. Annual illustrated and descriptive catalogue of new, rare and beautiful plants. Tropical plants Catalogs; Nursery stock Florida Catalogs. CLl/t\BlNG AND TRAILING PLANTS. 51. SOLANUM. S. azureum. This is a new Solamnn from the West Indies. It is one of the most beautiful we have ever seen. The foliage is beautifully cut, and the lovely star-shaped flowers are the richest and most delicate blue, with bright golden stamens, and are produced in large clusters like great bunches of Wistaria blooms, and these are in time followed by bright red berries as large as marbles, that remain on for weeks.
. Annual illustrated and descriptive catalogue of new, rare and beautiful plants. Tropical plants Catalogs; Nursery stock Florida Catalogs. CLl/t\BlNG AND TRAILING PLANTS. 51. SOLANUM. S. azureum. This is a new Solamnn from the West Indies. It is one of the most beautiful we have ever seen. The foliage is beautifully cut, and the lovely star-shaped flowers are the richest and most delicate blue, with bright golden stamens, and are produced in large clusters like great bunches of Wistaria blooms, and these are in time followed by bright red berries as large as marbles, that remain on for weeks. As the plant is almost always in bloom, the bright blue and yellow flowers, together with the bunches of red fruit, present a beautiful appearance. It does not require a great deal of space, and may be grown as a window plant. 40 cts. each; three for$l. S. jasminoides. A hardy climber from South America; very profuse bloomer; flowers white. 25 cts each. STEPHANOTIS FLORIBUNDA. A well-known greenhouse climber, producing trusses of pure white, fragrant flowers. 50 cts. and $1 each. TECOMA. (Bignonia.) A valuable class of plants for the open ground in Florida; mostly climbers. T. Capensis. A beautiful climber, nearly always in ? bloom; flowers bright red. 50 cts. each. T. jasminoides. Flowers white, streaked with pur- ple; a choice climber. 20 cts. each; three for50cts. TRADESCANTIA. {Wandering Jew.} Very pretty trailers with handsomely variegated foliage, almost indispensable for basket or vase. Several species, 10 cts. each. VANILLA AROMATICA. See Orchids. WISTARIA. "W. densiflora. Australia (?). A robust growing species; has not flowered for us yet. 75 cts. each. W. frutescens. (American Wistaria.) Too well- known to need description; one of our best decidu- ous climbers. 15 to 50 cts. each. W. Sinensis. Japan and China. Said to live to a great age, and may be trained over a very large area or trellis. Flowers blue, in immense racemes; very fragrant and ornamental. 50 and
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