AND GUIDE TO THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



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SALVIA — continued, \ d 



1532 Salvia coccinea, splendens, excelsa, scarlet, handsome, 1 ft 0 6 



16S3 „ „ „ nana, scarlet, 1 ft., from S. America 0 6 



1634 „ Eoemeriana, scarlet, beautiful, 1 ft., from S. Ameriea 0 4 



The varieties of the following section of Salvias are remarkable for their handsome spikes 

 of rich coloured flowers and decorative qualities for the conservatory and autumn flower gar- 

 den ; S. argentea has a beautiful silvery foliage. Half-hardy perennials. 



1535 Salvia amabilis, lavender blue, 2 ft., from S. America 0 4 



1536 „ argentea, silvery fuliaye, 3 ft., from Crete 0 4 



1637 „ aurea, yellow, 2 ft., from Cape of G. Hope 0 G 



1538 „ azurea, blue, 2 ft., from Cape of G. Hope 0 4 



1539 „ ticofor, blue and white, 3 ft. from S. America 0 4 



1540 „ cardinalis, scarlet, 3 ft., from S. America 0 6 



1541 „ Lilleana, large, white and blue, 2 ft 0 0 



1542 '„ patens, splendid, deep blue, 3 ft., from Mexico 1 0 



1643 „ pendula, light blue, 3 ft 1 0 



1544 „ splendens, bright scarlet, 2 ft 0 G 



SASTTITALIA, Nat. Ord. Composit(e. 

 Pretty, dwarf-growing, free-floweriiig plants, suitable for small beds, rockwork, or edgings, 

 continuing in bloom during the summer and autumn months ; thriving best in a light rich soil. 



1545 Sanvitalia procumbens, rich broivn and yellow, hardy annual, ^ ft., from Mexico 0 3' 



1546 Mexicaua, orange, with red spot on each petal, hardy annual, 1^ ft 1 0 



SAPONARIA, Nat, Ord. Cari/ophijUacece. 

 Of these charming little plants it is impossible to speak too highly ; they carpet the ground 

 with their pretty little star-shaped flowers during the summer and autumn months ; for 

 edgings they are unequalled, bearing cutting back if necessary for a Late autumn bloom ; in 

 beds they produce a fine effect, while in ribbons, the pink, rose, and white make a striking 

 combination. 



1547 Saponaria calabrica, rich deep pink, I ft., from Calabria 0 4 



1548 „ „ rosea (new), very pretty, ^ ft 0 0 



1549 „ „ „ alba, very pretty, ^ ft 1 0 



1550 „ ocymoides, rose pink, ^ ft., from Europe 0 4 



SATUREJA, Nat. Ord. LahiatcB. 

 A pretty sweet-scented little plant, growing freely in any light soil. 



1551 Satureja Thymbra alba, white, 6 inches . . . , 1 0 



SCABIOSA, Nat. Ord. Dipsaccas. 

 A showy class of free-flowering border plants, producing a fine effect in shrubberies or 

 mixed borders and in select plantations ; if sown in spring, they produce a fine autumn display, 

 and sown in autumn, bloom during the early summer months ; succeed in any common soil. 



1552 Scabiosa, new dwarf, sca/-/e<, IJft, 0 3 



1553 „ „ fine mixed, It ft 0 3 



1554 „ German, carmine, 2 ft 0 3 



1555 „ „ purple, 2 ft 0 3 



1566 ,, „ purple, white edged, 2 ft 0 3 



1557 „ „ fine mixed, 2 ft 0 3 



SCHINUS, Nat. Ord. AnacardiacefS. 

 An elegant, ornamental, and highly fragrant greenhouse shrub, with beautiful bunches of 

 waxy, currant-like fruit ; the plant forms a desirable drawing-room ornament, and is easily 

 cultivated ; seeds sown in spring make handsome autumn plants ; it succeeds out of doors in 

 summer. 



1658 ScMnus moUe (Pepper Shrub), 6 ft., from Peru 0 3 



SCHIZAIVTHUS, Nat. Ord. Scrophidariacea: 

 A genus of extremely beautiful and strikingly effective plants if well grown, combining 

 with elegance of growth a rich profusion of beautiful flowers. For beds or mixed borders all 

 the varieties are beautiful, but for single specimens, either for conservatory decoration or the 

 centre of beds and vases, S. Carneus, Grahami, Eetusus, and retusns alljus, arc the most im- 

 portant, i)roducing in such situations, for winter and spring in-door decoration, a splendid 



effect ; succeed best in a rich free soil. 



1559 Schizanthus caxnans, flesh coloured, 2 ft., from Chili .'. 0 3 



1660 „ Grahamii, re(/«n(/oranjfe, 2 ft., from Chili 0 3 



1861 „ retusus or Hookerii, roi-e an«/ !/eWojt), 2 ft., from Chili 0 3 



1562 „ „ albus, «;A(7ean(Zye//oM;, 2 ft., from Chili 0 3 



1663 „ gracilis lilacinus, delicate lilac, blotched and spotted purple, 1 ft., from Chili 0 4 



1664 „ h\im\\is,Ulac, white, and yellow spotted crimson, %h.,iromYsA\>%xSi\so .... 0 2 



1665 „ obtusifolius, lilac, white, and yellow, crimson spots, 1 ft., from Valparaiso . . 0 2 



