. C. H. Murphey's wholesale list for spring of 1889 : new and standard varieties of roses, begonias, carnations, chrysanthemums, etc., etc. Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Urbana Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. SPRING OF 1«89. IS Alba Picta —A dis- tinct new variety. It is shrubby in habit and of compact form, having long slender lance shap- ed leaves on short stems; thickly spotted with sil- very white ; the spot graduating in size from the center toward the margin; foliage small and the branches are up- right and gracefully curving. A fine pot and decorating plan
. C. H. Murphey's wholesale list for spring of 1889 : new and standard varieties of roses, begonias, carnations, chrysanthemums, etc., etc. Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Urbana Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. SPRING OF 1«89. IS Alba Picta —A dis- tinct new variety. It is shrubby in habit and of compact form, having long slender lance shap- ed leaves on short stems; thickly spotted with sil- very white ; the spot graduating in size from the center toward the margin; foliage small and the branches are up- right and gracefully curving. A fine pot and decorating plant. Alto- gether, one of the best, and destined to become popular. 50 Cents per I 2 ; ^ per 100. Sunderbruchii — In habit like Ricinifolia, foliage not quite so large, the leaves are separated into nine sharp points, surface bright metallic green with veins marked and broadly shaded with velvety black. It bears large panicles of pink flowers. Each 15 Cents ; $ per 12. Metallica — This elegant variety has very large glossy leaves, shaided with green crim- son and olive, with a peculiar metalic luster over all, flowers a clear pink shaded white ; a grand pot plant for market ; per 100. - Rubra As a mar- ^ ket plant it has no superior. Its wax like scarlet flowers and rich green leaves makes it one of the most salable plants we know of Strong. ALBI PICTA. Plants. 50 Cents per 12; .00 per 100. Ricinifolia—So called from its likeness to the Ricinus, or castor-oil plant. The leaf is very large— will average a foot or more in diameter—and is separated into seven or nine large points, carried on thick, heavy stems, eighteen inches or more in height; color a rich green, with redish markings ; surface velvety. In bloom it is magnificent ; the panicle, composed of great numbers of individual pink blooms, is lifted high and spray-like, quite clear of the foliage. One of the best for winter bloom, besides being ornamental in foliage. Price per dozen. Argyrost
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