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SCHIZAFTHUS, Nat. Ord. Serophulariacem. Beautiful annuals. 



Fav plants are more attractive than these when well (frown. We shall not soon forget, many years 

 ago, seeing two plants of Retusus in vases at Chiswick, when it was in its halcyon days. Neither 

 shall we readily forget the enjoyment we derived from a single plant of Retusus, which stood the 

 winter of 1869 in our Experimental Grounds, and continued blooming throughout the whole of the per pkt 



summer. s. d. 



3205 Schizan'thus Graha'mi, red and orange \„, . _ t . . f 03 



3208 „ retu'sus, rose and yellow I J*«* a t rc charming plants for conservatory} Q 



3207 „ „ al'Yms, white and yellow... > decoration, and if got forward early audi Q 3 



3208 „ * na nus, rose & yellmu, 1 ft. ) P lanied out are matchless ; h.h . annuals, 2 ft. ( Q 6 



The following gaily and beautifully interspottcd hardy annuals claim a position in every flower border, and for 

 conservatory decoration in winter, when well grown few plants are so effective. 



3209 Scluzan'thus ocula'tus atropurpu'reus (new), rich crimson, black eye, 1 f t o 3 



3210 „ graudiflo'rus al bus (new), large pure white flowers, sulphur eye, 1 ft o 3 



3211 ,, papiliona'ceus, spotted and laced purple and yellow shading to crimson, 1 f t o 6 



3212 „ pinna'tus splen'dens (new), white, purple and yellow, 1 ft o 3 



3213 ,, fine mixed varieties, 1 f t 3d. and o 6 



S0HIZ0PE TALON, Nat. Ord. Crucifera. Sweet-scented hardy annual. 



3214 Schizopet'alon Wal'keri, white, delightfully fragrant in the morning and evening, 1 f t 3d. and o 6 



SOHIZOSTY'LIS, Nat. Ord. Iridacece. Handsome hardy bulb. 



3215 Schizosty'lis coccin'ea, crimson-scarlet; a matchless autumn and winter flowering conservatory 



plant, 1 ft. (// is more satisfactory to have it in roots, 3s. 6d. per dozen, qd. each.) 1 0 



SCIL'LA, Nat. Ord. Liliacece. Hardy bulbs. 



3216 Scilla mixed varieties, a fine plant for shrubbery borders and woodland walks, 1 f t o 6 



SEDTJM (Stonecrop), Nat. Ord. Crassulacem. Fine hardy perennial rock plants. 



Admirable little plants for ornamental rock-work, miniature succulent gardens, baskets, vases, etc. 



3217 Se'dum Ai'zoon, An'glicum, elegans, hy'bridum, Kamtschatken'se, spu'rium, spu'rium 



ro'seum, and mixed each o 6 



3218 „ coeruleum, a charming little annual plant, blue, £ ft o 6 



3219 „ macrophyllum, white, 2 ft o 6 



3220 „ oppositifo'lium, white, \ ft o 6 



3221 „ spectat)ile (Fabaria), a grand hardy border plant, producing immense corymbs of rose- 



coloured flowers ; the plant strikes very freely, and June cuttings make the most charming 



of dwarf carpet or tapestry beds, \\ ft o 6 



3222 „ many species, in mixture is. and 2 6 



SILETJE (Catchfly), Nat. Ord. Caryophylla 'ceae . Beautiful hardy annuals, etc. 



All exceedingly effective, some for rock-work, others for beds, and the taller sorts for borders. 



