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COWSLIP (Primula), Nat Ord. Primula cece. Spring-flowering hardy perennials. 
" .. ■ - ' ' ' ’or beds in the spring flower garden, planting in woodland ( 
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Cowslip new giant, mixed, 1 ft. 1 Fc 
,, fine mixed, x ft 7 walks, etc,, these cannot be too extensively used \ o 
CRESS (Barbarea vulgaris), Nat. Ord. Oruciferce. Hardy perennial. 
Cress variegated ; for the winter and spring flower garden this is a charming plant, the rich 
green, polished surface of the leaves is profusely blotched with golden variegation, J ft o 
OPO'OUS, Nat. Ord. Irida'cece. Hardy bulbs. 
Cro'cus seed, saved from choice varieties for export, £ ft. (For home growth, bulbs are best) i 
ORUCIANEL'LA, Nat. Ord. Galia'cecv. Hardy perennial for rock- work. 
Crucianeria stylo'sa, pink, a very pretty rock plant, continues long in bloom, i ft o 
OU'PHEA, Nat. Ord. Lythracecc. Beautiful lialf-liardy and greenhouse plants. 
For the decoration of the conservatory, flower beds, and borders , these are favourites. 
Cu'phea em'inens, bright red and yellow, in long superb branches, splendid, 2 ft o 
Galeottia'na, velvety black , a beautiful species, of fine habit, h.-h. perennial, 1^ ft o 
ocymoi'des, rich purple-violet, bushy, half-hardy annual, 2 ft o 
platycen'tra, scarlet, white, and purple, beautiful, 1 ft o 
,, fol. au'rea variega'ta, 1 ft 1 
purpu'rea, rosy scarlet, purple calyx, very elegant h.-h. annual, 1 ft o 
Zimpan'i, red violet, large flowers, very ornamental species, h.-h. annual, 1 J ft o 
choice mixed annual varieties “ o 
„ perennial varieties o 
CJY'OLAMEN, Nat. Ord. Primula' cece. Greenhouse and hardy bulbs. 
Charming plants, which are propagated from seed, and flower profusely the second season. 
Cy'clamen Per'sicum grandiflo'rum, to which so many prizes and certificates have been awarded 
by the Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society; foliage, the most 
beautifully variegated ; the flowers are crimson, magenta, scarlet, white, lilac, rose, 
and spotted, and many of them fragrant 2 
Per'sicum saved from fine varieties 1 
Thtxe htauliful liarify autumn flattering Oycltnntn are 
charming 0)1 rock work, in select. flower borders, and 
on dry banks. The flowers of Etiropaum are delight- 
fully fragrant ; th- foliage of iled-ras/olium and its 
varieties also of Ncapolitamun and tnacrophifllum is 
truly exqubit-' in its variegation during winter and 
spring, while the flowers arc almost as fine as those 
of Pertioum, many of them being fragrant. As 
winter bedding plants tints are matchless, especially 
associated with -Snowdrops and Scilla Sibirica. 
1515 
1516 „ Europse'um, lilac, i ft r i 
" hedersfo'llum, purple, i ft. ThtK llauUfu i har j u juiwm-y, ouctamm are 1 
1518 ,, , , alb um, white. £ ft charming on roc/c work, in select flower borders, and I 
1519 ,, ,, Grsec'um , crimson, £ ft.... 
1520 ,, ,, hy'bridum, ft 
1521 ,, latifo'lium, £ ft 
1522 ,, ,, marmora'tum, \ ft 
1523 , , macrophyllum, blush white, £ ft . . . . 
1524 ,, Neapolita'num, £ ft 
1525 ,, mixed, hardy varieties (w* & 2 6 
CJY'TISUS, Nat. Ord. Legumino' sen. Highly decorative greenhouse and hardy shrubs. 
1526 Cytisus, choice mixed varieties ; ornamental on lawns and in flower borders o 6 
DAHLIA, Nat. Ord. Compos' iten. Handsome half-hardy perennials. 
1527 Dahlia large-flowered, double, 4 ft. \ Sown in spring these bloom profusely in autumn, yielding a f 1 o 
1528 ,, small-flowered, double, 4 ft. ( large proportion of fine double flowers. The seed we have) 1 o 
1529 ,, Mr. John Keynes’ finest ( purchased from Mr. Keynes we confidently offer to | 
varieties, 4 ft ) amateurs desirous of raising new and improved varieties. \ 2 6 
1530 ,, imperia'lis, white, 6 ft 1 Splendid plants for large conservatories ; the flowers are [ i o 
1631 ,, ,, ro'sea, rose, 6 ft. ) bell-slurped, and produced in terminal pyramids. (10 
1532 ,, COCCin'ea, scarlet, 3 ft \ 'These are fine species, with showy single flowers, and j o 6 
1533 ,, atrosangui'nea, blood red, 3 ft j arc well adapted for back lines and distant effect. \ o 6 
DAISY, Nat. Ord. Compos' itce. Spring-flowering hardy perennials. 
1534 Daisy, saved from the choicest double bedding varieties, i ft is. & 2 6 
DATU'KA (see Brugmansia), Nat. Old. Solana'cecc. Splendid half-hardy annuals. 
Fine plants of sub-tropical aspect, some of them with immense sweet-scented trumpet flowers. 
1535 Datu'ra atroviola'cea plenis'sima, nearly black, inside beautiful light purple, 4 ft o 3 
1536 , , ceratocau'lon, satin-white, striped purple, large sweet-scented flowers, 2 ft o 3 
1537 ,, chloran'tha, fl. pi., large golden yellow fragrant flowers, a fine pot plant, 2 ft o 6 
1538 ,, fastuo'sa Huberia'na, spiendid mixed, from new and beautiful varieties, 3 ft o 6 
1639 ,, gigan'tea, a robust, branching species, valuable for single specimens, 4 ft o 6 
1540 1 , Wright'ii, white, bordered lilac , very handsome, 2 ft o 3 
DELPHINIUM, Nal. Ord. Raniincula'cece. Splendid hardy perennials. 
Beautiful border plants with gorgeous spikes of flowers, varying in shade from white to the richest blue. 
1541 Delphinium Barlo'wi, dark blue, shaded bronzy red, a distinct species, 2^ ft 1 o 
1542 ,, Belle Alliance, blue and while, 3 ft o 6 
1543 ,, ela'tum Jules Bourgeoise, azure blue, black centre, 3 ft o 6 
1644 ,, ,, Mastodon'te, bright blue, shaded bronze, white centre, 3 ft 1 o 
1545 „ formo'sura, rich dark blue, white centre, 2^ ft o 3 
fJL 546 ,, ,, Beauty, bright blue, with conspicuous white centre, 2J ft o 6 
1547 ,, ,, coelesti'num, beautiful celestial blue, 2$ ft o 6 
1548 ,, grandiflo'rum al'bum, white, 3 ft o 3 
1549 ,, Henderso'ni, rich brilliant blue, white centre, large flowers, 2^ ft o 6 
1550 ,, nudicaule, orange-scarlet, fine dwarf compact habit, * o 
1551 ,, Sinen'se, choice mixed French hybrids, 2 ft o 6 
1562 ,, ,, pu'milum, fine mixed dwarf varieties, 1 h ft o 6 
1553 ,, choice mixed single, from named varieties 1 o 
1554 ,, ,, ,, double, from named varieties * o 
1555 ,, fine mixed varieties 3^* & 0 6 
For annual varieties of Delphin ium, see Larkspur, p. 32. 
