. Catalogue of floral beauties : spring of 1897. Nursery stock Ohio Springfield Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Roses Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. THE GREAT WESTERN PLANT CO., SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 27 Something New and Valuable, ^jfe. Swainsonia ⢠The Prettiest Plant of Any in Our Collection, THIS is the prettiest all 'round plant for house cu ture we know of. It is ot such easy cul- ture that everybody succeeds with it. It is a rapid grower, and in a short time makes a handsome, compact bush, as it naturally grows into a shapely plant. The foliage is deep green, small, like show
. Catalogue of floral beauties : spring of 1897. Nursery stock Ohio Springfield Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Roses Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. THE GREAT WESTERN PLANT CO., SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 27 Something New and Valuable, ^jfe. Swainsonia ⢠The Prettiest Plant of Any in Our Collection, THIS is the prettiest all 'round plant for house cu ture we know of. It is ot such easy cul- ture that everybody succeeds with it. It is a rapid grower, and in a short time makes a handsome, compact bush, as it naturally grows into a shapely plant. The foliage is deep green, small, like shown in cut. It bears its panicles six inches long, of pure white, pea-shaped flowers in the greatest profusi >n, and of the sweetest fragrance. Indeed, it is as sweet in perfume as Sweet Peas. We have been cultivating it for the past two years, and it is seldom out of flower either Winter or Summer. Be sure and try it, as it will certainly please you. Price, 15 cents each; two for 25 cents. STROBILANTHUS DYERIANUS. In offering this beautiful plant for the first time, we do so â with great pleasure, as all who possess it have a floral beauty to be proud of. The leaves are quite tropical in size, overlaid with a rosy-purple cast, reminding us ot changeable silk, the young foliage being very intense in color, while the older leaves assume a pale green, with occasional blotches of white, with a pale tint of the rose color showing. New and raluable. It is also beautiful in bloom with its Gloxinia-like flowers. Price, 20 cenis each. GLOXINIAS. These are among the most beautiful of all our Summer-blooming plants. The rosette of velvety-green leaves is surmounted with a cluster of lovely trumpet-shaped flowers as large as Gladioli blooms; the coloring is exquisite. The ground-work of many is pure white, with throats of blue, scarlet, rose, crimson, or velvety-purple, while others are beautifully flecked and striped with the brightest co ors, and the tubes are of a bright color, wit
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