AND GUIDE TO THE FLOWER GARDEN. t)3 



'mOl*i:'OL\:}l—co?itinned. ^Z^'^li. 



2653 Tropee'oluin Lobbia'num Schcuermannia'mim car'neani, delicate salmon marked xvitli 



primrose 0 4 



2654 „ splendid mixed, from the above beautiful varieties 1 0 



TRICnOSAN'TIIES, N:it. Ord. Cucurhita'cecB. 

 Beautiful plants, with long, elegant, serpent-like fruit. T. colubriua, when ripe, becomes 

 of a brilliant carmine colour; they succeed best in light rich soil. Half-hardy annual. 



2655 Trichosan'thes Arab'ica (snake-like), fruit of liyht glaucous green, with silvery longi- 



tudinal markings, from Aral)ia 0 fi 



2656 „ angai'na (snake-gourd), </ree«, with various coloured ridges, from China 0 G 



2657 „ colubri'na vera (true serpent gourd), from 5 to 6 ft. in length, from 



Cabello 0 4 



TWEE'DIA, Nat. Ord. Aschpiada' cecc . 

 Handsome and highly interesting hardy climbers, which grow freely in sandy loam. 



2658 Twee'dia coeru'lea, blue, from Buenos Ayres 0 4 



2659 „ lloribuu'da, beautiful pink, from ]5razil 0 4 



2660 „ versic'olor, blue, hardy perennial, from Buenos Ayres 0 4 



Vl'CIA, Nat. Ord. Le(jumino's(B. 

 A pretty hardy herbaceous free -flowering climber ; grows freely in good garden soil. 



2661 Vi'cia Gcrar'di, violet, flowering in trusses 0 G 



ORNAMENTAL GEASSES, 



For Winter Bouquets, Dinner-Table Decoration, Edgings, Ribbons, Centres of 

 Beds, Select Plantations, Shrubberies, &c. 



It is scarcely possible to over-estimate, for the ornamentation of the flower garden and 

 shrubberies, the decorative qualities of Ornamental Grasses ; some are exceeding graceful, others 

 remarkably neat and compact in growth ; there are some again wonderfully curious, while others 

 are stately and majestic in appearance. The graceful and curious are best adapted for intermingling 

 in the flov^'er borders, wliife the neat compact growing kinds make beautiful edgings. 



In large flower and shrubbery borders, select plantations, by the sides of rivulets, ravines, lakes, 

 and on islands, the mnjestic growing varieties relieve the monotony, and impart a charm of no 

 ordinary character. We therefore say to those icho have not yet found a place for a collection of 

 Ornamental Grasses, they are still withput some of the most useful, attra^'tive, and graceful of 

 ornamental plants, whether for the pur^se of gathering for summer and winter bouquets, or for 

 imparling a light and graceful appearance to the borders. 



That tub plants 3IAY DEVELOPE their true characters, thin out SUFriClE>TLY TO 

 AFFORD SPACE FOR THE GROWTH OP EACH, AND THIS SHOULD BE DONE AS SOON AS THE PLANTS 



CAN BE HANDLED. All the varieties may be gathered and dried for ivinter decoration. 



Collections suitable for Flower Border Decoration, 30 packets, 7/6 ; 20 ditto, 5/; 15 ditto, 3/. 

 „ ,, for Edgings, 10 packets, 2/6 ; 6 packets, 1/6. 



„ for Shrubberies, &c., 30 packets for 7/6 ; 20 for 5/ ; 15 for 3/. 



Very many Dried Specimens of the following Grasses may be seen at our EliB61ishmeaL 



Per Pkt. : Per Pkt. 



s. d. I s. d. 



2662 Achnodonton Bellardii, ^ ft., hardy I 2673 Agrostis verticillata 0 3 



annual 0 3 ' 2874 Andropogon Sorghum, very fine, 



2663 JEgilops cylindrica, knotted, very ; 4 ft., half-hardy"^perennial 0 3 



curious and pretty, hardy annual 0 3 2875 Anthoxanthum gracile, graceful, 



Agrostis. The varieties of this class ^ ft., hardy annual 0 3 



are exceedingly beautiful,and most 2676 Avenastei-ili"s(animatedoats),2^ ft., 



of them extremely graceful ; the i hardy annual 0 3 



whole ai-e admirably suited for ' 2677 Briza major (large quaking grass), 



mixing with flowers either green i 1 ft., hardy annual 0 3 



or dried 1—1^ ft. Hardy annuals. ! 2S78 „ gcniciilata, f ft., flue for bou- 



2664 „ capilaris 0 3 ' quets, hardy annual 0 



2665 „ dulcis, beautiful 0 3 2679 „ grac ilis (small quaking grsxss), 



2666 „ effusa, charming variety. . 0 3 1 ft., hardy annual 0 



2667 „ elegans, very beautiful. . . 0 3 ' 2880 „ vireas, hardy annual 0 



2668 •„ laxiflora, beautiful and , 2681 Brizopyrum siculimi, quite new; 



most gi-aceful 0 G ; very dwarf, with light shining 



2669 „ nebulosa, one of the most green leaves; very neat and pretty, 



graceful grasses iu culti- | ft., hardy annual .'. 0 3 



vation 0 4 2682 Eromus brizoeformis, I ft., hardy 



2670 „ plumosa, supqrb ; flowers - annual 0 4 



in plumes 0 4 268^^ „ lanuginosus, 1 ft., hardy 



2671 „ • pulchelia, exceedingly annual ..." '. 0 4 



graceful 0 3 j 2884 Cannabis gigantea, 6 ft., hardy 



2672 „ retrofracta, new and fine .04 annual 0 4 