Z22Z Sile'ne orientalis, large effective corymbs of bright rose flowers, showy border plant, 2 ft o 4 



3224 ,, chlorsBfo'lia, light yellow, hardy perennial, 1 ft o 6 



3225 ,, pen'dula, bright pink, £ ft S At Cliveden these have always formed a leading 1 3d. & o 6 



al ba, pure white, h ft. I feature in their spring display in beds and in ) 3d. & o 



3227 „ „ mberrlma, 1 ft. f "ribbons; R uberrima "has dark foliage, which*) 3d. k o 6 



3228 „ „ „ fl. pi.,! ft. ) enhances its effect. {3d. & o 6 



3229 ,, pseudo-ato'cion, rosy pink, a very beautiful plant for beds and masses, 1 ft 3d. and o €■ 



3230 „ re'gia, crimson, a fine hardy perennial, 1^ ft o 3 



3231 ,, reticulata, deep rose, slender and graceful border plant, 2 ft o 3 



3232 ,, Schaf'ta, pink lilac, a fine hardy perennial for rock-work, blooms for months, ^ f t o 3 



3233 „ annual varieties in mixture 3d. and o 6 



3234 perennial 3d. and o 6 



StfOWDKOP (Gala'nthus Nivalis), Nat. Ord. Amaryllida'cece. Hardy bulb. 



3235 Snowdrop, fresh seed for export 1 o 



SOLA'NUM, Nat. Ord. Solandcece. Ornamental fruit and foliage plants. 



The following embrace the most picturesque, grotesque, and beautiful of this highly ornamental and elegant- 

 genus of plants for sub-tropical effect in summer, and conservatory dccoratio?i throughout the year. They art 

 mostly of rapid growth, seedling plants soon becoming effective and ornamental. Pyracanthum is a perfect gem ; 

 Marginatum conspicuous for its white foliage ; Robustum for Us massive brown tinted leaves; Laciniatum and 

 Reclinatum for their exceedingly elegantly divided foliage ; Glaucophyllum for its Oleander-like habit and bluish- 

 green leaves ; Warscewiczioides for majesty of form is unquestionably the grandest of the Solatiu?ns. In this manner 

 the striking characienstics of each might be individually described. 



3236 Sola'num acanthocar'pum, a stately branched species, with formidable orange coloured spines, 



white foliage and curious spiny fruit, size of a small orange, 6 ft o 6 



3237 „ atropurpu'reum, remarkable for its black prickly stems and purplish gree?i leaves, 3 ft... o 6 



3238 „ Ealbis'ii, prettily covered with greenish-yellow spines, and white stem and flowers, 3 ft.... o 3 



3239 „ citnillifo'lium, large rose-purple flowers and handsome elegantly divided foliage, 2 ft . . . o 4 



3240 „ erythrocar'pum, ornamental palmated spiny foliage and scarlet fruit, 2 ft.. o 6 



3241 Fontanesia'num, canary yellow flowers, and neat, very elegantly divided foliage, , 3 it o 6 



3242 „ gigan'teum, majestic species, with large ornamental oval leaves, downy white under- 



neath, and violet flowers, succeeded by scarlet berries, 6 ft o 6 



3243 „ glaucophyllum, fine bluish foliage, large blue flowers, very ornamental, 4 ft 1 o- 



3244 „ hy'strix, dark green foliage and stems covered with dark prickles ; very ornamental, 2 ft. o 6 



3245 „ lacinia'tum, a particularly picturesque species, with long curiously cut foliage, 5 ft o 4 



3246 „ margina'tum (Cabiliense'argenteum), a conspicuous species for isolation or for groups, 



with elegantly scolloped tomentose leaves, margined silvery white, 4 ft o 6 



3247 „ pyracan'tlium (Fire Thorn), picturesquely neat plant, covered with scarlet prickles, 3 ft....o 6 



3248 ,, reclina'tum, similar foliage to No. 3245, but with large azure blue flowers, 4 ft o 6 



3249 „ robus'tum, a magnificent species with very large extremely effective foliage, covered with 



long spines ; the young leaves are of a rich brown tint, 5 ft 1 o 



3250 „ verbascifo'lium, large effective downy-brown verbascum-like foliage, 3 ft o 6 



3251 Warscewiczioi'des, a grand species, with large handsome ornamental foliage, 6 ft 1 o 



3252 ,, Choice mixed, from the above and other ornamental foliaged species is. and 2 6 



