ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE PLANTS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 
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Tradescantia Zebrina 
Leaves highly colored, are of a green, 
variegated with red and purple. Price, 
20c each. 
WANDERING JEW 
Snake Plant (Sansevieria) 
'evlanica Each upright, wavy leaf arising from the 
' * roots is striped crosswise with broad 
eered white variegation on dark green. 35c each. 
OTAHEITE ORANGE 
This is decidedly the best orange for house 
culture. It grows in dwarf, bushy form, and 
bears white, fragrant blossoms and golden fruit 
of superb decorative value, 30c each, postpaid. 
AMERICAN WONDER LEMON 
In this wonderful lemon we have the rich 
glossy leaves like dwarf Orange. Its blossoms 
are waxy white, like a Tuberose, and are fra¬ 
grant as Orange blossoms, producing fruit five 
times as large as the ordinary lemon. The 
Wonder Lemon must take a place in every good 
collection of house plants. Price, postpaid, 1st 
size, each 30c. 
Ruellia Mokoyana —Each, 25 Cents 
This is a charming indoor plant for culture in pots or may 
be used in vases and baskets; of bushy spreading habit and 
finely marked leaves. A neat and handsome plant, always 
bright and pretty. The flowers are exceedingly beautiful, 
trumpet-shaped and of a rosy-lavender color, almost cover¬ 
ing the plant in their great profusion. It blooms profusely 
all winter, coming into flower in November. 
Pansy Plants, 40c Dozen 
Large strong plants from choicest named sorts, among 
them our new Rainbow, a striking beauty; all choice sorts, 
mixed colors ready to bloom. Per dozen 40c. 
New Baby Rambler, 25c Each 
Dwarf Baby Crimson Rambler, greatest bedding 
and pot rose. 
Heliotrope 
This altogether delightful old plant has ever been a great 
favorite among those who enjoy garden perfumes. 
Dwarf; florets wide and flat, deep helio¬ 
trope, with conspicuous white eye. 25c each. 
Bush Dusty Miller 
Silvery foliage. Fine for bed¬ 
ding, vases, hanging baskets 
and pots; also extensively used for margin. 20c each. 
Philodendron Cordatum Wide . heart - 
shaped leaves. 
shiny dark green, on thick, twisty stems. A thrifty 
climber for fancy indoor vining effects. 35c each. 
CROWN OF THORNS. 
Crown of Thorns Very curi : 
ous and 
remarkable window plant. Strong¬ 
growing plant that can be trained over 
any desired form. Bright scarlet 
flowers. An object of rare and strik¬ 
ing beauty. Easily grown. It grows 
wild in Judea, and it is said that it was 
from this plant that the crown of 
thorns was made which was worn by 
our Saviour. 30c each. 
Umbrella 
Plant.. 
Umbrella Plant (Cyperus 
A 1teni- 
folius). As handsome and grace¬ 
ful as a palm, yet of easier culture. 
It will grow and flourish in rooms 
that have only partial light. 20c. 
Veilchenblau, J£ b J d [? ^ 9 R 0 o 0 st y 
(H. M.) This is a much better Rose 
than some give it credit for. It opens 
a reddish-violet, quickly changing to the 
violet-blue. 25c. 
Fountain Plant (Russelia) Has 1 . on f > 
x ' wiry, leaf¬ 
less stems, drooping and bearing quantities of long 
tubular blooms of the most vivid scarlet color. 
Blooms almost incessantly as a pot plant. The 
great drooping masses of bloom are like a fountain 
of coral, scarlet and green. 25c each. 
Rosea Pink, sweet scented double. 
Russelia 
Oleanders, 30c Each 
Lillian Pure white double. 
PALMS 
Kentia Balmoreana Thi f s . is - our esti ’ 
mation, the very 
best Palm for house culture as well as the most 
graceful and handsome. There are few plants that 
give more satisfaction all the year round. 45c each, 
postpaid. 
Kentia Forsteriana Th . is °V e ? f t he fi . n ‘ 
est pot plants imagin¬ 
able, and the easiest to grow of any of the palm 
family. Being almost hardy, it is not injured by 
slight changes in the temperature, and its stiff, 
glossy leaves enable it to stand the dry, hot air 
of the living room without injury. The leaves are 
a deep, glossy green, fan-shaped, split deeply into 
segments. Very graceful for table decorations. 
45c each, postpaid. 
Scarlet Fountain Plant. 
A Blue Rose 
