SUB-TROPICAL DIVISION-—Ornamental Trees, Shrubs. Etc. 
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Ornamental Trees and Shrubby Plants for Sub¬ 
tropical Sections and Florida 
Varieties marked thus(*) are adapted to sections of South Florida and subtropical sections only. The others are 
hardy in the Southern coast belt. 
♦CROTONS 
Plants from 3-inch pots, 15c each, $1.50 for 10, $12 per 100. 
Plants from 8^-inch pots, 25c each, $2.00 for 10, $15 per 100. 
Can supply 30 best broad and narrow-leaved varieties. 
This grana bedding plant we cannot too highly recom¬ 
mend. They also make most desirable pot plants for th.? 
window garden or conservatory in winter. The- leaves 
are brilliantly variegated with almost every color. They 
stand the hottest sunshine, which brings out their most 
brilliant colors. They suceeed admirably in South Flor¬ 
ida and tropical countries, where there is no danger of 
frost. When bedded in open ground for summer effect, 
lift the plants carefully in the fall with a good ball of 
earth about the roots, and they will not shed their leaves. 
DURANT A PLUMIERI 
. 25 to 50 cents each. 
Beautiful tall-growing shrub; flowers blue, succeeded 
by yellow berries, which are retained all winter. 
DRACAENA 
(Dragon Tree) 
Handsome ornamental plants, attaining large size; fo¬ 
liage colored in many varieties quite brightly. Graceful 
i and easily grown. 
Congesta. Leaves narrow; upright and of compact 
growth. Dark green, very ornamental and easily grown. 
25 cents to $2 each. 
Fragrans. Broad green leaves; flowers very fragrant; 
a desirable variety of easy culture. 50 cents to $2 each. 
♦ARAUCARIA EXCELSA 
(Norfolk Island Pine) 
10 to 12 inch plants, from 4-inch pots, $1.00 each. 
)5 inches, from<>-inch pots, $1.50 each. 
18 to 20 inches, from 5-inch pots, $2.00 each. 
24 inches, $8; larger sizes, $4.00 to $5.00 each. 
This noble conifer has succeeded in South Florida, and 
may be considered hardy in sections where the winter 
temperature does not fall below 25 degrees Fahr. There 
are few trees as beautiful. Foliage bright green and 
dense, on slightly pendulous branches; grows to a great 
height, but is at its best when of moderate size. 
ACACIA F ARNES I AN A 
(Popinac) 
Strong plants, 25 and 50 cents each, $2 and $4 for 10. 
A well-known and popular variety; branches thornv ; 
foliage with minute leaflets; flowers in round yellow balls. 
Very fragrant; profuse bloomer. 
♦ALLAMANDA 
25 cents each, $2 for 10. 
Cathartiea. Shrubby plant; flowers yellow; profuse 
bloomer. 
♦Hendersonii. Flowers golden yellow; a beautiful 
climber; almost perpetual bloomer. 
♦BOUGAINVILLEA GLABRA 
SANDERI ANA 
♦FICUS 
Klastica (India Rubber Tree). With broad leaves, very 
ornamental. 12 inches, 50 cents; 24 inches, Si. 
(Climber) 
26 cents each, $2 for 10. 
A new variety of Bougainvillea, which produces an 
abundance of rosy crimson flowers from spring until 
autumn. It is of rapid growth, and must be trained 
upon a trellis, arbor or pillar. Hardy in South Florida. 
A most valuable climber. 
BIGNONIA 
25 cents each, $2 for 10. 
Speciosa. Climber. Flowers pink, stained purple; 
blooms profusely in spring, and is harby at Savannah, 
♦Venusta. Climber. Rich orange; winter bloomer for 
conservatory; is a most desirable variety for Florida, 
where it produces a wealth of brilliant flowers during 
winter. 
♦FRANCI5CEA EXIMIA 
25cent8 each, $2 for 10 ; large plants, 50 cent's. 
A shrubby plant, with flowers opening pale blue and 
turning white; very fragrant and a profuse bloomer. 
HIBISCUS ROSA SINENSIS 
(Chinese Hibiscus) 
- From 3-inch pots, 25 cents each, $2 for 10, $15 per 100. 
4-inch pots, 50 cents each, $3 for 10. 
Valuable free-blooming plants, for all sub-tropical re- 
! gions. 12 varieties, double and single. Colors include 
crimson, red, yellow and salmon. 
