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PKIM'ULA SINEFSIS, Nat. Ord. Primula! 'cecc. Charming greenhouse perennials. 



For winter decoration Primulas are amongst the most important of greenhouse plants, and it is of the first 

 moment that the seed should be from the finest types of flowers. It is well known, that several of the growers for 

 Covent Garden Market are rioted for their Primulas, the fienvers being large, rich in colour, and of great substance, 

 while the habit of tht plant is robust and the flowers standing well above the foliage. It is frotn this style of 

 plant the seed we offer has been saved, and it is unsurpassed . We mention this simply on account of the pretensions 

 put forth by some houses, intended to make believe that they and they only possessed this Covent Garden quality 

 of Primula, "having bought the entire stock," they say. Per pkt.— s. d 



3087 Prim'ula Sinen'sis fimbria'ta mixed, Barr's select Covent Garden strain, the finest, f ft. ...2/6 and 3 6 



3088 „ „ fine mixed, f ft 1 o 



3089 „ „ it al'ba, Barr's select white Covent Garden strain, the finest, % ft. 2/6 & 3 6 



3090 „ „ al'X>3L,fine variety of white, § ft 1 o 



3091 „ „ „ ru'bra, Barr's select red Covent Garden strain, the finest, \ ft. 2/6 & 3 6 



3092 „ „ ,, ru'bra, fine red variety, f f t 1 o 



3093 „ „ ,, elegantis'sima V\mcta,'t3i,rich crimson, spotted white, beautiful, '^ft. 2 6 



3094 „ „ „ Florence, a beautiful deep scarlet, shaded madder, \ft 2 6 



3095 ,, „ „ Stria'ta, very fine striped varieties, £ f t is. and 2 6 



3096 „ ,, Village Maid, rosy white, speckled and striped rose-carmine, % ft. ... 2 6 



3097 „ „ „ Village Swain, differing from Village Maid only in its russctty 



brown foliage, f ft 2 6 



3098 „ „ „ Williams' very fine strain, in mixture, ^ ft 2/6 and 3 6 



3099 ,, ,, Hayes' and Wetberill's very fine Covent Garden strains, in mixture 



or in colours 2s. 6d. and 3 6 



3100 ,, ,, marglna'ta, lilac, margined white, beautiful, f ft 2 6 



3101 „ „ „ fincifolia al'ba, white, i ft. ...) These are the new fern-leaved Primulas, j 2 6 



3102 ,, „ ,, m'bra, red, f f t > foliage very handsome, flowers large and-l 2 6 



3103 „ „ „ „ mixed, f ft j beautifully fimbriated. (26 



3104 „ „ „ al'ba, fl. pL, white, f ft \ ^edouMejKTwlasmvavalu. ( 2 76 & 3 6 



nine „ '. , „ U . ' * , o r . ! able acquisition esprctalln to cut ) 0 J e - 



3105 „ „ „ CarmiUea, fl. pi., magenta, \ ft. \from; they do not drop their < 2/6 & 3 6 



3106 ,, ,, „ mixed, fl. pL, f ft j flowers like the single varieties . { 2 6 



3107 „ m mixed from the whole of the foregoing Primulas 3/6 and 5 6 



3108 „ cortusoi'des, rose-lilac, hardy perennial, £ f t o 6 



PYEETHRUM (Golden Feather), Nat. Ord. Compos'itce. Splendid hardy perennials. 



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The Golden feather Pyrethrum is indeed the 1 

 gardener's friend, always t > bt: relied upon. 

 In spring it looks like masses of gold ; in 

 summer it relieves the sombre lines, lighting 

 up tlie whole garden, and harmonizing with 

 •erything, pre- eminently with green. At 



Battcrsea Park the finest arpet beds perhaps J O 3 



Plants should not be propagated from cut- 

 tings, but only from seed, as the latter con- 

 tinue longer in condition. Sow several times 

 a year under glass, or in any shady corner 



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Rhodanthe. In private establishments they might be j 

 grown in pans of about a doxen plants, and sown several 

 times during the year for a succession, but especially in 

 autumn for spring decoration. In the flower garden they 

 are beautiful, and for bouquets unsurpassed. 



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3109 Pyre'thrum Golden Feather, golden foliage, i ft. 6d. & 



3110 ,, atrosanguin'eum, rich crimson, ih ft. 



3111 „ Tchihat'chewii, n <m> lawn Pyrethrum, \ft 



3112 Partbe'nium grand, fl. pL, white,x\ ft. 



3113 „ Matricaria, dwarf, double white, iA ft. . 



