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the Cliveden Pansies — blue, purple, yellow, white, and porcelain ; Polyanthus, Phlox subulata and Subulata alba, 

 with their sheet of rose and pure white flowers resting on their mossy carpet of green foliage, the double white Pink, 

 and Pearce's blush Pink ; Primroses and the Viola Cornuta Perfection, and Imperial Blue Perfection ; also the 

 white Viola Cornuta can be highly recommended, and Viola lutea and major ; the single Wallflower and the double 

 German Wallflower for back rows or for beds. Of annuals there are many of beauty the most striking ; and, 

 when sown in autumn, the effect realized after the plants have stood the winter can only be fairly estimated by 

 those who have cultivated them for maintaining and perpetuating the succession of a spring display. A Spring 

 Garden means flowers, weather permitting, from Christmas to June, and any one possessing a garden need have 

 no difficulty in having all this with the plants named. Of annuals we may mention a few : Agrostemma, Calan- 

 drinia speciosa, red and white ; Campanula pentagonia, lilac and white ; Candytuft, Clarkia, Collinsia, Godetia 

 tenella, Lasthenia, Hymenoxis, Leptosiphon, Linaria, Lupinus nanus, Nemophila, Oxyura, Platystemon, Sapo- 

 naria, Silene pendula and pseudo-atocion, Viscaria, Whitlavia, etc. Sow in September as early as possible out 

 of doors, or later on in the season in cold frames, and plant out in spring. Amongst ornamental foliage plants 

 for the Spring Garden we may mention the Golden Feather I^yrethrum, with foliage in spring as bright in colour 

 as Californian gold ; Ajuga, with its mulberry leaves, Arabis albida fol. variegatis, with its white variegation, 

 Veronica incana, with its neat silvery foliage, Aubrietia variegata with its white variegation, Cerastium tomento- 

 sum with its silvery grey foliage, the golden blotched Daisy, the Stachys lanata with its large white foliage ; and 

 then, as edgings for permanent work, Euonymus radicans argenteo-variegatus, and the gold-margined Thyme, — 

 Thymus citriodorus aureus marginatus. 



Fifty charged at the rate per 100, a less quantity at the rate per dozen ; any quantity under half-a-dozen will be 



charged a little higher than by the dozen. 



CLIVEDEN COLLECTIONS OF SPRING FLOWERING PLANTS. 



1583 50 Perpetual Yellow Pansies, 50 do. Beautiful Blue Pansies, 50 do. Rich Purple Pansies, 50 Mixed Poly- 



anthus, 100 white Daisies, 100 Red Daisies, 200 Rich Blue Forget-Me-Xot, and 100 Pink Silene, 



^5 $s. Half the above quantity, 55J. ; Quarter the above quantity, 28^. ; One-eighth the above 

 quantity, i$s. 



COVENT GARDEN COLLECTIONS OF SPRING FLOWERING PLANTS. 



1584 100 Pansies, assorted colours ; 100 Daisies, do. ; 200 Forget-Me-Xot, do. ; 100 Silene, do. ; 50 Arabis ; 25 



Polyanthus, mixed ; 26 Violas, assorted ; 50 Alyssum, and 50 Aubrietia, £5 $s. Half the above 

 quantity, 55J. ; Quarter the above quantity, 28J. ; One-eighth the above quantity, 15s. 



per 100. perdoz. 



Special quotations for large quantities. «. d. s. d. 



1585 Adonis vernalis, b right yellow, large anemone-like flowers 50 o ... 7 6 



1586 Ajuga reptans atropurpurea the fine mulberry-foliage of this plant is very effective in 



winter 30 o ... 4 6 



1587 Alyssum saxatile, beautiful yellow, very profuse flowering 25 o ... 4 o 



1588 „ „ compactum, bright yellow, dwarf and compact '. 25 o ... 4 o 



1589 Anemone apennina, rich blue, exceedingly beautiful and very early 18 o ... "2" 6- 



1590 Antennaria tomentosa [the Snow Plant of Battersea Park), a charming silvery foliaged 



plant, for edgings, rockwork, covering mounds, etc. {in pots 6s. per dozen), 15/, 21/, & 30 o ... 4 6 



