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TENDER PLANTS AND BULBS 
VICK’S GARDEN AND FLORAL GUIDE 
CALAD I U M 
Fancy-Foliated. The fancy-foliagcd varieties are very satisfactory for summer 
decoration. Leaves striped, blotched, and spotted with white, crimson, and pink ; in fact, the 
variety of color is something wonderful. In the fall they die down, and the bulbs should be 
kept in the pots in a warm place. Each, 20 cents ; dozen, $2.00. 
Esculentum—Elephant’s Eat*. One of the handsomest of the ornamental¬ 
leaved plants. Roots obtained in the spring will make good plants in the summer, and in the 
fall they should be taken up and stored in the cellar. Leaves three feet or more in length 
nearly as broad. There is nothing so good as thisCaladitim for a grand bed of foliage in the 
garden. Large-sized bulbs, each, 25 cents; dozen,$2.50. Medium-sized bulbs, each, 15 cents- 
dozen, $1.50. 
CALLA 
FANCY-FOLIAGED CALAD 1 UM 
Fragrans. Resembles the old variety in size and color of flower, but has strong and distinct 
fragrance. Each, 25 cents. 
Richardia Africana. The well-known large white-flowering Callas are winter-blooming 
bulbs, and should be potted in the fall. We will accept orders for strong dormant bulbs for 
September delivery. Each, 15 cents ; dozen, $1.50. 
Little Gem. A dwarf variety of the old Calla, ten to twelve inches high; free bloomer. Each 
15 cents; two for 25 cents. 
Alba maculata, or Spotted Calla. Beautiful for pot culture. The foliage is marked in the 
same manner as that of the Yellow Calla. The bulbs must be kept in dry sand in the winter. 
Each, 10 cents ; dozen, $1.00. 
Yellow Calla. (Richardia Elliottiana). This plant, like the Common White Calla, 
is a native of Africa. In mode of growth it is quite like the African or Egyptian Calla, but 
its leaves are marked with pure white spots. The flowers are nearly as large as those oi 
Richardia Africana, but more urn-shaped, and the color is a rich canary-yellow. Its usual 
blooming time is late in the spring, and the culture of the plant very much the same as that 
of the White Calla. Each, 50 cents. 
No class of plants arc more graceful and elegant than the Fuchsias. The 
striking contrast of their colors,—white, carmine, rose, and purple,—renders 
them perfectly charming. Young plants will bloom profusely until October, 
but they must be planted in the coolest spot or in partial shade, as the sun 
will injure the flowers. Each, xo cents; three for 25 cents; dozen, $1.00; 
excepted as noted. 
SINGLE. 
Autumn Leaves. This remarkable fancy variety we consider the most dis¬ 
tinct and beautiful of its class. In habit it droops, and is most charming when 
staked and the branches allowed to fall naturally and gracefully down, forming 
streamers of green, red, bronze, and gold, terminating with its beautiful clusters 
of flowers. Color, tube and sepal, rosy scarlet; corolla, violet-crimson. Flow¬ 
ers and foliage blend in perfect harmony. Each, 15 cents. 
Black Prince. Corolla reddish rose ; sepals carmine. 
Dr. Topinard. Flowers large, fine ; corolla white, sepals a rich cherry-red. 
Little Beauty. A perfect gem; marvelously free-flowering, blooms when only 
about two inches high and continuing in flower the year round. Flowers 
bright red tube and sepals ; corolla rich purple. Each, 15 cents. 
Silver King. A new type of Fuchsia. The chief attractions of this new 
Fuchsia are its handsome silvery leaves. It is of strong and compact growth, 
and in a short time forms a perfect specimen, being of a free and branching 
habit. The flowers are very freely produced, even on small plants. The flow¬ 
ers are large, bright, and showy. The corolla is a reddish rose, tube and 
sepals waxy carmine ; a very distinct color. 
Sunray. Violet and crimson ; leaves beautifully variegated. Each, 25 cents. 
Trailing Queen. A beautiful Fuchsia, entirely different from all other flower- 
ing varieties, as it takes the form of a trailing vine, branching freely until the 
stems are three to four feet long; flowers long and graceful; the tube and 
sepals being bright rosy scarlet, w ith a deep, rich, violet-purple corolla. 
DOUBLE. 
Avalanche. Corolla violet; sepals crimson. 
Beauty of West Kent. Tube and sepals red; corolla w-hitc, heavily shaded 
with crimson. 
Deutscher Kaiser. Sepals rosy crimson ; corolla violet-purple. 
Gigantea. The tube and sepals carmine; corolla a beautiful shade of light 
magenta. Large and fine. 
Jupiter. Tube and sepals scarlet; corolla rich royal purple. Extra large size. 
Molesworth. Sepals red, nicely recurved ; corolla pure white. Very large. 
Mrs. E. G. Hill. The most perfect double white Fuchsia yet introduced. 
Tube and sepals bright reddish crimson, contrasting with the large, pure 
white corolla to great advantage. Very free bloomer. Each, 15 cents. 
Phenomenal. Sepals bright carmine ; corolla violet-purple ; flowers large. 
Rosain’s Petrie. Tube and petals rosy-carmine ; corolla pure white. Fine. 
Sapaly Freres. Sepals coral-red ; corolla violet and carmine. 
Storm King. Sepals bright crimson-scarlet; corolla shaded same, but well 
balanced with a profusion of white. 
Victor Hugo. Flowers large, very double ; sepals bright crimson; the center 
or corolla violet-purple, marbled with red. A unique and beautiful flower. 
NEW DWARF MYRTIFOLIA FUCHSIAS 
The two following varieties are hybrids of Fuchsia myrtifolia. Of these 
hybrids the originator says : “ In crossing Fuchsia myrtifolia with some of the 
beautiful varieties in the trade, we have obtained handsome little bushy plants 
covered with flowers all summer. Each, 10 cents; dozen, $1.00. 
Bouquet. Flowers of beautiful form ; sepals a clear coral color and reflexed 
in form of a half-circle ; corolla blue. 
Miniature. Plant dwarf; flowers small; sepals a vinous red; corolla violet. 
TWO NEW TRIPHYLLA FUCHSIAS 
Mary. A decided novelty and a profuse bloomer. The drooping flowers, over 
two inches long, are a brilliant crimson-scarlet, and stand out prominently 
against the dark green foliage. A fine addition to the winter garden. 
Mary. Flowers are of an intense rich carmine, and produced in great profusion 
Each, 10 cents ; dozen, $1.00. 
