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OUOURBITA'OEH. Specially inleresfcing. 

 The speties enumerated under this heading are remarkable for the extremely ornamental and picturesque 

 character 0/ their miniature fruit and foliage. They are exceedingly suitable for training up conservatory pillars, 

 covering the back walls of greenhouses, etc., or as select objects out of doors in war?n situations, trained on walls, 

 over ruins, in flower-boxes, and in tubs, where they may be tnade to cover balconies, or form garlands and festoons 

 for windows or porches. p^,. pkt.— j. d. 



3371 Abro'bra vlridlflo'ra, picturesquely cut small glossy (f^r.^ ^rf«» foliage, fruits miniature ... o 6 

 3371i Bryonop'sls erytlirocar'pa, beautifully cut small glossy dark green foliage, and miniature glossy 



green berries, marked and striped with white 0 6 



3372 Coccin'ea dlversifo'lia, /iz/^ yf//ciii flowers, succeeded by beautiful fruit war^/^o? o 6 



3373 „ In'dica, beautiful glossy pentagonal leaves, 4 inches long by 3 broad, with large snow 



white bell-shaped flowers in multitude, and followed by brilliant scarlet fruit O 6 



3373;^ Cucur'bita digita'ta, handsome rapid climbing species, with prettily cut mai bled white IdW&^e, 



succeeded hy dark green Umi striped white , o 6 



3374 Cucu'mis peren'nls, quite hardy, and recommended by Mr. Robinson o 6 



3375 Cyclanthe'ra explo'dens, handsome foliage, and pretty oval fruit, loudly exploding when ripe o 6 



3376 Macken'il, beautiful glossy ^/r^/; quinquangular leaves, and pale nankeen-cohutedO.O'^ers, succeeded 



by green fruit marbled 7vhile o 6 



3377 Melo'tlirla pen'dvila, a very handsome foliage climber, with small W«z<r/t fruit o 6 



3878 „ Regel'll, very pretty climber, with small ro/^//^ flowers and small oval fruit o 6 



3379 Momor'dica pterocar'pa, from Abyssinia, handsomely cut foliage and orange scarlet fruit o 6 



3380 „ Balsami'na leucan'tlia, new and beautiful o 6 



3381 MuTcea scaberu'la, very pretty, with small lobed heart-shaped leaves and small scarlet berries o 6 



3382 Prasopo'gon Durlae'li, five-lobed dark green leaves, and fruit the size of a plum o 6 



3383 Rhynchocar'pa dlssec'ta, handsome i^a//Jf'r^<r« cut foliage, sm.all conical <)/-a«^^ fruit ... o 6 



3384 ,, Welwit'schll, thick five-lobed ornamental leaves, jfa;Vf/ acorn-like fruit o ^ 



3385 Scotan'tlius tubiflo'rus, pretty ivhite tubular flowers and handsome scarlet fruit o 6 



3386 Trlchosan'tlies cucumeri'na, fine trailing species, with white flowers and pretty foliage, small 



green fruit, streaked white, changing to scarlet o 6 



3387 „ palma'ta, foliage and fruit similar to T. cucumerina, but larger o 6 



3388 Choice mixed, from the above and many others u. and 2 6 



DIO'OLEA, Nat. Orel. Legumino'sw. Fine greenhouse climber. 



3389 Dlo'clea g'lycino'idea, red, a fine twining plant o 6 



DISE'MMA, Nat. Ord. Fassijloru'cece. Handsome greenhouse perennial. 



3300 Dise'mma cocciu'ea, red, a very free flowering greenhouse climber o 6 



DOLIOHOS, Nat. Ord. Legumino'sw. Valuable half-hardy annual climbers. 



Beautiful climbers for conservatory and greenliouse walls ; cut back in autumn they flower profusely during 



winter. 



