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General Collection of Tender Plants—Continued 
New and Scarce Crotons 
The following varieties of Crotons are quite an improvement 
over the older kinds, the foliage being more distinctly marked 
with brighter colors, therefore, more attractive. 75 cents per 
dozen; $5.00 per hundred. 
ALICE — Broad leaves of red, yellow and green markings. 
Beautiful. 
AN DR IAN UM — Always scarce. Has broad leaves of red and 
yellow. Red ’and pink shade. 
AUCUBAEFOLIUM -Broad green leaves with yellow spots. 
BARONESS ROTHSCHILD— Broad leaves of bright crimson, 
yellow and green markings. A very desirable variety. Fine 
bedder. 
B. COMTE —A marvelous combination of yellow, red and green, 
of broad foliage. 
Croton. 
DAY SPRING — A fine variety that beds well. Irregular mark¬ 
ings of yellow and red on subdued green background. As 
pretty as the highly colored autumn leaves. Fine bedder. 
INIMITABILIS — The brightest of all Crotons. Crimson, yellow 
and green. 
IRREGULARE —Leaves irregular in shape. Color red, yellow 
and green. Fine bedder. 
MAKOYANUM— Chocolate and carmine markings ; broad leaves. 
NESTOR— Olive ground; pink midrib and green spots. Finest 
of all Crotons. Fine bedder. We have a fine stock of this 
superb Croton. 
QUEEN VICTORIA —A very bright variety. A great favorite 
and always hard to get. Medium long leaves with brightest 
crimson, yellow and green markings. Very desirable. 
VEITCHII -Yellow, green and crimson. One of the best. Al¬ 
ways scarce and much sought after. Fine .bedder. 
NOTE—We are without doubt the largest growers of Crotons 
in America, and have a great many sorts besides those named 
above, which we can supply. Prices on application. We guar¬ 
antee our varieties true to name. When in need of Crotons, 
don’t buy from questionable sources, but send to headquarters 
for them. 
Fuchsias, or Ladies’ Eardrops 
We are large growers of Fuchsias and we call especial 
attention to our new Dwarf Fuchsias, especially adapted for 
florists' use to bloom in pots. They are dwarf branching and 
so free in bloom as to almost hide the plant. We offer the 
following varieties of Dwarf Flowering Florists’ Fuchsias: 
Price. 60 cents per dozen; $4.00 per hundred: 
ERNEST RENAN —White sepals, reddish-blue corolla. 
LITTLE BEAUTY — Red sepals, sky-blue corolla ; very free. 
LORD BYRON —Red sepals, corolla of the richest royal purple. 
TENOR —Red sepals, double purple corolla. 
WHITE BEAUTY— Red sepals, pure white corolla. 
Standard Varieties of Fuchsias 
BLACK PRINCE— This is without question the very finest 
single Fuchsia grown for the amateur to cultivate. It makes 
a shapely bush, is robust in growth, free from disease and 
insects, and is probably the freest in blooming. Blossoms 
of a beautiful waxy-carmine or pink color. Certainly a 
plant of easy culture. 
MADAME VAN DER STRASS— This is the best of the double 
white corollaed Fuchsias. 
PHENOMENAL —An immense double purple flower. The best 
of its color. 
SPECIOSA —Well known variety, producing large flowers two 
inches in length, tubes and sepals of which are blush, the 
corolla crimson. Some plants of this variety grown in eight 
or nine-inch pots will produce from 300 to 500 flowers from 
December to May. 
Price of the above four standard Fuchsias, 50 cents per dozen; 
$3.50 per hundred. 
Genista Canariensis 
Fine for florists’ use. Bright yellow flowers. 60 cents per 
dozen; $4.00 per hundred. 
Newer Heliotropes 
40 cents per dozen; $3.00 per hundred. 
ALBERT DELEAUX —Variegated foliage, lavender flowers. 
BUESON FLEURE -Rich dark purple; tine grower. 
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE -Beautiful lavender; very free. 
MADAME A. DABAUCHE— 
SNOW WREATH -A fine free flowering white. 
Chinese Hibiscus 
Price, 2 l /j.*inch pots, 50 cents per dozen; $3.50 per hundred. 
Four-inch pots, $1.25 per dozen; $10.00 per hundred. 
CARMINIATUS PERFECTUS— Full, round flowers of perfect 
shape and of a rich, soft, carmine-rose, with a deep crim¬ 
son eye ; fully six inches in diameter. 
DOUBLE CRIMSON —This grand variety has immense flowers 
of the richest crimson; combined with glossy foliage, ren¬ 
ders it best of all. 
GRANDIFLORUS— Rich, glossy cut-leavcd foliage, literally 
covering the plant with scarlet-crimson flowers. 
SUB-VIOLACEOUS Flowers of enormous size, beautiful car¬ 
mine, tinted with violet. Probably the largest flower of the 
Hibiscus family, and an unusually free bloomer. We take 
pleasure in recommending this fine plant. 
SINENSIS GIGANTEUS Its flowers are of enormous size, 
often eight to ten inches across, opening flat, and are of 
such vivid crimson-scarlet color that they can be seen from 
a long distance like a flaming torch. 
VERSICOLOR —A variety combining in its flowers all the 
colors of the whole family, being handsomely striped crim¬ 
son, buff, rose and white. Flowers eight inches in diameter. 
New Pink Hibiscus, Peachblow 
This is a sport from the Double Red Hibiscus Rosea Sinensis. 
The flowers are double and from four to five Inches in di¬ 
ameter, of a charming rich, clear pink color, with small, deep 
crimson center. It is one of the freest flowering plant novel¬ 
ties recently offered. The color is an entirely new and beau¬ 
tiful shade, and it blooms abundantly and continuously during 
the summer and fall months. Large plants two anti three 
years old make a magnificent show. It will give general sat¬ 
isfaction to those who grow it, either in pots or planted out in 
the garden. It blooms well in winter in greenhouses or in 
any sunny window 60 cents per dozen; 4.00 per hundred. 
Four-inch! dozen, $1.25; hundred, $10.00. 
Leopard Plant. 
Leopard Plant (Farfugium Grande) 
A decidedly striking and effective plant. Is also known 
as the Leopard Geranium. Fine for house culture; easy t«> 
grow. Also fine out of doors, hardy as far north as Ten¬ 
nessee. Leaves ten to twelve inches across, distinctly marked 
with creamy-white and yellow spots. Two and one-quarter- 
inch pots, $1.25 per dozen; $8.00 per hundred. Three-Inch 
pots, $2.00 per dozen; $15.00 per hundred. 
