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645 Delphinium Belle Allinnce, blue ami white, very beautiful, 3 ft 0 6 



646 „ cardiopetalum, f/ff/) i/i/e, heart shaped, hardy annual, 1 ft., from the Pyrenees 0 3 



647 „ coclestinum grandifloruni, cefes^i'aZ W«e, long spikes, very iiandsome, 3 ft.. . . 0 



648 „ cheiranthiflorum, blue and white, charming, 3 ft 0 6 



649 „ formosum, blue and white, splendid variety, 2 ft 0 3 



650 „ giganteiun, blue shaded, large, 3 fl 0 6 



651 ., Hcnd (.rsonii, blue and white, 2^ ft 0 4 



652 „ hyaeinthiflorum, blue and white, extremely fine, 2^ ft 0 6 



653 „ jiadame Rougier, s% W«e, very beautiful, 2^ ft 0 6 



654 „ Nancianum, u.'/(/«e ««?v)5e(/, novel, 25 ft 0 6 



655 „ sinense album, fl. pi. double, white, 2 ft 0 6 



656 „ „ azureum, fl. pi. double, azure blue, 2 ft 0 3 



657 „ „ caeruleum punctatum, fl. pi double, ccerulean blue, 2 ft 0 6 



658 „ „ „ grandiflorum, fl. pi. double, blue, 2 ft 0 6 



659 „ „ punctatum rubrum, shy blue, red spotted, 2 ft 0 6 



660 „ splendidum, blue, a magnificent variety, 2^ ft 0 4 



661 „ finest, mixed, all colours, vai-ious 0 3 



DESMAXTHUS, Nat. Orel. Leguminos<e. 

 A very pretty ornamental greenhouse shrub ; succeeds best in peat and loam. 



662 Desmanthus vu-gatus, white, ft., from W. Indies 0 6 



DESMODIUM, Nat. Ord, Lerjuminosce. 

 A very handsome greenhouse plant, flowering in long si)ikes, and having curiously twisted 

 seeds ; succeeds well in sandy loam and peat. Greenhouse perennials. 



663 Desmodium gangeticum, lilac, 2 ft., from W. Indies 0 6 



664 „ gyrans 0 6 



DIAIVTHUS, Nat. Ord. CaryophyUacea;. 

 A magnificent genus, which embraces some of the most popular flowers in cultivation. 

 The Carnation, Picotee, Pink, and Sweet William, all " household words," belong to this 

 genus. D. Chinensis and its varieties may be considered the most beautiful and effective of 

 our hardy annuals ; the double and single varieties, with their rich and varied colours in beds 

 or masses, are remarkably attractive ; while the recently introduced species, D. Heddewigii, 

 with its large rich coloiu-ed flowers, three to four inches in diameter, close compact habit, and 

 profusion of bloom, is unsurpassed for effectiveness in beds or mixed borders. 



665 Sianthus arboreus, /imA, very compact and pretty, hardy perennial, 1^ ft., from Greece. 0 6 



666 „ atronibens, dark red, handsome, hardy biennial, flowers the first year, 1 ft., 



from Italy 0 3 



667 „ Cartliusianus, crimson, scarlet, purple, lilac, ^c, beautiful, hardy annual, 1 ft., 



from Europe 0 3 



668 „ Chinensis albns, fl. pi. double, white, hardy annual, 1 ft 0 3 



669 „ „ „ marginatus 0 4 



670 „ „ pictus, white marbled with rose, and beautifully fringed, hardy 



annual, 1 ft 0 3 



671 „ „ atropurpureus 0 3 



672 „ „ Burnswenechii hybridus, white shaded 0 6 



673 „ „ gigauteus Heddewigii, colour varies from the richest velvety crimson 



to the most delicate rose; flowers three to four inches in 

 diameter, a magnificent variety, hardy annual, 1 ft., from Japan 0 6 



674 „ „ „ Heddewigii, fl. pi., as above, but double, hardy annual, 



1 ft., from Japan 1 0 



675 „ „ laciniatus Heddewigii, white, flesh, rose, red, carmine, violet, purple, 



and rich maroon, double and beautifully fringed, tliree to four 

 inches in diameter, bardy annual, 2 ft., from Japan 0 6 



676 „ „ „ Heddewigii, fl. pi., as above, but double, hardy annual, 



2 ft., from Japan 1 0 



677 „ „ Imperialis, fl. pi., dark red, double, very fine, hardy annual, 1 ft., 



from China 0 3 



678 „ „ nanus atrosanguineus, deep blood red, very brilliant and excessively 



free flowering, hardy annual, ^ f t 0 6 



679 „ „ „ albo-marginatus, hardy annual, i ft 0 4 



680 „ „ „ albo-striatus, hardy annual, ^ ft. 0 4 



681 „ „ „ albus flore pleno, double, white, i ft. 0 4 



682 „ „ „ atropurpureus, J ft 0 6 



683 „ „ „ purpiu-eus, rich purple, hardy annual, ^ ft 0 6 



684 „ „ „ rubrusstriatus,double,rerfs?re)3erf«;!<AW/z<e,hardyannual, Jft. 0 6 



685 „ „ splendid mixed, flowers large and very double, hardy annual, 1 ft 0 4 



686 „ „ splendid mixed, single, very fine hardy annual, 1ft 0 3 



687 „ Corsicus, pink, showy, hai-dy perennial, 1 1 ft., from Corsica 0 3 



688 „ deltoides alba, white, beautiful, hardy perennial, I ft,, from Britain 0 3 



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