22 John Saul's 



STOKESIA CYAN US. 



Each. 

 A very fine native perennial, with deep sky blue flowers ; perfectly hardy. 50 



ARUNDO. 



Donax Variegata. This is the most stately and graceful of all known 

 variegated grasses of the garden. It forms a robust plant of majestic 

 habit, with long, broad, elegant leaves, 1J to 8 feet in length, marked 

 with broad silver stripes or margins their whole length 25 



Conspicua. This a magnificent grass from New Zealand, fully equal to 



Pampas Grass, and quite hardy 50 



SPIPwEA JAPONICA AUREA VARIEGATA. 



A hardy herbaceous perennial, with glossy red tinted stems, and triply 

 three-lobed green leaflets, richly traced throughout with gold-coloTed 

 veins. The flowers are produced in large, erect, densely-flowered, 

 snow-white, plume-like racemes 50 



IPvIS KCEMPEEEI. 



This very fine Iris is from Japan ; it is a free growing plant, and a free 



bloomer, fine 50 



AMORPHOPHALLUS EIVIEEI. 



This very curious Aroidese will make a striking figure in our gardens ; plan- 

 ted in the open ground, in April-May (like the Dahlias) the tubers 

 will produce on a thick stem, a very extraordinary looking palmated 

 single leaf, in the shape of a reversed umbrella. The whole plant is 

 of a dark green ; the stems and nerves of the leaf are irregularly 

 spotted with white 30 



NEW AND SCARCE TEA-SCENTED ROSES. 



Catalogue of Eoses mailed on application. 



*Duchess of Edinburgh. (Colored Plate in 1S76 ) This extraordinary nov- 

 elty among Tea Eoses has been sent out by Messrs. Veitch & Sons, 

 London, England. The color is a deep glowing crimson, a color un- 

 known hitherto in this class, very free flowering, and as good a bed- 

 ding variety as the crimson China. The flowers are large, full, fine 

 form and substance. After growing this Eose two 3 T ears we can re- 

 commend it with perfect confidence. To florists who grow winter 

 Eose-buds, it will prove invaluable, having a vigorous constitution, 

 profusion of bloom, richness of color and delicious fragrance to recom- 

 mend it. In 3 in. pots, 40 cents ; strong 75 



■*Perle des Jardins. Deep canar\ r yellow, very large, double flowers in pe- 

 duncles, very vigorous. In Europe this fine flower is considered a for- 

 midable rival of Marechal Niel. The finest of yellow Eoses. Superb. 

 In 3 inch pota, 30 cts ; strong 50 



*Perle de Lyon. This is one of the finest yellow Tea Eoses in cultivation, 

 color a deep golden yellow, large double, and of fine form ; a very 

 vigorous grower with strong branches. In 3 in. pots, 30 cts.; strong, 50 



*Shirley Hibbert. Shamoy Nankeen yellow. A new color, full cup-shaped, 



exceedingly vigorous and distinct. In 3 in. pots, 30 cts.; strong 50 



*Letty ColesT '(Keynes.) Beautiful bright pink, large and full, a splen- 

 did bud. a fine new Tea 50 



For other New Eoses see Catalogue. 



