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ARCTOTIS, Nat. Ord. Compos' it oe. Beautiful half-hardy bedding-out perennial. Perpkt. 



1S66 Arcto'tis grandiflo'ra argen'tea, large yellmu flowers, centre crimson, and silvery foliage, £ft o 6 



ARDIS'IA., Nat. Ord. Myrsindcece. Handsome fruit-bearing greenhouse shrubs. 



18G7 Ardis'ia crenula'ta, a very decorative winter plant, covered with bright scarlet berries, 2 ft o 6 



18G8 ,, excel'sa, the laurel-leaved A rdisia, 3 ft \\ j Q 



ARG-EMO'NE, Nat. Ord. Papavera'cecs. Very showy hardy shrubbery annuals. 



1869 Argemo'ne grandiflo'ra, white, 2 ft ~> These are remarkably distinctive Poppy-like plants, ( o 3 



1870 ,, Hunneman'nii, yellow, 2 ft. ) and very effective in flower borders, (. 0 3 



ARGYRA'NTHEMUM, Nat. Ord. Compos' itce. Greenhouse shrub. 



Fine Lomatia-likc ornamental foliage plant, suitable for conservatory and out-door summer decoration. 



1871 Argyra'nthemum fnites'cens, odoriferous orange-coloured flowers o 6 



ARME'RIA, Nat. Ord. Plumbaglna'cece. Beautiful hardy perennials. 



1872 Arme'ria, 5 beautiful varieties ") As border plants and for rock-cork, the* ore exceedingly effective ( each o 6 



1873 ,, Choice mixed Varieties ) ^ flowers unsurpassed, and valuable for winter bouquets 'i O 6 



ARTEMISIA, Nat. Ord. Compos 'itce. Ornamental sub-tropical foliage plants. 



1874 Artemisia argen'tea, 3 ft... A. gracilis is themost elegant plant in cultivation, an dwell adapted ( o 6 



1875 ,, an'nua, 5 ft | for i?nparting a grace to borders and sub-tropical gardens. A. \ 06 



1876 arhores'cens,7 ft. r argentea and A. judaica, with their beautifully cut graceful \ o 6 



1877 ,, gracilis, 5 ft. ... | silvery foliage, are no less attractive and striki?igly effective. Fori o 6 

 187G ,, judaica, 4 ft J dinner-table decoration these three plants are most desirable. [_ o 6 



A'RUM, Nat. Ord. Ara'ceo?. Hardy perennials. 



1879 A 'rum mixed varieties, very ornamental plants, with singularly curious flowers o 6 



ASOLETIAS, Nat. Ord. Asclepio.da'ccce. Beautiful hardy perennials, etc. 



1880 Ascle'pias curassavlca, bright scarlet, 3 ft. \ ' . . , . r / o 6 



,001 f*. I .7 , k Fine herbaceous plants; Cvrassavica is valued under glass for its { , 



1881 „ DOUgla Sli, purple lilac, 3 ft. ... f promt blooming in winter and spring; Inearnata out qf doort) O 6 



1882 ,, incarna'ta. rose-purple, 2 ft I /or its delicunufy fragrant flowers ; and Tuberosa for Hi showy \ 0 f } 



1883 ,, tuoero sa, bright orange, 2 ft. ... J \ o 6 



ASPE'RULA, Nat. Ord. Rubia'cece. Fragrant hardy annual. 



1884 Aspe'rula azu'rea seto'sa, light blue, a charming species of the Woodruff family, 1 ft 3^. and o 6 



ASPHO'DELUS, Nat. Ord. Asjihodeldcew. Hardy perennials. 



3885 AspllO'delUS al'bUS. White. 2 ft ) These are very distinctive in character, and highly ornamental ) 0 f. 



-qqc m ' 11 a > m flower boulers und scmxuild situations ; they are popularly \ 



-1-886 ,, lu'teus, yellow, 2 ft j tailed King't-onear. J o 6 



AS'TER, Nat. Ord. Compos'itce. Beautiful half-hardy annuals. 



