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[Bai r and Sugden, 1871. 



Per packet. — s. d. 



97 GRINDELIA HIRSUTULA, a fine hardy border perennial, succeeding even in tlie poorest sandy soils, 



height ft. ; the flowers, which are freely produced, are of a fine glossy yellow r o 



98 HEIMIA SYPHILITICA, described as a useful bedding plant, flowers dark purple, height 8 inches i o 



99 HELENIUM GRANDIFLORUM, a very ornamental plant in the way of H. Bolanderii, flowers 3 inches 



across, with a prominent black disc, contrasting effectively with the yellow ray-florets i o 



leo HELIANTHUS GLOBOSUS FISTULOSUS, described as " the most handsome of all sunflowers ; flowers 



I foot in diameter, large and globular, height 5 feet, and the plant 3 feet across " i o 



101 HELIANTHUS PETIOLARIS, a very ornamental sunflower, producing large ramified leafy tufts, 



covered with bloom ; flowers light yellow .. i o 



102 HERACLEUM LEICHTLINI, a grand sub-tropical plant, leaves large, on the surface light green, and 



silvery underneath i o 



HOLLYHOCKS, which have been certificated by the Royal Horticultural Society. We have great 

 pleasure in offering the following seeds from first-class varieties, which will yield fioii'ers of great 

 excellence : — 



103 HOLLYHOCK GEORGE EYLES •. i o 



104 HOLLYHOCK QUEEN OF YELLOWS i o 



105 HOLLYHOCK PINK NOISETTE i o 



106 HOLLYHOCK PURPLE PERFECTION i o 



107 HOLLYHOCK ROSE QUEEN i o 



108 HOLLYHOCK WHITE GLOBE i o 



109 HOLLYHOCK MIXED, from the above splendid si.x varieties i o 



110 HOMALANTHUS POPULIFOLIUS, a remarkably handsome shrub, with leaves as large as the Virginian 



Poplar, a beautiful watered green colour on the surface and glossy underneath 1 o 



111 HUMEA ELEGANS PURPUREA. The highly decorative properties o{ Humea ele^ansa.xey/€i\ known. 



We have therefore only to add that the present plant differs in the colour of its feathery panicles, 

 which are of a rich brownish crimson, and on this account will very greatly enhance the value of 

 the plant ^ ij. and 2 6 



112 IFOM£A CLAUSSENIANA, a handsome perennial species, with long narrow leaves and beautiful bright 



rose coloured dark-eyed flowers per seed i 6 



113 IPOIVLffiA SEPIARIA, hardy perennial, with bright pink flowers per seed o 6 



114 IPOM.ffAS, VARIETIES FROM JAPAN IN MIXTURE i^. and 2 6 



115 IPOM.ffiAS, VARIETIES FROM JAPAN, with variegated foliage -. in mixture'u. and 2 6 



116 IPOMOPSIS ELEGANS SANGUINEA, half-hardy biennial, bright scarlet flowers, large and handsome. 



'I liis is an exceedingly ornamental plant ; sown early it will flower the first season ; or, sown in 

 summer and wintered in a cold frame, it is a truly beautiful object in pots or in the flower garden ... i o 



117 ISOTOMA SENECIOIDES, a pretty bedding plant of dwarf growth and pure white flowers, the plants 



growing in small tufts ; half hardy perennial, requiring the protection of a cold frame in winter i o 



118 KILLINGIA TRICEPS, a fine perennial grassy plant for damp situations i o 



119 LAPAGERIA ROSEA, /r«/2 seed, this is one of our grandest greenhouse climbers i.;. and 2 6 



LEPTOSIPHON. Of elegant annuals these arc a7nongst the most charming, producing their flowers in 



great abundance, and being perfectly hardy, they are equally suitable for summer and spring 

 decoration . 



