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6 Novelties and Specialties James Vicks Sons, Rochester, N. Y.
YELLOW CALLA.
Richardia Elliotiana. This plant, like the common White Calla, is a
native of Africa. After several years'work in raising a small stock of it, we
are able to offer a limited number of Richardia Elliotiana to our customers.
This plant in mode of growth is quite like the African or Egyptian Calla,
but its leaves are marked with pure white spots. The flowers are nearly
as large as Richardia Africana, but more urn-shaped, and the color is a
rich canary yellow Everyone will be pleased to see this beautiful and rare
flower. Its usual blooming time is late in the spring, and the culture of
the plant very much the same as the White Calla. Each, $l.QQ t
AGERATUM PRINCESS PAULINE.
BEGONIA REX.
THE KING OF BEGONIAS.
The Rex Begonias are grown exclusively for the great beauty of their foliage
which is very large and beautifully variegated.
Begonia Rex Constance. Broad, shining silver zone, encircling a dark olivecen-
ter ; ground color deep green, bordered with a broad bronze margin that is
beautifully spotted with silver.
Countess Louise Erdody. The wonderful Corkscrew Begonia, so-called on
account of the curious whorl at the base of the leaf. The leaves have a metallic
luster, dark silver center, shading to coppery-rose toward the margin, yellowish-
green veins on both sides of leaf.
Louise Clcsson. Center of leaf deep bronze, with broad band of silvery-rose,,
edge bronze. The coloring is simply magnificent. A most beautiful variety.
Little Lucy. Center of leaf bright silver, with dark green border, nicely
spotted with silver.
Moonlight. A distinct variety. The leaf is bright silver with dark green ribs.
X/lC IfMystCVy. This charming and peculiar variety belongs to the Rex
class, but is entirely distinct from all other sorts, on account of the singular
formation of the leaves, which wind in spiral-like form, as shown in the engrav-
ing. The foliage is a rich dark red, with silvery outer edge. It is a plant of
marvelous beauty, and so rare and attractive in appearance that it always
commands attention and is greatly admired by everyone.
Each t 20 cents. The set of six for go cents.
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CORKSCREW BEGONIA THE MYSTERY.
Three New Ageratums.
The Ageratuni is a handsome plant, bearing numerous trusses of flowers that are
very useful for cutting. It makes one ol the best border plants.
Ageratum Louise Bonnet. A beautiful border variety : a sheet of purest white
flowers the whole season; very dwarf and compact in growth. Fine for edges
of beds and for cemetery planting.
Princess Pauline. A distinct and novel variety, of dwarf, compact growth,
rarely exceeding five inches in height, its pccularity being that two colors, blue
and white, are produced on the same flower, the body of the flower being
white, while the stamens arc of a light sky blue, giving the whole flower a
variegated appearance. One of the most distinct of our new bedding plants.
The Giant. It is with pleasure that we offer this variety. It is as remarkable
for its tall growth as the two preceding varieties are for their dwarf habit. It
makes a valuable plant for the center of vases and hanging baskets. The
branches are red, straight-growing, tipped with numerous clusters of the most
beautiful blue flowers.