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ARABIA, Nat. Ord. Araliu'ceas. Highly ornamental half-hardy shrubs. 
1103 
1101 
nos 
1106 
1107 
1108 
1109 
Ara'lia Japon'lca, 4 ft ^ Of plants used for giving a sub-tropical effect in the flower garden 
Per pkt. 
s. d. 
Mexica'na or conservatory, Aralias take high rank. Their large handsome 
papyri'fera, 5 ft. and distinctive foliage commands attention and excites adnura- 
Huege'li lion especially when seen grouped, or as single specimens, at 
Siebol'dii, 4 ft. ... such places as Hyde Park, Battersea Park and Victoria Park, the 
splno'sa, 5 ft. ... Lower Grounds Aston, etc., where sub-tropical gardening is 
choice mixed ...} made a feature. 
AROTO'TIS, Nat. Ord. Compos itat. Beautiful half-hardy bedding-out perennials. 
1110 
1111 
1112 
1113 
nil 
1115 
1116 
1117 
1118 
1119 
1120 
1121 
-1122 
1123 
1124 
1125 
1126 
1127 
1128 
Arcto'tis brevisca'pa, deep orange, crimson centre, £ ft. o 
,, grandlflo'ra argen'tea, large yellow flowers, centre crimson, foliage silvery, ^ ft o 
ARDIS'IA, Nat. Ord. Myrsina cece. Handsome fruit-bearing greenhouse shrubs. 
Ardis'ia crenula'ta, a very decorative winter plant, covered with bright scarlet berries, 2 ft o 
,, excel'8a, the laurel-leaved Ardisia, 3 ft 1 
ARGEMO'NE, Nat. Ord. Papaveracece. Very showy hardy annuals. 
Argemo'ne gTandiflo'ra, white, 2 ft. 7 These are Poppy-like plants, remarkably distinctive 
,, Hunneman'nii, yellow, 2 ft. j in flower and foliage, and very effective in the borders , 
ABGYRA'NTHEMUM, Nat. Ord. Compos' itce. Greenhouse shrub. 
Fine Lomatia-like ornamental foliage plant, suitable for conservatory and out-door summer decoration. 
Argyra'nthemum frutes'cens, odoriferous orange-coloured flowers o 
ARME'RIA, Nat. Ord. Plumbagina'cecB. Beautiful hardy perennials. 
Arme'rla, 5 beautiful varieties 1 , , ... ...... f each 0 
fVnhnln't.BK satin rose iff \ As . t " rd * r end for rock-work th'.i are exanlmgly effective. J n 
II oepnaio tes, satin rose, I II. , j or flowers unsurpassed, and valuable Jsr winter bouquets j 0 
,, choice mixed varieties J t o 
ARTEMIS'IA, Nat. Ord. Compos'itce. Ornamental sub-tropical foliage plants. 
Artemisia argen'tea, 3 ft \ A. gracilis is most elegant, imparting a graceful effect in borders l o 
,, an'nua, 5 ft ! and sub-tropical gardens, and A. argentea and A. judaica, with J o 
,, gracilis, 5 ft. ... ( their beautifully cut silvery foliage, are no less attractive ; forj o 
„ judaica, 4 ft J dinner-table decoration the three plants are most desirable. V. o 
A'RUM, Nat. Ord. Ara'cece. Hardy perennials. 
A'rum mixed varieties, very ornamental foliage plants, with singularly curious flowers o 
ASOLETIAS, Nat. Ord. Asclepiada'cece. Beautiful hardy perennials. 
Ascle'pias curassav'ica, bright scarlet , 3 ft. 7 Fine herbaceous plants; under glass. Curassaviea is valued for if* j O 
U/mrmo'+a L pro/Use blooming in winter and spring ; out of doors Incar nata l 0 
• • incama ta, rose-purple, 2 It > y or . ,7, deliciously fragrant flowers, and Tuberosa for its showy ( ° 
,, tuhero'sa, bright orange, 2 ft. ... j orange-coloured blossoms. ) o 
ASPE'RULA, Nat. Ord. Rubia'cece. Hardy annual. 
