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PHLOX.— queen of Whites. 



Each. 

 In the trial grounds of the garden of the London Horticultural Society, 

 this was decided on as the finest White ; it was described as having 

 grand panicles of white flowers .'...$0 30 



MISCELLANEOUS NEW OR SCARCE PLANTS. 



Abelia Kupestris. A dwarf compact growing plant, nearly hardy, flowers 



pure white in long racemes during summer 25 



Abutilon Boule de Niege. {A colored plate, 1874.) The Floral Magazine 

 says of it: " Abutilon Boule de Neige was exhibited by Mr. Standish ; 

 it is very valuable as a subtropical plant, bearing exposure to the summer 

 well, and interesting by the contrast of its pure white flowers and 



green foliage 25 



Abutilon Due de MalakoflT Variegata. This is in the style of A. Thomsoni 

 but of stronger habit. Its comparatively large leaves, 4 to 6 inches 

 in width, being very richly blotched or mottled with white and gold 



blotches .* 25 



Abutilon Vexilarium Variegatum. The foliage of this beautiful variety 

 is spotted and blotched in the style of A. Thomsoni, and fully as 



beautiful 20 



Abutilon Thomsonii. The color of the leaf is a bright green, shaded and 



mottled with yellow, having the appearance ofmosaic work 20 



Achillea Ptarmica fl. Pleno. Blooms freely during the summer months, 



flowers pure white, double, quite hardy 25 



Alopecurus Pratensis, Aureo Variegatus. An elegant form of variegated 



grass, having the leaves streaked and margined with golden yellow,... 20 

 Ampelopsis Yeitchi or Tricuspidata. A miniature foliaged Virginian 

 Creeper, which clings to any building with the tenacity of the 

 strongest Ivy, is of exceedingly rapid growth, and from earliest 

 spring it produces its beautiful purple tinted leaves, turning red in 



autumn 25 



Anemone Japonica Alba, (Honorine Jobert.) Makes a splendid bed for 



autumn flowering, large white flowers, handsome perennial 20 



Anemone Japonica Rubra. The crimson variety. A fine autumnal 



flowerer 20 



Acalypha Tricolor. Foliage irregularly blotched and mottled with crim- 

 son ; a very distinct plant, fine for bedding 30 



Aquilegia Chrysantha. This is unquestionably one of the finest Perennials 

 Its large golden yellow long spurred flowers are produced in great 

 abundance, from densely tufted plants, which maintain a long 



succession of blooms. It is a native of the Rocky Mountains 25 



Aquilegia Chrysantha Casrulea. A variety of the last with blue flowers, 



and fully as beautiful 25 



Aquilegia Californica. A species of recent introduction, very beautiful... 25 

 Aquilegia Wittmaniana. This is a remarkably fine new species, with 



large purplish blue flowers 50 



Asclepias Curassavica. A very ornamental plant for summer decoration, 

 blooming from July to November, growing about three feet in height. 



The stem terminated with heads of yellowish scarlet flowers 25 



Aquilegia Glandulosa 20 



Aquilegia Skinerii 20 



Aquilegia Coerule. A very fine blue Columbine from the Rocky Moun- 

 tains 25 



All beautiful hardy perennials. 



Aspidistris Lurida Variegata. A large foliage plant, leaves finely striped 

 with white and green. A very valuable plant and nearly or quite 

 hardy 50 



Bambusa Fortunei Variegata. Beautifully variegated Palm-like leaves; 

 it is a very ornamental plant; it is splendid as a single plant; in the 

 summer it requires abundance of moisture 30 



