DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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Sensitive Plant. 



when the little bulb which has formed can be repotted 

 in good, rich earth, and watered freely, and it will grow 

 all winter. Tender perennial climber ; ten feet high. 

 Boston Smilax, Myrisphyllum asparagoides 15 



SNAPDRAGON— (Antirrhinum). 



The Snapdragon is an old favorite border plant, with 

 dark and glossj' leaves, and large, curiously-shaped 

 flowers with finely marked throats. They have been 

 much improved by careful selection, and now are really 

 magnificent flowers. They will blossom the first season 

 from seed sown in spring, but the blossom will be much 

 stronger the second season. Succeeds best in dry, loamy 

 soil. Tender perennial ; two feet high. 



Antirrhinum, majus, album, pure white 5 



" ^majus, brilliant, crimson, white throat 3 



" " caryophylloides, beautifully striped.. 5 



" " Delila, white throat 5 



" fine mixed, all the best colors 5 



SOLANUM. 



A class of beautiful, ornamental, fruit-bearing plants. 

 Ttey are useful for conservator^' decoration, and pre- 

 sent a beautiful appearance in the drawing room. Most 

 of the varieties are half-hardy perennial shrubs, and 

 can be planted out when danger of frost is over. The 

 foliage is beautiful, but the frui: is its chief attraction 

 being very beautiful in appearance, but not edible 



Solanunn. 



Solanum, Pseudo capsicum, covered with a pro- 

 fusion of miniature, pepper-shaped, scarlet 

 fruit 1 



Snapdragon. 



Sotanum, Prince of Wales, magnificent variety, 



covered with bright orange, pear-shaped fruit.20 



" Weatherill's hybrids, dark green foliage, aad 

 various colored fruit ; very fine for pot culture 

 in drawing room, or to decorate dinner tables. 20 



" hybridum compactum, iarge, orange-scarlet 

 berries, produced abundantly. Elegant for 

 house or green-house decoration during winter.15 



STATICE. 



The species 

 of Statlce, or 

 Sea Lavender, 

 ought to be in 

 every garden, 

 on account of 

 their lovely lit-| 

 tie flowers so 

 freely produc- 

 ed. Sow in 

 sand, loam or 

 peat, in the 

 house, an'^ 

 transplant ii:: 

 the gard;;. 

 when warm. 

 I s perfectly 

 hardy. 



Statice, Tatarica, hardy, herbaceous perennialfronr 

 Russia, producing an abundance of pink flow- 

 ers. Oae and a half feet high 25 . 



STEVIA. 



A genus of plants, producing white and purple flow- 

 ers which are of great value, and largely used in bou- 

 quets. If transplanted in the spring into open beds, 

 they bloom in autumn, but are more valuable in green- 

 house or conservatory as winter-flowering plants ; they 

 are indispensable to the florist. Sow seeds in spring, in 

 sandy loam, and give protection in severe weather.. 

 Hardy perennial. 

 Stevia, serrata, white 10 



" purpurea, purple 5 



STIPA— (See Feather Grass.) 



STOCK. 



The Stock has for mr.ny years been ?. general favor-, 

 ite, but of late years the Germans have grown then: in 

 such perfection that they are considered almost India, 

 peiisable where a fine display is wanted. The seed is 

 grown with such great care that a very large proportioa 



Statice. 



