. Greenhouse and bedding plants : spring of 1897, catalogue no. 2. Bedding plants Seedlings Catalogs; Greenhouse plants Seedlings Catalogs; Nurseries Horticulture Georgia Augusta Catalogs; Nursery stock Georgia Augusta Catalogs; Trees Catalogs. DECORATIVE PLANTS AND ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. • • 19 Papyrus The true " Egyptian Paper ; Produces stalks 4 to 6 feet long, supporting at the top a tuft of long, thread-like leaves ; a most graceful plant. It can be grown as an aquatic or as a pot plant, giving it very rich soil. It is superb when properly placed in a water-lily
. Greenhouse and bedding plants : spring of 1897, catalogue no. 2. Bedding plants Seedlings Catalogs; Greenhouse plants Seedlings Catalogs; Nurseries Horticulture Georgia Augusta Catalogs; Nursery stock Georgia Augusta Catalogs; Trees Catalogs. DECORATIVE PLANTS AND ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. • • 19 Papyrus The true " Egyptian Paper ; Produces stalks 4 to 6 feet long, supporting at the top a tuft of long, thread-like leaves ; a most graceful plant. It can be grown as an aquatic or as a pot plant, giving it very rich soil. It is superb when properly placed in a water-lily pond. 50 cts. each. Phry ilium variegatum. A showy new plant, with leaves beautifully varie- gated with white; requires shade to prevent sun-scald. Give a compost of garden soil, leaf mold, broken charcoal and sphagnum moss, and ample drainage. This plant is of deciduous habit, and must have a period of rest. Dry off plants gradually in October, and keep dry until February. 25 cts. each ; speci- men plants in summer, $1 each. Rayenala Madagascariensis. (The Traveler's Tree.) A conspicuous plant; leaves very large, upon stems of great length, giving this plant a remarkable appear- ance ; requires high temperature in winter. Plants from 5 and 6-inch pots, 50 cts. each; specimens in 8 and 10-inch pots, $3 to $5 each. Sancliezia. Nobilis variegata. Leaves 12 inches long, of in- tense green, veined with golden yellow ; one of the finest ornamental house plants, and is exceedingly ornamental. 25 cts. and 50 cts. each. Glaucophylla. With leaves of a glaucous green, striped with pale yellow. 25 cts. and 50 cts. each. Schizmatoglossis crispa. With large, grayish green leaves, edged dark green ; produces scarlet-colored berries, which are retained during several months ; of easy culture. 50 cts. each ; large plants, $1 Phrynium variegatum. ORNA/AENTAL GRASSES. AU H»r<Jy ir) tijis Latitude. These are especially valuable in lawn and border planting, imparting muchcgrace, an
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