112 BARR & SUGDEN'S SPRING SEED CATALOGUE, &c. 



3262 RHODORHIZA (CONVOLVULUS) FLORIDA. ^"'..'"'i; 

 A beautiful greenhouse trailing perennial, Avith numerous pretty white flowers 1 o 



2592 RHYNCOSPERMUM JASMINOIDES.— Sec page 91. 

 A splendid trailing slirul), witli i)anicles of delightfully fragrant flowers 1 o 



2093 RUELLIA FORMOSA.— See page 73. 

 A handsome greenhouse evergreen shrulj, with intense scarlet salvia-like flowers l 0 



SALVIAS.-See page 74. 

 The varieties enumerated at iiage 74 are of j^rcat beauty; of which we may note for 

 their special merit, S. argentea, bicolor, Canariensis, Liliana, pendula, punicia, and viridis* 

 the other varieties are well known. ' 



1489 SENECIO (JACOB^A) ELEGANS NANUS CCERULEUS PLENUS. 



2179 SIPANEA CARNEA.— See page 76. 

 A fine shrub, with large handsome foliage and a profusion of terminal corvmbs of Ijeauti- 

 ful rose-coloured flowers changing to violet " 1 q 



2185 SOLANUM AMAZONICUM ATROPURPUREUM.— See page 7G. • 

 A beautiful conservatory jdant, with handsome flowers, and neat elegant growth 1 0 



2193 SOLANUM DIPHYLLUM.— Sec page 76. 

 A remarkably comi)act growing greenhou.sc shrub, witli pretty miniature scarlet berries 1 0 



2596 SOLANUM MACRANTHUM.— Sec page 91. 

 A magnificent climbing plant, v. itli very large handsome leaves upwards of two feet in 

 length, and about the same in breadth 0 6 



2597 STEPHANOTIS FLORIBUNDA.-Scc page 91. 

 A deliciously fragrant snow- a\ hire flower, niueli used l)y the Ijouijuet makers of Covcnt 

 Garden for Bridal Bouquets 1 0 



2275 STROBILANTHES AURICULATA.— See page 79. 

 A beautiful shrub of ujjright growth, rose flowers, and regularly disposed branches 1 0 



2323 TUNICA SAXIFRAGA.— See page 81. 

 A fine free-flowering hardy jjercniiial rock plant, witli pretty pale red floAvers and purj)lc 

 rays 0 G 



2326 URTICA NIVEA.— See page 81. 

 Besides the beauty as a fine foliage plant for the adcrninent of centres of beds and mixed 

 flower borders, U. nivea is celebrated as yielding the fibre called Chinese grass. The upper 

 side of the leaves are rich bronze green, the under silvery-white. "When agitated by the 

 wind the appearance of the plant is novel 1 0 



ZINNIA ELEGANS FLORE PLENO.— See page 83. 

 Too much cannot be said in i)raise of this truly magnificent plant, covered during the autumn 

 months with large handsome flowers, resembling moderate sized Dahlias. 



THE FLORA OF NORTHERN ITALY. 



Last summer our " Correspondent" in Northern Italy collected for us a quantity of seeds from 

 the floAvering plants indigenous to that part of Europe, from flowering bulbs and perennial plants; 

 and as they are mostly hardy, A^ery beautiful, and easily grown, avc trust they Avill be found a de- I 

 sideratum to many of our correspondents, Avho do not consider the mixture of FloAver Seeds, page 17 ' 

 (principally composed of Californian Annuals), quite suitable for their Pinetums and Arboretums. 

 1/ per oz. ; 10/6 per lb. 



CUBA MATTING SUPERSEDED. 



JAPAAESE MATTIXG. 



We have just received from Japan a quantity of the above as a substitute for Cuba or Arch- 

 angel matting ; it is finer in texture, tougher, more durable, and in every respect superior to either ; 

 there is no AAaste, every portion available; it is adapted for tying the most delicate specimen plant. 

 3/6 per lb. A Specimen may he had hij post, on applLation. 



