Archive image from page 48 of Descriptive catalogue and price list. Descriptive catalogue and price list : tropical and semi-tropical, fruit trees, palms, ornamental plants, orchids and greenhouse plants descriptivecata1891seve_0 Year: 1891 MISCELLANEO US DEPAR TMEN T. 45 FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUM. BILLBERGIA, Contiuaed. B. tiiictoria. An elegant species ; flowers bright blue and red, borne well above the plant on an erect spike. 75 cents each. B. thyrsoidea. Flowers in thyrses, on erect spike, red or blue ; very choice. 75 cents and $1 each. B. sp. Cuba. Leaves three to four feet in height, d
Archive image from page 48 of Descriptive catalogue and price list. Descriptive catalogue and price list : tropical and semi-tropical, fruit trees, palms, ornamental plants, orchids and greenhouse plants descriptivecata1891seve_0 Year: 1891 MISCELLANEO US DEPAR TMEN T. 45 FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUM. BILLBERGIA, Contiuaed. B. tiiictoria. An elegant species ; flowers bright blue and red, borne well above the plant on an erect spike. 75 cents each. B. thyrsoidea. Flowers in thyrses, on erect spike, red or blue ; very choice. 75 cents and $1 each. B. sp. Cuba. Leaves three to four feet in height, dark greenish gray, marbled with a lighter shade. Flower bracts numerous, very large, and a beautiful pink in color ; flowers green. $2 each. BIXA ORELLANA. The Annate Plant. The pulp of the seed-vessels produce the annato dye, used in coloring red or yel- low. The foliage is handsome, and it is a very suit- able plant for the open ground in south Florida. 50 cents each. BOMBAX MALABARICUM. The Malabar Silk Cotton. A tree of gigantic size, probably not hardy as far north as this. Small, 75 cents each. BONAPARTEA JUNCEA. A very neat plant with narrow rush like, recurved leaves, and spikes of blue flowers. From Natal. 50 cents each. BOUSSINGAULTIA BASELLOIDES. The well-known Maderia Vine. 10 cents each. BRYOPHYLLUM CALYCINUM. A curious rapid-growing succulent. , in form of bladders. One of those strange plants that are propagated from leaves. 10 cents each. C/ESALPINIA. C. Boiiduc [Guilandina). The'grey ' Nickar Bean.' Native in all tropical countries. A scrambling prickly vine with yellow flowers, followed by great rough pods, each with its two smooth grey seeds ; a curious and interesting plant. 25 and 50 cents each. C. Sappan. An ornamental plant from India, the wood of which furnishes a red dye. 25 cents each. C. sepiaria. .Another from southern Asia, also furnishing a red dye ; very ornamental. 75 cts. each. C. pulcherrima {Poinciana pulcherrima). For this and ot
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