Darr and Siigdcn, 1871.] 3 



NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES FOR 1871, 



I'cry fciiJ of these are enuiiumied in the body of the Catalogue. 



B. & S. TEST THE GROWIN G QUALITY OF THE SEEDS BEFORE SENDING THEM OUT. 



Per packet.— s. d. 



1 iETHIONEMA SAXATILE, flesh-coloured flowers, a very pretty Alpine, ft i o 



2 AGERATUM LASSEAUXII, a charming plant from Buenos Ayres, of fine branching habit, covered with 



beautiful rose-coloured flowers, admirable for bedding and to cut for bouquets i o 



3 AGEEATUM IMPERIAL DWARF, a most valuable addition to bedding plants ; habit all that could be 



desired, colour rich azure blue, height | ft and 2 6 



4 ALONSOA MUTISII, habit similar to the charming Alonsoa Warscewiczii, flowers chamois yellow, 



height I ft., equally valuable for beds and pot culture 2 6 



ALPINE SUCCULENTS, etc., for window gardens, sub-alpine mounds, etc. 

 6 AMARANTHUS TRICOLOR 6IGANTEUS, from Cochin Cliina. This is described as resembling the well- 

 known and much admired A. tricolor, but taller, growing from 4 to 6 feet ; the lower leaves being 

 purple-black and green, brightening in colour higher up the plant, the purple at length changing to 

 violet, then to scarlet, and the green replaced by yellow ; as a sub-tropical subject it is said to be 

 exceptional in its effect IJ- and 2 6 



6 AMARANTHUS GORDONI, a superb plant, foliage bronzy crimson, shading off to scarlet, invaluable 



for bedding purposes, and for this is extensively used at the Crystal Palace ij-. and 2 6 



7 AMARANTHUS BICOLOR RUBER, e.vceedingly handsome, foliage carminate scarlet, sometimes tipped 



yellow, a striking plant in beds, quite superseding the old bicolor \s. and 2 6 



8 AMARANTHUS ELEGANTISSIMUS, leaves intense scarlet, shaded bronzy purple. Mr. Bennett speaks 



of this plant as the " gem of his garden" is. and 2 6 



The last three Amaranths are not new in the strict sense 'of the word, having been introduced several 

 years since ; but we feel convinced that neither their beauty nor their utility have been siifjicicntly 

 known, or their cultivation would now be universal. 



9 AMARANTHUS MELANCHOLICUS VERSICOLOR. Tliis has come to us without any description, but 



we feel sure that any advance upon the beautiful Amaranthus Melancholicus cannot be other than a 

 desirable acquisition is. and 2 6 



10 ANTIRRHINUM ASSURGENS, a hardy perennial rock plant of spreading habit, pentstemon-Iike 



foliage, and flowers tinted yellow 61/. and i o 



11 ANTIRRHINUM TOM THUMB. It would be very difiicult to over-estimate the value of this new race 



of Snapdragons. They are dwarf, brandling, and in bloom throughout the whole season ; charm- 

 ing bedding plants. See page II mixed, i.r. and 2 6 



12 AQUILEGIA PULCHELLA, red petals, margined white i o 



13 AQUILEGIA PULCHELLA RUBRA, deep chocolate, margined white i o 



14 AQUILEGIA GLANDULOSA. We have only to say that those who have not seen this exquisite plant 



have a treat in store ; it is the most beautiful of all the Columbines, large bright blue flowers with 

 white centre is. and 2 6 



15 AQUILEGIA CCERULEA, perhaps next to Glandulosa, the most beautiful of the Columbines, rich violet 



flowers with white centre i o 



16 ARTEMISIA GRACILIS, of elegant plants the most exquisite in pots and borders 6d. and i o 



17 ARTEMISIA GRACILIS fol. VARIEGATIS, rich green foliage marbled white : if tliis plant is accord- 



ing to its description, we know of nothing more exquisite for table decoration ; the green form we 

 consider to be the " perfection of grace " ij. and 2 6 



18 ARTEMISIA JUDAICA, rich glossy silvery foliage, effective for table decoration i o 



ASTERS. The classes we offer, page 10, represent the finest forms of those we have yet flowered in our 



Experimental Grounds. Still, anything new coining from trustworthy growers we feel bound to give 

 prominence to, feeling sure they would not be offered by the growers in question unless they were note- 

 worthy. These are Nciu Hedgehog Victoria, the " Ne Plus Ultra" of this section ; Shakespeare, a 

 true Bouquet Aster ; Humboldt, a true Dwarf Pirony ; Schiller, a true Pyramidal Aster; Perfec- 

 tion Pyramidal Hedgehog, the finest type of the Porcupine section; the German Emperor, with 

 Aowers of " enormous dimensions;" Honeycomb Victoria, petals cellular and arranged as in a honey- 

 comb ; Lhoarf Pceony Globe, bushy and compact ; Bismarck, remarkable for the "satiny glazed finish of 

 the flowers ;" La Superbe, azure blue, a neiv colour iti this class ; and Mont Diane, with its snow 

 white large flowers. 



19 ASTER, NEWEST HEDGEHOG VICTORIA. BRIGHT CARMINE ROSE, flowers perfection in form and 



size, petals cellular, with a graceful ray-like finish 2 6 



„ NEWEST SHAKESPEARE. The good qualities claimed for this Aster may be summed up 

 as follows : height 6 inches, diameter of plant 10 to 12 inches, flowers very double and 

 beautifully imbricated, continuing in bloom till destroyed by frost, valuable in beds, for 

 massive edgings and for front ribbons. 



20 „ 5 splendid distinct varieties , 2 6 



21 „ Purple, crimson, and deep blood-red, for beds of one colour each ij^. and 2 6 



22 ,, Mixed colours for beds, etc ij-. and 2 0 



„ NEWEST HUMBOLDT. The merits of this Aster are set forth thus : "beautiful clean healthy 



foliage, surmounted with large paeony-formed flowers produced in beautiful bouquets, and 

 lasting in bloom till late in autumn, height 10 to 12 inches." 



23 „ 12 splendid distinct varieties 2 6 



24 ,, White, purple, and deep rose, for beds of one colour each is. and 2 6 



25 ,, Mixed colours for beds, etc ij- and 2 6 



NEW SCHILLER. See page 10. 



NEW PERFECTION PYRAMIDAL HEDGEHOG. See page 10. 

 „ NEW GERMAN EMPEROR. The flowers are described as " attaining enormous dimensions 

 and the perfection of form, with ray petals to tlie very centre of the flower, very robust 

 and bushy, i foot in height." 



26 ,, 4 splendid distinct varieties 2 o 



27 ,, Mixed colours and 2 0 



28 „ NEW VICTORIA HONEYCOMB CARMINE ROSE, described as " possessing tl'i'e "graceful 



pyramidal habit of tlie Victoria Aster ; but instead of the petals being re'flexed tliey are 

 tubular at tlie b.ise, radiating at the top, and arranged in close symmetrical lioneycomb 

 order" "6 



29 „ HEW DWARF P.ffiONY-FLOWERED GLOBE CRIMSON.' ' TlVis is' desc 



adapted for ribbons and the formation of compact beds ; the plant is bushy and floriferous, 



with beautifully formed very double flowers, lieijjiit i ft." \ 2 6 



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