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BARR & SUGDEN'S SPRING SEED CATALOGUE, 



BABIAAA, Nat. Orel. Iridacecp. ^\ d. 



Dwarf, free-flowering Cape bulbs of great beauty, succeeding best in a sandy, peaty soil, 

 and warm sunny situation. Half-hardy bulbs. 



223 Babiana villosa, delicate violet, 1 ft., from Cape of Good Hope 0 4 



224 „ fine mixed, various colours, 1 ft., from Cape of Good Hope 0 4 



BALM, Nat, Ord. Lahiato'. 

 Sweet-scented omamental-foliaged plants, verj- effective in mixed borders, and succeeding 

 in any common garden soil. Hardy annuals. 



225 Balm, Moldavian, blue, 2 ft., from Moldavia 0 2 



226 „ „ white, 2 h 0 2 



BALSAM, Nat. Old. Dalsaminacece. 

 Magnificent conservatory or out-door plants, producing their gorgeous masses of beautiful 

 brilliant coloured flowers in the greatest profusion ; when grown in pots, and large specimens 

 are desired, they should be shifted into 10 or 12-inch pots, using the richest and freest compost 

 at command, and the i)ots jjlunged in spent liops or tan and liberally supplied with manure- 

 water ; when for out-door decoration, the soil should be of the richest possible character, the 

 plants supported with neat stakes, and liberally supplied with weak guano-water. Half-hardy 

 annuals. 



227 Balsam, mixed, saved from all the most choice double varieties, including Webb's, 



Smith's, and Glenny's 1 0 



228 „ Aurora coloured, striking and very lieautiful, 2 ft 0 6 



229 „ Camellia flowered, 10 magnificent double varieties: Pink spotted; lilac spotted; 



purple spotted ; scarlet spotted ; rose spotted; ruse spotted 

 white; fine bronze spotted; crimson spotted; bright pink 

 spotted white ; benutiful crimson spotted white. Each colour 

 separate 4d. per packet, or the collection, 2s. 6d. 2 ft. 



230 „ „ mixed from the above, 2 ft 0 C 



231 „ Copper red, very fine, 2 ft 0 G 



232 „ Florence, pale yellow, extra fine, 2 ft 0 0 



233 „ Queen Victoria' (new Indian variety), pearl grey striped carmine, exquisite, 2 ft. 



from India 1 0 



234 „ Lord Clyde (new Indian variety), pink spotted with pearl grey, very beautiful, 



2 ft., from India 1 0 



236 „ Miniature, mixed from 8 splendid (loublc varieties, 1 ft 0 C 



236 „ Rose-flowered (improved), 12 splendid varieties -.—Blush',; lilac; crimson; purple; 



peach ; scarlet ; dark crimson ; pink ; white ; vermilion ; rose ; 

 cerise. Each colour separate, 4d. per packet, or the collec- 

 tion, 2s. 6<f. 2 ft. 



237 „ „ mixed from the above, 2 ft 0 G 



238 „ Rose-flowered, spotted (improved), 6 splendid double varieties: — White with 



rose centre; crimson spotted; bright purple .ymtted ; 

 cerise spotted white ; pink spotted white ; purple spotted 

 white. In separate packets Ad. each, or tlie collec- 

 tion, \s. 6(/. 2 ft. 



239 ,, „ „ (improved), mixed from the above, 2 ft 0 G 



240 „ Rose Ch mois, chamois, new and beautiful, 2 ft 0 G 



241 „ „ Isabella, p(de rose, changing to yellow, 2 ft 0 fi 



242 „ Fine mixed double, 2 ft 0 3 



BAXISTERIA, Nat. Ord. 3Ialpitjhiarea: 

 An exceedingly oni.amental greenhouse shrub with beautiful foliage ; succeeds best in 

 loam and peat. 



243 Banisteria unicapsularis (Lamarck) 1 0 



HKAl PORTLV, Nat. Ord. 3fyrtacerp. 

 A s])lcndid greenhouse evergreen shrub, succeeding best in sandy peat and loam. 



244 Beaufortia dccussata, brilliant red, very beautiful, 3 ft., from N. Holland 1 0 



BEGO.MA, Nat. Ord. Bc(joniacece. 

 A magnificent genus of ornamental plants, as remarkable for the varied and beautiful 

 foliage of many of its varieties, as for the splendour and profusion of the flowers of others ; 

 succeeds in sandy ))eat and loam. Greenhouse shrubs. 



246 Begonia Saunderserii, white, extremely beautiful, 2 ft., from Brazil 1 0 



246 „ semperflorens, pink, with glossy handsome leaves, 2 ft., from Brazil 1 0 



247 „ choice mixed, ironi the most beautiful variegated varieties, 2 ft 1 0 



BEXTHAMLV, Nat, Ord. Cornaccw. 

 An ornamental profuse flowering half-hardy shrub; the flowers succeeded by reddish 

 yellow, strawberry-like fruit, which is eatable : succeeds against a south wall in any good soil, 



248 Benthamia fragifera, large cream-coloured flowers, 10 ft., from the East Indies 0 3 



