. Catalogue of Scott's roses and other beautiful flowers. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Roses Catalogs; Flowers Seedlings Catalogs. J^OBEt^T SCOTT 6t SOH. PHU^flDEIiPHlfl, PR. 35 SAUROMATUM SIMLENSE. {Snake LilyâAmorphophaUus Simlense.) A most wouderful bulb, native of Africa, introduced by us; bears a very remarkable flower thirty "inches in length, the inside of which is of a peculiar f/olden color, profusely spotted \yith rich purple and brown blotches, while the back is of a metallic-brown, and the spadix (fifteen inches long
. Catalogue of Scott's roses and other beautiful flowers. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Roses Catalogs; Flowers Seedlings Catalogs. J^OBEt^T SCOTT 6t SOH. PHU^flDEIiPHlfl, PR. 35 SAUROMATUM SIMLENSE. {Snake LilyâAmorphophaUus Simlense.) A most wouderful bulb, native of Africa, introduced by us; bears a very remarkable flower thirty "inches in length, the inside of which is of a peculiar f/olden color, profusely spotted \yith rich purple and brown blotches, while the back is of a metallic-brown, and the spadix (fifteen inches long) is of a frosty purplish brown. Altogether, one of the strangest flowers seen. Price 40 cts. each. HARDY CYCLAMEN. Certainly the most interesting and beautiful of spriug-ilowering bulbs. Not only are the flowei's of striking beauty, but the foliage is also highly ornamental, with various shades of green, gray, and white. They would no doubt prove hardy in any but the coldest locality, but it would seem wasteful to plant them out, when their extreme beauty can be â enjoyed indoors during summer and win- ter. "They begin to bloom as soon as planted, and produce their fine foliage in abundance. Cyclamen Europaeum. Hardy in the gar- den if planted four inches deep. Rosy pink flowers in autumn ; beautiful foliage. 15 cts.; 2 for 25 cts. AMORPHOPHALLUS RIVIERL The growing plant and flower shown in cut represent this faithfully. The flower rises to a height of four feet. it" is almost black, and the stem is beautifully speckled with light green and rose. The foliage is grand, three feet high, and wide, like a fine palm ; of easiest growth. 40 cts. to each. The two for /O Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robert Scott & Son; Penrose Nurseries (Philadelphia, Pa. ); Henry G.
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