1591 Arabis albida, snowy white, an effective companion to the yellow Alyssum 21 o ... 3 o 



1592 ,, ,, foL variegatis, leaves rich green and white, beautifully variegated 25 o ... 3 6 



1593 Aubrietia Gracaea, purple In carrying out fancy designs in the Spring Pioneer Garden ( 6 © 



1594 „ grandiflora, purple, Kthese charming pla?its are indispensable, andcqually valuable-^ 6 o 



1595 „ „ fol. variegata ) are they for filing small beds, rockwork, &c. I 9 o 



1596 Auricula, fine mixed border varieties ... 8 o 



1597 Cerastium tomentosum, the prettiest and neatest of silvery foliaged plants 21 o ... 3 o 



1598 „ Biebersteinii, beautiful silvery foliage, somewhat larger than 1597 25 o ... 4 o 



1599 Cheiranthus alpinus, a clear yellow dense-flowering dwarf plant, producing a matchless 



effect in the Spring flower Garden 40 o ... 6 o 



1600 „ Marshalli, a beautiful rich yellow profuse-flowering dwarf plant 7 6 



1601 Daisy, large Cliveden pink \ For edqing, ribbons, filling up geometrical figures or ( 21 o ... 3 o 



1602 „ „ red K devices of any kind, the Daisy is one of the most useful < 21 o ... 3 o 



1603 „ "White J plants in Spring gardening (21 o ... 3 o 



1604 ,, aucubsefolia, leaves green, b lotched gold, very beautiful in Spring 6 o 



1605 Euonymus radicans argenteo-variegatus, white and green foliage, a charming plant 



for permanent edgings each gd. and is. ; per dozen, 6s., and 9 o 



1506 Forget-Me-Not, iCliveden blue, Myosotis sylvatica, the most valuable of all plants for 



producing a mass of colour in the spring flower garden 10 6 ... 1 6 



1607 Forget-Me-Not, Cliveden white, Myosotis sylvatica alba, a fine contrast to the blue variety 10 6 ... 1 6 



1608 Forget-Me-Not, Cliveden rose, Myosotis sylvatica rosea, a charming addition and a fine 



associate to the white and blue variety 10 6 ... 1 6 



1609 Forget-Me-Not, Myosotis dissitiflora or montana, a charming species ; more dwarf than 



sylvatica, with larger flowers, neater habit, and, in its tout ensemble, may be con- 

 sidered the aristocrat of the Forgct-Me-Xot family. For the early spring garden 

 it is invaluable, flowering, if the weather permit, in February, and continuing 



throughout the spring 25 o ... 3 6 



1610 Golden Thyme, Thymus citriodorus aureus marginatus. In small beds this plant is quite 



unique. As a permanent edging it is most beautiful, and as single plants in the 



flower border it is charming 40 o ... 6 o- 



The four Grasses undernamed, arranged either as a contrast to each other in a grass bed, or as edgings to 

 flower beds, produce an effect quite unique. With the first flowers of Spring the Golden-leaved Grass makes its 

 young growth ; the others follow in succession. In the Summer Flower Garden the Silver-leaved Grass, associated 

 with blue Lobelia, produces one of the chastest and most beautiful effects imaginable. 



1611 Grass, golden-leaved, Alopecm us pratensis aureus variegatus 30 o ... 4 6 



1612 „ silver-leaved, Dactylis glomerata elegantissima 25 o ... 3 6 



1613 „ blue-leaved, Fespuca glauca 40 o ... 6 o 



1614 „ green, Festuca viridis 40 o ... 6 o 



1615 Hepatica, blue, clumps, 1/6, 2/6, and 3/6 each ) A favourite, it is most effective j plants 42 o ... 6 o 



1616 „ red, clumps, 1/6, 2/6, and 3/6 each ) when grown in masses. \ „ 42 o ... 6 o 



1617 Honesty, purple, forms an effective back row in a mixed or ribbon border 25 o ... 3 6 



