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When in fruit the following arc wonderfully effective on the dinner-/, vie, and some of the in very handsome 

 winter conservatory plants. The larger fruits make very ornamental dishes amongst dessert. 



3253 Sola num. amazon'icum, large rich violet flowers, very effective, 2 ft o 6 



3254 cornuli'culum, remarkable for its curious fruit, size and shape of a hen's egg, ornamented 



at the base with five horns, of a brilliant orange colour, large foliage, 2 ft o 6 



3255 ,, capsicas'trum, small orange-scarlet fruit, literally covering the plant, iA ft o 4 



3256 ,, Gi lo, cherry-sized fruit, bright scarlet, very effective, 2 ft o 4 



3257 ,, macrocar'pum, large violet-coloured flowers, succeeded by very ornamental fruit, shape 



;ind colour of a Tangerine orange, foliage large and handsome, iA ft o 6 



3258 ,, pseudo-cap sieurn, covered with pretty orange-scarlet berries, 2 ft o 3 



3259 ,, racemi'gerum, or currant-fruited, very handsome when loaded with its fruit in bunches 



resembling currants, 3 ft o 6' 



3280 „ Texa'num, rich vermilion fruit, resembling a small tomato, foliage ornamental, 2 it. ... o 3 



3261 „ Weatherill s hybrids, fine for table decoration, 2 ft 1 o 



3262 „ Zuccagnia'num, a nice plant with cherry-shaped blood-red fruit, 1^ ft o 6 



3263 „ choice mixed, from the above, and other fruiting varieties 1 o 



SPHENO'GYNE, Nat. Ord. Compos' itcc. Beautiful showy hardy annuals. 



3264 Spheno'gyne au'rea, pure golden yellow, h ft. ) The dwarf and $ompact Am->m ring habit 0/ these Ounevpianu admi. jo 3 



3265 „ SUlphu'rea, bright Slllphur}-, ft. ] rab, 'J ada P t!i *l*mJor bea.s, long cd'yings, ribbon*, etc, \ 0 2 



SPEA.GUE'A, Nat. Ord. Portulaca'cece. Charming half-hardy annual. 



3266 Sprague'a umbella'ta, white, shaded and spotted purple, f?ie for edging or rock-work, ^ ft 1 o 



STA'CHYS, Nat. Ord. Lamia cece. Ornamental foliaged hardy perennial. 



3267 Sta'chys lana'ta, glaucous silvery foliage plant, fine for large edgings, 1 f t o 6 



STAT'ICE, Nat. Ord. Plumhar/lnacece. Highly ornamental perennials, etc. 



The following arc splendid greenhouse plants, the flowers are everlasting, and make fine winter bouquets. 



3268 Stat'ice &v\>OTe&'cens,fiowers blue, plant very ornamental, 2 ft 1 o 



3269 „ \)Ta,ssic&fo']ia,, fiowers blue, very handsome, 2 ft 1 o 



3270 ,, florfbun 'da, large panicles of white fioiuers, with purple calyx, 1 ft 1 o 



3271 grandiflora, large blue flowers, very beautiful, 1^ ft o 6 



3272 ,, Holfor'dii, exceedingly fine variety ; with rich blue fiozocrs, 2 ft 1 o 



3273 ,, marglna'ta .' o 6 



3274 ,, choice mixed greenhouse varieties 6d. and 1 o 



The following are all perfectly hardy, and few plants are more effective in flower borders, on rock-work, etc. 



Mr. Robinson illustrates S. lati folia in " The Parks, Promenades, and Gardens of Paris." 



