. Descriptive catalogue and price list : tropical and semi-tropical, fruit trees, palms, ornamental plants, orchids and greenhouse plants. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Tropical crops Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. MISCELLA NEOUS DEPAR 43 ALOE. A genus of very ornamental plants, somewhat re- sembling the agaves in manner of growth. Their thick fleshy leaves furnish the bitter aloes of medicine. The juice of the leaves, or the pulpy interior, is very valuable for dressing wounds of any kind ; will grow with
. Descriptive catalogue and price list : tropical and semi-tropical, fruit trees, palms, ornamental plants, orchids and greenhouse plants. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Tropical crops Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. MISCELLA NEOUS DEPAR 43 ALOE. A genus of very ornamental plants, somewhat re- sembling the agaves in manner of growth. Their thick fleshy leaves furnish the bitter aloes of medicine. The juice of the leaves, or the pulpy interior, is very valuable for dressing wounds of any kind ; will grow with scarcely any care, provided they have good drainage. A. aiigustifolia. A handsome species ; leaves two-ranked, opposite. 75 cents each. A. fruticosa. Very ornamental ; leaves recurved, serrated ; flower spike two feet high, bearing a ter- minal raceme of orange red flowers. 25 cts. to $1 each. A. vulgaris (Bitter or Barbadues Aloes). One of the best of the medicinal aloes and also highly orna- mental ; leaves dark green, spotted white. 15 cents to $1 each. AMARYLLIS. Very handsome summer flowering bulbs, succeed- ing admirably here in the open ground and as pot plants at the north. A. Alberti. Flowers orange red, full double and of large size. %\ each. A. Atamasco. The Atamasco or Fairy Lily. Small pink and white flowers. 10 cents each, $1 per dozen. A. Atamasco rosea. Flowers bright pink, and of larger size than preceding, i,'^ cents each, f per dozen. A. aulicum. Rich crimson, with green base; a very fine sort. |i 50 each. A. Belladoniia. Violet and white. 35 cents each. A. equestre. Barbadoes Lily. Scarlet, with greenish-white center. 25 cents each. A. forinosissiina. The most intense crimson ; a very fine sort. 25 cents each. A. Johnsonii. Very large flowers, striped crim- son and white ; profuse bloomer ; one of the choicest. %i each. A. Prince of Orange. Fine orange scarlet. %i. A. Regina. Very brilliant orange scarlet ; one of the best. 50 cents each. JJ^' We have a
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