TAYLOR’S 1987 PRICE LIST AND CATALOGUE 
COLEUS 
FILLMORE REAUTY—Large leaf, crimson center shading 
to chestnut brown, yellow edge. Excellent greenhouse variety, 
always well colored. Price, 15c; two for 25c. 
LA YEltNE—Attractive red leaf intermingled with maroon 
and bright green, firey red veins. One of the best propagators 
in the Coleus family. Price, 10c each. 
PRIDE OF THE NORTH—Center carmine-red with bronze 
luster, wide border of olive green, red flecked with the same 
color of red. A very charming Coleus. Price, 10c each. 
NEW PRESIDENT HARDING COLEUS—Bright red leaves, 
with brown, green-yellow edging. A real beauty. Only 15c; 
2 for 25c. 
SETTING SUN—Sun-red, bordered bright golden yellow 
shading to plum. Price, 10c; 3 for 25c. 
CHRISTMAS GEM—Very broad leaves; bright crimson, 
marked with yellow. Sure to please. Price, 15c. each; 2 for 25c. 
NEW GIANT RAINBOW—(Christmas Queen)—Long leaf, 
richly colored. Many colors ranging from dark velvet to pink, 
yellow, brown and green. A winner. Price, 15c each; 2 for 25c. 
DEFIANCE—New, fine leaves, bright yellow, about one-half 
of surface, in center bright velvet crimson. Price, 15c each; 
2 for 25c. 
HOLLYWOOD RED—Maroon center with serrated edge of 
green, gold and bronze, excellent dwarf. New variety. Price, 
10c each; 3 for 25c. 
JOSEPH COAT—An intermingling of many colors. Price, 
10c each; 3 for 25c. 
LORD ALVERSON—Extremely beautiful, an odd variety. 
Large leaf, deep mahogany red with purple sheen. Price, 10c 
each; 3 for 25c. 
BIG TIM—Large thick leaf variety. Bright cerise red, mot¬ 
tled and spotted maroon, yellow and green. Price, 10c; 3 for 25c. 
TRAILING QUEEN—A free, rapid and easy grower. Ele¬ 
gant fringed leaves, blending from pink to crimson; bordered 
with chocolate markings. 10c each; three for 25c; 12 for 75c. 
CALADIUM ESCULENTUM 
1 ELEPHANT EARS—A most effective plant for the flower 
J Lorder or for planting upon the lawn. To obtain the best results 
should be planted in rich soil, well supplied with water. Bulbs 
will grow nice plants first season. 10c, 15c and 20c each, accord¬ 
ing to size. 
ALOCASIA ILLUSTRIS (Blue Stemmed Elephant’s Ears) — 
An excellent plant to grow in connection with fancy leaved 
Caladium, or for planting in the open. The foliage is dark green, 
blue stems. Fine pot grown plants, 20c each; 2 for 35c. 
CALADIUM ARBOREU (Upright Leaf Caladium)—This fine 
plant, when young, resembles the elephant’s ear, but grows to an 
immense size as it attains age. Instead of dying down in the 
fall this grows into a stem or trunk, which retains the foliage 
through the winter if kept in a warm room. Or you may let the 
tops die down and store from frost. Plants well cared for will 
grow to be 8 or 10 feet high. Bulbs, 35c. 
FANCY LEAVED CALADIUMS—They are the most charm¬ 
ing conservatory plants. Being of a tropical nature, they like a 
warm temperature. Their beautiful foliage is variegated in an 
indescribable manner. One plant will be dotted, another ribbed 
and veined with pink or scarlet or yellow. Some give a Japanese 
effect. Has to be seen to be appreciated. They create a sensa¬ 
tion wherever grown. Good bulbs, 20c each; 2 for 35c; 6 for 95c. 
HELIOTROPES 
Very fragrant, a fine bedder in summer; also a good pot 
plant for winter use and a great bloomer. Price, 10c each; 3 for 
25c. Pot grown. 
HOLLYHOCK 
Double—Long spikes of short-stemmed rose flowers are well 
suited to plant against the wall or fence or in the background 
of a hardy perenial border. Four best colors .yellow, crimson, 
maroon, and pink. Price, 15c each; 2 for 25c. Dozen. $1.40. 
FOXGLOVE—DIGITALIS 
The strong flower-stalks—frequently four to six feet high— 
rising from rich and luxuriant masses of leaves, always given 
an elegant appearance to the hardy border. Mixed colors. 15c 
each: 3 for 40c. 
SWEET WILLIAM 
A well-known attractive, free-flowering hardy perennial, 
producing in early summer a splendid effect in beds and borders, 
with their rich and varied flowers. 12 to 18 inches. Mixed, con- 
taining all colors. 15c each; 4 for 50c; 12 for $1.25. 
RIBBON GRASS 
Beautiful striped ; low growing; fine for borders. Price, 15c. 
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