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ElVl'HA, Nat. Ord. Phytolacca cea\ Greenhouse fruit-bearing shrub. 



An exceedingly ornamental plant for dinner-table decoration, producing long drooping elegant Per pkt. 



racemes of scarlet berries ; seedsmen in spring produces fine plants by autumn. s. d. 



3148 Rivi na hu'inilis (the Rouge Plant), 2 ft 1 o 



KOOKET. Nat. Ord. Crucif'erce. Valuable early-flowering hardy perennials. 



3149 Rocket, Sweet, purple, ih ft.) For the decoration of the spring flower garden the Sweet Rocket is ( 03 



3150 ,, white, ft. > exceedingly useful, flowering early, and continuing beautiful for\ o 3 



3151 ,, mixed, ih ft.) a long tnne in beds, ribbons, etc. (03 



3152 ,, ,, tris'tis, the Night-scented Rocket $d.lk o 6 



EOSE (Rosa), Nat. Ord. Bosa'eeas. 

 3153 Rose, saved from the choicest named varieties 



Splendid hardy shrubs. 



EUDBECTKIA, Nat. Ord. Ccmpos'itce. 



3154 RudbecTria amplexicau'lis, yellono, 3 ft 



3155 ,, calif or'nica, golden yellow. 5 ft 



3156 , , ful'glda, orange-yellow, 2 ft" 



3157 „ Newman'ii, orange, 2 ft 



3158 ,, pulclier'rinia, crimson edged ye /low, 2 ft. . 



3159 ,, pur'purea, purple, 2 ft 



3160 ,, choice mixed 



Handsome hardy perennials. 



These exceedingly showy free f o 3 



flowering herbaceous percn- I o 3 



trials are very effective in o 3 



la rgc border's, and valuable < o 3 



for naturalization in semi- o 3 



wild situations, and in | o 3 



woodland walks. l^d.&o 6 



SABBA'TIA, Nat. Ord. Gentiana'cece. Charming greenhouse annual. 



3161 Sabba'tia campes'tris, rose and yellow, a most beautiful miniature pot plant, ^ ft 6d. and 1 o . 



SALPIGLOS'SIS, Nat. Ord. Scropliularia'cece. Very free-flowering half-hardy annuals. 



Handsome singularly marbled and beautifully pencilled Alstrcemeria-like /lowers. When grown in pots the plants 

 ■ are very decorative in the conservatory, and in the flower garden useful for filling beds and forming ribbon groups. 



3162 Salpiglos sis atropurpu'rea, azu'rea. coccin'ea, and sulphu'rea, 2 ft each o 3 



3163 „ atrococcin'ea, scarlet, beautifully pencilled and marbled, 2 ft o 3 



3164 „ choice mixed, all colours, 2 ft 3d. and o 6 



3165 „ na'na (dwarf), atropurpu'rea, azu'rea, coccin'ea, stria'ta, sulphu'rea, i£ ft. ...each o 3 



3166 „ „ choice mixed, rjft 3d. and o 6 



3167 

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SAL'VIA, Nat. Ord. Lahia'tce. 

 Sal'via coccin'ea super'ba, new scarlet, xh ft. 



Splendid annuals and perennials. 



^ In large beds, ribbons, and groups in the flower C 



na'na compac'ta, dwarf, scarlet, 1 ft. 

 splen'dens, scarlet, ih ft. 



ft. 



barders these are of the most striking charac- 

 ter, the colours intensely rich, and thefloicers I 

 continuing till late in autumn. Treated as < 

 pot plants, they are a valuable addition to 

 the autumn decoration of the conservatory: I 

 half-hardy annuals. 



nova species, scarlet 

 Hispa'nica, light blue, beautiful, xh ft- . 

 choice mixed 



The following perennial varieties are decorative from seed the first season, and few plants are more orna 

 mental. Argentea with its massive silvery foliage, and Patens with its intense blue flowers, are matchless 

 They are all suitable for indoors and out. 



3173 Sal'via amab'ilis, lavender blue and white, hardy, 2 ft , o 



3174 

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argen'tea, beautiful large silvery ornamental procumbent spreading leaves, hardy o 



candidis'sima vera, whiter and finer in effect than Argentea, hardy o 



,, longifo'lia (new), very handsome and hardy o 



au'rea, golden yellow, very handsome, half-hardy, 2 ft o 



azu'rea, fine blue, hardy perennial, 2 ft o 



bi color, blue and white, long spikes, very beautiful, hardy, 3 ft o 



candela'bra, deep violet spotted white, greenhouse, 2 ft o 



chionan'tha, large white, fine pyramidal habit, hardy, 2 ft o 



glutino'sa, ycllcnu, hardy, very fine, 3 ft > o 



gxandiflo'ra, intense rich violet, fine pyramidal habit, ih ft o 



japon'ica, dark blue flowers, with deep red large spreading aromatic foliage, hardy, 23 ft. ... o 



pa'tens, rich deep blue, the best known and most beautiful, half-hardy, 3 ft 6d. and 1 



pat'ula, a fine silvery foliaged species, procumbent spreading leaves, hardy o 



Pitsche'ri, bright blue, producing immense spikes, 5 ft. 



Russellia'na, bright sky blue, hardy perennial, 2 ft o 



splen'dens, bright scarlet, well known as a winter-flowering greenhouse plant, 3 ft 1 



„ compac'ta, bright scarlet, fine dwarf habit, greenhouse, 2 ft 1 



verticilla'ta, blue, flowering in dense spikes, 1^ ft o 



choice mixed, hardy varieties , 6d. and 1 



greenhouse varieties 6d. and 1 



SANVITA'LIA, Nat. Ord. Compos' itce. Pretty dwarf bedding hardy annuals. 



These are very effective close 1 impact growing plants, admirably suited from their continuous and free blooming 

 habit r or filling beds and for ribbons, edgings, rock-work, etc. 



3194 Sanvita'lia procum'bens, rich brown, edged yellow, \ ft 3d. and o 6 



3195 „ „ fl. pi., golden yellow, double as a Ranunculus, very beautiful, \ ft. 6d. and 1 o 



SAP0NA/EIA, Nat. Ord. Caryophylla'cece. Charming hardy annuals, etc. 



3196 Sapona'ria Cala'brica, rich pink, k ft. ) Continuous blooming compact dwarf plants, effec- ( 3d. & o 6 



3197 „ „ al'ba, white, h ft. ) tive for beds, edgings, and the spring garden \ 3d. 8c o 6 



3198 „ ocymoi'des, rose-pink, hardy perennial, a valuable plant for rock-work, etc., h ft o 3 



SAXITEAG-A, Nat. Ord. Saxifraga'cece. Fine hardy perennial rock plants. 



3199 Saxi'fraga fine mixed o 6 



3200 „ many species in mixture is. and 2 6 



SOABIO'SA, Nat. Ord. Dipsa'cea?. Exceedingly showy hardy border biennials. 



3201 Scabio'sa na'na mixed double, f ft. The new variety Nana is a most charming little plant, \ o 6 



3202 „ new dwarf, scarlet, ig ft \ compact in habit, and well adapted for filling beds, or\ o 3 



3203 M German, mixed, 2 ft J planting in lines ; blooms profusely. ) o 3 



SCHTinJS, Nat. Ord. Anacardiacece. An elegant and fragrant greenhouse shrub. 



3204 Schi'nns Molle, an easily cultivated graceful conservatory and drawing-room plant, 3 ft o 6 



