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[Barr and Sugdert, 187X. 



Per packet. — b. d. 



ASTER BISMARCK ; the policy of this great man in reference to France may be questioned, but his great 

 abiUties are beyond doubt, and it is evident that our Quedlinburg grower must liave been 

 impressed with this latter view of the great statesman, when he named his new Aster and 

 sketched its character thus : " of sterling merit, flowers representing the greatest perfection 

 of the pteony class in their fulness and form, the colours being remarkable for a rich 

 shining satiny glaze, while the plant possesses the habit of the most perfect Dwarf Bouqutt 

 Pyramid." 



30 ,, 4 splendid distinct varieties 2 o 



31 ,, Mixed colours is. and 2 6 



32 „ NEW LA SUPERBE AZURE BLUE, an exquisite addition to this section is. and 2 6 



33 „ MONT BLANC, pure white of luxuriant growth, flowers 5 inches in diameter, height 2 to 3 feet 2 6 



34 ASTRAGALUS RAMOSUS, a fine hardy perennial, with beautiful rose-coloured flowers and elegant 



silvery foliage r o 



35 BEET, NEW CRIMSON LEAVED. In the whole range of foliage plants there is nothing io equal this in 



beauty and effect fur flower-beds, but especially for ribbons and long lines ; the leaves rich crimson, 

 upright and slightly arched, of uniform growth ; when lit up by the sun's rays their refulgent, rich, 

 luminous beauty can only be realized when seen in position. We shall not readily forget the startling 

 impression made upon one of our most advanced horticulturists on first seeing this plant used on a 

 large scale. We would inculcate caution in purchasing this seed indiscriminately, we having in our 

 Experimental Grounds tested every beet offered for decorative purposes; and while we have found 

 the Crimson-leaved Beet sold under a variety of names, we have found also beets described as fit for 

 flower-garden decoration perfectly worthless for the purpose, their leaves only becoming crimson 

 when the cold weather approached, while our New Crimson-leaved Beet, from the time it is six 

 inches high, is as rich in hue as Arnaranthus Melancholicus, and far more beautiful than Perilla, 



per 07,. , 2s. 6d. , i o 



36 BEET, CHILIAN, for mixed flower and shrubbery borders and wild gardens this is a very striking object 1 o 



37 BOUGANVILLEA SPECTABILIS, for an intermediate house tliis is an exquisite plant, and its rich rose- 



purple bracts or leaves are matchless in the arrangement of floral decorations for the dinner-table... 2 5 

 W CALCEOLARIA, BARR S INTERNATIONAL PRIZE VARIETIES, unrivalled in beauty, habit, and 



size of flower 2s. 6el. and 3 6 



39 CALCEOLARIA, THOMPSON S DALKEITH PARK, these are truly beautiful 2 6 



40 CALENDULA OFFICINALIS PLENISSIMA OCULATA, a beautiful variety of the old pot Marigold, 6d. & 1 o 



41 CALENDULA OFFICINALIS LE PROUST, flowers charming rose-nankeen edged brown, contiimously 



in flower. This variety and No. 40, are charming in shrubbery borders i o 



42 CALLIOPSIS LANCEOLATA, liardy herbaceous perennial, with charming bright golden-yellow flowers, 



unsuqiassL'd for their cff'ect in vases and boucjuets i o 



43 CAMPANULA ATTICA FLORE ALBO, pure snow-white flowers, habit of the plant compact and as 



cliarming as the blue variety, height ^ ft I o 



44 CANAVALIA GRANDIFLORA, a very handsome climber, with larga trifoliated leaves and long axillary 



bunches of purple pea-shaped flowers i o 



45 CARDUUS CINERESCENS, this plant is said to come from Utah. We cannot vouch, however, for the 



authenticity of its being cultivated therein the high priest's garden ; description " leaves downy, with 

 a glaucous tint, deeply cut and with long spines, stems about a foot high, flowers lilae shaded 

 blue " per seed, i Q 



46 CARDUUS 'VERDII, from Sierra Nevada, described as a " most remarkable plant, leaves at first 



forming rosettes resting on the soil; these are deeply indented and prickly, covered with a thick 

 white down. From the centre of these rises a ramified stem two to three feet in height, each branch 

 ending in a spiny head of rich scarlet, a splendid sub-tropical plant " per seed, i o 



