30 



adorning of the comervatory, and 

 when well gro-wn in s?nall pals they 

 are most valuable for roam decoration : 

 out of doors in slieltered situations they 

 arc quite effective. The dried Jlou'ers 

 are prized for winter bouquets. 



2396 

 2397 

 2398 

 2399 

 2400 

 2401 

 2402 

 2403 

 2404 



ro'sea alba Tom Thumb, pure white, rich carmine centre, very beautiful, i ft o 



rubicun da splen'dens, rose-lilac, purple centre, very handsome, \h ft o 



tenel'la, mauve, a very dwarf variety, for small beds, edgings, etc., 5 ft o 



"The Bride," white, rich carmine centre, ft o 



fine mixed o 



versicolor grandlflo'ra, various > These are fine plants for roch 



rep'tans, ro^e-pink, blotched purple I work, or wherever flowering 



al ba, pure white, blotched vermilion r plants of a trailing habit ^ o 



' ' ■ ^f-f required. 



2405 

 2406 



2407 



2408 

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2410 



2411 

 2412 



2413 

 2414 



inslg'uls (nitvi), pure white, blotched crimson 



GOUfiDS, OENAMENTAL. See page 13. 



GRAMMAE'THES, Xat. Ord. Crassula'ceie. Charming miniature half-hardy annuals. 



Pretty Utile plants for pots, vases, baskets, edgings, and rock-work, delighting in sunny situations. 



Grammaa thes gentianoi des, ricli orange-scarlet, i ft bd. and i 



fine mixed, including several varieties, each, 5 ft o 



GEASSES, OEffAMENTAL, for Bouquets and Borders. See page 14. 



GTJNNE'EA, Nat. Ord, Urtica'ceoi. Fine sub-tropical hardy perennial. 

 Gunne'ra sca'bra, immense handsome foliage, valuable for margins of water, etc., 2 ft 6d. and i 



GIPSOPH'ILA, Nat. Ord. Canjofjltylla'cece. Elegant hardy annuals. 

 G3rpsoph'ila el'egans, rose, 2 ft. ) Plants of graceful slender growth. Elegans is valuable for table j o 

 ,, muxa'lis, />/«.4, ^ ft. j bouquets, ajid Muralis is charming for rock-work and edgings \ o 



HABEOTHAM'lJUS, Nat. Ord. Solana'eece. Handsome greenhouse shrubs. 

 Habrotham'nus, mixed, splendid winter blooming plants, with wax-like flowers, in profusion, 3 ft. i 



HAWKWEED (Cre'pis), Nat. Ord. Compos'itcc. Useful hardy annuals. 



Hawkweed, red, i ft \ These are very showy annuals, effective in beds, on ( o 



,, yellojv, I ft j rock-work, in lines, and masses in mixed borders. \ o 



HEAET3EASE. See Yiola, page 45. 



HELE'NIUM, Nat. Ord. Compos itcn. Handsome hardy perennials. 

 Hele'nlum Bolande'rl (new), yelloxu, i ft. \ Splendid border plants, -with large showy flowers { o 

 YLoTpe'sM, orange-yellow, 2 h... ) remaining long in beauty. \ o 



HELIAN'IHUS (Sun-flower), Nat. Ord. Compos'i/cc. Showy hard}' aunual.s, etc. 

 Helian'thus argophyllus, yellow, with beautiful silvery^ Annual Sunflowersof niajesticgrorwth 



2415 



2416 



2417 



2418 

 2419 

 2420 



'2421 

 2422 

 2423 

 2424 

 2425 



with a fine bold outline, adtnir 

 able for sub-tropical effect, and 

 for intermingling in shrubberies 

 and for distant effect. Macrophyl- 

 lus has large handsome leaves ; Ar- 

 gophyllus and Te.vanus hybridus 

 beautiful silvery foliage; Califor- 

 nicus extreynely double fiowers; and 

 Plenissi/nus fiowers large and very 

 double. 



foliage, 5 ft. 

