AND GUIDE TO THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



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ROCKET (Hes'peris), Nat. Ord. Ct-uciferce. *. d\ 

 Very pleasing early spring flowering profuse-blooming plants, with deliciously fragrant 

 flowers ; grow freely in any soil. Hardy perennials, 



2066 Kocket, Sweet, purple, 1 \ ft., from Europe 0 2 



2067 „ „ while, n^^. „ 0 2 



2068 „ „ mixed, 1 ^ ft. „ ^ 0 2 



ROME'RIA, Nat. Ord. Papavera' ce<e. 

 A dwarf showy free-flowering plant, very efrcctive in beds or mixed borders ; succeeds in 

 I any common soil. Hardy annval. 



2069 Rome'ria by b'rida, f/cep 7?ia«t'e, 1 ft., from S. Europe 0 3 



ROSE (Rosa), Nat. Ord. Rosa'cece. 



Seeds from the following well-known Roses have been saved for us in the sunny climate of 

 Italy, by our " Sardinian Correspondent," and fi-om varictips of the highest merit, therefore 

 cannot fail to afford the amateur the greatest satisfaction. Wc may remark that the culture of 

 the Rose from seed is very simple, generally rewarding the cultivator with flowers the first or 

 second year ; such flowers as give promise of superior merit, if budded on strong standards, 

 will soon devclope their tnie character. Hardy shrubs. 



2070 Eose Bengal (China), from the choicest varieties 1 0 



2071 Bourbon, from the choicest varieties 1 0 



2072 Hybrid perpetual, from the choicest varieties .* • • 1 0 



2073 Auguste Mie, f/e/?ca?epmA, flowers large, globular, and beautiful 1 0 



2074 Etendard de Marengo, crimson cupped 0 6 



2075 ,j J J Eugene Appert, bright vermilion 1 0 



2076 General Jacqueminot, velvety crimson scarlet 0 6 



2077 J, ,^ Jules Margottin, cerise, large and fine 1 0 



2078 Lord Raglan, deep crimson 0 6 



2079 „ Madame Eugene Verdier, delicate rose-pink 1 0 



2080 Napoleon III., nc/i cnmon 0 G 



2081 „ J, Senateur Vaise, bright cerise, beautiful 1 0 



2082 „ ,j Souvenir d'un Ami, amaranthe, yerj fine 1 0 



2083 „ ,^ Victor Troulliard, bi-illiant, shaded purple-crimson 0 6 



2084 „ moss, various 0 6 



2085 „ Noisette, various 1 0 



2086 ,, Tea scented, various 1 0 



2087 „ choice mixed, various 1 0 



ROSE-CAMPIOX (Agrostem'ma), Nat. Ord. Caryophylla'cecB, 

 Exceedingly handsome free-flowering plants, strikingly effective in flower and shrubbery 

 borders ; succeed in any garden soil. Hardy perennials. 



2088 rtose-campion, rose, icith ichite centre, ft., from Italy 0 2 



2089 „ „ white, icith rose centre, 1^ ft., from Italy 0 2 



RUDBECR'IA, Nat. Ord. l^ompos'itce. 

 Handsome ornamental border-plants, the flowers having a protruding acom-likc disc ; 

 succeed in any common garden soil. Hardy perennial. 



2090 Pviidbeck'iaful'gida,ye//ou;,2i ft., from North America 0 4 



2091 „ Newman'nii, yellow, 2^ ft., from „ 0 4 



2092 „ purpu'rea,;3Mrp/e, 2^ ft., fi'om North America 1 0 



RUEL'LIA, Nat. Ord. Acantha'cecB. ' 

 An easily cultivated greenhouse evergreen shrub with handsome Salvia-likc flowers ; 

 grows best in light rich soil. 



2093 Euel'lia formo'sa, scarlet, 2 ft., from Brazil 1 0 



SABBA'TIA, Nat. Ord. Gentianacece. 

 A remarkably beautiful flowering, neat, low-gi-owing plant, very effective and exceedingly 

 useful for small beds, edgings, or pot culture ; thrives best in a peaty soil. Half-hardy annual. 



2094 Safcba'tia campes'tris, rose a?i</ i/e//oz/;, A ft., from Texas 0 G 



SAIPIGLOS'SIS, Nat. Ord. Scrophularia'cecB. 



Highly oraamcntal and extremciy useful Alstroemeria-likc plants for autumn decoration; 

 their curiously pencilled and marbled funnel-shaped flowers produce a fine effect in beds, 

 borders, edgings, and ribbons ; they arc of the easiest culture, succeeding in any light rich soil. 

 Half-hardy annuals. 



2095 Salpiglos'sis alba lu'tea, 2 ft 0 3 



2096 „ atrococcin'ea, dark scarlet, beautifully spotted, 2 ft 0 3 



2097 „ atropurpu'rea, dark purple, 2 ft 0 3 



„ azu'rea pic'ta, sky blue, 2 ft 0 3 



