DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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Datura, douoe 



lilac and blue, and of exquisite fragrance. Some of the 

 flowers are equal in beauty to our choicest Hlies. Sow 

 in hot-bed, and transplant to three or four feet apart 

 each way. The blossoms open during the night, remain 

 open one day, and then perish. Roots can be kept all 

 ■•vinter in cellars. Tender perennial ; three feet high. 

 Datura, Wrightii, pure white at the center, passing 



into lilac and blue at the border ; ver^' fragrant 5 

 " chlorantha, fl. pi., magnificent, large, double,. 



yello'.v blossoms, richly scented 5 



" fastuosa alba, fl. pi., flowers double; pure 



white 5 



" mixed, seeds of the above varieties mixed 5 



DELPEINnJM— < See Larkspur.) 



DIANTHUS— 'See Pink.) 



DIANHTUS BARBATTJS-fSee Sweet 



Vi„iam.; 



DIANTHTJS CARYOPHYLLUS— <See 



Carnati-n.j 



DIDISCUS. 



Delicate, skj'-blue blossoms, produced in numerous 

 umbels, or hemispherical heads. The flowers are singu- 

 larly formed, and verj' striking. The seed can be sown 

 in open ground in May, and w ill begin to flower in July 

 and August ; if started in hot-bed, will blossom in June. 

 Set plants two feet apart. Hardy annual ; two feet high. 

 Didiscus, cceruleus, sky-blue 10 



DIGITALIS-^See Foxglove.) 

 DOLICHOS— ^ See Hyacinth Bean.) 



ECHEVERIA. 



Green-house, evergreen, perennial, house leek, for 

 sub-tropical or conservatorj' decoration, with large, 

 massive, succulent leaves, of purplish color, and scarlet 

 and yellow flowers in racemes. A magnificent plant for 

 flower and foliage. Seeds are ver\' small and costly. 

 Echeveria, metallica glauca, large, orange-colored 

 blossoms, borne on spikes twelve to fifteen 

 inches high, each spike bearing fifteen to 



twentj' umbelliferous flowers 50 



" secunda glauca, small, compact-growing, 

 glaucous variety, with free-flowering, scarlet 

 and yellow racemes of bloom ; verj- fine 50 



ElilCHRYSUM— CSee Helichrj'sum.) 



ERAGROSTIS— (See Love Grass.) 



Didiscus. Echeveria. 



ERIANTHUS RAVENNA. 



A ver^- desirable ornamental grass, equal to Pampas 

 Grass in appearance and habit of growth, and superior 

 j to it for general culture, as it is entirely hardy and. 

 blooms more abundantly. When plants are two or 

 three years old. the flower stalks are often ten feet in 

 height, surmounted bj^ beautiful silver^' plumes. Sow 

 early in spring in Teen-house or hot-bed, and trans- 

 plant when weather becomes settled. 

 Erianthus Ravennae 10 



ERICA— (Cape Heath). 



A genus of shrubby plants of much interest and beau- 

 ty. Most of the species are without odor, but this lack 

 is compensated for by elegance, as well in their foliage 

 as in their flowers. The flowers, in beauty of form, 

 delicacy of aspect and variety of tint, can scarcely be 

 surpassed. To succeed well, the seed should be sowa 

 in hot-bed, or better still, m green-house or conserva- 

 . :y. Half-hardy perennial. 

 Erica, capensis, mixed varieties 23 



ERYTHRINA-* Coral Treei. 



Handsome, leguminous shrubs, popularly known as 

 Coral Trees. Thej'are cultivated for the sake of their 

 beautiful, bright scarlet, pea-shaped flowers, which are 

 arranged in terminal spikes. Start in heat and trans- 

 plant out of doors in warm situations where the plants 

 will grow freety. Half-hardy shrubs. 

 Erythrina, crista galli 25 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA. 



Finely cut leaves of a glaucous color, and blossoms 

 ah out two inches in diameter,of many brilliant andsho\vy 

 colors. A bed of Eschscholtzia in the sunshine makes 

 a blaze of color. As the stalks and branches are deli- 

 cate, they will do better if supported by small sticks. 

 Sow where the plants are wanted to bloom, as they do 

 not bear transplanting. Thin to six inches apart. Half- 

 hardy perennial ; one foot high. 



Eschscholtzia, mandarin, a new and very beauti- 

 ful variet}-, introduced by Messrs. Carter, of 

 London. The outer ^ide of the petals are 

 brilliant scarlet, the inner side rick orange ; 



rare 20 



'• Californica, bright yellow 5 



• • crocea alba, creamy white 5 



" " striata, beautifully striped 5 



" "• rosea, rose colored 5 



" aurantiaca, distinct orange ; a deep colored 

 mark running up the center makes the flowers 



look like a maltese cross 5 



" mixed = 



