Decorative Plants and Ornamental Grasses 
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*Poinsettia pulcherrima 
25 cts. each 
A tall-growing plant; valuable for decorative pur¬ 
poses in winter; leaves preceding the insignificant 
flowers are bright crimson. Requires high temperature 
in winter to bring it to perfection. 
ReinecKa carnea variegata 
15 cts. and 25 cts. each 
A low-growing plant; leaves striped white. A fine 
plaut for ferneries and baskets. 
*Reinwardtia tetragynum 
15 cts. and 25 cts. each 
A desirable winter-blooming plant. Flowers bright 
yellow, somewhat similar to yellow flax. 
*Rogiera cordata 
25 cts. to 50 cts. each 
Winter-blooming shrub; flowers pink. 
:;: Ruellia 
15 cts. each, $1.25 for 10 
Anisophylla. Flowers light lilac; winter bloomer. 
Formosa. Flowers deep scarlet; perpetual bloomer. 
Russellia 
15 cts. and 25 cts. each, $1 and $2 for 10 
Juncea. Foliage resembling the bulrush, flowers 
scarlet. Excellent for vases. 
♦Elegantisslma (New). A striking semi-trailing va¬ 
riety. Especially desirable for hanging baskets, vases 
or window boxes. Skeleton-like growth; a profuse 
bloomer. Flowers coral-red. 
♦Multiflora (New). Similar to Elegantissima, but of 
more pendent growth and profuse bloomer. 
Sanchezia 
25 cts. each 
Nobilis variegata. Leaves 12 inches long, of intense 
green, veined with golden yellow; one of the finest dec¬ 
orative house plants, and is exceedingly ornamental. 
Spectabilis. With leaves of glaucous green, striped 
with pale yellow. 
Sanseviera Zeylanica 
Plants from 3-inch pots, 10 cts. each, 75 cts. for 10, $6 
per 100; 4-, 5- and 6-inch pots, 25 cts., 50 cts. and 
$1 each. 
Sword-like leaves, green, marbled with lighter shade; 
an excellent bedding plant, giving a peculiarly tropical 
effect in masses. 
Selacinella Emiliana. 
Selaginellas <m osses) 
Ten distinct varieties. Desirable for fern-dishes and 
rockeries. 10 cts. each, 75 cts. per 10. 
Selaginella Emiliana. A new upright-growing 
moss, with numerous feathery stems branching from 
the base and forming a dense tuft. Well-grown plants 
attain 12 to 18 inches in height and a corresponding 
diameter. We know of no moss superior to it, and it 
is exceedingly appropriate for table decoration. Plants 
from 3-inch pots, 15 cts. each; 4-inch, 25 cts. each; fine 
Specimen plants, from 5-inch pots, 75 cts. each, and 
from 6-inch pots, $1 each. 
Selaginella coesium arboreum. Of climbing habit; 
foliage tinted blue, with metallic sheen. Fine plants, 
25 cts. and 50 cts. aach. 
Saxifraga tomentosa 
(Strawberry Geranium) 
10 cts. each, 75 cts. for 10 
Low-growing plants, suitable for rocks or baskets; 
leaves quite ornamental. 
Schismatoglottis crispata 
50 cts. each ; large plants, $1 each 
With large, grayish green leaves, edged dark green : 
produces scarlet-colored berries, which are retained 
during several months; of easy culture. The flower- 
spathe is creamy white. This handsome plant is from 
Porneo, and deserves more frequent use in decorative 
work. 
Scutellaria 
15 cts. each 
Flowers in terminal spikes; blooms during the spring; 
fine for house culture. 
Pulchella. Rosy purple. 
Mociniana. Scarlet; a magnificent plant. 
Thyrsacanthus rutilans 
25 cts. each 
Flowers crimson ; very graceful. 
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES 
All Hardy in This Latitude 
These are especially valuable in lawn and border planting, imparting much grace and breaking up the 
stiffness sometimes occurring in arrangements of other plants. 
Eulalia 
25 cts. each, $2 for 10 
Japonica variegata. A variegated, hardy grass from Japan. It forms compact clumps G feet 
in diameter. 
Japonica zebrlna. The gold stripe, instead of running longitudinally, like the former, runs across the leaf. 
Univlttata. With narrow foliage and a narrow stripe along the entire leaf. 
Gynerium argenteum {Pampas Crass) 
25 cts. each, $2 for 10 
Silvery, plume-like spikes of flowers; very hardy, and thrives in any ordinary rich soil. 
