14 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR'S GUIDE 



NAT. ORD., Malvacete. 



These flowers are extremely beautiful for the conservatory : they are natives of Brazil, and 

 half shrubby, with vine-like leaves and bell-shaped flowers, being richly veined and striped, 

 of a wax-like appearance. Many of the varieties succeed well in the open ground during 

 the summer. Half-hardy. 



2 Abuiilon Alphonse Karr. Orange, veined with crimson. Very fine. 5 feet. . $0,25 



3 Beranger. Yellow, striped with brown. 6 feet ........ 25 



4 - Due de Malakoff. Yellow, veined with maroon. Very fine. 6 feet . . . .25 



5 - Esculentum. Very fine. 5 feet ........... 25 



6 - Floribundum. Fine yellow. 5 feet .......... 25 



7 - Hybrid um. Lemon-color. 5 feet ........... 25 



8 Marmoratum. A beautiful variety, flowering in great profusion all winter; pro- 



ducing pure white flowers, veined and marbled with bright rose. One f the 

 best 6 feet ............... 25 



9 _ Mixed ................ 25 



JLI5OI5TIA.. NAT. ORD., Cucurbitacea. 



A rare and extremely pretty tuberous perennial climbing Cucurbitaceae, with elegant cut 

 glossy dark-green foliage, and small oval vivid scarlet fruits. Suitable for planting out dur- 

 ing summer, forming beautiful garlands. 



10 Abobra Virdiflora ..... ........... 25 



JLCAJCJ.JL. NAT. ORD., Leguminoste. 



In praise of this class of ornamental shrubs, it is almost impossible to speak too highly : 

 they are not only of invaluable use for greenhouse decoration, but also, during summer, 

 they will be of equal service in the flower garden, where their beautiful foliage and neat 

 habit alone cannot fail to render them very attractive. 



They are all remarkably fine in foliage ; but a lophantha and longiflora are pre-eminently 

 so. Acacia Julibrissin is half-hardy and elegant, with tassel-like tufts of rosy flowers. 

 Previous to sowing, soak the seed in water at 120 for six hours. Greenhouse shrubs. 



11 Acacia Albicans. White, with beautiful silvery foliage ; from Mexico. 5 feet . . .25 



12 Armata. Golden ball-like flowers. 5 feet ......... 25 



13 Asparagoides. Yellow, very choice ; from New Holland. 6 feet ..... 25 



14 - Argyrophylla. Superb ; yellow, silvery foliage. 6 feet ....... 25 



15 - Cultriformis. Yellowj from New Holland. 5 feet ....... 25 



16 Coccinea. The most novel of the Acacias ; color, bright rose, fine foliage. 5 ft. .25 



17 - Capensis. Yellow. 5 feet ............ 25 



18 - Dealbata. Canary-yellow foliage, very graceful ; from Van Dieman's Land. 5 ft. .25 



19 - Douglass!!. Yellow, graceful, and distinct ; from North America. 5 feet . . .25 



20 - Grandis. Golden yellow, a most beautiful species ; from New Holland. 6 feet . .25 

 2 I - Ixiophylla. Golden yellow, a very graceful and handsome species ; from Swan 



River. 6 feet .............. 25 



22 - Julibrissin (silk-tree). A hardy and elegant shrub, with tassel-like tufts of beauti- 



ful rosy flowers ; from Persia. 5 feet .......... 10 



23 - Longifolia. Yellow, foliage long and slender ; from New South Wales. 5 feet . .25 



24 - Lophantha. Yellow, beautiful foliage ; from New South Wales. 5 feet . . .10 



25 - Nematophyila. Bright yellow ; a splendid acquisition, called one of the best of its 



class, flowering freely nearly the whole year ; fine habit 6 feet ..... 25 



26 - Trinervata. Fine yellow; from New Holland. 5 feet ....... 25 



27 - Xylophylloides. (New.) The most splendid of all the Acacias, producing rich 



clusters of golden blossoms, light-green lanceolated foliage ; from New Holland. 

 6 feet ................ 25 



NAT. ORD., Acanthacea. 



These deserve a place in every collection, from their stately appearance, and the legend of 

 their leaves having given the first idea of the capital of the Corinthian order of architecture. 

 They requhe a good sandy loam, and plenty of room. Hardy perennials. 



28 Acanthus Mollis. White ; from Italy. 3 feet .......... 05 



29 - Spinosus. White ; from Europe. 3 feet ......... 05 



