OF THEIR ILLUSTRATED FLORAL GUIDE. 



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]Vew French Cockade, or Crown Aster. 



An attractive section, each flower having a large ichite centre, surrounded with purple, crimson, lavender, 

 rose, or brownish-purjyle j)etals, and these again resting on a green fringe. 



s. d. I s. d. 



274 7 Splendid varieties - - - - 2 61 277 Splendid crimson, with white centre, suffi- 



275 7 „ smaller packets -16 cient for a large bed . . . .16 



276 Splendid mixed, sufficient for a large bed 2 0 j 278 „ purple, sufficient for a large bed 1 6 



Truftaut's Hew JFrench Iuiliriqne Pompon Aster. 

 These are covered with a multitude of remarkably neat compact miniature blossoms, which are very greatly 



prized for bouquets. 



279 10 Splendid varieties - - - - 2 6 | 280 10 Splendid varieties, smaller packets - 1 6 



281 Splendid mixed, sufficient for a large bed 2 6 



Truflaut's Tall Chrysanthemum-flowered French Aster. 



These are remarkable for their large flowers and beautifully reflexed petals. 

 282 8 Splendid varieties - - - - 2 6 | 283 8 Splendid varieties, smaller packets - 1 6 



284 Splendid mixed, sufficient for a large bed 2 6 



Vruffaut's Pseony Perfection G-lohe-flowered Aster. 



A new large-jlou- ered section of considerable beauty, resembling the Pceony-flowered varieties, but blooms a 



fortnight earlier, and possesses the branching habit of the Globe Aster. 

 285 10 Splendid varieties - - - - 2 6 | 286 10 Splendid varieties, smaller packets - 1 6 

 I¥ew Cockade Hedgehog- Aster. 

 These are strikingly effective border varieties, having large white centres surrounded by rich colours. 

 287 6 Splendid varieties - - - - 2 6 | 288 6 Splendid varieties, smaller packets - 1 6 

 289 Splendid mixed 2 6 



~Xexv Victoria ©warf larg-e-flowered Imhrique Aster. 



TJiis is a most magnificent Aster, with flowers as large as the Giant Emperor, perfectly double, imbricated, 

 and globular: the habit of the plant is that of an elegant pyramid, about If ft. in height, bearing from 



10 to 20 large handsome flowers. 

 290 10 Splendid varieties - - - - 3 6 | 291 10 Splendid varieties, smaller packets - 2 0 



292 Splendid mixed 2 6 



Truffaut's ]Vew French Dwarf Chrysanthemum-flowered Aster. 

 This section grows to the uniform height of ten inches, with flowers three to four inches in diameter, 

 which are produced in such profusion as entirely to hide the foliage ; it flowers somewhat later than the 

 other sections of the genus, and therefore is valuable for succession ; for beds, edgings, fronts of taller 

 growing plants, and for pot culture, it is exceedingly useful. 



293 12 Splendid varieties - - - - 3 6 



294 12 „ smaller packets - 2 0 



295 Splendid mixed, sufficient for a large bed 2 6 



296 Splendid crimson, sufficient for a large bed 2 6 

 397 „ dark blue „ „ - 2 6 



298 „ pure white „ „ - 2 6 



]¥ew Large-flowered Bwarf Pseony Aster. 



An important acquisition ; flowers large, handsome, and very double. 

 299 8 Splendid varieties - - - - 2 6 | 300 8 Splendid varieties, smaller packets - 1 6 

 301 Splendid mixed, sufficient for a large bed - - - - - 2 6 

 Jew Larg-e-flowered Dwarf Paeony-flowered Bonqaet Pyramid Aster. 



When well grown, almost every plant in this section forms a bouquet of from 150 to 200 flowers, completely 

 hiding the foliage, and producing a splendid effect; they are not uniform in height. 



302 8 Splendid varieties 2 6 | 303 8 Splendid varieties, smaller packets - 1 6 



304 Splendid mixed, sufficient for a large bed 2 6 



Reid's and J3ettridg-e's Quilled German Aster. 

 This section is beautifully quilled, and for those who prefer this style of flower we can confidently recommend 



it. It is by no means, however, so effective either in flower-beds or borders as those already enumerated. 

 305 10 Splendid varieties (Reid's) - - - 2 6 | 306 10 Splendid varieties, smaller packets - 1 6 

 307 Bettridge's Perfection Quilled Asters, splendid mixed, sufficient for a large bed - 2 6 

 JSouhle German Wallflower. 

 The early -flowering habit of the German Wallflower, combined with its long handsome spikes of deliciously 

 fragrant massive double flowers, renders it one of the most important acquisitions of the spring garden. 



308 15 Splendid varieties, embracing the Rocket and Branching sorts - - - - 5 6 



309 15 „ „ ,, smaller packets - 3 0 



310 8 Splendid Rocket varieties - - - 2 6 | 312 6 Splendid branching varieties - - 2 6 



311 8 „ „ smaller packets 1 6 | 313 6 „ „ smaller packets 1 0 



314 Splendid mixed Rocket varieties, sufficient for a large bed 26 



315 „ Branching „ „ 26 



Everlasting- flowers, for Church decoration. 

 Besides the fine effect produced by this class of plants in the flower border, and the great value of the dried 

 flowers for winter bouquets and church decoration, they are also much esteemed for pot culture. 



316 15 Splendid varieties of Everlasting flowers 36 



317 10 „ „ 2 6 



318 6 „ „ 16 



319 Splendid mixed Helichrysum compositum maximum large packets 1 6 



320 „ „ „ nanum - „ 16 



321 „ Rhodanthe, mixed, the most beautiful of Everlastings for bouquets „ 16 



322 „ Waitzia, mixed, a most beautiful Everlasting for bouquets - „ 10 



323 „ Xeranthemums, mixed, a fine Everlasting for bouquets - ., 10 



