OF THEIR ILLUSTRATED FLORAL GUIDE. 51 



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s. d. 



8457 Calliopsis Ackcrmanii, 3 ft 1 0 



2458 Campanula carpatioa, mauve, 1 ft per J oz. 1 0 



2469 „ „ alba, 1 ft per ^ oz. 1 0 



2460 Cowslip, fine mixed, 1 ft per J- oz. 1 0 



2461 Delphinium, choice mixed, 2 ft per | oz. 1 0 



2462 „ formosum, 2 ft 1 0 



2463 Digitalis, fine mixed, 3 ft 1 0 



2464 Heraclcum giganteum, 10 feet 1 6 



2465 Lathyrus latifolius 6 ft, per j oz. 1 0 



2466 Lychnis, scarlet, 3 ft o „ a „ 1 0 



2467 CBnothera grandiflora Lamarkiana, 3 ft 4 .. 1 0 



2468 Polyanthus, fine mixed, ^ ft per \ oz. 2 0 



2469 -Eocket, sweet, mixed, 1^ ft 1 0 



2470 Rose camjiion, rose and white, 1^ ft 1 0 



2471 Saponarii^ ocymoi.dos, ^ ft per -} oz. 1 0 



2472 Scabiosa, German, fine mixed, 2 ft per J oz. 1 0 



2473 Sweet William, good mixed „ ^ „ 1 0 



2474 choice mixed, 1 ft per ^ oz, 1 G 



2475 Wallflowei-, finemixed, IJft 1 0 



2476 extra fine dark, li ft 1 6 



2477 French mixed, 1 1 ft per i oz. 1 0 



2478 „ „ prcrple, U ft „ i „ 1 0 



0RNA3IENTA1 GOURDS FOR LARGE BANKS, SIDES OF LAKES, tfec. 



2479 Miniature, choice mixed per j oz, 1 6 



2480 Medium „ i „ 1 0 



2481 Large „ i „ 1 0 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES FOR WOODLAND WALKS, &C. 



2482 Mixed per J oz. 1 0 



MIXED FLOWER SEEDS, 



2483 For Shrubberies, Woodland Walks, Railivay Embankments, Decoration of Wildernesses, ^c. 



5s. Gd. per Pound, or 6f/. per Ounce. 

 2484 Scilla Coerulea, the Wild Blue Hyacinth, 5s. 6rf. per Pound ; dd. per Ounce. 



In a conversation wth our '• Sardinian Correspondent," some few years ago, he pictured to 

 us, in terms somewhat glowing, the rich native flora of Italy, and many other parts of the Continent, 

 at the same time stating that, where Nature failed to adorn, Art becafne her handmaiden. This 

 conversation originated our idea of adding to the native flora of Britain, and which wc at once 

 endeavoui-ed to carry out, by mixing nearly one hundred sorts of the hardiest and most showy 

 annuals ; and it is with no small degree of pleasure we now find that what then to our minds was an 

 experiment, has proved of the utmost importance. Many gentlemen, availing themselves of the 

 suggestion, have scattered these seeds on large rockeries; rooteries, natural and artificial ; in shrub- 

 beries, woodland walks, carriage drives, and wildernesses ; also, by the side of rivulets, aud wherever 

 a floral display was desired beyond the limits of the flower garden ; aud the result has been most 

 satisfactory, imparting beauty where there was none before, and an interest to the most uninteresting 

 localities. 



For a Summer and Autumn Display, sow during March and April, simply scattering 

 the seed broadcast, at the rate of six or seven pounds per acre, and slightly covering it. It must not 

 be sown amongst grass, but patches here and there might be cleared and the seed deposited. 



For a Spring and early Summer Display, sow in September and October. 



THE GLADIOLI. 



This exquisite Genus may be divided into two really important sections — Siunmer and Autumn 

 blooming : Ramosus and its seedlings belong to the former, and flower in July and August ; Gandavensis 

 and its seedlings belong to the latter, and bloom in August, September, and October. As a cut flower 

 for filling vases, &c., the Gladiolus is unsurpassed ; a flower-spike cut as it is coming into blossom will 

 continue in beauty two or three weeks. When a temporary floral display has to be produced in any pait of 

 the flower garden when the Gladioli is in bloom, it is simply necessary to gather a quantity, inserting the ! 

 end of the flower-spike, with some foliage, in a bottle of water, aud plimging the bottle out of sight in I 

 the soil. When the Queen last visited the Emperor Napoleon, this was extensively done at Fontainebleau, ! 

 and it is recorded the effect was grand. 



PAXTONIAN SECTION Oy AUTUMN FLOWERING GLADIOLI (Var. Gandavensis). 



Consist of beautiful soi-ts, which we offer in quantity at a cheap rate. 

 The demand for these beiny great, to prevent disappointment early orders are particularly requested. 



The varieties enumerated imder tliis heading are stately in growth, brilliant in colour, and produce a 

 magnificent display planted in the intervening spaces of evergreens, or rising from amidst the foliage of 

 Rhododendrons, Azaleas, &c. The colours range from white to rose, fi-om rose to deep crimson, and from i 

 crimson to bright orange, flame, and scarlet. _ i 



