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RHYNCHOSPERMUM. 
A handsome greenhouse climber, with white Jasmine- 
like flowers that are very fragrant and produced freely 
during the spring months. Plants for house or window 
garden culture may be trained on a small trellis. The 
flowers are handsome and very desirable for bouquets, 
etc. Each 30 cents. 
Rhynchospermum jasminoides, with plain green fo¬ 
liage. 
SALVIA, (Flowering Sage.j 
See engraving page 27. 
No plant grown gives us such a brilliant display of 
flowers in the autumn as the Salvia. Splendid for pot 
culture in the house. 25 cents each, except where noted. 
Salvia Bruantii, dwarf; flowers large ; rich dark red. 
Leucantha, new ; base of tubes rosy-mauve, upper 
part of tubes pure white. 30 cents. 
marmorata nana, of neat dwarf habit; flowers 
alternately marked scarlet and white. 
Mons. Issanchou, new ; flowers scarlet and white ; 
strong, robust grower. 30 cents. 
patens, this is the most exquisite blue of any flower 
we have ; flowers large; 2 inches in length. 
rosea, small flower, bright pink. 
splendens, the old scarlet variety. 
Mrs. Stevens, this variety is identical with Salvia 
splendens, except the color, which is deep crimson. 
SMILAX. 
A popular and well-known climber with beautiful foli¬ 
age of a dark glossy green, used largely with cut flowers, 
particularly wreaths, &c. An excellent plant for parlor 
or window culture. 20 cents each. 
STEVIA. 
The Stevias are valuable winter-flowering plants. 
The flowers are pure white, small, but in clusters ; very 
useful for cutting. Plants will succeed well with ordi¬ 
nary culture, if kept where it is not too warm. Best new 
varieties, each 25 cents. 
Tradescantia zebrina, leaves dark green, with a sil, 
very stripe. 25 cents. 
multicolor, beautifully striped with white, crimson, 
and olive green ; sometimes sports. 30 cents each. 
The Tuberose is a beautiful, pure white, wax-like, 
very sweet scented, double flower, growing on tall stems, 
each stem bearing a dozen or more flowers. In cold lati¬ 
tudes, obtain tubers early, plant them in boxes of earth, 
and keep in a warm place in the house; when warm 
weather transplant to the garden. Those who want this 
bpautiful flower in the early winter can plant a few bulbs 
in pots in July or August, sink them to the rim in earth 
in the garden, where they can remain until the cool 
nights of autumn, to be then removed to the house. 
Our Tuberoses are all of our own growing, and splen¬ 
did bulbs. 
Tuberose, common, per doz., $1.00; each, ... 10 
New Dwarf Tuberose, “ Pearl, ” per dozen, 
$1.00; each, . jo 
SOLANUM. 
The Solanums are mostly nice compact plants, and 
desirable on account of their fine scarlet fruit which re¬ 
main on the plant a long time. 25 cents each. 
Solanum capsicastrum, Jerusalem Cherry.) An 
old plant, coming again into popular favor. It has 
bright red berries, which hang on all winter, 
capsicastrum var., a variegated leaved variety, the 
edges of the leaves bordered with creamy white, 
jasminoides, a beautiful climber for the house in 
winter ; requiring but little care and producing 
clusters of white flowers. 
jasminoides variegata, similar to the above vari¬ 
ety, except the foliage, which is beautifully marked 
with white. 
TRADESCANTIA. 
The following varieties of Tradescantia (often called 
Wandering Jew,) have beautifully marked foliage, and 
are fine for hanging baskets and vases, or for house cul¬ 
ture, as they will endure almost any hardship, if liber¬ 
ally supplied with water. 
TRITOMA. 
The Trito- 
ma flowers 
late in the 
summer, us¬ 
ually com¬ 
mencing in 
August, and 
conti n u i ng 
till winter, 
and is adapt¬ 
ed for large 
beds or 
groups, the 
many flame- 
colored ra¬ 
cemes form¬ 
ing a stately 
object. The 
flower stems 
grow from 
four to five 
feet in height 
surmoun t e d 
by a spike of 
curious red 
and orange 
flowers, a 
foot in length. 
The Tritoma is almost hardy any wnerc, out lar North, 
for safety, store the plants in a pit or cellar in winter. 
We have known them to keep well in Central New 
York, for five years in the garden, but it is not safe. 
Tritoma Uvaria, roots, each, . 25 
