The suburban citizen., 1901-05-04
Phrynium Variegatum the New Foil.
age Plant.

This is one of the best novelties for
the catalogue trade that has ever come
under our notice. 1t is a tuberous.
rooted plant, the tubers of which NAV
be kept dry for months, and will then
start off vigorously, Ii is a good grow
er, succeeding well in either pots or
open ground thriving in sun or shade
The leaves are bright pale green beau
tiiully yariegated with white and rich
cream, the variegations being extremely
diversified; indeed, in our beds Of
thousands OF the plants it is almost inn
possible to find two leaves exactly alike
The plant is Canna-like in habit of
growth. attains a height OF from a foot
or eighteen inches to three feet; the
leaves are spreading blades of oblong
ianceolate form, from six to ten inches
long and two to five inches broad, hav-
ing the excellent habit of dropping
iuSt sufficient TO display their full
beauty OF form and variegation. The
plants show off to excellent advantage
either slngly or used with palms. where
the variegatons afford most pleasing
contrasts. &tsa
New Queen Of Abyssinia,
(Kalanchoe Marmorata,) a Aeshy sill.
very leayed plant soon forming grand
specimens which bear clusters of pure
white sweet scented flowers a foot in
diameter
New American Wonder Lemon.
When only two years old this won
dertul plant bears lemons weighing as
much as two and one-half poundsl This
may appear eXaggcrate but the fact has
oeen sworn to-. It has created quite
sensation.
IpOmea Palmata.
The most luxurant tuberous rooted
climbing vine known A single root
mas produced over 5000 large rosy pur-
PIE MOWERS OF largest size and in dense
clusters. The roots may be taken no
IN the tall. 1t can also be grown in
large pots and trained along porches
or yerandas.
Golden Dew Drop, (Duranta Piumieri
A handsome evergreen pot plant as
may be seen, bearing dense racemes of
lovely delicate blue flowers with
white eye. These are followed bv clus-
ters OF shining golden berries which
remain on the plant for six months.
The contrast between the berries and
flowers is most bewitchng indeed. A
hne plant with bright green foliage.
pot
Thunbergla Fragrans.
A magnificent perennial species from
inaia' OF a slender. graceful, climbing
habt-much like that OF the annual
sorts--with deep green, waxy leaves,
winch are cordate or hastate at the
base, giving them very distinct ap
pearance. But its crowning feature is
its flewers, each as large as silver dol
lar Of the purest waxy whteness, with
a delicate lemon yellow spot in the
center or throat. Plants begin to flow
er when quite small, continue almost
necessarily and in the greatest profu-
SION. Equally valuable for open ground
OF pot culture.
Camphor.
The genuine Camphor OF commerce.
a beautiful evergreen, succeeding we'll
IN pots. Foliage rich, shining green
above, glaucous underneath; produces
freely small white flowers; fragrant A
valuable item Of list of economic plants,
ana OF much interest therefor.
The Famous Chinese Kudzu; or Jack.
and-the-Benn- -StaIk-Yine.
WATCH IT GROW. ut is a ycri-
table Jack and the Bean Stalk Vine"--
A. H. Olmstead, Esq. There is posi-
ply nothing like it in The whole vegeta.
PIE kingdom. 1t is extremely valuable
Tor covering everything in one season.
and interesting to the lover OF rhc won
deriuI. 1t has grown on our grounds
since 1870 and has made growth of
100 ieet in one season. The stiff rae
emes OF rosy purple flowers are heauti-
lul he fiower3 soon make themselves
known by delightful odor that is waft-
Cd to long distances Mr. Thomas
Meehan, in Meehan's Monthly.
When the two greatest horticultural
authorities IN the United States speak
SO enthusiastically about a plant we MAY
wen recommend It, Indeed, the pho
nomenal growth Of this new. hardy
Chinese Vlne IS exceeded only by the
prototype OF the fairy tales Plant it
N any SOIL, rich Or poor, and in 3
months, when established Il will make
N'E' HACHth llldl most Otnef vines
Will in two years. The bright green
leaves afford dense shade. The cius-
ters OF purple wista7ia-likc flowers are
deliciously fragrant It is extremely
valuable for quickly covering arborS.
fences. dead or old trees, rookeries,
etc One of these vines was brought
to Philadelphia from China in 1876 and
IS still growing Mxuriantly, and vet
onl y ii,w ARE plants offered II is sure
TO become popular and more so from the
fact that 1t can be cut back in the fall
without injuring the roots.
Glory OF the Butterflies.
BUDDLEIA VARIABILIS is a
grand new Chinese garden plant. re
Gently exhibited at Paris. where it was
greatly admired. II has done wonder
fully we'll in this country, standing with
out harm temperature OF nearly zero.
The plants have a grceful habit, the
branches being arching and wavy.
showing to great advantage the dark
olive green and white leaves Il COM
mences TO bloom early in June and pos