DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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Bartonia. Begonia. 



Begonia, new varieties mixed, a very choice col- 

 lection of the many new sorts, embracing those 

 which are remarkable both for foliage and 

 flowers ; z>ery choice. . . . 25 



BELVIDERE— (Summer Cypress). 



An ornamental, cypress-like plant, with inconspicu- 

 ous, green flowers, nearly hidden by the foliage. It is 

 well adapted for growing in cemeteries. Hardy annual ; 

 one and a half to two feet high ; from Egypt. 

 Selvidere, {C/ieno/odiun^ sco/>a7-2U7/i) 5 



BOCCONIA. 



Magnificent, stately, half-hardy evergreen shrubs, 

 with ornamental foliage ; well adapted for lawns, either 

 singly or in groups. They will require some protection 

 through the winter, by straw or mulch. Easily culti- 

 vated in loamy soil, and increased from seed, and cut- 

 tings in sand, in gentle heat, under glass. 







Bocconia, Japonica. 



Bocconia, Formoso Veitchi, half-hardy perennial, 

 growing two feet high, and producing white 

 and yellow flowers of great beauty 15 



" Japonica, from Japan ; quite hardy ; from four 

 to six feet high ; splendid foliage, and clusters 

 of pure white flowers ; one of the finest 10 



" frutescens, the well known shrubby Celandine, 

 having such beautiful foliage, and white and 

 yellow blossoms ; grows six feet high ; from 

 West Indies. ... 15 



Belvidere, 

 BRACHYCOME— (Swan River Daisy). 



A dwarf-growing plant from Swan River, flowering 

 the greater part of the .season. Very effective in edg- 

 ings, beds, or rustic baskets. Requires light, rich soil. 

 Half-hardy annual • one-half foot high. 



Brachycome, iberidifolia, blue 10 



" alba-flora, white 10 



" mixed, seeds of the above varieties mixed ... 10 



BRIZA— (;Ornamental Grass). 



Very useful ornamental grass, much sought for in 

 forming winter bouquets and wreaths , one foot high. 

 Briza, maxima, large : attractive 5 



' gracilis slender . dwarf 5 



BROWALLIA. 



Handsome, profuse-blooming plants, covered with 

 pretty blue and white blossoms throughout the whole 

 summer Sow in hot -bed and transplant to border in 

 June, one foot apart. The plants are quite minute 

 when they first come up. and should be protected from 

 the hot sun, or they will be destroyed. Half-hardy an- 

 nual ; one and a half feet high. 



Browallia. elata, alba, white 10 



" elata, ccerulea, blue 10 



" " grandiflora, sky blue; large. lo 



" " Roezhi, this variety makes a compact 

 plant eighteen inches high, and pro- 

 duces pure white and blue flowers of 



twice the size of the older sorts. 25 



'* " fine mixed 10 



CACAL.IA-(See Tassel Flower). 



CALANDRINIA. . 



Fine, dwarf plants 

 forgrowing in masses, 

 having fleshy leaves 

 and succulent stems 

 like the portulaca, 

 and producing a n 

 abundance of blos- 

 soms which, when 

 fully expanded, make 

 a beautiful appear- 

 ance, and suitable for 

 edgings. rockeries, 

 and clumps; in bloom 

 a long time. The ^^^^^^^^^ 

 seed should be sown "^^^^^^ ~ 

 in hot-bed, early in 

 spring, and planted 



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Calandrinia. 



