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BARR & SUGDEN'S COMPENDIUM 



OXALIS, Nat. Orel. Oxalida' cece. Charming hardy perennials. e £ p d. 



1933 Ox'alis fioribun'da ro'sea, delicate rose, flowers all summer, very fine h. h. perennial, \ ft. 0 4 



1934 „ ro'sea, a very desirable, abundant flowering little plant, half-hardy perennial, £ ft. 0 4 



1935 „ cornieula'ta ru'bra, coppery brown foliage, very ornamental for edgings, &c., { ft. 0 G 



1936 „ choiced mixed . 0 G 



ORNITHOGALUM, Nat. Ord. Lila'cece. Handsome bulbs. 



1937 Ornitho'galum, choice mixed, including O. thrysoides alba 0 0 



OXYU'RA, Nat. Ord. Compos'itce. Beautiful showy hardy annual. 



1938 Oxyu'ra chrysanthemoi'des, golden yellow, edged white, very effective in masses, 1 ^ ft. . . 0 3 



PALAFOX'lA, Nat. Ord. Compos'itce. Half-hardy annual. 



1939 Palafoxla Texa'na. brown and red, fragrant, 2 ft 0 3 



1940 „ Hookerii, rose purple, a very beautiful free-flowering border plant, 1 1 ft. . . . 0 0 



PANSY, OR HARTSEASE, see VIOLA, 

 PAPA VER, Nat. Ord. Pap aver a' cece. Exceedingly showy hardy perennials. 



1941 Papa'ver involucra'tum max'imum, brilliant orange scarlet, fine border plant, 3 ft 0 3 



1942 „ nudicau'le, bright yellow, fine plant for rock work, 1 ft 0 3 



1943 „ orienta'le, deep scarlet with black blotches, fine border plant, 2\ ft 0 3 



1944 „ spica'tum, large red flowers and fine foliage, 2 ft . . 0 6 



PAVOMA, Nat. Ord. Malva'cece. Ornamental greenhouse shrub. 



1945 Pavo'nia hasta'ta, pure white, rich crimson spots, 3 ft 0 4 



PEAS (Lath'yrus odora'tus), Nat, Ord. Legumino'sce. Sweet-scented hardy annuals. 



Grown as Jloral screens to conceal unsightly objects, and prized for cut flowers. 



1946 Peas, Sweet, invincible, rich crimson scarlet, the most beautiful of all, 6 ft 0 G 



1947 „ „ painted lady, 6 ft 0 3 



1948 ., „ new Hybrid, blue edged, veiy pretty, 6 ft 0 3 



1949 „ „ purple, 9 ft 0 3 



1950 „ „ „ striped, 6 ft 0 3 



1951 „ „ scarlet, 6 ft 0 3 



1952 „ „ „ striped, 6 ft 0 3 



1953 „ „ white, 6 ft 0 3 



1954 „ „ mixed, 6 ft : . . . 0 3 



PEC'TIS, Nat. Ord. Compos'itce. Beautiful half-hardy annual. 



1955 Pec/tis Angustifo'lia, charming citron-scented yellow flowers, compact & handsome, £ ft. 0 G 



PELARGONIUM (Geranium), Nat. Ord. Gerania'cece, Greenhouse plants. 



1956 Pelargo'nium, fancy, saved from the choicest varieties, 2 ft 2 G 



1957 „ „ „ „ 2 ft 10 



1958 „ English large-flowered, choicest varieties, 2 ft 2 6 



1959 „ „ „ „ 2 ft 10 



1960 French large -flowered, choicest spotted varieties, 2 ft 2 G 



1961 „ „ „ „ „ 2 ft 10 



PEXTAPE TES, Nat. Ord. Byttneria' cece. Beautiful greenhouse perennial. 



1962 Pentape'tes Phceni'cea, bright scarlet, a very fine pot plant, f ft 0 4 



PENTSTE'MOjY, Nat. Ord. Scroj)hularia'cece. Splendid hardy perennials. 



Highly decorative border plants, remarkable* for long graceful panicles of richly coloured flowers. 



1983 Pentste'mon Adanso'nii, brilliant rose, light centre, darkly veined, \\ ft 0 4 



1964 „ acumina'tus (new), erect racemes of bluish purple flowers, 1^ ft 1 0 



1965 „ compac'tus na'nus (new), deep crimson, fine variety for bedding, 1 ft 0 G 



1966 „ barba'tus coccin'ea, bright scarlet, erroneously known as Chelone barbata, 3 ft. 0 4 

 1S67 „ „ Tor'eyi (new), bright scarlet, a noble border plant, 7 ft 1 0 



1968 „ gentianoi'des, choice mixed, including several new varieties, 2 ft 0 6 



1969 „ glabra (new), fine dwarf species, with bright blue terminal racemes 1 0 



1970 „ grandiflo'rus, large foxglove-like purple lilac flowers, most effective, 4 ft . . 0 G 



1971 „ Jaffraya'nus, shy-blue, throat rose-tinted, very handsome, 2 ft 0 G 



1972 „ Lob'bii, yellow, a handsome species, 2 ft 0 6 



1973 „ Murraya'nus, splendid scarlet, 2 ft 0 6 



1974 „ Wrighi'ii, rose carmine, very fine, 3 ft 0 6 



1975 „ choice mixed, including the newest named varieties 1 0 



1976 „ fine mixed 0 G 



PERIL LAi Nat. Ord. Labia! tee. Valuable ornamental foliage half-hardy annual. 



1977 Perilla Nankinen'sis, deep mulberry foliage, a useful plant in ribbons, 1^ ft 0 3 



PETU'NIA, Nat. Ord. Solana'cece. Splendid half-hardy perennials. 



Charming plants, combining the utmost beauty with the most accommodating habit. Seed sown in March 

 and April xcill yield a succession of floicers from July till October. 



1978 Petu 'nia grandiflo'ra, choice mixed from foreign varieties, very fine, I5 ft 0 G 



