. Rare Florida flowers and fruits. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. Choice Specialties ir\ plants ai}d B^lbs. THE Plants and Bulbs offered under this head are those only of the most decided merit, possessing qualities which render them worthy of special mention. We assure our patrons that everything included under this head possesses the most desirable qualities calculated to recommend them to lovers of the beautiful, rare and unique; and a trial of anything here offered will not result in the disappointments attendant u
. Rare Florida flowers and fruits. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. Choice Specialties ir\ plants ai}d B^lbs. THE Plants and Bulbs offered under this head are those only of the most decided merit, possessing qualities which render them worthy of special mention. We assure our patrons that everything included under this head possesses the most desirable qualities calculated to recommend them to lovers of the beautiful, rare and unique; and a trial of anything here offered will not result in the disappointments attendant upon the culture of many so-called Novelties which are placed before the public without having been sufficiently tested. Our prices for these Specialties are lower in many case* than is charged by many florists for the most common stock. Pfyryqiaiij Yariegatuiq. It is impossible to convey by plate, description or cut anything like a correct idea of the great beauty of this new ornamental foli- age plant. Its habit of growth is almost precisely like the Canna, and it grows from a tuber, which may be wintered dry—like ,a Gladiolus—if desired, or U may be kept growing the year around as a pot ulant. The Canna-like shoots grew from a foot or 18 inches to 3 feet high, and the leaves, which are spreading blades of oblong, lanceolate form, are from 6 to 10 Inches long and 2 to 5 inches broad. They are bright pale green, beautifully variegated with pure white and rich cream the variegations being extremely diversified; in- deed in our beds of thousands of the plants it is almost impossible to lind two leaves exactly alike. In some leaves the whole area is pure white or rich cream bolor, in others only one-third or one-half, in others again it is reduced to a few stripes or faint 1 ines—and all these variegations in one plant. It is very free growing and one of the most ornamental plants imaginable, either for pot culture or for bedding out. It is a grand plant to border Canna-beds
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