typical of some of the dianthus (pinks). The plant makes a miniature 
rosette of light green pubescent leaves and flowers freely with pure white 
flowers in spring and summer. 
Pink-flowered variety: 
Pinkiscia—This lovely plant has chocolate-colored leaves and real pink flowers. 
It is a cross between a blue-flowered variety and a red-flowered one. 
Variegated Foliage variety: 
Episcia Lady Lou—A sport of E. fulgida that has the most beautiful variegation 
imaginable—clear rosy-pink in various patterns, occasionally a whole 
crown will be this delightful color. (See picture on Page 9.) 
ACHIMENES ehrenbergii—This dwarf, more or less, evergreen Achimenes has 
sinningia-type lavendar blue flowers and large grayish hairy leaves which 
are covered with white wool on the underside. A very choice plant. 
AESCHYNANTHUS 
A genus of trailing epiphytic plants from the Asiatic tropics, mostly with 
firm, glossy leaves and showy flowers in orange or red. (For culture see 
Page 9.) 
Aeschynanthus lobbianus (Trischosporum pulchrum)—Leaves very dark green, 
scarlet flowers growing out of dark purple cups. 
Aeschynanthus marmoratus (Trichosporum marmoratum)—Light green leaves 
mottled on top with darker green and underneath with maroon. 
Aeschynanthus speciosus (Trichosporum splendens)—Hard waxy green leaves, 
brilliant orange flowers on tips of branches. 
COLUMNEA 
These are epiphytic jungle plants from the American tropics with brilliant 
flowers and mostly of trailing habit. Make wonderful hanging basket plants. 
(See notes on Culture Page 9.) 
Columnea arguda—When Columnea alleni and C. arguda were first sent in 
to this country from Central America, they were named just as we are using 
the names in this catalog but, somehow when C. arguda was first introduced 
horticulturally, it became C. alleni. We hope it will not be too confusing 
for us to call the little pointed leaf Columnea again by its right name, C. 
arguda. This trailing plant has small, smooth, sharply pointed leaves and 
large red flowers. 
Columnea Banksii (hybrid)—Small dark green glossy leaves, reddish under- 
neath; flowers russet-orange, shy bloomer. 
Columnea gloriosa—tTrailing stems to five feet long; small hairy brownish 
leaves, large fiery red tubular flowers. 
Columnea hirta—Leaves and stems densely covered with reddish hairs; flowers 
vermillion, smaller flowers than C. gloriosa but more floriferous. 
Columnea_ linearis—Pink-flowered Columnea—a bushy plant with narrow 
( %"' x 3") leaves and downy, clear pink tubular flowers. 
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