. Descriptive supplemental catalogue of new, rare and beautiful plants. Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. New, Rare and BEAirjiiaiL Plants. 29 XEROHEMA, Continued. about one inch in length, the segments being narrowly lanceolate, forming an erect tube; the filaments and style proti'ude fully half an inch beyond the tube, and on account of their crowded position, impart a striking feature to the ; The plant is a native of the South Sea Islands, and was re introduced by the late Mr. John Gould Veitch, it having b
. Descriptive supplemental catalogue of new, rare and beautiful plants. Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. New, Rare and BEAirjiiaiL Plants. 29 XEROHEMA, Continued. about one inch in length, the segments being narrowly lanceolate, forming an erect tube; the filaments and style proti'ude fully half an inch beyond the tube, and on account of their crowded position, impart a striking feature to the ; The plant is a native of the South Sea Islands, and was re introduced by the late Mr. John Gould Veitch, it having been previously lost to cultivation. $~.r>0 to no. YUCCA filamentosa aurea variegfata. A most charm- ing acquisition, with much of the habit and character of the plain I", flhimentnsa, only that the leaves are beautifully and strongly variegated, having broad mar- gins of rich creamy-white, which in the sun and strong light becomes golden-yellow; is perfectly hardy. ZINGIBER d'Arceyi. An elegant stove plant received from Mr. Charles Moore, of the Botanic Garden, Syd- ney, Now South Wales. The stems are very freely pro- produced from the tuberous rhizome, and attain a height of from two to three feet; they are well fur- nished with a handsome foliage from the base. The leaves, which are the chief ornament of the plant, are from six to eight inches long, and two to two and one-half inches broad. They are bright glossy green with a broad cream-white margin ; the inner green area is also striped with oblique bands of the same color. It is very free growing, and will prove a useful addi. tion to our list of decorative plants. to $5 each. Stove and Hot-House Plants. Our collection of this i'er>' iiaiif/.sonje iiikJ vitlimhle clitss of jilitnts is uiisiirpassed in Amcrlcii. M'o can siipp/j' almost any known plant, (/-"or tieseiipfiojis, illustrations and prices see fxir General Catalotrue. ptiyo Oi>.). NEPENTHES, ETC. (See page 25).. Please note that these images are
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