AMATEUR CULTIVATORS GUIDE 



NO. PRICE 



BEI^VII>Ert.E. Nat. Ord., Chenopodiacea. 

 A pretty, cypress-like plant, sometimes called summer-cypress ; fine for a cemetery. 



175 Belvidere. Hardy annual, from Egypt I^.os 



33ILI^BEItG!-TA.. Nat. Ord., Bromeliacece. 



A magnificent stove-plant, with long, gi-aceful, delicate green foliage, beautiful zebra- 

 striped flowers, extremely handsome and showy, succeeding best in sandy peat and loam. 



176 Billbergia Zebrina. Scarlet and purple; beautiful; one and a half feet; from Rio 



Janeiro, ij feet 25 



DBEGOINTA.. Nat. Ord., Begoniacece. 



A magnificent genus of ornamental greenhouse plants, as remarkable for the varied and 

 beautiful foliage of many of its varieties as for the splendor and profusion of the flowers of 

 others. Should be grown in sandy peat and loam. 



177 Begonia, Mixed. Several of the most choice sorts mixed 25 



BARTONIA AUREA. (See preceding page.) 



BIGiVOilN'IA-. Nat. Ord., Bigii07iiaceee. 



A highly ornamental greenhouse climber, producing its gorgeous flowers in panicles and 

 in the greatest profusion. 



178 Bignonia Tweedieana. Yellow, half-hardy shrub 25 



BI^XJlVtElN'BJLCIIIA.. Nat. Ord., Loasea. 



179 Blumenbachia Insignis. Quite handsome; flowers white ; from Montevideo. Three- 



quarters foot JO 



!BOS©T.3E-A.. Nat. Ord., LeguminoscB. 



Handsome, free-flowering, and beautiful genus of greenliouse plants. Succeeds best in a 

 compost of turf, loam, and peat. 



ISO Bossixa Biloba. Three feet high ; fi-om New Holland 25 



18 I LinophySla. Orange, three feet high 25 



