The suburban citizen., 1901-05-25
Phrynium Variegatum, the New Foil.
age Plant.


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 tuberous.
rooted plant, the tubers OF which may
be kept dry for months, and will then
start off vigorously 1t 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
tilully variegated with white and rich
cream, the variegatons 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 foot
or eighteen inches to three feet; the
leaves are spreading blades OF oblong
lanceolate FORM from six to ten inches
long and two to five inches broad, hav-
ing the excellent habit Of dropping
Just sufficient to display their full
beauty OF form and variegation. The
plants show off to excellent advantage
either singly or used with palms, where
the variegations afford most pleasing
contrasts.
New Queen of AbyssinIa,
(Kalanchoe Marmorata) a fleshy 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.
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derful plant bears lemons weighing as
much as two and one-half poundsl This
may appear eXaggerate but the fact has
been sworn to. 1t has created quite a
sensation.
IpOmea PaImata.
The most luxuriant tuberous rooted
climbing vine known. A single root
has produced over 5000 large rosy pur-
pie flowers of largest size and in dense
clusters. The roots may be taken up
in the fall. 1t can also be grown in
large pots and trained along porches
or verandas.
Golden Dew Drop, CDuranta PIunlieri)
A handsome evergreen Dot plant as
may be seen, bearing dense racemes of
lovely delicate blue flowers with
white eye. These are followed by clus-
ters OF shining golden berries which
remain on the plant for six months
The contrast between the berries and
flowers is most bewitching indeed. A
fine plant with bright green foliage,
always full and clean to the edge of the
pot.
Thunbergia Fragrans.
A magnificent perennial species from
India, OF a slender, graceful, climbing
habt-much like that OF the annual
sorts--with deep green, waxy leaves.
which are cordate or hastate at the
base, giving them very distinct ap
pearance. But its crowning feature is
its flowers, each as large as a silver dol
lar, OF the purest Swaxy whiteness, 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
or pot culture.
CamphOT.
The genuine Camphor OF commerce.
beautiful evergreen, succeeding we'll
in pots. Foliage, rich, shining green
above, giaucous underneath; produces
freely. small white flowers; fragrant A
valuable item OF list OF economic plants.
and OF much interest therefor.
The Famous Chinese Kudzu; or Jack
.the-Bean- StaIk-Vine.
WATCH 1T GROW. 1T is a ycri.
table Jack and the Bean Stalk Vine."--
A. Fl. Olmstcad, Esq. There is posi-
bly, nothing like it in the whole vegeta-
BILE kingdom. 1t is extremely valuable
for covering everything in one season,
and interesting to the lover of the won
derful. 1t has grown on our grounds
since 1870 and has made growth of
100 feet in one season. The stiff rae
emes OF rosy purple flowers are beauti-
tul. The fiowers soon make themselves
known by delightful odor that is watt
cd to long distances. Mr.. Thomas
Meehan, in Meehan's Monthly.
When the two greatest horticultural
authorities III the United States speak
so enthusiastically about plant we may
well recommend It, Indeed, the phe-
nomenal growth OF this new, hardy
Chinese vine is exceeded only by the
prototype OF the fairy tales. Plant it
80 N4iy 49, AANAA VI pOOlg anu III &
months, when established It will make
more growth than most other vines
will in two years. The bright green
leaves afford a dense shade. The clus-
ters OF purple wistaria-likc flowers are
deliclously fragrant. II is extremely
valuable Tor 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 luxuriantly, and yet
only now are plants offered Ii is sure
TO become popular and more so from the
fact that it can be cut back in the fall
without injuring the roots.
Glory OF the Butterflies.
BUDDLEIA VARIABILIS Is
grand new Chinese garden plant. re.
Gently exhibited at Paris where it was
greatly admired. 1t has done wonder
fully, well in this country, standing with
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