Plants for Greenhouse Decoration 
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Plants for Greenhouse 
This class is intended to be cultivated under glass or in the house, although several varieties are effective 
bedding plants. 
All those prefixed with an asterisk (*) are desirable winter bloomers. 
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS.— For the convenience of patrons not thoroughly familiar with the most desira¬ 
ble plants for furnishing greenhouses, we will make up the following collections. All the plants will be distinct, 
and of the most desirable classes and varieties, the selection to be left to us: 
12 Greenhouse Plants.$2 00 I 50 Greenhouse Plants. $8 00 
25 Greenhouse Plants. 4 00 | 100 Greenhouse Plants. 15 00 
Araucaria 
Araucaria excelsa. 
excelsa (Norfolk Island 
Pine) 
8-inch plants, from 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each; 10-inch 
plants, from 4-inch pots, $1; 13- to 15-inch plants, 
from 5-inch pots, $1.50; 18-inch plants, from 5-inch 
pots, $2. 
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. 
Adamea versicolor 
25 cts. each 
Panicles of white and lilac-tinted flowers. 
*Acacia Farnesiana (Popinac) 
Strong plants, 25 and 50 cts. each 
A well-known half-hardy shrub; flowers yellow, in 
balls, and emitting a delightful violet fragrance; an 
excellent winter bloomer. 
*Abutilon 
10 cts. each, 80 cts. for 10 
Vigorous-growing plants; almost perpetual bloomers; 
flowers bell-shaped. 
(See under head of Bedding Plants.) 
Anthericum 
Striatum variegatum. This is a decided improve¬ 
ment upon Vittatum variegatum , the center of the 
leaves being creamy white, with a beautiful narrow 
border of green. A grand variety. Strong plants from 
3-inch pots, 25 cts. each; 4-inch pots, 50 cts. 
Vittatum variegatum. A low-growing plant, with 
leaves 12 inches long, narrow and beautifully striped 
white; it is a good bedding plant. 15c. each, $1.25 for 10; 
large specimen plants, from 5-^inch pots, 50 cts. each. 
Ardisia crenulata 
25 cents each 
A dwarf-growing shrub, with dark, shining leaves. 
Its beauty consists in a profusion of very showy ber¬ 
ries, which are retained during winter and until May. 
Succeeds best in a shady situation near a building. 
Is only hardy southward. Plants without berries. 
Rubra. . Red. Alba. White. 
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Asparagus Sprengeri. 
Allamanda 
25 cts. each, $2 for 10 
♦Cathartlca. Shrubby plant; flowers handsome, yel¬ 
low; profuse bloomer. Very desirable, both as a house 
and bedding plant. 
*Hendersonli. Flowers golden yellow; a beautiful 
climber; almost perpetual bloomer; can be grown in 
pots and trained to a stake. 
Asparagus 
Plumosus nanus. A most graceful plant. The 
branches are slender and arching. Foliage is finer than 
the most delicate fern, and of a bright and very pleas¬ 
ing green. 25 cts. and 50 cts. each. 
Sprengeri. A new species, useful to grow in sus¬ 
pended pot or basket. Fronds attain 3 to 4 feet in 
length. 25 cts. each; strong plants, 50 cts. 
