Jacobinia carnea - An old favorite with showy pink 
flowers reminiscent of a pink hyacinth. Sm. pl. 60¢ 
Jacobinia velutina - Like above, but with downy leaves 
and shell pink flowers. Small plant 75¢ 
Jacobinia suberecta - Soft, silvery gray velvet leaves; 
of spready habit. Recommended as a hanging basket 
plant. Flowers scarlet. Small plant. $1.00 
Stenandrium lindeni - Wide chartreuse veins on a black- 
green background. Small bright yellow flowers. 
Grows like a Fittonia. Small plant $2.00 
Ruellia macrantha - The beauty of this plant is in its 
terminal clusters of large (24") bright rose flowers 
lined with deeper color in throat. Medium pl. $1.50 
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COMMELINACEAE - THE TRADESCANTIA FAMILY 
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora — An erect plant with a rosette 
of fleshy pointed leaves at the top of a short stem. 
Flowers a rich blue. Small plant 75¢ 
Dichorisandra warscewiczii. - Eventually makes a very 
large, erect plant with a wonderful long lasting 
display of blue flowers. Leaves prettily striped 
with silver when young. Small plant 75¢ 
Geogenanthes species - A small erect clustering plant. 
The almost round leaves grow in whorls at top of 
short stems. The leaves resemble dark green nylon 
seersucker. Medium plant $2.50 
Tradescantia regina - The young stage of this plant has 
wider silver stripes on the leaves than the above. 
Makes a very attractive erect growing pot plant. 
Small plant 75¢ 
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Piperaceae - THE PEPPER FAMILY 
PEPEROMTIA 
These. are mostly-small plants. The larger growing 
types will grow well in any garden soil, but the smaller 
ones prefer a gravelly peat mixture, or even better, 
osmunda like orchids. They like moisture but cannot bear 
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