. Croton Fibrous-Rooted Begonias This class is among the freest flowering ornamental-leaved pot plants for conservatory or window garde^i decoration. Argentea Guttata. Foliage of rich green, spotted with silver. Corallina Lucema. Gigantic trusses of bronzy-red flowers, in bloom continuously from April to November. Haageana. Large trusses of creamy-white flowers, suSused with pink, the foliage bold and attractive, of a bronzy-green above and reddish on the under side. Price. 35 cts. each. One each of the 3 sorts for $ Bougainvillea Crimson. Lake. Introduced through the Bureau of Plant Indu
. Croton Fibrous-Rooted Begonias This class is among the freest flowering ornamental-leaved pot plants for conservatory or window garde^i decoration. Argentea Guttata. Foliage of rich green, spotted with silver. Corallina Lucema. Gigantic trusses of bronzy-red flowers, in bloom continuously from April to November. Haageana. Large trusses of creamy-white flowers, suSused with pink, the foliage bold and attractive, of a bronzy-green above and reddish on the under side. Price. 35 cts. each. One each of the 3 sorts for $ Bougainvillea Crimson. Lake. Introduced through the Bureau of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture. The flowers are like all other Bougainvilleas, perhaps a trifle larger, but in coloring none compare with it in richness and brilliancy. On first opening a brilliant crimson-lake, retaining this color for three or four weeks, after which they gradually pass to a crimson-carmine. In Southern California and Florida, the Bougainvilleas make gorgeous climbers for outdoor planting, while in the north they are useful subjects as pot plants for the conservatory or green- house. 3-inch pots, 50 cts. each; 4-inch pots, $ each. Clerodendron Balfouri. A beautiful greenhouse climber, and admirably suited for house culture, flowering most profusely with bright scarlet flowers, enveloped in creamy white calyx. Strong plants, 25 cts. each; extra large plants, in S-inch pots, 50 cts. each. Clivia Miniata (imantophyiium) A pretty lily-like plant of the easiest culture, and a most de- sirable house plant, it flowers during the spring and summer months, remaining in bloom for a long period. The flowers are about 2 inches long, and are borne in dense clusters from 10 to 20 flowers each; in color it is of a fine orange-red, shading to buff. 4-inch pots, 75 cts. each; 5-inch pots, $ each. CyperUS (Umbrella Plant) Alternifolius. â An excellent plant for the house. WiU thrive in any good soil, and always presents a green and attractive appear- ance. It m
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