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[Barr and Sugden, 187I. 



Per packet. — s. <J, 



from the best seed produce a very large proportion of double flowers, plantations of them should be 

 grown in reserve gardens wherever cut flowers are in demand. Choicest mixed ax. (>d. and 3 6 



168 PINKS, the seed we offer of tliese has been saved by that etninent grower of Finks, Mr. Keynes. We 



have tlie greatest confidence, therefore, in recommending it where there is a great demand for cut 

 flowers, owing to the great store that is set upon tlic flowers for bouquets, button-holes, etc. 2J. 6d. & 3 6 



169 POLYANTHUS, new Hose in Hose varieties. We recommend this new race as of great importance, 



and may lead to still further advances in improving this, one of our favourite plants for tlie spring 

 flower garden ij. and 2 5 



170 PRIMROSE, saved from beautiful new varieties, including the new dark crimson varieties with golden 



centres, etc u. and 2 6 



171 PYRETHRUM TCHIHATCHEWII, or Lawn Pyrethrum. Having grown this during the last dry 



summer, we can recommend it with the greatest confidence for growing in situations wliere plants 

 get burned up in summer, such as banks, on light soils, etc. ; also under trees where few other plants 

 can live. Its rich green is very pleasing to the eye. (Plants 2ij-. per 100, 3.?. 6;/. per dozen.) .Seed, ix.&: 2 6 



172 PYRETHRUM GOLDEN FEATHER. This plant, we feel, cannot be placed too prominently before our 



readers. It is truly tiie gardener and amateur's friend, always to be depended upon whether in 

 theformationof the most minute and elaborate designs or for edging or ribboning on the most extensive 

 scale. It is only a question of having plants of the right size, and this is to be attained by repeated 

 sowings. It is perfectly hardy, and in the spring flower garden the hue is so golden as to suggest 

 to one's mind that, in passing through Nature's laboratory, the precious metal had been freely 

 used in impartingto thisplant a colour so like tlie refined auriferous metal of other lands ...dd., i.f., & 2 6 



173 QUAMOCLIT OCULATUS, described as a charming novelty and a. valuable climber, quite distinct from 



all other Ipomasas, and a valuable addition to our indoor perennial climbing plants i o 



RICINUS ; 710 s^ardcn, hmvcvcr limited , should be without specimens of this pliinl, especially in shrubbery 

 and mixed Jloiuer borders, the bold yet graceful outline of the plaiit is matchless. 



174 RICINUS HALSEYANA ; the description we have received with this from India is most flattering. Our 



correspondent says it is by far the grandest of this family, attaining a height of 15 feet and 10 feet 



in diameter, and is an object of the greatest attraction \s. and 2 6 



175 RICINUS ELEGANTISSIMUS ; this is described as a fine plant, very bushy, the stems dark red, and 



attaining a height of 5 feet i o 



176 RICINUS BENARYANA ; this is described as coming from the wanner parts of India, and shotild there- 



fore be grown under glass, or planted in warm, sunny and dry positions out of doors 1 o 



177 SALVIA HISPANICA, a charming annual, with beautiful Kglit blue finely shaped flowers and rich 



glossy green foliage, a valuable acquisition to large beds, and a fine contrast to Salvia coccinea i o 



178 SALVIA PITSCHERI, a fine species from California, very bushy, and producing immense spikes of 



bright blue, valuable for shrubbery and mixed borders, height 5 feet i o 



179 SALVIA CANDIDISSIMA ; this fine variety produces whiter leaves than Argentea, and on this account 



is a valuable acquisition i o 



SCHIZANTHUS. Fe%u plants are more attractive than these when -well grown. We shall not soon 

 forget, tnany years ago, seeing tivo plants of Retusus in vases at Chisiuick, when it was in its halcyon 

 days. Neither shall we readily fonret the enjoyment we derived from a single plant of Retusus, 

 which stood last winter in our Experimental Grounds, and continued blooming throughout the whole 

 of the past summer. In pots for conservatory decoration they are truly charming, and in the flower 

 garden beautiful. 



