LONG BROTHERS' CATALOGUE SPRING, 1S7S. 
GLADIOLUS. 
Annatal Levanneur, 
olds 
arks 
Brenchleyensis, vcrmillion scarlet; 
Daphne, light cherry, stained earn 
Don Juan, fiery orange red, dark rr 
Eugene Verdier, carmine and crin.av 
Ellen Payne, striking bright scarlet, 
Emma, deep carmine, dwarfish growc 
Fanny Rouget, rose and carmine, . 
Fulton, vcrmillion with purple stain, 
Gandavensis, old sort, red, with yclli 
Galathea, blush white with carmine spots 
Hercules, deep n 
John Bull, very light, tim.cl v.-llmv and lilac, . 
Le Titien, brilliant light red, line showy spike, 
Lord Byron, brilliant crimson with lines of pure 
Meteor, brilliant deep red, while stains, . 
Mad. deVatry, sulphury white and purple, . 
Meyerbeer, brilliant red, blazed vcrmillion, line, 
Mons. Vinchon, light salmon red, . 
Ninon de Endor, rose and carmine, . 
Osiris, purplish rose with dark blotches, . 
Phidias, brilliant purple tinted with violet, while 
stain striped with crimson 2. 
Princess dc Montrague, brilliant red, dwarf, . 
Princess Fred. William, flesh color, striped, . 
Princess of Wales, white, blazed carminalc 
Prosperpine, rosy white and deep rose, striped, 
Rembrandt, bright scarlet 
Surprise, crimson scarlet shaded to rose, . 
Victoria, rosy red, with white 
Walter Scott, rose with violet tint, . 
Lelia, peach-blossom stained lilac. 
Mad. Victor Verdier, scarlet and 1 
, violet 
Majestic, orange red and salmon, . 
Mazeppa, rosy orange with red, 
Mixed colors, 75c. per doz. 
GLECOMA, rotundefolia, (Coliseum Ivy.) a 
strong growing droopcr, nevertheless we have 
heard it spoken of as weedy in appearance. . 
GNAPHALIUM Lanatum, roundish, silvery 
white leaves; fine for baskets or to alternate 
with Ackryantha or Coitus in ribbon lines, . 
GYMNOSTACHYM (Fittonia). 
Gigantea, reticulated with pink, strong grower, 
VerschafTeltii. reticulate 1 with reddish crimson, 
HARBOTHAMNUS, elegans, carmine flowen, 
in panicles, during winter, .... 
HELIOTROPE, exceedingly fragrant and de- 
sirable for bedding and winter flowers. 
Bordeaux, light violet, with rosy hue; of strong 
growth 
Chieftain, rich violet; the best for ordinary cul- 
Little Negress, very dark, shv bloomer, . 
HIBISCUS, Sinensis, fine scarlet flowers, 
HOYA (Wax Plant), waxy foliage and flowers. 
Bella, white with crimson center: small leaves, 
Carnosa. flesh-colored flowers 
HYDRANGEA, hortensis, a fine plant, produc- 
ing immense heads of rosy white flowers, 
Japonica var., foliage variegated white nnd 
green ^ ... 
Otaksa, very large rosy white flowers, . 
Thos. Hogg, new white; highly recommended, 
ISOLEPSIS, gracilis, fine green drooping grass, 
IVY (Hedera), mostusefut climbers for the house. 
Bicolor, edged silvery white, . • 
Canariensis (English Ivy), the best for gen- 
eral culture 
Canariensis marmarata. Variegated English 
Ivy ... 
Chrysocarpa, narrow, elongated leaves, very 
handsome 
Folia Picta, blotched golden yellow, very 
Gracilis, narrow lobed leaves; a rapid grower, 
Latifolia Maculata, marbled and blotched, 
Palmata (Palm-leaf Ivy), .... 
Rhoniba Variegata, silver-margined, 
JASMINUM grandiflorum, A pot climber 
with delicately cut leaves, producing very 
sweet pure white flowers, .... 
LANTANA. Constant blooming plants. 
Alba Lauterrc, white; very fine, 
Elcgantissiina, bright magenta, richly fragrant, 
Lina Etinger, changing from delicate yellow to 
bright rose, . . 
L. Nam, very deep nnd Drilliant orange red; 
excellent 
LATANIA, Borbonica, A fine Palm for pot 
culture, 30 to 1. 
LAURUSTINUS, white flowers in winter; 
forms an attractive plant, 
LIBONIA, Florlbunda, scarlet and yellow 
flowers freelv produced in winter, . 
LILY OF THE VALLEY ;Convallaria 
Maiai.is), . . . . 
LINARIA, Cymbalarla (Kenilwoktii Ivy), 
very fine for hanging baskets, .... 
LOBELIA, eriims grandis bright blue flowers, 
exceedingly valuable for oaskcts, vases, etc., 
Paxtonia, like preceding, but with white center, 
very fine, ... .... 
LOPHOSPHERNUM, Scandcns, a strong 
growing droopcr with heart-shaped leaves, . 
LYCOPODIUM(Si:lagini!lla), of great value, 
Coesicum, bluish, green hue, .... 
Denticulata, dense, rapid grower, 
Martensii, handsome upright grower, 
Wildenouii, tine branching upright grower, 
LYGODIUM Scandens (Climbing Fhbn), 
MADEIRA VINE, a fin- window dimbcr, . 
MAHERNIA, Odorata, fragrant, golden yellow 
flowers. , . ^ 
MARANTA Pulchella, leaves striped green and 
MESEMBRYANTHEMUM, "grandiflorum,' 
large pink flowers two inches across, 
Tricolor (Dew Plant), deep green leaves, rosy 
flowers 
MIMULUS. Moschatus, (Musk Plant), gen- 
uine musk fragrance 
MONEYVINE ( Lysimaciiia). deep green, 
chain-like foliage, golden yellow flowers, 
Golden Moneyvinc, goldcn-hucd leaves, 
MONOCHETUM, ensiferum, a small ncal- 
g^rowing plant, producing bright rosy purple 
MYRTUS Communis (Tele Myhtle), upright 
grower: deep green foliage, white flowers, . 
NEPROLEPSIS Braziliensis, a strong grow- 
ing perennial Fcm; fronds from two to four 
feet long 
NIREMBERGIA, Grandiflora, bluish white, 
salver-shaped (lowers 
ORCHIDS, Bletia TankervMa, . . .a. 
Dendrobium venustum, .... 
