CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 



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Nierembergia gracilis. White, veined with lilac. } foot . . ."",25 



intermedia. Deep crimson. £ foot 25 



fruteseens. Soft-wooded shrub; stem straight, well 

 branched ; i same foliage as N. gracilis, but of a more 

 elegant habit ; the flowers are of the same color, but 

 larger and more open ; pretty as a pot-plant ; flowers 

 the first year from seed .50 



PELARGONIUM. Nat. Ord., Geraniaeete. 

 A genus of beautiful, greenhouse plants : whether for the adornment of 

 the conservatory or the drawing-room, they stand unrivalled. Greenhouse 

 perennial. 



Pelargonium. Finest mixed ; from named prize flowers 25 



(For other varieties, see Geranium.) 



PRIMULA. Nat. Ord., Primulacece. 



A charming, profuse-flowering. plant ; indispensable for winter and spring 

 decoration for the greenhouse, conservatory, and drawing-room. The seed 

 i.s unrivalled, and has been saved from flowers remarkable for their size, 

 color, and perfect form. Succeeds best in sandy loam and leaf-mould, 

 llalf-hardy perennials. 



The following are the newest varieties of Chinese Primrose of late intro- 

 duction : — 



Primula Chinensis erecta fimbriata rubra plena. Double red 



fimbriated erect Chinese Primrose . . . 1.00 

 " . fimbriata marginata lilaeea. Very large- 

 flowered ; lilac, white-margined ; beautiful fimbri- 

 ated variety; extra fine 1.00 



" macrophylla fimbriata marginata alba . 1.00 

 " rubra . . . 1.00 

 " fimbriata. Salmon-colored ; remarkable for its 

 large flowers, of dark salmon-colored 

 rose, reproduced from seed almost with- 

 out sporting t,o 



" " " White, striped with red 25 



" " " alba . 25 



" purpurea. Purple 25 



" alba. White • . . . .25 



" " rubra Striata. Rose, striped 25 



" " fimbriata kermesina splendens. Superior ; 



very large-flowered, most brilliant in color ; extra . .50 

 " " grandiflora. This is one of the finest ; flowers 



large, various colors, beautifully fringed. £ foot . .50 

 " erecta superba. A fine, new, erect-growing 



variety, with brilliant rose-colored flowers ; very 



fine, f foot 



.50 



macrophylla. Remarkable variety, with long 

 massive foliage, and beautiful large flowers, of 

 great substance, beautiful form, and finely fringed, 

 of a rich purplish carmine, with pentagonal, large 

 yellow eye, surrounded by a brown zone ; comes 

 true from seed t;o 



