6 BARR & SUGDEN'S COMPENDIUM 



Per Packet . 



107 RANUNCULUS ASIATICUS SUPERBISSIMUS, a new class of garden Ranunculus, a *' 



fine acquisition, blooms freely the second year, and produces unusually large double 

 brilliant coloured flowers of all shades . . . . . . .10 



108 RHAGODA NUTANS, a fine plant for hanging baskets, with bright red, very effective fruit 1 0 



109 RIVINA LiEVIS, a fine plant for table decoration, easily cultivated, and producing long 



drooping elegant racemes of purple berries . . . . . . .10 



110 SALVIA CANDELABRUM, an elegant species of symmetrical growth, and with large dark 



violet flowers, striped and spotted white . . . . . . .10 



111 SALVIA CHIONANTHA, a highly ornamental hardy perennial, with wrinkled lanceolate 



foliage, and of pyramidal growth, profusely covered with large white flowers on stems 



2 to 2J feet high . . . . . . . . . .10 



112 SALVIA GLUTINOSA, a strong growing species, with yellow flowers, 4 feet . .00 



113 SALVIA PUMILA, a fine bedding plant, producing long spikes of beautiful red flowers, till 



destroyed by frost . . . . . . . . . .10 



114 SALVIA SPLENDENS COMPACTA, fine greenhouse plant, more dwarf, bushy, and flori- 



ferous than the well-known S. Splendens . . . . . . .10 



115 SANVITALIA PROCUMBENS FLORE PLENO, this is one of the prettiest of last year's 



novelties, and cannot fail to occupy a leading place among bedding plants 1*. and 0 C 



116 SAXIFRAGA FORTUNEI, an exceedingly desirable, handsome, recently introduced Japanese 



plant, producing in the greenhouse, during September, October, and November, when 

 flowers are scarce, large corymbs of white blossoms . . . . .20 



117 SCHIZANTHUS ATROPURPUREUS OCULATUS, another fine new variety, with large 



rich crimson purple flowers and black eye . . . . . . .10 



118 SCHIZANTHUS GRANDIFLORUS ALBUS, a beautifid new variety, with large pure 



white flowei's, sulphur eye . . . . . . . . .10 



119 SCHIZANTHUS RETUSUS NANUS, superior to 8. returns, being more dwarf, compact, 



brighter crimson, and more floriferous . . . . . . .10 



120 SCHIZOSTYLIS COCCINEA, a splendid plant for the greenhouse, blooming throughout 



the autumn months and sometimes the whole winter ; flowers beautiful brilliant scarlet, 



and not unlike the Tritonia . . . . . . . . .10 



121 SEDUM— 20 fine species, 5*. 6rf. ; 12 ditto, 3s. Gd. • mixed . . . . .10 



122 SILENE SAXIFRAGA, a charming miniature species, with a fine grass-like foliage, J ft. . 1 0 



123 SILYBUM EBURNEUM (the Ivory Thistle), foliage dark glossy green spotted white; 



stems and veins ivory white ; very effective the first year from seed . . .10 



124 SONCHUS M ACRANTH US, fine ornamental foliage plant, leaves 18 inches long, flower 



spikes about 6 feet high . . . . . . . . .10 



125 SONCHUS PENNATUS, a handsome foliage plant with glossy green leaves finely cut . 1 0 



126 TETRANEMA MEXICANA (Scrophularinea>), a pretty little greenhouse perennial, pro- 



ducing profusely its beautiful rosy-purple flowers throughout the year . . .26 



127 TROP^OLUM LOBBIANUM, LILY SCHMIDT, CRIMSON ; similar to the older variety 



of this name, but with bright crimson flowers . . . . . .10 



128 VERBENAS, saved from the most advanced varieties of the " Velvet Cushion " type, well- 



known for the beauty of their flowers and superior constitution ; this seed was saved 

 for lis by Mr. Wills, who originated the type, and whose high standing in the horticul- 

 tural world as a raiser of Verbenas will be the best guarantee we can offer to purchasers, 

 that from this seed they may expect flowers of superior excellence. We may just add 

 that seedling Verbenas flower early, and are suitable for all decorative purposes the 

 first season . . . . . . . . . . .26 



129 VIOLA CORNUTA, Mauve Queen . . . . . . . 1*. & 2 6 



130 VIOLA CORNUTA, Purple Queen . . . . . . . Is. & 2 6 



There has been so much written during the last autumn about the decorative value of 

 these two plants, that it is only reasonable to expect that they will class amongst 

 the most fashionable plants of 18G7. (In addition to seed, we can supply plants by 

 the hundred or dozen ; prices on application ; quantities to be stated.) 



131 VIOLA, OR PANSY, for spring gardening. See body of Catalogue. 



132 VISCARIA CARDINALIS, a new variety, with exceedingly bright magenta-coloured flowers, 



producing in masses a strikingly beautiful effect . . . . .10 



133 WAITZIA STEETZIANA, a pretty graceful miniature species, well adapted for pot culture 



or select spots in the flower garden ; flowers yellow, about half-an-inch in diameter and 

 produced freely in terminal corymbs ; a beautiful everlasting for winter bouquets 1 0 



134 WHITLAVIA GLOXINIOIDES, an exceedingly beautiful novelty, with fine Gloxinia- 



like blossoms ; the tube of the corolla is pure white and the limb delicate porcelain 



blue 10 



135 WIGANDIA VIGIERII, a splendid acquisition, far surpassing W. caracasana in beauty, 



leaves much larger, and of a livelier green . . . . . . Is. & 2 6 



136 XERANTHEMUM CARYOPHYLLOIDES FLORE PLENO, a remarkably beautiful variety 



of this favourite everlasting : flowers very double, beautifully mottled rose, red, crimson, 

 and purple, even more intensely than in Portulaca Caryophylloides ; it is recommended 

 as an effective border plant and valuable for winter bouquets . . . .10 



137 ZEA JAPONICA VARIEGATA ; as an ornamental foliage plant it would be impossible to 



say too much in favour of this truly magnificent maize ; it differs in growth very 

 materially from the common Indian corn, being much more graceful, the foliage 2 to 3 

 inches wide and 3 to 4 feet long, beautifully and regularly striped or banded alternately 

 light green and pure white ; in its earlier stages it is tinged with a delicate rose. There 

 is no other plant we can compare it to than the beautiful Arundo Donax Variegata, 

 which however in all points of grace and beauty it greatly surpasses. In rich soil and 

 warm situations it attains a height of from 5 to 6 feet ; in colder situations it will not 

 grow quite so tall. In groups of three or so the effect is most telling. As a pot plant 

 for conservatory decoration it is matchless ..... Gd., Is., and 2 G 



