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oides and pallida ; Narcissus, Ranunculus, Scilla, Snow- 

 drop, Snowflake, Tulip. Perennial or Herbaceous Plants : 

 Alyssum saxatile and variegatum ; Anemone, garden 

 varieties, also A. nemorosa flore-pleno and Pulsatilla ; 

 Arabis, several sorts ; Aubretia deltoidea and purpurea ; 

 Caltha palustris flore-pleno, Cardamine pratensis flore- 

 pleno, Cerastium tomentosum and Biebersteinii, Cheir- 

 anthus Marshallii, Corydalis nobilis, Daisies, Dielytra 

 spectabilis, Epimedium rubrum and others, Forget-me-Not, 

 Gentians, Helonias bullata, Hepaticas, Iberis sempervirens, 

 Lily of the Valley, Paeonia tenuifolia, single and double ; 

 P. albiflora in varieties ; Pansies, Orobus varius and vernus, 

 Omphalodes verna, Polyanthuses, Primroses, Phloxes, 

 Polemonium Richardsonii, Pulmonaria virginica, Saxi- 

 frages, Sanguinaria canadensis, Vinca elegantissima, 

 Violets, and Winter Aconite. Biennials: Eschscholtzia 

 crocea, Honesty, Wallflower. Annuals: Candytuft, Catch- 

 fly, Collinsia bicolor, Erysimum, Forget-me-Not, Gilia, 

 Limnanthes Douglasii, Lupins, Nemophila, Saponaria, 

 Silene, and Virginian Stock. Shrubs and Trees : Almonds, 

 Berberis Darwinii, Cherries, Cydonias, Deutzia gracilis, 

 Ericas, Double Furze, Horse Chestnuts, Lilacs, Mahonia 

 japonica, Magnolias, Mespilus, Mezereon, Peaches, Pears, 

 Pernettyas, Plums, Rhododendrons, Ribes, Skimmia, and 

 the Thorns. 



II. FOR IN-DOOR CULTURE. Bulbs: Those already 

 mentioned, to bloom at an earlier date. Plants requiring 

 the protection of an ordinary Greenhouse : Acacia, Azalea 

 indica, Camellia, Daphne odora rubra, Epacris, Heath, 

 Paeonia Moutan, Primula denticulata, Rhododendron, 

 Richardia aethiopica, and Salvia gesneriflora. Greenhouse 

 Annuals : Calceolaria, Cineraria, Petunia, Primula sinensis, 

 Mignonette, Schizanthus; .Intermediate, Brompton, and 

 Queen Stock. Stove Plants: Allamanda cathartica, 

 Begonia fuchsioides and incarnata, Clerodendron splendens, 

 Dipladenia crassinoda, Franciscea confertiflora and eximia, 

 Gardenia radicans, Gesnera cinnabarina and refulgens, 