„..;,„;„ „../,/„ l„, o~i„,,ui„ .if, ,- ever seen were fumed with Alternan'.hcra < „ 



3114 t* „ exi mia, white , large <x double, i .7 ft. ; and maU plailU of the Feather . j i o 



3115 „ choicest mixed, double, ii ft 



3116 „ „ „ ,, from Mr. Salter 



3117 „ „ „ single, i ft 



3110 f rnrn A| r Silfpr i out °f doors. Parthenium. graniliftorum I - Q 



t>AA0 " » " irom Mr. Salter J Marticarint W uh their dense snow-like masses ^ 1 0 



of flowers, are very effective. Tlie single Pyrethrums are gay border plants, or in be'is for distant effect. The double varieties 

 have flowers at perfect and handsome as the finest quilled Asters. F. Tchihatchewti, the new Lawn Pyrethrum, is invaluable 

 for dry banks and situations where other vegetation gets burnt up- It retains in Vie driest and hottest positions its rich green 

 colour. Under trees and situations where few plants will live, this Plant appears quite at home, and on this account is valuable. 



KANTJFCULTJS, Nat. Ord. Ranuncula'cecp. Beautiful early summer flowers. 



3119 Ranun'culus Asiat'icus superTms, large brilliant coloured flowers, blooms first season, I f t i . o 



BHODAFTHE, Nat. Ord. Composite. Half-hardy everlasting annuals. 



3120 PvhOtlan'the Mangle'Sii, bright rose, I ft 3d. &^ "Bright gems," which should be universally cultivated, f O 6 



3121 ,, ,, ma'jOr, bright rose, I ft. ... I Few plants brought to Covent Garden Mariet charm the I O 6 



3122 ,, atrOSangUi'nea, purple crimson, I ft. visitor so much a> the silvery rose-tinted flowers of the | Q 6 



3123 „ macula'ta, rosy purple, with crimson 



circle, i\ ft 



3124 „ „ al'ba, silvery white, i\ ft. 



3125 „ mixed, including all sorts 6d. and , 



BHODODEN'DEON, Nat. Ord. Erica! ceoe. Magnificent shrubs. 



3126 Rhododen'dron splendid mixed, hardy varieties i o 



3127 „ „ „ greenhouse varieties i ■ 



KI'OINUS, Nat. Ord. Euphorbia cece. Highly ornamental foliage plants. 



Picturesque, gigantic, umbrageous, elegant foliage plants, in autumn studded with grotesque fruit . Their 

 aspect is trujy oriental. In sub-tropical gardens they are indispensable, while in shrubbery borders, and by the sides 

 ofravin-es, rivi/kts K and lakes, they impart a majesty possessed by few, if any, other plants. From seed they speedily 

 attain gigantic proportions, and arc ornamental till destroyed by the frost. 



3128 Ri'cinus gigan'teus al'bidus magni'ficus, silvery stems and veins, 8 ft o 6 



3129 „ ,, Borbonen'siS, beautiful large ornamental foliage, 15 ft o 6 



3130 ,, „ ,, rubricau'lis,/;/^ large foliage, 15 ft o 6 



3131 „ „ Brasilien'sis, dark green fruit, and large robust foliage, 8 ft o 4 



3132 „ „ elegantis'simus (new), stems dark red and branching, a fine species for 



single specimens on lawns, etc., 5 ft o 6 



3133 , „ Halseya'na, the grandest of this family, height of 15 fl- by 10 ft. diameter, and 



remarkable alike for its graceful and majestic growth 6d. and 1 o 



3134 ,, „ guyanen'sis (new), very handsome variety with si Ivery pmvdered stems, 5 ft. ... o 6 



3135 „ „ macrocar'pus, silvery powdered stems and bronzed green foliage , cl it o 4 



3136 ,, ,, macrophyl'lus atropurpu'reus, a fine variety, with silvery powdered stems, 6 ft. o 6 



3137 „ „ Oberman'nii, of gigantic proportions, stems and foliage tinged purple, 10 ft. ... o 6 



3138 „ „ pulcher'rimus, most bea utiful variety, with white powdered stems, 8 ft o 6 



3139 „ „ purpu'reus ma'jor, splendid red stemmed variety, 7 ft o 4 



3140 ,, „ „ monstro'sus, powdered stems, dark green majestic foliage, 8 ft. ... o 6 



3141 „ „ sanguin'eus tri'COlor, stems and fruit spotted red, fine foliage, 8 ft o 6 



3142 ,, „ sanguinolen'tus, stems and foliage red, strikingly handsome, 6 ft 6d. and 1 o 



3143 ,, „ species from the Philippines, large handsome ligh t green foliage, 10 ft o 6 



3144 ,, „ ,, St. Domingo, brown stems and veins, powdered ', remarkable, 8 ft. o 6 



3145 ,, „ choice mixed varieties 6d., is., and 2 6 



3146 „ na'mis (dwarf), compactus, microspermus, sanguineus minor, roseus magnificus, each o 6 



3147 ,, „ mixed varieties 6d., is., and 2 6 