3275 Stat'ice exi'mia,, pale purple, in large panicles, 1^ ft o 6 



3276 „ Fortu'nei, a fi?ie species, with white and yellow flowers, 1 ft o 6 



3277 „ inca'na atrosangui'nea, crimson, large showy panicles, 1^ ft o 6 



3278 ,, „ na'na, red, compact habit ; very desirable, 1 ft o 6 



3279 „ ,, ro'sea, rose, large beautiful heads of flowers, ih ft o 6 



3280 „ latifolia ve'ra, a ' fine ornamental species, with beautiful blue fiowcrs, 1 ft o 6 



3281 „ S^)QC10' SB,, fiowers rose-colour, and foliage fine glaucous green, 1 ft o 6 



3282 ,, spica'ta, a charming species from the Caucasus, its numerous spikes forming a beautiful 



bouquet of lovely rose-pink flowers, which form a charming contrast to the rich emerald- 

 green of the leaves ; valuable also as a pot plant, 1 ft 1 o 



3233 „ choice mixed from hardy varieties 6d. and 1 o 



The following are very showy, and may be treated as half-hardy annuals for summer decoration. 



3284 Stat'ice Bonduel'U, golden yellozo, flowers in large masses, 1 £ ft o 3 



3285 „ shmsi'ta,, purple and white, very pretty, 1 ft o 3 



32S6 „ „ lilaci'na, lilac and white, 1 ft o 3 



3287 ,, Thoun'ii, blue and white, charming variety, 1 ft o 6 



3288 „ choice mixed from half-hardy annual varieties 3d. and o o 



STEKAC'TIS, Nat. Ord. Compos itce. Fine showy hardy perennial. 



3289 Stenac'tis specio'sa, lilac, an exceedingly useful showv border plant, 2 ft o 3 



STOCKS (Mathi'ola). Nat. Ord. Crucif'erce. 



Of fioiuers which bloom but for a season none can compare with ''the Stock Gilliflower "for fragrance, beauty, 

 and dazzling effect, whether in masses, beds, or borders. 

 German Dwarf 10-week Double Stocks. Half-hardy Annuals. See al30 p. 7. 



3290 New large flowering- splendid mixed, embracing the best colours, x\ ft 1 o 



3291 „ crimson, purple, or white, for beds or ribbons of one colour, 1^ ft each 1 o 



3292 ., „ "The Shakespeare, "rich blood-red, splendid new variety, i\ ft is. and 2 6 



3293 „ ,, " The Goethe," brilliant yellozo, tinted rose, new colour, i\ ft is. and 2 6 



3294 ,, „ sulphur-yellow, rose-nankeen, for beds or ribbons each is. and 2 6 



3295 „ „ pyramidal splendid mixed, embracing the best colours, 1^ ft 1 o 



3296 „ „ Globe pyramidal, splendid mixed, ih ft 1 o 



3297 „ Giant, or Tree mixed, long handsome spikes of flowers, 2 ft is. and 2 6 



3298 Wallflower-leaved splendid mixed, embracing the best colours ft 1 o 



3299 „ „ " The Milton," rich blood-red, very beautiful new variety, i\it is. and 2 6 



3300 New dwarf bouquet mixed, a most beautiful variety for edgings and small beds, £ ft r o 



3301 New large-flowered dwarf pyramidal mixed, valuable for edgings and small beds, f 'ft 1 o 



3302 New hybrid, splendid mixed, x\ ft 1 o 



3303 Branching, splendid mixed, 1 £ ft 1 o 



3304 Perpetual flowering, splendid" mixed, i\ ft 1 o 



3305 Fine mixed varieties, all colours o 6 



3306 Covent Garden New Giant mixed, scarlet and purple, double, very large handsome spikes, 2 ft.... 1 o 



3307 „ „ Pyramidal mixed, scarlet and purple, double, very large handsome spikes, i| ft. ... 1 o 



3308 Large-flowered, very fine mixed, English seed, i£ ft ".. o 6 



3309 Pyramidal, very fine mixed, English seed, i| ft o & 



German Double Stocks. Half-hardy Biennials. 



3310 Emperor, splendid mixed, 1^ ft 1 o 



3311 ,, large-flowered mixed ; a beautiful branching variety ; sown early in spring, flowers in 



autumn ; sown in July, blooms early the following summer, and continues fiowering 



throughout the season, i\it 1 o 



3312 „ crimson, violet, or white, for beds or ribbons of one colour, 1^ ft each 1 o 



3313 „ " The Byron," rich blood-red (new), very handsome, ih ft is. and 2 6 



3314 ., Earliest Autumn flowering, splendid mixed, ih ft. 1 o 



