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BARE & SUGDEN'S SPRING SEED CATALOGUE, 



CAWA, Nat. Old. Marantacece. ^ 

 For the adornment of the conservator}-, clrawinp:-room, or flower gardens, this mafirnificcnt 

 genus is unrivalled ; its stately growth, eombined with its rich and various coloured flowers, and 

 most picturesque and beautiful foliage, renders it the most strikingly effective of our orna- 

 mental plants, when intermixed with other plants, or dispersed in pots about terraces, gravel 

 walks, or the margins of lawns or lakes, it imparts quite an orientiil aspect ; during last sum- 

 mer, in the gardens around Paris, this plant created quite a sensation ; being of easy culture 

 and rapid growth, no one need be without this beautifully foliaged plant. Steep the seeds for a 

 few hours in hot water before sowing, then place the pot in a cucumber frame, or some other 

 warm situation, the plants will be ready to plant out in June, or to shift into larger pots for the 

 decoration of halls, terraces, &c., where they immediately become objects of great interest. 



Half hardy perennials. 



346 Canna Achiras, dark red, H ft., from Mendoza 0 6 



347 „ angustifolia nana pallida, rc(/, 1 ft., from S. America 0 3 



348 „ Anneii, crimson, extremely ornamental, 3 ft 1 0 



349 „ aurantiaca, oratii/e, leaves lively green, distinct, 3 ft., from Brazil 0 8 



350 „ aurea vittata, golden, beautiful, 4 ft., from N. Holland 1 0 



351 bicolor of Java, red and yellow, 3 ft., from Java 0 3 



352 „ Braziliensis, light scarlet 4 ft., from Brazil 0 6 



353 „ coecinea vera, scarlet, very fine, 2 ft., from S. America 0 8 



354 „ compaeta elegantissiraa, large, rerfc/is/i //e//o!t>, free flowering, 2 ft., from S.America 0 4 



355 „ crocea, orange scarlet, 2 ft., from S. America 0 4 



356 „ cdulis, red, splendid, 3 ft., from Peru 0 6 



357 „ elegantissima nana, dwarf, carmine and yellow, delicate slender leaves, 5 ft., from 



S. America 1 0 



358 „ crubesccns, scarlet, shaded foliage, 3 ft 0 4 



359 „ Fintelniannii, yellow, magnificent variety, 3 ft., from S. America 0 6 



360 „ lloribunda, red, shaded ivith yellow, 3 ft., from Africa 0 8 



361 „ gigantea splendidissima, fine scarlet, enormous leaves, cxcjuisite, 3 ft., from India 1 0 



362 „ ,, aurantiaca, orange-red, 10 ft., very fine 1 0 



363 „ glauca magnifica, ;ye//o«', .si7('cry /o/!a(/e, 2 ft., from S. America 1 0 



364 „ Hookerii, carmine, exceedingly fine and graceful, 4 ft 1 0 



365 „ Indiea rubra, red, 2 ft., from India 0 4 



366 „ Indiea rul)ra (nova species), yellow and red shaded, 3 ft., from India 0 4 



367 „ „ „ supcrba, scarlet, very superb, 2 ft., from India 0 4 



368 „ iridiflora, red, beautiful, 3 ft., from Peru 0 6 



369 „ Kalosantha, bright red flowers, with long petals, 2 ft 0 6 



370 „ Kartsteiniana, fine wiurooH, 3 ft., from India 0 3 



371 „ kegelii, shaded carmine, 3 ft., from India 0 6 



372 „ la5ta, yellow and red, 3 ft 0 4 



373 „ Lagunensis, pale red, 4 ft., from Laguna 0 8 



374 ,, Lambertii, scarlet, 4 ft., from Trinidad 0 6 



375 „ leptophylla, ruby, handsome foliage, 4 ft., from Laguna 0 3 



376 ,, linibata, intense .scar/c<, erfjerf 7/c//oa), very striking, 4 ft., from Brazil 0 3 



377 „ Lindleyana, veiy remarkable foliage, 5 ft 1 0 



378 „ lutca, sulphur, 4 ft., from Brazil 0 3 



379 „ ,, picta, .s/i«(/e(/ .yc//oM>, 4 ft., from Brazil 0 3 



380 „ Megelii, scarlet flowers, very large 5 ft 0 6 



381 „ Mulerii, flowers fine large scarlet, 3ft 0 6 



382 „ nuital)ilis, changeable, 5 ft., from Brazil () 3 



383 „ Nepalensis, clear yellow, very beautiful, 3 ft., from Nepaul 0 C 



384 „ i>atens, m/ anrf^e//o«', distinct, 5 ft., from Kio Janeiro 0 4 



385 ,, „ superba, deep red, splendid, r> ft., from Kio Janeiro 0 9 



386 „ pedunculuta, scarlet, 5 ft., from Kio Janeiro 0 4 



387 „ Kcevesii, A7if/(fo/ .!/c//ow foliage, 5 ft. from Africa 0 6 



388 „ rosea multiflora, .s«/Hion co/o«r, magnificent, 4 ft 1 0 



389 „ Sangniinea Chatei, hlood red, dark foliage and stems, 6 fl 1 6 



390 „ Scluibcrtii, ru/iy, magnificent, 4 ft., from. Africa 0 4 



391 „ Scllowii, scarlet, ])rofuse blooming, from Africa 0 3 I 



392 „ species from Guatemala, brilliant red, 4ft 0 4 



393 „ „ from Batavia, m/, very fine, 4 ft , 0 6 ! 



394 ,. spcciosa, rctl, 4 ft., from S. America »,\ 0 3 ! 



395 „ spectabilis, red spotted, 4 ft., from S. Amcrics... 0 3 



396 „ „ splendidissima, yellow and rati spotted, 4 ft., from S. America 0 6 



397 „ stenogjraa, magnificent foliage, 6 ft.'' 1 0 



398 „ subnlata rubra, />n7/(aH< carmine, with magnificent foliage, 3 ft., from Africa ... . 0 4 



399 „ variabilis, red, ehangcalile, 3 ft., from India 0 3 



400 „ villosa, .v(aWe<, leaves magnificent, 3 ft., fnmi India 0 4 



401 „ Warsccwiczii, hrilliant red, foliage striped, 3 ft., from Central America 0 3 



402 „ Zebrina, beautiful le^im-A^ripc J foliage, 5 ft '. 0 4 J 



