. Rare Florida flowers and fruits. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. NEW GIANT BROWALLIA. Bamboos. These are becoming very popular for pot culture owing to the ease with which they may be grown and their very distinctive and ornamental appearance. They are as decorative as Palms, and as easy to grow as weeds, long-lived and constantly improv- ing with age, and proof against the dust, gas and fluctuating temperature of living rooms. In Florida, ana other parts of the South, they will make grand clumps in the open ground. A
. Rare Florida flowers and fruits. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. NEW GIANT BROWALLIA. Bamboos. These are becoming very popular for pot culture owing to the ease with which they may be grown and their very distinctive and ornamental appearance. They are as decorative as Palms, and as easy to grow as weeds, long-lived and constantly improv- ing with age, and proof against the dust, gas and fluctuating temperature of living rooms. In Florida, ana other parts of the South, they will make grand clumps in the open ground. All four of the varieties offered below are hardy all along the Gulf coast, or in a temperature as low as 10 degrees or 15 degrees above zero without serious injury, while B. Aurea is hardy at , least as far north as Ohio. Bambusa Argentea—A very hardy Japanese species, even- tually reaching a height of 35 or 40 feet in the open ground. The under side of the leaves is glaucous-green, and the canes and foliage resemble immense drooping plumes. A graceful pot plant, and a majestic object in the open ground. Strong, heavy plants, by mail, 35c; by express, 25c. each. B. Argentea Striata—Exactly like the preceding except that its foliage is beautifully variegated white and green. Strong, heavy plants, by mail, 35c; by express, 25c. each. B. Anrea—-Stems yellow and leaves light green. Grows 8 to 12feethigh. Very choice and beautiful. An especially desirable sort for pot culture. Price, 30c. each. B. Metake—Leaves broad, thick and very strong. Distinct and highly ornamental. Grows about 10 feet high. Very fine for pots and tubs. Price, 20c. RUELLIA Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jessamine Gardens; Ellsworth, W. J; W. J. Ellsworth (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Tr
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