TROPICAL’ DECORATIVESE OLA GES PANES 
Decorative F oliage Plants 
Aralia Balfouriana 
Aralia Balfourianna. A compact foliage 
plant with variegated green and creamy 
white leaves. Slightly indented and rut- 
fled. Small plants splendid for Dish Gar- 
dens. Small Plants 50c, Specimen Plants 
$1.50. 
Aralia Guilfcylei. Faster grower than Bal- 
fouriana. Bright green foliage edged in 
creamy white. Margin of leaf slightly 
toothed. Small Plants 50c, Medium 
Plants $1.00, Specimen Plants $1.50. 
- Aralia Guilfoylei Victoriae. A small, com- 
pact plant, slower grower than the above 
two varieties. Foliage bright green with 
creamy white and toothed. leaves differ- 
ent sizes and very ferny in appearance. 
By far the most outstanding of all Aral- 
lias. Small Plants 75c, Medium $1.50, 
Specimen Plants $2.50. 
Aralia Collection—One each of the above 
three Aralias in small size $1.50. Cata- 
log Value $1.75. 
Achyranthes sp. — CHICKEN GIZZARD 
PLANT. Highly colored deep red leaves, 
rounded and crinkled. Small Plants 35c 
each. 
Aglaonema sp.--CHINESE EVERGREEN. 
Slow growing, upright, dark green foli- 
age plant. An ideal house plant. Will 
grow in soil or water. Small Plants 50c, 
Medium Plants $1.00. 
Aglaonema sp. Variegated. Same as above 
but leaves darker green with slight sil- 
very grey marks in center. Excellent for 
Dish Gardens. Small Plants 50c, 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 
Piameseons00: 
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 dark green mottled with pale green 
to yellowish white. Underside of leat 
shading from purple to red with leaves 
slightly ruffled in appearance. This is a 
superb plant. Small Plants $1.50, Speci- 
men Plants $3.50. 
Maranta Arundinacea Variegata—VARIE- 
GATED ARROWROOT. Beautiful varie- 
gated green and white, canna-like foli- 
age. Small Plants 50c, Medium Plants 
$1.00. 
Maranta Bicolor 
Maranta Bicolor — RABBIT TRACKS. Six 
to twelve inches tall; roundish light 
green leaves with squarish, dark choco- 
late-brown patches between the mid-rib 
and margin of the leaf. Needs shade and 
moisture. Small Plants 50c, Medium 
$1.00. 
CULTURE INSTRUCTIONS FOR CALA- 
THEA AND MARANTA: These plants 
require about 80 per cent shade with no 
direct sunlight. Soil—1/3 well rotted 
cow manure, 1/3 sandy loam, 1/3 peat 
moss or oak leaf mold. Keep plants 
moist but not soggy wet. Keep out of 
cold drafts. If plants lose foliage during 
cold weather they will come back when 
warm again, 
SHAFFER NURSERIES 