180 SCHIZANTHUS PAPILIONACEUS ; hear what the introducer says : "The brilliant marking of the 



individual flowers presents the appearance of a group of beautiful butteiflies ; the flowers are deli- 

 citelv spotted and laced with purple and yellow shading to orange and crimson " i o 



181 SCHIZANTHUS RETUSUS NANUS; scholars say that to read "Gil Bias" in the original is ample 



compensation for the time spent in mastering the Spanish language ; and we say, that to see this _ 



flower in beauty, is ample compensation for the trouble of cultivating it well i o 



SOLANUMS. Of berry-bearing plants Capsicastrum and its varieties, pseudo-capsicum, and the latest 

 improvement on these, viz., Weatherili s hybrids, are, witliout exception, our most valuable winter 

 plants for table decoration, and the berries are used for a variety of Christmas devices. Of the oma- 

 mentiil foliaged species fevj plants are more decorative : the finest will be found described at page 43. 



182 STATICE SPICATA, a charming species from the Caucasus, its numerous spikes forming a beautiful 



bouquet of lovely rose-pink flowers, which form a charming contrast to the rich emerald-green of 



the le.ives ; hardy perennial, valuable also as a pot plant i o 



STOCKS ; it would be difficult to overestimate the value of the Ten-week Stock for summer and 

 autumn decoration, and of the Biennial Stock for beauty in the early summer montlis. Any 

 addition to these must be hailed with satisfaction. 



183 STOCK, NEW LARGE FLOWERING TEN-WEEK, " THE SHAKESPEARE, ' rich blood-red, splendid 



new variety is. and 2 5 



184 STOCK, NEW LARGE FLOWERING TEN-WEEK, "THE GOETHE," brilliant yellow, tinted rose, new 



colour IS. and 2 6 



185 STOCK, WALLFLOWER-LEAVED TEN-WEEK, "THE MILTON," rich blood-red, very beautiful 



variety is. and 2 6 



186 STOCK, EMPEROR BIENNIAL, " THE BYRON," rich blood-red, very handsome ij. and 2 6 



187 STOCK, BROMPTON BIENNIAL, " THE VIRGIL," sulphur-yellow, very fine is. and 2 6 



188 STOCK, " EAST LOTHIAN," white, purple, scariet and mixed. These are robast varieties of the 



Intermediate, and have attained to great celebrity amongst amateurs north of tiie Tweed, and are 



now beginning to create a sensation on the southern side each, is. and 2 6 



TROP.SOLUM COMPACTUM BEAUTY OF MALVERN, etc. See Nasturtium Tom Thumb, page 36. 



189 TROP.ffiOLUM LOBBIANUM VON MOLTKE ; remarkable for the novel and brilliant colour of the 



flowers, which are bright bluish rose i o 



190 UHDEA PYRAMIDATA, a grand sub-tropical plant, of rapid growth and very ornamental, fully 



described amongst last year's novelties 2 6 



191 VERBENA ; this plant is of first importance to those whose glass accommodation is limited. Seedlings 



raised in spring are decorative as early as plants from cuttings, quite as effective, and less liable 

 to rust off. For the various sections, see Catalogue, page 45. Eckford's advanced strain, which has 

 produced so many new valuable varieties is. dd. a.xi6. 3 6 



192 VERBESINA MACROPHYLLA GIGANTEA, a fine large-leaved sub-tropical plant ix. and 2 6 



193 VIOLA LUTEA GRANDIFLORA, NEW VARIETIES. Of our native Flora, which have contributed 



to the adornment of the flower garden during spring, summer, and autumn, none have been of so 

 much importance as this. Through crossing and careful selection, the varieties which have sprung 

 from it have flowers nearly as large as the Cliveden Yellow Pansy, with a constant blooming habit. 

 Before the December frosts set in we had a bed full of bloom. The seed we offer has been saved 

 from the most advanced types, known as Sulphur Queen, Dwarf Queen, Yellow Queen, and Yellow 

 Dwarf, and cannot fail to yield flowers of great excellence 2j. dd. and 3 6 



