles. Trusses of bloom 
and individual flowers of immense size and fine shape. The color is a bright 
salmon-pink, delicately shaded and tinted from deep orange to pure salmon. 
Centaur. A fine double pink. 
Countess de Harcourt. Pure snow-white. 
Double General Grant. Scarlet; fine bedder. 
Heteranthe. Bright scarlet. 
Jean Viaud. Flowers semi-double, brilliant rose, two beautiful white spots 
on upper petals, which add to its beauty. A prolific bloomer. 
La Pilot. Very dark scarlet. 
La Favorite. The best pure white. 
Madame Jaulin. Center of flower delicate pink, bordered with pure white. 
For beauty this is unrivaled by' any bedding sort; also valuable for pot culture. 
Madame la Comtesse de Baume. A charming bright pink; fine large bloom. 
Madame Landrey. Clear salmon, center shading to copper, with white eye. 
Madame Buchner. Double; snow-white. A strong grower. 
S. A. Nutt. Double. Brilliant deep blood-red, with maroon shadings. 
Rather tall ; vigorous grower. Truss large. One of the finest bloomers. 
Toronto. Bright salmon. Flowers and truss of large size. A grand bedder. 
TRICOLOR. 
Loaves Varif.cjated. Prized for the beauty of the foliage, which is very 
•fiandsomc. For house or conservatory culture they' are the best. 
M’ s. Pollock. Flowers scarlet. 
Happy Thought. A tricolor geranium, with very dark green foliage, having 
a light, creamy, almost white center, with a dark band about the light zone. 
It is a beautiful plant, and the flowers bright scarlet. 
DOUBLE IVY-LEAF. 
This class has thick, glossy', Ivy'-shaped leaves. The plants are drooping 
in habit, and excellent for baskets, vases, and house plants; not undesirable for 
lawn beds. 
Jeanne d’Arc. White, suffused with lavender. Double. 
Leopard. The flowers are large, semi-double, and borne in medium-sized 
trusses. The color is remarkable, being fully as rich as that of an orchid—a 
clear lflac-pink, the upper petals being heavily' blotched with deep crimson, 
and marked with maroon dots. The plant is a strong and vigorous grower, 
and blooms abundantly. 
Souvenir de Chas. Turner. Double ; deep pink, maroon in upper petals. 
SWEET-SCENTED. 
Dr. Livingstone. Leaves finely divided, very fragrant. 
Rose. This is the most desirable of the scented varieties. 
Variegated Rose. Leaves green, bordered with white. 
BRONZE. 
The leaves of the Bronze Geraniums show the most beautiful shades of yellow 
or brownish red, the foliage being as handsome as the flowers. 
Black Douglas. Flowers salmon. Foliage golden y'ellow; red zone. 
Exquisite. Leaf light yellow ground, chocolate zone Flowers salmon. 
LARGE-FRUITED LEMON 
Ponder os a 
A true ever-bearing variety'. On a plant six feet high no less than eighty-nine 
of these ponderous lemons were growing at one time. The tree was bloom¬ 
ing, and at the same time had fruit in all stages of development, from the 
size of a pea up to the ripe fruit. Fruit weighing over four pounds had been 
taken from this tree. The lemons have very' thin rind for such large fruit. It 
is the juiciest of all lemons, makes delicious lemonade, and for culinary pur¬ 
poses cannot be excelled. It fruits when quite small, and makes a lovely 
house plant. Thrifty young plants, each, 25 cents; two for 40 cents. 
PALMS 
First size, eighteen to twenty inches high ; second size, eight to twelve 
inches high ; third size, strong young /slants from three-inch pots. 
Sent by Mail or Express, charges prepaid, at prices quoted. 
Kentia Belmoreana. Graceful arching leaves, with long, terete, shining, 
yellowish-brown petioles ; divisions of the leaves, twenty to thirty in num¬ 
ber, strap-shaped, deep green in color. This palm will stand a great deal of 
ill-usage and maintain a good appearance. First size, 31.25; second size, 
85 cents ; third size, 35 cents. 
Kentia Forsteriana. The beautiful ** Thatch Palm,” similar to the last,but 
the petioles are a brighter green and the leaf divisions narrower, more deli¬ 
cate and graceful. A handsome Palm for table decoration. First size, 31.25; 
second size, 85 cents ; third size, 35 cents. 
Latania Borbonica. Has fan-shaped leaves, split into divisions at the apex, 
and frequently' there are threads hanging between the divisions. A strong, 
vigororous plant, and makes a fine appearance in the window, or in contrast 
with other plants. First size, 31 AS ; second size, 50 cts.; third size, 25 cts. 
PRIMROSE 
Mexican Primrose. A charming plant, which in freedom ofbloom excels all 
others. Flowers almost three inches in diameter, cup-shaped ; color bright 
pink, with scarlet veins and large, showy' white center. A plant of easy cul¬ 
ture. Each, 15 cents; two for 25 cents. 
Primula obconica grandittora. Perpetual blooming, bearing large trusses 
of flowers on long stems well above the foliage. Color pale lilac, shading to 
white. Requires cool temperature. Of easy culture. Each, 15 cents. 
BABY PRIMROSE 
Primula Forbesi. Needs but little care. It forms a dense rosette of fleshy 
leaves, from which spring the flower stems about twelve inches tall; delicate 
rosy'-lilac flowers produced in great abundance. Each, 15 cents; two for 
25 cents. 
SILK OAK 
Grevillea robusta. A beautiful plant for decorative purposes; of quick growth 
and very easy culture. T he leaves are a light bronze color, the tips being 
covered with a soft down resembling raw silk, from which it derives the name 
of “Silk Oak.” For the house it is unsurpassed. Each, 20 cts.; two for 30 cts. 
SALVIA 
Each, 15 cents ; the set of three for 35 cents. 
Splendens. The well-known Scarlet Sage. A splendid flowering plant with 
plumes of dazzling scarlet flowers. 
Silvcrspot. The most distinctive feature of this beautiful plant is its strikingly 
handsome foliage. The leaves are rich, soft, dark green, with light sulphur 
or cream-colored spots of various sizes liberally sprinkled over them. 
Fireball. The best and earliest of all the Salvias. Blooms all the time. 
UMBRELLA PALM 
Cyperus alternifolius. A beautiful, easily-grown plant, that is admirably 
adapted to many different modes of culture. It makes a very showy plant fur 
pot culture, is one of thebest for ferneries, while for the aquarium it is without 
an equal. Each, 15 cents ; three for 30 cents. 
RUBBER PLANT 
Ficus elastica. This is certainly one of thebest plants grown for table or 
house decoration. It succeeds well with ordinary treatment. The glossy rrcen 
leaves seem especially formed to resist the dirt and gas to which plants in dwell¬ 
ing houses are exposed. Strong plants, each, 50 cents; larger plants, 75 cents, 
and 3uoo each. 
TWO USEFUL HERBS 
English Lavender. Each, 15 cents; two for 25 cents. 
Mammoth Broad-Leaved Sage. Each, 15 cents ; two for 25 cents. 
WATER HYACINTH. Floats on water by means of curious inflated 
leaves ; plant in glass vessel, pail or tub Strong blooming plants, each, 20 cts. 
