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brasilianische Ackerbau- und Gewerbe-Ausstellung zu 



Stande zu bringen, 1st seiner Verwirklichung nahe ge- 

 riickt. Die Gesellschaft beschloss, da auch die Regie- 

 rung ihre thatige Mitwiikung und Unterstiitzung zuge- 

 sichert, in Verbindung mit der kaiserliehen Ackerbau- 



Gesellschaft in Rio de Janeiro, eine perraanente Com- 

 mission bebufs Inslebenfiihrung der Ausstellung nieder- 

 zusetzen. (W. Z.) 



Yerantwortlicher Redacteur : W i 1 h e 1 m E.G.Seemann. 





ANZEIGER. 



MESSES. E. G. HENDERSON 



SON 



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WELLINGTON NURSERY, ST. JOHN'S WOOD LONDON, N., 



respectfully announce their 



ILLUSTRATED SEED CATALOGUE 



for 1861, 



AMATEURS GUIDE 



Consisting of useful and practically accurate information in connection with carefully selected Lists of Flower and 

 Vegetable Seeds, as proved of superior excellence by the evidence of trials by the Royal Horticultural Society of 

 London. P.S. For the guidance of Amateur Cultivators, the names of ineffective Annual Flowers and others erroneously 

 offered by substituted names, are given in a separate page of this Catalogue, apart from the offered Seed Lists. 



NEWFLOWERS ■: . 1U . J+ ,. 



Offered are so described as to enable the Amateur to discriminate those possessing the greatest merit and their adaptation. 



FLORIST S' FLOWERS .... 



Of a first-class quality are an especial feature Messrs. Hendersons' attention, with the best kinds. 



VEGETABLES 



Are in this Catalogue also brought out prominently before the reader, so that an uninstructed person may light on 

 the best of each section and its especial usefulness; for instance, among Peas, the best early, the best general crop, 



the best late, the best dwarf, the finest flavoured, the most prolific, &c, may be selected as required. 





GIANT EMPEROR ASTERS. 



In 12 beautiful and distinct new colours. 



i These are the most splendid flowers in Asters yet 



H offered, whether regarded for effect, individual beauty, or 

 ( competition ; the hahi: is also distinct from other sections. 



ZINNIA ELEGANS FLORE PLENO. 



Double-flowered varieties (fig. two-thirds natural size). 



Those are without exception the most remarkable 

 and unexpected novelties of the present season, forming 

 very beautiful additions to the class of annual flowers, 

 and differing from the usual kinds with single rayed 

 blossoms, in having the central yellow tubular florets 

 transformed into spathulate or oblong petals, regularly 

 imbricated to the centre as seen in a well formed dou- 

 ble French Marigold, or elegant Lilliputian Dahlia, each 



individual blossom forming a rosette-like atline, and 



embracing di ft purple, light rose, red, orange, deep 

 rose, buff, and mottl I rose colours, which, being pro- 

 duced true to eaeh variety from seed, will prove extre- 

 mely handsome, useful for the grouping of colours in 

 the Flower Garden. The rich petal tints of the Zinnia 

 tribe are well known for their brilliance, in connection 

 with a neat, erect and compact style of growth. Con- 

 tinental saved seed, per pkt, 1*. and 2*. 6d. 







