. Rare Florida flowers and fruits. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. BLUE SPIR J£A. drought have no effect upon it. and. blooming at the time of year it does, it is -a decided acquisition to any garden. Price, 15c. each. ^llantar^da Willianjsii. This magnificent variety is entirely distinct from all others and it should have a place in every collection of flowering plants. It is naturally quite dwarf and as a pot Dlant forms a compact little bush with trusses of bloom at every point. There will be from two to four expande
. Rare Florida flowers and fruits. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. BLUE SPIR J£A. drought have no effect upon it. and. blooming at the time of year it does, it is -a decided acquisition to any garden. Price, 15c. each. ^llantar^da Willianjsii. This magnificent variety is entirely distinct from all others and it should have a place in every collection of flowering plants. It is naturally quite dwarf and as a pot Dlant forms a compact little bush with trusses of bloom at every point. There will be from two to four expanded blooms on each extremity at the same time and buds innumerable. The rlowers are thick and waxy, of a very rich yet delicate tint of golden yellow, and are deliciously scented. The flowers are from 334 to inches across and contrast magnificently with the deep green waxy foliage. Begins blooming while very small, in 214-inch pots, con- tinues flowering all summer, and, with proper management, in winter al-o. -Nice plants, 15c. each; larger, very fine, 30c. each. For illustration* and descriptions of other varieties of Miamanda sec paga IS and 57. ALLAMANDA Pineapple .Air Plant. (Tillandsia Utriculata.) , Bears a striking resemblance to a Pineapple plant, minus the fruit. In full-grown specimens the leave" are two inches or more wide, 2 or 3 feet long, and beauti- fully reeurved. Grows on a block or limb the same as an Orchid. Pour water in it frequently. Makes a most unique hanging plant. 15c. each; extra large and fine. 25c. each. Bougair^Villea Glabra Sai}deriai}a. Bougainvillca glabra and B. spectahilis are the glory of tropical and semi-tropical gardens, where they are not restricted in either root or top growth In roomy conservatories they also make a grand display, but are useless for window culture on account of the great size they'must attain before flowering. But this difficulty is entirely overcome in the variety B. glabra Sanderiana^ the difficulty
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