. Catalogue of fruits and flowers : best old and new varieties of fruit trees, plants and vines, new rare and beautiful flowering plants, shrubs and trees. Nurseries (Horticulture) New Jersey Hammonton Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs. JAPANESE PINK SPIDER LILY. (NERINE JAPONICA.) This is a new and beautiful flowering bulb from Japan where it grows and blooms luxuriantly and is perfectly hardy. It is exceedingly free flowering and is a grand addition to the list of flowering bulbs. It will no doubt prove perfectly hardy anywhere south of Phila. and with a li
. Catalogue of fruits and flowers : best old and new varieties of fruit trees, plants and vines, new rare and beautiful flowering plants, shrubs and trees. Nurseries (Horticulture) New Jersey Hammonton Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs. JAPANESE PINK SPIDER LILY. (NERINE JAPONICA.) This is a new and beautiful flowering bulb from Japan where it grows and blooms luxuriantly and is perfectly hardy. It is exceedingly free flowering and is a grand addition to the list of flowering bulbs. It will no doubt prove perfectly hardy anywhere south of Phila. and with a little protection, much further north. It is a splendid companion to the White Spider L,ily described below, which has become very popular. Large bulbs 35(5ls. each. One bulb eacb of tbe two SPIDER LILIES, wblte and pink, for 45 cents. ACHANIA MALVAVISCUS. A beautiful plant for pot culture, related to theAbutilons. The flowers are erect and have the stamens much longer than the other parts of the flower. The petals are deep red. It is a plant of great value. The engraving shown above gives a good idea of the shape and appearance of the flow- ers but lacks the beautiful red color. 20 c5ls. each. THE BUTTERFLY ORCHID. Epldendmm venosnm. This beautiful orchid is just as valuable as many of the high priced sorts and is a very free bloomer. Fasten it on a piece of bark, tying a little moss around the root and hang up in the window, sprinkling it with water now and then. The flowers are very numerous and are borne on a long spike. Various shades of pink, green, yellow and chocolate are combined in each flower making a com- bination of color peculiarly fine. The separate flowers are of a shape that reminds one of a butterfly. Some orchids are very hard to manage but this variety does well in an ordinary living room. 20 (5ls. each. THE WHITE SPIDER LILY. (PANCRATIUM CARRIB^UM.) This is a native of Florida. It is one of the best of the amarylis family and produces very freely, large clust
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