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FLOWER GARDEN. 



upon a large scale, and those represented by- 

 figs. 615, 632, 648, 649, for demands of less im- 

 portance. The best example, however, in this 

 work, is fig. 642, because it is really intended 

 for this purpose, and a more useful structure it 

 would be difficult to devise. With such accom- 

 modation, and a judicious selection of plants 

 adapted for the purpose, a fine display of 

 flowers may be maintained from the end of 

 autumn till the beginning of summer. Upon 

 the selection of suitable plants, however, much 

 depends; and here it should be remembered 

 that it is not amongst rare or delicate plants, or 

 those of difficult culture, that we are to look in 

 forming our selection, but to those requiring 

 only a moderate degree of excitement in the 

 development of their flowers, abundant bloom- 

 ers, brilliant colours, and graceful habits, to- 

 gether with those appreciated for their fra- 

 grance and long continuance in bloom. The 

 following selections will afford plants possessed 

 of all these properties, viz. : — 



LIST OF FINE -FLOWERING HARDY PLANTS, 

 (-Either to be taken up and potted in autumn, or 

 kept established in pots and jplunged in the 

 reserve garden.) 



Ehododendrons, preferring the brilliant scar- 

 let and pure white hybrid varieties ; Azalea3 ; 

 Weigela rosea, amabilis ; Lily of the valley ; Rus- 

 sian, Neapolitan, and double-flowering violets ; 

 Mignonette, sown in pots in August, also the 

 giant variety sown in March, and grown during 

 summer into a half-shrubby-like habit ; Pinks, 

 perpetual-flowering carnations; Hyacinths; vari- 

 ous species of Narcissus, &c, potted in Septem- 

 ber or October, and plunged in sand ; Daphne 

 Mezereuni ; Viburnum tinus; Anemone japonica; 

 Kalmia glauca, latifolia, angustifolia ; Andro- 

 meda polifolia, grandiflora; Hepaticas in var 

 riety ; Primulas in variety; Iberis Gibraltarica ; 

 Dielytra spectabilis; Pompon or Lilliputian, as 

 well as the larger-flowering varieties of chrysan- 

 themums ; perpetual, moss, China, and Tea 

 scented roses ; Wistaria sinensis ; Tussilago fra- 

 grans ; Jasminum nudiflorum ; Ribes sanguinea, 

 do. flora alba, do. flora pleno ; Cyclamens ; 

 Crocus; Tulips; Deutzia gracilis; Forsythia viri- 

 dissima; Magnolia conspicua; Rhodora cana- 

 densis ; Ceanothus, various species ; Cytisus 

 purpureus, pilosus ; Erica herbacea ; Helleborus, 

 various species ; Saxifraga, various species ;' 

 Scilla, various species ; Clematis azurea grandi- 

 flora; Eccremocarpus scaber; Calystegia pub- 

 escens; Alyssum saxatile; double - flowering 

 almond ; Berberis Darwinii, dulcis, buxifolia, 

 empetrifolia, dealbata ; Chinese, French, and 

 Persian lilacs. 



LIST OF FINE-FLOWERING, HALF-HARDY, AND 



GEEENHOVSE PLANTS, 

 (Which either flower naturally from the middle of 

 November to April, or do so with very slight 

 excitement in the forcing-pits.) 

 Abelia floribunda; Abutilon insigne, stria- 

 tum, pulchellum ; Acacia pendula, armata, ves- 

 tita, pubescens, undulsefolia, linifolia, affinis, 

 pulchella ; Achimenes (most of the genus, by 



being early potted in autumn, will flower from 

 January to April) ; Azalea, the Indian species, 

 and their numerous varieties ; Bouvardia tri- 

 phylla, versicolor, splendens, flava ; Camellia, all 

 the varieties ; Ceanothus, all the genus ; Ces- 

 trum aurantiacum ; Choi*ozema, most of the 

 genus ; Cineraria, all the varieties ; Citrus or 

 orange tribe ; Corrsea, most of the genus ; 

 Cytisus proliferus, rhodopnoeus, racemosus, 

 filipes ; Daphne odora - rubra, indica, papy- 

 racea, hybrida, chinensis, japonica ; Daviesia 

 ulicina, latifolia, and most of the genus ; Dill- 

 wynia, most of the genus ; Diplacus puniceus, 

 Californica ; Epacris, most of the genus and 

 varieties ; Epiphyllum Jenkinsoni, lateritium, 

 truncatum, Russellianum; EutaxiaBaxterii, myr- 

 tifolia ; Fuchsia, all the species and varieties ; 

 Genista virgata ; Habrothamnus fascicularis ; 

 Indigofera decora; Jasminum azoricum, revolu- 

 tum, hirsutum, odoratissimum, nudiflorum, 

 grandiflorum, gracile; Lonicera flexuosa; Lu- 

 culia gratissima, Pinciana; Magnolia pumila, 

 fuscata, anonaefolia, Soulangeana, obovata, to- 

 mentosa, conspicua ; Muraltia, most of the 

 genus ; Oxalis versicolor, Bowiei, elegans, and 

 various other species of the genus ; Pseonia 

 Moutan, papaveracea, rosea, Banksia ; Pelargo- 

 nium, many of the scarlets, and most of the 

 fancy varieties; Phoenocoma prolifera ; Plum- 

 bago capensis ; Polygala cordifolia, tetragona, 

 oppositifolia ; Pultensea, most of the genus ; 

 Primula sinensis, verticillata ; Rhododendron, 

 most of the beautiful hybrids; Salvia gesneri- 

 flora ; Statice arborea, macrophylla ; Tritonia 

 tricolor ; Veronica Andersonii. 



LIST OF FINE-FLOWERING STOVE-PLANTS, 

 (Which either flower naturally from the beginning 

 of November to the end of March, or do so 

 with slight excitement in the forcing-pits) 



Amphicoma arguta ; Angelonia salicarisefolia, 

 grandiflora, and others ; Aphelandra cristata, 

 aurantiaca, fulgens, tetragona, cristata major, 

 like the last, should be propagated by cuttings 

 put in early in summer, and if dwarf bushy 

 plants be desired, they should be topped, the 

 former frequently ; iEchniea fulgens; Begonia 

 albo-coccinea, sanguinea, incarnata, odorata, coc- 

 cinea, manicata, fuchsioides,cinnabarina, miniata, 

 Prestoniensis,Zanthina, and several others; Big- 

 nonia Chamberlaynii, sequinoctialis, venusta, spe- 

 ciosa ; Billbergia iridifolia, pyramidalis, cruenta; 

 Browallia grandiflora, Jamesoni, speciosa; Clero- 

 dendron scandens, macrophyllum, fragrans; Cen- 

 tradenia rosea, multiflora; Eranthemum stric- 

 tum, capense, pulchellum ; Euphorbia splen- 

 dens, Bojeri, jacquiniflora, atropurpurea; Garde- 

 nia Thunbergii, florida, radicans; Gesnera tubi- 

 flora, zebrina; Gloxinia, most of the species and 

 varieties ; Heliotropium, all the varieties ; Ixora 

 coccinea ; Jasminum sambac, do. flore- pleno, 

 gracile, grandiflorum; Lantana aculeata, horrida, 

 mollis, Selloviana; Manettia glabra, coccinea, 

 bicolor, splendens; Mantisia saltatoria; Melas- 

 toma corymbosa, and others; Pitcairnia gigantea, 

 micrantha, angustifolia, bracteata ; Plumbago 

 rosea, occidentalis ; Poinciana pulcherrima, re- 

 gia; Sinningia guttata, velutina; Strelitzia reginae; 