120 LEPTOSIPHON ROSEUS. This new species is the most charming of the dwarf section of Leptosiphon ; 



it is in habit the same as L. aureus, forming tufts which are covered with beautiful delicate rose 

 flowers, and seldom exceeding in height 3 inches. For low edgings, small beds, and in pots, this 

 plant is truly charming xs. and 2 6 



121 LEPTOSIPHON MULTIFLORUS, flowers bright coppery red, 6 inches i o 



122 LEPTOSIPHON MULTIFLORUS ALBUS, flowers pure snow white, 6 inches 1 o 



123 LEUCOCARPUS ALATUS, a winter berrj ing plant, requiring ordinary greenhouse treatment ; very 



ornamental 2 6 



LOBELIA. No plant in the flower garden is more useful than the blue Lobelia speciosa, or required 

 for so great a variety of purposes. As an edging it is unsurpassed ; for the front lines in ribbons no 

 plant is more effective; intermingled in small beds with the Variegated A lyssu}?i or Cerastium, atid even 

 among Centaureas, the effect is very chaste and beautiful. Seeing the importance therefore attached to 

 this plant, it is very desirable to have seed from a pure and a good stock. Our Lobelia speciosa superba 

 is by far the finest typical form. The colour is rich and bright, and the seed has been collected mostly 

 from cutting plants, the few seedlings amongst them having been very carefully selected. It is 

 tlicrefire offered with s;reat confidence. 



124 LOBELIA SPECIOSA SUPERBA, rich bright blue ij. and 2 6 



125 LOBELIA SPECIOSA ALBA, pure white, too much im.portance can hardly be attached to the introduc- 



tion of a White Lobelia possessing the same fine habit, free and continuous flowering, as the blue 

 Speciosa. The new Speciosa alba will be a fine companion to, and intermingle well with the blue in 

 small beds, while for while edgings, ribbons, etc., it will be invaluable is. and 2 6 



126 LOPHANTHUS ANISATUS, hardy perennial, sweet scented, flowers blue r 6 



127 LUPINUS ALBIFRONS, flowers blue, leaves and stems covered with silvery down 6d. and i o 



128 LUPINUS MUTABILIS ALBUS, flowers pure white, fragrant ; this plant attains a height of 2 to 3 



feet, and is exceedingly ornamental in mixed fiower and shrubbeiy borders, and especially as single 



specimens i o 



MAIZE. At page 66 will be found the Rev. Mr. Bre'haut's Table Maize in varieties, as described in 

 the " Gardeners' Chronicle " of loth December, page 1633, being the substance of a paper, read 

 by Dr. Masters at the Royal Horticultural Society's Meeting of the 6th of December, the day on 

 which the Fruit Committee awarded Mr. Brchaut a Special Certificate for his magnificent col- 

 lection, which has been forwarded to us for distribution. 



129 MAIZE, for ornamental purposes. We have much pleasure in being able to offer ZEA CUZKO this 



season, which attains a height of 18 to 20 feet, being the most gigantic variety of Maize known. The 

 seeds are comparativelv of an enormous size ij. and 2 6 



130 MAIZE GRACILLIMA, the most miniature of the Zeas, attaining a height of 20 to 24 inches, with 



small elegant foliage of a fresh green colour is. and 2 6 



The above Zeas give the extreme points of height in the Maize. 



131 MAIZE VARIEGATED. Though not a novelty this is perhaps the most beautiful of our hardy orna- 



mental foliage plants (>d.. is., and 2 6 



132 MALVA AURANTIACA RUBRA, one of Mr. Roezl s introductions, and as he stands high for his 



botanical discoveries, we liave no doubt but this will be found a good acquisition for the flower 

 borders; flowers of a rich orange scarlet 2 6 



133 MALVA TOURNEFORTIANA. We cannot resist the temptation again to insert here this truly charming 



beddin" plant, h;ibit and foliage graceful, flowers of a beautiful rose-colour, saucer-shaped, 6d. and i o 



134 MAMMILARIA SPECIES, very handsome, found at Shcrm.an, Rocky Mountains, at an altitude cf 



8coo ft., wl'.crc tlic winters are m.ore rigorous than in Europe, quite hardy i o 