The Aster, well cultivated, is the most beautiful flower in its season : the Hamburgh Prize Pceony Perfection, 

 with its massive tasselled flowers ; the Victoria, with its large perfect imbricated blossoms ; the Dwarf Chrysan- 

 themum-flowered, hiding the foliage with its large beautiful flowers; the Pompone, with its model-shaped 

 blossoms for bouquets ; and the exquisite Dwarf Bouquet Elegantissima, with flowers ranging from the size of a 

 florin to that of a five shilling piece, and the colours so strikingly pretty as to give to the plant a fairy-like 

 appearance. The new varieties, German Emperor, Shakespeare, Humboldt, Bismarck, Dwarf Victoria \ 

 Schiller, etc., take prominent rank in this galaxy of beauty. See also p. 8. 



1887 As ter, Paeony Perfection, mixed, \\ ft i 



1888 ,, ,, ,, crimson, for small beds or ribbons, i h ft i 



1889 ,, ,, violet, ,, lift 



1890 ,, ,, „ white, ,, lift i 0 



1891 „ ,, ,, rose, ,, i\ ft i o- 



1892 , , , , , , Hamburgh Prize, mixed, the most perfect type of the Posony v£ 



1893 ,, ,, ,, crimson, for small beds or ribbons 



1894 „ ,, ,, ,, violet, ,, 



1895 ,, ,, ,, ,, white, ,, ^, 



1896 ,, ,, ,, „ rose. 



1897 ,, Mont Blanc (new), the largest of Asters, pure white flowers, 5 in. across, 2 ft. {crop failed)... 



1898 ,, New Victoria mix-ed, perfect in form, and beautifully imbricated, z\ ft 1 o 



1899 ,, ,, ,, white, for beds or ribbons, ih ft 1 



1900 ,, ,, ,, violet, „ ijft 



1901 ,, ,, ,, crimson, ,, i| ft 



1902 ,, ,, ,, Honey-comb, carmine rose, exceedingly beautiful (new), x\ ft 2 6- 



1903 ,, ,, Quilled brilliant carmine rose, very beautiful (new), 1^ ft 2 6 



1904 Imbrique Pompone mixed, model-shaped flowers for bouquets, \\ ft 1 q, 



1905 ,, Cockade mixed, centres white, bordered scarlet, carmine, violet, etc., lift 1 o 



1906 ,, Hedgehog improved mixed, a grand variety with large massive flowers,"i \ ft 1 c 



1907 ,, Dwarf Chrysanthemum-flowered mixed, uniform height 10 inches 1 o 



1908 ,, ,, ,, crimson, for beds or ribbons, 10 inches 1 o 



1909 ,, ,, ,, violet, ,, 10 inches 1 o 



1910 ,, ,, ,, white, ,, 10 inches 1 o 



1911 ,, "German Emperor," mixed, a beautiful new dwarf variety, with flowers of the finest 



typical form of the Paeony Perfection Aster, 1 f t i 2 6 



1912 ,, "Shakespeare," mixed, a fine new dwarf variety, of a compact bushy habit, and with 



flowers beautifully imbricated, \ f t 1 o 



1913 ,, " Humboldt," mixed; the flowers of this new variety are of the Paeony-form, and produced 



very profusely, 1 ft 1 o 



1914 "Bismarck," mixed; the flowers are of the highest type of the Paeony Perfection, and the 



petals remarkable for a rich shining satiny glaze, while the habit is the finest form of the 

 Dwarf Bouquet Pyramid, 1 ft 2 6 



1915 ,, Dwarf Bouquet Elegantissima mixed, exquisitely beautiful. 1 ft 1 o 



1916 ,, Schiller Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet (new), mixed very beautiful, 1^ ft 1 c 



1917 ,, New Dwarf Victoria, flowers very large, 10 in 1 6 



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