3391 Dol'iclioa atrosan^i'neuB, purpu'reus, Martinien'sls, and mixed each o 6 



EOOREMOOARTUS, Nat. Ord. Birjnonia'ceoe. An elegant hardy perennial climber. 



On south walls, verandahs, against pillars, etc., out of doors, it is a magnificent object; and in South 

 Wales, South of England, and\South and West of Ireland, the plant remains green during winter, flowering 

 if the season is mild. 



3392 Eccremocar'pus ZfisS^zx, "c'lc^i orange-scarlet ; a beautiful rapid-growing climber under glass, 3;/. & o 6 



ETHEDRA, Nat. Ord. Oneta'cecB. Ornamental half-hardy climber. 



3393 E'phedra altis'sima, requires winter protection out of doors o 6 



FAGE'LIA, Nat. Ord. Legumino'sce. Handsome gi-eenhouse twiners. 



3394 Fage'lia bitumlno'sa, long racemes of /^//ow flowers, fine for pillars or trellises o 6 



HARDENBER'GIA, Nat. Ord. Letjmninoscc. Beautiful greenhouse twiners. 



3395 Hardenber'gia cya'nea, Lindleya'na, lu'cida, monophyl'la, and mixed each o 6 



IPOMU'A (The Morning Glory), Nat. Ord. Convolvula'cece. 

 Pre-eminently beautiful plants for the conservatory, greenhouse, and stove : many of than succeed well out of doors 

 in summer: the neiu Japanese varieties are the most recent acquisitiofis. 

 GREENHOUSE AND OUT-DOOR ANNUAL VARIETIES. 

 The Ipomaas offered under this heading are of great beauty and well deserving of cultivation, the flowers of the 

 hederacea varieties are very large and beautifully 7>iargined. 



3396 Ipomse'a bedera'Cea grandiflo'ra, sky blue, with broad white margin o 3 



3397 „ „ al'ba, If large and handsome , o 6 



3398 „ „ „ atro-viola'cea, rich velvety purple, with pure -white margin o 4 



3399 „ „ lila'cea, lilac margined white, fine o 3 



3400 „ „ „ choice mixed ° ^ 



3401 ,, bo'na nox, delicate satin rose, sometimes puce, handsome ° 3 



3402 ,, Cop'tlca, a charming little species, with star-like rosy-white flowers in clusters o 6 



3403 „ Itmba'ta elegantis'sima, varying from the richest purple to sky-blue P 6 



3404 „ Nil grandiflo'ra, clear blue, sliglitly shaded violet, beautiful species •■ o 3 



3405 „ Quamo'clit al'ba, ro'sea, and mixed, charming varieties each o 3 



3406 „ quercifo'lia, large it'/iiVf flowers, and ornamental oak-leaved foliage o 4 



3407 „ renifor'mis, yellow, violet eye ° 4 



8408 „ ru'bro-coeru'lea, sky-blue, large handsome flowers o ^ 



3409 „ ,, „ al'ba, pure white, large beautiful flowers o " 



3410 „ mixed, including the above 9 varieties •■ ^ ° 



The following Japan Ipomccas with plain foliage are exceedingly effective, and recommended. 



3411 Ipomae'a Japon'ica al'ba In'tus ro'sea, rose, white centre o 6 



3412 , „ ,, ro'sea semi-plena, white and rose, semi-double o 6 



3413 „ „ a'tro-carmi'nea al'ba margina'ta, (rr//«jo//, toA//*" ••. o 6 



3414 „ „ al'ba pic'ta lUaci'na, white .^potted violet o 6 



3415 „ „ ros'ea,, ?-ose spotted white o ^ 



3416 „ „ „ semi-ple'na, pure white, semi-doubl ? o b 



3417 „ „ azu'rea pal lida pic'ta viola'cea, light blue spotted violet o 6 



3418 „ „ coeru'lea pic'ta al'ba lilaci'na, sky-blue spotted white and violet o 6 



3419 „ „ choice mixed, including the above 8 varieties i o 