47 CAREX LEPORINA, we have always prominently brought Ornamental Grasses before our readers, and 



anything new in this way we have much pleasure in noticing amongst our novelties. This Carex 

 is described as " a hardy perennial, ft. high, producing compact tufts with large brown ears, and 



adapted for pot culture " i Q 



CARNATIONS, where there is a demand for cut flowers these cannot be too highly valued. A reserve 

 piece of ground in large establishments should be devoted to them and kindred plants, where 

 flowers may be gathered dd libitum, without trespassing upon the arrangements of the dress-garden. 

 From the seed we offer, a very large percentage comes double, while all are deliciously fragrant. 



48 CARNATIONS from choicest stage flowers zs. 6d. and 3 & 



49 CARNATIONS from choicest clove-scented varieties 2S. 6d. and 3 6 



50 CARNATIONS saved from the old double white i o 



CENTAUREA CANDIDISSIMA, CANDIDISSIMA COMPACTA, and 6YMN0CARPA, are indispensable 



in the flower garden ; the two former for their dense ^uhite foliage, and the latter for its gracefully- 

 divided white leaves and plume-like growth. 



51 CENTAUREA CANDIDISSIMA, or RAGUSINA i^., 2J. 6(/., and 5 6 



52 CENTAUREA CANDIDISSIMA COMPACTA, dwarf and compact xs. 6d., zs. 6d., and 5 6 



53 CENTAUREA GYMNOCARPA, foliage graceful, habit of plant elegant ij. and 2 & 



54 CENTAUREA CLEMENTEI, a novelty of the present year, was raised in the South of France, and intro- 



duced from there by the late Mr. John Gould Veitch, as a plant of first excellence for the flower 

 garden, and it is even suggested that it will probably supersede Centaurea Candidissima. But 

 hear what the raiser .says : " This magnificent plant resembles Centaurea Candidissima (ragusina), 

 btit much finer in all its proportions, the leaves being deeply cut in lobes, and these again elegantly 

 fringed. To the gracefulness and beauty of the plant is added the dense whiteness of the yoiing 

 leaves which retain their rich silvery appearance even when fully developed." Add to this higli 

 character the fact that the introducer into this country was one of our most eminent nurserymen, 

 who would not be likely in a commercial speculation of this sort to make a mistake by over-esti- 

 mating the usefulness of a plant which would be more or less associated with his name, rs., 2s. 6d., 



y. 6d., and 5 6 



55 CHAM.EMELUM SERRATIFOLIUM, perennial, 9 inches in height, with a strong aromatic odour, and 



yellow flowers in corymbs, adapted for rock-work i o 



56 CEREUS PUMILUS, 4 inches high, from the X'irsjinia dale of the Rocky Mountains 2 ^ 



57 CHEIRANTHUS MARITIMUS ALBUS COMPACTUS,an improved variety of the White Virginian Stock, 



forming close compact tufts, and wlien in bloom a mass of white i o 



58 CHEIRANTHUS MARITIMUS MUTABILIS, very distinct and pretty colour of the flowers which are 



sulpliur yellow, rose tinted, as in the flowers of Lupinus Mutabilis I o 



59 CHENOPODIUM ALTISSIMUM, described as "a fine, graceful sub-tropical plant, attaining a height of 



10 feet, branching from tlie base and forming quite a pyramid, leaves narrow, lanceolate, and light 

 green ; in single specimens this plant will doubtless be unique " i o 



60 CINERARIA ACANTHIFOLIA, quite in the way of Maritima, but more compact, a fine plant for 



ribbons iJ. and 2 6 



