THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 89 



Bocconin cordata, B. frutescens, fine ornamental plants, with beautiful glau- 

 cous foliage. B. cordata rotundifolia, wery ^ne glaucous foliage, B. frutescens, 

 very ornamental, with splendid foliage. B. Japoniea^ a splendid species from 

 Japan, with beautiful deeply sinuated foliage, said to be hardy, forming a bush 5 to 

 6 ft. high. 



* Centaiirea argentea^ very handsome silver foliaged plant. * C. Bahylonica, 

 a handsome plant, producing a fine effect from its pyramidal habit, glaucous foliage, 

 and rich golden flowers. C. gymnocarpa, very handsome silver foliage, similar to 

 argentea, but the leaves are more deeply cut. 



Coleiis mollis, a pretty plant, with oval velvety leaves, and long racemes of 

 bluish violet flowers. 



Cineraria argentea vera, a. pretty silver-leaved plant. C. papyracea, a species 

 with very fine foliage. C plantanifolia, \ery handsome glossy green foliage. 



ChamcBpeuce ca^ahonce, beautiful glossy dark green foliage, Avith white veins 

 and brown spines, 4 ft. C. diacantha^ very handsome foliage with white ribs and 

 spines. 



* Canna {Indian Shot). 



"We have given a list of the principal varieties of Oannse in cultivation. Last 

 summer we had an opportunity of inspecting the stock, when in perfection, of the 

 largest grower of these plants on the Continent. There were many thousands of 

 plants of each kind and colour, planted in separate sections ; in the whole quantity 

 there were not more than a score distinct varieties, and these constituted the 

 principal kinds in cultivation. Lists of these plants have been compiled, giving 

 from 100 to 150 varieties. These only tend to puzzle the purchaser, as the distinc- 

 tions only exist in the name. 



* Canna annei, glaucous, 6 ft. C. annee, green, veined with purple, 5 ft. C. 

 aurantiaca syn. aurea vittata, pale green, 6 ft. C. aurantiaca splendida, green, 



6 ft. C. coccinea, 3 ft. C. compacta, green, 4 ft. C. ^aledoniensis, green, 6 ft. 

 C. discolor, green and purple, 5 ft. C. edulis, green shaded with reddish purple, 

 5 ft. C. Jlaccida, glaucous, 3 ft. C. gigantea, green, 6 ft. C. grandis, green, 



7 ft. C.iridijiora, green, 7 ft. C. involventifolia, green, 5 ft. C. indica, green, 



4 ft. C. indica fol. aurea variegata, green striped with yellow, 4 ft. C. limbata. 

 C. nepalensis, pale green, 4 ft. C. nigricans, purple, 7 ft. C. Peruviana, green, 



5 ft. C. Forteana, purple, 4 ft. C. Van Houttei, purple, 6 ft. C. JFarszewiczii, 

 green, tinted with purple, 6 fc. C. zehrina, purple, striped with green, 5 ft. C. 

 nana, purple striped with green, 4 ft. Several other varieties. Highly orna- 

 mental perennial greenhouse plants with very handsome foliage, particularly 

 adapted for massing in the subtropical garden, giving an elegant and tropical 

 effect ; can be easily raised from seed sown early in heat, and grown on and 

 planted out in May. The seed should be soaked in warm water before sowing. 

 From 4 to 6 ft. 



Lobelia tupa, broad glaucous green foliage and long spikes of scarlet flowers. 



Melianthus major, a beautiful cut-leaved plant, very ornamental. 2 ft. 



*Malva Californica, a beautiful shrub, 3 to 4 ft. high, with handsome foliage 

 and brilliant rose-coloured flowers. 



*Paratropia {Aralia) venulosa, P. tomentosa farinosa, very handsome foliage 

 plants. 



Panax angustifolia, P. aculeatum, P. dendroides, P. Murrayana. 



Santolina incana, pretty dwarf silver edging plant. 



*Sonchus machranthus, S. pinnatus, ornamental plants with yellow flowers." 



Ferdinandia minens, a fine plant of noble appearance, with striking broad 

 foliage ; one of the best plants for the sub-tropical garden. 



Wigandia caracasana, a large-leaved plant, very effective. W. urens, W. 

 Vigerei, a splendid acquisition for the subtropical garden, surpassing W. cara' 

 casana in beauty, the leaves being of a lively green, and glaucous underneath. 



HERBACEOUS BIENNIALS AND PERENNIALS TOR THE SUBTROPICAL GARDEN. 



Acanthus mollis^ A. spinosuSf handsome foliaged herbaceous plants with purple 

 and white flowers. 3 ft. 



Campanula jjyramidalis, C.Jl. alho, very beautiful and stately plants. 4 ft. 

 Digitalis canariense, D. gloxiniflora, 1). lanata^ D. Lindleyana, D. lutea, 



