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Mosquito Plant 
Quantity Price 
MOSQUITO PLANT (Vincetoxum), or Cruel 
Plant. There are but two species known in 
America. A hardy plant that will grow anywhere. 
Derived its name from the fact that when an 
insect seeks its sweet fluid it becomes a prisoner. 
Of course it is not an insect eradicator. Very odd 
and a study for the plant lover. Ultimate height 
—one foot. The small, star-shaped, white flowers 
appear in clusters of four or five at the terminax 
of each leaf. The leaves are small and a shiny 
emerald green of heavy texture. Very graceful 
and an artistic cut flower for unique effect. 
Botanist Bassett, who died twenty years ago at 
the age of ninety, brought this plant into cultiva¬ 
tion. Its origin is obscure. The plant has no 
bad habits and remains in one place without 
transplanting. Propagation by dividing. 
During the half century of propagation we have 
a nice stock to offer. 2 large flowering clumps. . 2 1.00 
(8 for $3.00) 
NUT TREES 
Butternut, 5 ft. 1 1.00 
Hazel Nut. Prefers shade, 2 ft. 2 1.00 
Walnut, black. Hard shell, 5 ft. 1 1.00 
OLEANDER (Not Hardy) 1 crimson, 1 yellow and 
1 white. 15 in. Ult. 6 ft. 3 1.00 
OLIVE TREE, silver foliage olives in Fall, (not 
edible. 2-3 ft. Ult. 6 ft. 2 1.00 
ORANGE, (Trifoliata). Bears egg-sized oranges 
in great profusion and beautifully covered in 
Summer with orange blossoms; perfectly hardy. 
3 ft. Ult. 12 ft. 2 1.00 
ORCHIDS (lady slipper) hardy, very difficult to 
grow. 4 1.00 
PACHYSANDRA (Japanese Spurge). Fine for >. 
under trees or shade. A fine green ground cover. 
Green all winter. Makes a solid mat. Requires 
shade. (100—$4.00, 1000—$35.00). 20 1.00 
PAINTED DAISY (See Pyrethrum) 
PALMS. We recommend but two for house cul¬ 
ture. These will thrive under many adverse con¬ 
ditions. 2 1.00 
Kentia Belmoreana, 10 in. Tall growing type. 
Phoenix Roebelini, 10 in. Spreading, low grow¬ 
ing. 
PANSIES. New mammoth flowered ruffled. All 
shades of red. 20 1.00 
PANSIES, mammoth flowers, Giants. 35 1.00 
PARTRIDGE BERRY. A creeper for dense shade. 
Filled with berries in Fall and Winter. Nice for 
indoor gardens. Clumps. 5 1.00 
