. FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUMS. For many years the Fancy Leaved Caladiums have been a special feature of our establislinient. We grow several large houses of these beautiful plants alone. Our collection has been carefully revised and contains only first-class, distinct and well-marked varieties, and is acknowledged to be the finest in the country. Their greatest value is for the decoration of conservatories, greenhouses and windovv boxes, while nothing can surpass them as exhibition plants for fairs during the summer and fall. Most of the varieties, if planted about the first of June in partly shade
. FANCY-LEAVED CALADIUMS. For many years the Fancy Leaved Caladiums have been a special feature of our establislinient. We grow several large houses of these beautiful plants alone. Our collection has been carefully revised and contains only first-class, distinct and well-marked varieties, and is acknowledged to be the finest in the country. Their greatest value is for the decoration of conservatories, greenhouses and windovv boxes, while nothing can surpass them as exhibition plants for fairs during the summer and fall. Most of the varieties, if planted about the first of June in partly shaded warm borders, in well-enriched light soil, succeed admirably as bedding plants, the various colorings and markings of whiek cannot be obtained in any other class of plants. We list 40 fine sorts, but from our collection of over 75 sorts we are able to supply other varieties equally distinct and fine. Many of the fine varieties do not show their variegation whea young, and often appear exactly the same as older sorts. Argyrites. Distinct small leaved variety, never exceed- ing 6 inches in height, bright jiea-green leaves, beau- tifully spotted and marbled with white. Arethusa. Light green, gray centre and ribs, rosy crimson spots. Auguste lleviere. Foliage green, with gray centre and crimson spots. Barou Rothschild. Green, spotted and veined with orange crimson. Berose. Deep green spotted, red veins and midrib crim- son, light green centre. Bicolor Fulgens. Lively green, with crimson-rayed centre. Boildieii. Bright crimson centre, deep green margin. Caiiserti. Green spotted white, crimson centre. Candida. Clear white ground, strongly marked ribs and margin. Cajubi. Bright crimson ribs and veins on a deeper zone, with bright green border. Chantini Spleiidens. Spotted rose and crimson, bril- liant centre. Clio. Deep rose, shaded white, green ribs. Diana. Rich green, spotted red centre, crimson rayed. Duchartre. Green, white veins, shaded rose. E. G. Henderson. Green, spotted ros
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