. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. Rudbeckia (Cone Flower) PER PKT 3901 Bicolor Superba. Fine free-flowering annual variety, growing about 2 feet high; forming a dense bush and producing in great abundance on long stems its bright flowers. The disc is brown, the florets golden-yellow, with large velvety-brown spots at the base; very effective and useful for cutting. \ oz., 25 cts .$0 10 3902 Newmani. One of the finest of autumn-flowering perennials, bearing large flowers. Bright orange- yellow petals surrounding a large black cone; 3 15 3903 Purpurea (Giant Pur
. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. Rudbeckia (Cone Flower) PER PKT 3901 Bicolor Superba. Fine free-flowering annual variety, growing about 2 feet high; forming a dense bush and producing in great abundance on long stems its bright flowers. The disc is brown, the florets golden-yellow, with large velvety-brown spots at the base; very effective and useful for cutting. \ oz., 25 cts .$0 10 3902 Newmani. One of the finest of autumn-flowering perennials, bearing large flowers. Bright orange- yellow petals surrounding a large black cone; 3 15 3903 Purpurea (Giant Purple Cone- Flower). A most interesting hardy perennial, producing all summer large, showy reddish- purple flowers, about 4 inches across; 3 feet. -J- oz., 50 . 15 New* Ricixus Red Spire RicinUS (Castor Oil Bean) Ornamental plants of stately growth and picturesque foliage, with brilliant colored fruit, producing sub-tropical effect; fine for lawns, massing or centre plants for beds. PER PKT. 3862 Cambodgiensis. The main stems and leaf stalks are shining ebony. The large, richly colored foliage assumes different shades as the plant increases in size, so that very striking effects are obtained; 5 feet. Per oz., 25 cts $0 10 3863 Gibsoni. Deep red foliage; 5 feet. Per oz., 25 cts 10 3866 Panormitanus. Immense dark brown leaves, producing a fine tropical effect; 6 feet. Per oz., 25 cts 10 3865 Sanguineus. Blood red stalks and clusters of red fruit; 7 feet. Per oz., 25 cts 10 3867 Red Spire. A visitor to our Nurseries declared our planting of this to be the most effective and ornamental feature in the establishment. The shapely, bushy plants attain a height of about 6 feet, with pretty palmate leaves of a bronzy green with promi- nent red ribs and veins, and producing through the summer and autumn numerous spikes of flowers or seedpods 9 to 18 inches long, of a brilliant rosy crimson; altogether a most effective semi- tropical plant, valuable alike for its foliage and flowers an
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