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CLERODENDRON. 
CENTAUREA. 
Clerodendron Balfouri, a handsome greenhouse 
climber, with large clusters of crimson scarlet 
flowers, each flower encased in a bag-like calyx 
of pure white. When trained on a trellis the 
drooping panicles have a rich and elegant ap¬ 
pearance. It can be trained as a shrub also, 
and makes a very showy pot plant, blooming, as 
it does, almost continuously in the winter. . . 
Fragrans, fl. pi., plant of dwarf habit ; flowers, 
pinkish white ; double and very fragrant; each, 
CRAPE MYRTLE. 
Crape Myrtle, Pink, a very handsome shrub, har¬ 
dy in the Southern States, flowers very freely, al¬ 
most concealing the plant with blossoms. In 
the North the plants may be wintered in a cool, 
dry cellar . 
White foliaged 
bedding plants, 
that make the 
prettiest and most 
effective borders 
for beds of orna¬ 
mental - leaved 
plants. They arc 
commonly called 
Dusty Millers. 
Used generally for 
bordering beds of 
Coleus or Geraniums. 20 cents each ; $2.00 per dozen. 
Centaurea gymnocarpa, leaves deeply cut. 
Candida, leaves smooth and very white. 
DAPHNE. 
Daphne Indica, a handsome evergreen shrub, 
growing from three to six feet high, that, when 
well trained, forms a handsome, compact bush. 
The flowers are white, slightly tinged with 
pink, and are borne in clusters on the ends of 
the shoots; they are highly esteemed lor their 
delightful fragrance, on account of which they 
are grown quite extensively for cutting . 50 
DRACAENA. 
CINERARIA MARITIMA. 
A white foliage plant, with deeply cut leaves, some¬ 
what similar to Centaurea, but more vigorous in growth; 
fine for borders; per dozen, $2.50; each, 25 cents. 
CUPHEA. 
Cuphea platycentra, 'Cigar Plant), tube of 
flowers scarlet; lip white and black ; very free 
blooming; a good basket plant, also an excellent 
plant for house in the winter,. 25 
Very ornamental pot plants, grown for their beauty of 
form and foliage. They require re-potting about three 
times a year to keep them in a healthy condition. The 
leaves should be washed with a damp sponge weekly. 
They are also especially adapted for use in hanging 
baskets, or vases, as center plants, for which purpose 
they are without an equal. 
Dracaena termjnalis, or Dragon Tree. Foliage 
dark crimson, marked with pink ; 75 cents each, 
indivisa, with narrow, grass-like foliage. 75 cents. 
