TROPICAL DECORATIVE FOLIAGE PLANTS 
Anthericum Bicheti — ST. BERNARD 
LILY. Long, drooping, variegated, 
narrow, green and white striped leaves. 
Spikes of white flowers. New plants 
form on drooping stems. Good hang- 
ing basket subject. Small Plants 50¢, 
Medium Plants 75¢. 
Aspidistra Lurida. An old fashioned 
plant with broad dark green leaves. 
Will stand downright neglect. We also 
have a variegated type of this plant. 
Small Plants 50¢, Medium Plants $1.00. 
Calathea and Maranta 
Calathea Rosea Lineata (Rosea picta). 
Large leaves, purple underside, upper- 
side dark green with main vein red 
with lines of red running out from 
main vein. Unusual. Small Plants 
$2.50, Specimen Plants $5.00. 
Calathea-Vanden Heckei. Leaves rich 
dark green mottled with white similar 
to watermelon marking, underside of 
leaf dull purplish red. Another very 
unusual plant. Small Plants $1.50, 
Specimen Plant $3.50. 
Calathea Veitchiana. Leaves large, upper- 
side rich dark green mottled with pale 
green to yellowish white. Underside 
of leaf shading from purple to red with 
leaves slghtly ruffled in appearance. 
This is a superb plant. Small Plants 
$1.50, Specimen Plants $3.50. 
Maranta Arundinacea WVariegata — VA- 
RIEGATED ARROWROOT. Beautiful 
variegated green and white, canna-like 
foliage. Small Plants 50¢, Medium 
Plants $1.00. 
MARANTA BICOLOR 
Maranta Bicolor— RABBIT TRACKS. 
Six to twelve inches tall; roundish light 
green leaves with squarish, dark choc- 
Olate-brown patches between the mid- 
rib and margin of the leaf. Needs 
shade and moisture. Small Planis DOG 
Medium $1.00. 
Coccolobis Uvifera—SEA GRAPE. Very 
attractive, heart-shaped, roundish, 
green leaves veined with red. Small 
plants excellent for Dish Gardens. 
Small Plants 50¢. 
Cryptanthus 
Cryptanthus Acaulis. A very attractive 
and odd, low-growing pot plant from 
Brazil. The long pointed, recurving, 
-sea-green leaves spread out like a 
rosette. Requires little attention and 
grows best in a light peaty soil in a 
shaded location. Small Plants 35¢, 
Medium 50¢. : 
Cryptanthus acaulis ruber. Similar to 
the above, with beautiful reddish 
leaves. Small Plants 50¢, Medium 75¢. 
Cryptanthus acaulis rosea picta—A rare 
form with variegated light and dark 
pink striped leaves. Small Plants 50¢, 
Medium Plants 75¢. 
Cryptanthus Zonatus. A rare form with 
variegated light pink stripes across leaf. 
Slow grower with larger leaf than 
other Cryptanthus. Small Plants 75¢, 
Medium $1.50. 
Dieffenbachia Picta—DEAF AND DUMB 
PLANT. Striking variegated foliage, 
pale green with white and cream mark- 
ings. Ideal and easy to grow as a 
house plant. Small Plants $1.00, 
Medium $2.00. 
Dieffenbachia Rudolph Reehrs. <A su- 
preme plant of unusual beauty. Yel- 
low leaves edged green and marked 
with ivory. Small Plants $2.50. 
DORSTENIA CONTRAJERVA 
Dorstenia Contrajerva—GREEN FLOW- 
ER PLANT. Slightly variegated leaves 
deeply cut and ruffled. Flowers green. 
An unusual and odd House Plant. Re- 
quires’ shade. Small Plants $1.00, 
Medium $2.50. 
SHAFFER NURSERIES 