Aspe'rula azu'rea seto'sa, light blue, a charming species of the Woodruff family, 1 ft 3*/. & 
ASPHO'DELUS, Nat. Ord. Asphodela'cece. Hardy perennials 
o 6 
These are very distinctive in character, and highly ornamental j 
lower borders and semi-wild situation's ; they are popularly < 
in /ft 
called King s-spear. 
.1129 Aspbo'delus al'bus, white, 2 ft... 
1130 „ lu'teus, yellow, 2 ft. 
AS'TER, Nat. Ord. Compos'itce. Beautiful half-hardy annuals. 
The Aster, well cultivated, is the most beautiful flower in its season : the Hamburgh Prize Pceouy Perfection, 
with its massive tassclled flowers ; the Victoria, with its large perfect imbricated blossoms ; the Dwarf Chrysan- 
themum-flowered, hiding the foliage with its large beautiful flowers ; the Pompone, with its model-shaped 
blossoms for bouquets ; and the exquisite Dwarf Bouquet Elegantissima, with flowers ranging from the she of a 
florin to that of a five shilling piece, and the colours so strikingly pretty as to give to the plant a fairy-like 
appearance. The new varieties, German Emperor, remarkable for their dwarf growth and large flowers, 
the Schiller, for their elegant pyramids of flowers, and Dwarf Victoria, for their symmetrical blossoms, take 
rank in this galaxy of beauty. See also p. 8. 
1131 As'ter, Pteony Perfection Hamburgh Prize, mixed, the most perfect type of the Paeony variety, rj ft. 
1132 — 
1133 
1134 
1135 
1136 
1137 
1138 
1139 
1140 
1141 
1142 
1143 
1144 
1145 
1146 
1147 
1148 
1149 
1160 
1151 
1152 
— ”1163 
1164 
1165 
1156 
1167 
1158 
1159 
1160 
crimson, for beds or ribbons lift. 1 
,, ,, ,, violet, ,, ,, rift* 1 
,, ,, ,, white, ,, ,, il ft. 1 
• ,, ,, ,, rose, ,, ,, 1 15 ft. 1 
New Victoria mixed, flowers perfect in form, and beautifully imbricated, ij ft 1 
white, for beds or ribbons, il ft 1 
violet, ,, rl ft 1 
crimson, ,, ij ft 1 
Honey-comb, carmine-rose, an exceedingly beautiful new variety, ij ft 1 
Quilled, brilliant carmine-rose , a beautiful and distinct new variety, ij ft.... 1 
„ ,, Bouquet Pyramid, rick violet, a splendid acquisition, rj ft 1 
Imbrlque Pompone mixed, exquisitely formed small flowers for bouquets, 1 J ft 1 
Cockade mixed, white centres, bordered scarlet, carmine, violet, etc., rj ft 1 
Hedgehog Improved mixed, a grand variety with large massive flowers, ij ft 1 
Dwarf Chrysanthemum-flowered mixed, uniform height 10 inches, flowers very large... 1 
,, „ crimson, for beds or ribbons, 10 inches ,, • ,, 1 
,, violet, ,, 10 inches ,, „ ,, 1 
,, white, ,, 10 inches ,, ,, ,, 1 
“ German Emperor " mixed, a beautiful new dwarf variety, with large flowers of the finest 
Paeony- Perfection form, r ft 2 
Dwarf Bouquet Elegantissima mixed, the flowers are exquisitely neat, \ ft x 
Schiller Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet mixed, a new and very beautiful variety, ij ft 1 
New Dwarf Victoria mixed, flowers large and exquisitely formed, 10 in 1 
Quilled, Bettrldge's Prize varieties mixed, prized for table bouquets, 2 ft 6 d. & 1 
Turban (new), flowers dark red and white, with black foliage, ^ ft 1 
alpl'nus, the blue daisy of the Alps, hardy perennial, ^ ft o 
,, al'bus, white, a fine Alpine, hardy perennial, J ft o 
floribun'dus, purple, hardy perennial, 4 ft. o 
virgln'lcus, white and purple, hardy perennial, 3 ft o 
„ al'bus, white ,, 3 ft ° 
