TENDER PLANTS AND BULBS 
Abutilon, or Flowering Maple. Popular for 
their vigorous growth and constant blooming. 
Dozen, $1.00; each xo cents, unless noted. 
Eclipse. Flowers yellow, with crimson throat; 
foliage beautifully marked. 
Good Gracious. Blossoms in pairs, one flower 
red, its twin a charming pink. 
Golden Fleece. Large, yellow, showy. 
L’Africain. Dwarf; immense crimson flowers. 
New Double Thompsoni. Double; rich orange, 
shaded with crimson. 
Savitzii. An ornamental plant ; leaves variega¬ 
ted with green and white—more than half 
being white. Of great value for decorating or 
for the border. Dozen, $1.25 ; two for 25 
cents; each, 15 cents. 
Seraph. Pure white; dwarf. 
Souvenir de Bonn. A distinct robust plant; 
leaves deep green, with white margin ; flowers 
large, bronze red. Each, 15 cents. 
Achania. Scarlet flowers; blooming summer and 
winter: a fine house plant. Each, 15 cents. 
Amaryllis. Formosissima (Jacobean Lily). 
Dark crimson .. 15 
Johnsonii. Crimson flowers, white stripe . 50 
Atamasco alba. Pure white . 10 
Asparagus Sprengeri. This is one of the most 
rapid-growing plants that we know of, mak¬ 
ing great pendulous masses of fine, feathery 
foliage, exceedingly graceful and beautiful, 
in a very short time. The stems grow several 
feet in length, and are valuable for use in cut 
flower work. Grown in hanging baskets or 
large pots, it makes one of the most graceful 
plants imaginable. As a house plant it has no 
superior. Large plants, 25 cents. 
Aspangus plumosus nanus. (Lace Fern). 
A beautiful plant; splendid for decorative pur¬ 
poses, retaining its color and freshness a long 
time after cutting. The graceful, dark green 
foliage surpasses the Ma : dcn Hair Fern indel¬ 
icacy of texture. Two for 25 cents ... 15 
Begonias. The Evergreen Begonias are deserv¬ 
edly popular. The beautiful foliage, graceful 
flowers, free-blooming and easy culture, make 
them most desirable plants. For summer or 
winter they have but few equals. Plants, 
dozen, $1.25 ; each, 15 cents, except as noted. 
Argentea guttata. Purplish bronze leaves, with 
silvery spots ; flowers white. 
Duchartrei. Leaves purplish red; blooms in 
panicles somewhat like B. metallica, but larger 
and finer. Each, 25 cents. 
Erfordia. One of the most prolific bloomers in 
the Begonia family ; it is continually covered 
with rosy salmon flowers. 
Sandersonii. Scarlet; fine winter bloomer. 
Begonia Rex. The Rex Begonias arc grown 
exclusively for the great beauty of their foliage, 
which is very large and beautifully variegated. 
Eight for Ji.oo ; each, 15 cents. 
Andalusia. Silvery green ; deep green border. 
Edouard Andre. Silvery green, with narrow 
green border. 
Begonia Rex—Continued. 
Grandis. Fine large foliage, deep silvery gray, 
with a peculiar bronze luster. 
Walter Reid. Deep green, with irregular silver 
zone; leaf small. 
Tuberous Begonias. Summer-blooming plants ; 
flowers brilliant red, rose, yellow, or white ; 
handsome form, and of wonderful size. 
Double. White, crimson, scarlet, rose, 
and yellow. Dozen, $1.20; five for 60 cts.; 
two for 30 cents . 20 
Single. White, crimson, scarlet, rose, and 
yellow. Dozen, 75 cents ; three for 25 cts. 10 
The set of five for 40 cents. 
Bearded Begonia (B. grandiflora erccta 
cristata). This curious strain has single 
flowers, of good size, bearing on each 
petal a dense crest or beard of curiously 
twisted threads. Mixed colors. Dozen, 
$*•50 . ^ . 23 
Cyperus alternifolius (Umbrella Plant). For 
pot culture, and very fine for ferneries and 
aquariums. Three for 25 cents; each, 10 cts. 
Carnation. One of the sweetest flowers that 
grow. Excellent for cut flowers in summer, or 
for winter flowering in the window garden. 
Seven for 50 < 5 ls.; three for25 dfs.; each, iocts.; 
unless otherwise noted. 
Armazindy. Snow white, penciled with scarlet. 
Daybreak. Bright flesh tint. 
Flora Hill. Flowers large, white; free bloomer. 
Genevieve Lord. Flowers unusually large, of a 
beautiful shade of pink. 
G. H. Crane. A model scarlet Carnation. 
Mrs. Thomas W. Lawson. Immense flowers; 
bright cerise-pink. Each, 20 cents. 
Olympia. Most chaste and beautiful of the 
variegated varieties. Each, 15 cents. 
Red Jacket. A most excellent red Carnation ; 
petals beautifully fringed. 
The Marquis. Flowers large ; an exquisite 
shade of soft rich pink. 
Yellow Jacket. Clear yellow, penciled red. 
Caladium. Fancy-foliaged plants for summer 
decoration. Leaves striped and spotted 
with white, crimson, and pink. In fall they 
die down, and the bulbs should be kept in 
a warm place. Dozen, $2.00 . 20 
Esculentum. A handsome ornamental-leaved 
plant ; leaves three feet or more in length. 
Large bulbs, dozen, $2.50 . 25 
Medium size, dozen, $1.50 . 15 
Canna. The French Cannas arc most effective 
plants with Caladium and other foliage plants, 
for bedding or lawn decoration, or as single 
specimens. They bloom continuously until 
cut down by frost. Dozen, $1.25; three for 
35 cents ; each, 15 cents ; except as noted. 
Admiral Courbet. Flowers very large, citron 
yellow, striped orange. 
Explorateur Crampcl. Extra large flowers of 
vermilion, with minute blood-red spots. 
Paul Bruant. Large trusses of intense brilliant 
orange-scarlet flowers and deep green foliage, 
margined with purple. A valuable bedder. 
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