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Lotus bcrtholeti. Coral Gem 
LOTUS—Continued 
L. bertholeti (L. peliorhyncus). CORAL GEM. 
Canary Islands. Branches very slender, long and 
pendulous; leaves thread-like; the entire plant sil¬ 
very gray. The flowers stand out in vivid contrast, 
being scarlet or crimson, about an inch and a half 
long, borne in long clusters toward ends of drooping 
shoots. Very fine. 
L. canariensis. Of slower and more compact 
growth, with tiny, clover-like leaves. Flowers pea¬ 
shaped, small but numerous and very bright yellow. 
MALVAVISCUS 
M. arboreus (Achania malvaviscus). TURK’S 
CAP. Semi-evergreen shrub of very spreading 
growth. Leaves large, velvety, more or less lobed. 
Flowers erect, bright red, with tufted stamens pro¬ 
truding considerably beyond top of petals, which 
do not open. Will thrive in very dry locations and 
will sometimes climb if planted under trees. Blooms 
very freely. 
MEDICAGO 
M. arborea. MOON TREFOIL. S. Europe. 8 ft. 
Quick-growing, very densely branched shrub with 
clover-like leaves and numerous small, yellow, pea¬ 
shaped flowers. 
MELIANTHUS 
M. major. S. Africa. Coarse-growing plant with 
very large leaves divided into large, coarsely 
toothed leaflets. The whole plant is silvery gray. 
Flowers are reddish brown, borne in erect spikes 
about a foot tall. Plant of very striking appearance. 
MISCANTHUS (Eulalia) 
M. sinensis (Eulalia japonica). Asia. Hardy 
perennial grass, growing four to five feet and re¬ 
sembling Pampas Grass on a smaller scale. The 
blooms have clusters of silky hairs, giving them a 
beautiful feathery appearance. Leaves green. We 
propagate only the variegated forms listed below. 
M. sinensis gracillimus. Variety of preceding. 
Leaves only a third as broad as the type and 
marked with a single white line along the midrib. 
M. sinensis variegatus. Another variegated vari¬ 
ety. Leaves same breadth as in type, but with 
several white stripes running their full length. 
M. sinensis zebrinus. Leaves slightly narrower 
than type. Variegation is very odd, consisting of 
broad, white bands across the leaves. 
MUSA: Banana 
M. ensete. ABYSSINIAN BANANA. Probably 
the most tropical-looking plant that can be grown 
in this part of the State. Leaves extremely large, 
bright green with ruddy midribs. Needs to be 
sheltered from severe winds and does not like much 
frost. 
PAEONIA: Peony 
Practically all the garden varieties of herba¬ 
ceous Peonies are selected forms or hybrids be¬ 
tween P. albiflora and P. officinalis. All bloom in 
late spring and thrive best in cool, moist ground. 
Our assortment comprises the following named 
varieties: 
Amabilis Grandiflora. Unusually large and very 
double. Pink, shaded purple. 
Bicolor Rosea. Pink with lighter center. 
Comte de Paris. Light rose. 
Delachei. Dark purplish crimson. 
Elegantissima. Pink, light center. 
Festiva Maxima. Enormously large, pure white, 
sometimes slightly tinged claret at tips of center 
petals. The finest white variety in cultivation. 
Formosa Alba. White. 
Grandiflora Nivea. Large, double, white. 
Jamfitre. Light pink, cream center. 
Louis van Houtte. Crimson. 
Monsieur Bellart. Purplish crimson. 
Officinalis. Single, dark red, early. 
Papariflora. White, lightly tinged yellow. 
Pottsi. Pink. 
Souvenir de I’Exposition Universelle. Cherry 
red, large, full double. 
Triomphe du Nord. Shell pink. 
Victor Modeste. Pale lilac-rose on white 
ground. 
PANDANUS: Screw Pine 
P. veitchf. Polynesia. I-Tandsome foliage plant 
with single stem and bearing long, sword-shaped, 
spiny-edged leaves, which are produced spirally 
from the trunk. They are gracefully recurved, 
dark green in center, strongly margined with bands 
of white. Very handsome pot plant. 
PELARGONIUM: Geranium; Pelargonium 
Includes the “Pelargoniums” or “Lady Wash¬ 
ington Geraniums” (P. domesticum) with woody 
branches and more or less variegated flowers, the 
common or bush Geraniums (P. hortorum) and 
the climbing or Ivy-leaved Geraniums (P. pelta- 
tum), the last two having soft, succulent branches. 
P. domesticum. LADY WASHINGTON GERA¬ 
NIUM; PELARGONIUM. S. Africa. Flowers are 
larger and more beautifully colored than those of 
the common Geranium. They are not quite as 
hardy and require more attention for best results. 
Properly cared for they rank among our finest gar¬ 
den plants. Varieties as follows: 
Agatha. Crimson shaded maroon, edges lighter. 
Capt. Rakes. Very large and full; dark, fiery 
crimson. 
Cecelia. Light pink, blotched dark crimson on 
upper petals. 
Champion. White, upper petals blotched crim¬ 
son. 
Dr. Masters. Rich, dark red, upper petals 
blotched black. 
Duchess of Teck. White, large and semi¬ 
double; upper petals sometimes blotched red. 
Borne in large clusters. Our best white sort. 
Duke of Albany. Dark maroon center, crimson 
toward edge. 
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