 ,, stratiflo'rus fl. pL, rich yellow, 



4 ft 



Califor'nicus centrochlo'rus fl. pi., yelhnv, 



very double, 5 ft 



gxandiflo'rus plenis'slmus, w-()/,/t-«^c//()7c, 5 ft 



macrophyl'lus gigan'teus, ycllo^o, 10 ft 



Texa'nus hy bridus, ydlow', beautiful silvery 



foliage, 10 ft _ ^ 



unlflo'rus, yellow, silvery foliage, 10 ft J double. I 



Isetiflo'rus, brilliant orange, 4 ft. ^ These arc heibaccous perennial Sun-fiowers and { 



Maximilia'ni, jirZ/uif;, 5 ft I arc amongst our most attract ive and useful border ) 



Missou'ricus, ji'i?//<7?t', 3 ft ( plants, admirably adapted for intermingling in^ 



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Pcrplct.-s. i. 



GLOBE AMAEAN'THUS (Gomphrena), Nat. Ord. Ainaranthu'ceai. Greenhouse annuals. 



2384 Globe Amaran'thus, /<m/' <-t'/<w;-, 2 ft ^^ Exceedingly beautiful plants for the 



2385 ,, ,, golden, 2 ft " ' 



2386 ,, ,, red, 2 ft, 



2387 ,, ,, white, 2 ft 



2388 ,, ,, pale yellow, 1 



2389 ,, ,, variegated, 2 ft. 



2390 , , , , mixed, 2 ft J are 'prizcd~for winter bouquets'. \. 



GLOBULA'SIA, Nat. Ord. Gloliam 'iu'ccui. Fine hardy perennial. 



2391 Globula'ria trichosan'tha, W/^c globular daisy-hko head, fine dwarf plant, i ft o 



GLOXINIA, Nat. Ord. Gnsnera'cea. Superb stove perennial bulbs. 



2392 Gloxinia, saved from magnificent varieties of erecta, horizontalis, and pendula, i ft is. and 2 



GKAPHA'LIUM, Nat. Ord. Compos'itm. Half-h ardy perennial. 



2393 Gnapha'llum Citri'num, a beautiful silvery-foliaged plant for edgings to "large beds, or for inter- 



mixing in beds with bright coloured flowers, decorative the first season, i ft. dd . and i 



2394 ,, foe'tidum, light yellow, the true Immortelle, 2 ft o 



GODE'TIA, Nat. Ord. Onaqra'ccw. Attractive hardy annuals. 



Exceedingly beautiful annuals, and very effective when grown in beds, tnasses, and mixed borders. 



2395 Gode'tia Liiidleya'na fl. pL (new), rich rosy purple, ft o 



rig'idus, orange, 5 ft J shrubbery borders and in groups for distant cffe 



HELIOHRY'SUM, Nat. Ord. Compos'lta. Beautiful Everlasting hardy annuals. 

 / 'cry fine border plants, the dried fiowers of which are much used for church decoration. 



.2426 Helichry'sum Borus'sorum rex, white, large very handsome flowers, ft o 



2427 ,, brachyrhyn'chum, ir/Zfii', charming variety for small beds and edgings, li ft o 



2428 , , bractea turn fine mixed, 2 ft y^. and o 



.2429 ,, ,, al'bmn, white, 2 ft o 



2430 ,, ,, SMX^TXia, golden yello-w, 2 fl o 



2431 ,, ,, nanvun album, iJ; ft o 



a432 ,, ,, ,, luteum, i<//<>j>',"i^ ft o 



2433 ,, monstro sum fl. pi. choice mixed, fine large flowers, 2 ft .3^/. and o 



2434 ,, ,, al 'bum fl. pi., 7i////^, large flowers, 2 ft o 



2436 ,, ,, brunn'eum fl. pi, i'r(7?i/^ jfr7/7f/, large flowers, 2 ft o 



