NEW AND RAllE GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 
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LILIUM AURATUM. 
Of all the Japanese flowering plants recentlj' introduced, this is undoubtedly the 
finest. Ko description can exaggerate its beauty, and annexed is an extract from 
Pr. Liudley’s remarks, as published in the Gardeners' Chronicle for July, 1862; — 
“ If ever a flower merited the name of glorious it is this, whether we regard its 
lizc, its sweetness, or its exquisite arrangement of colour.” The flower eight, ten 
to twelve inches across, composed of six delicate white ivory parts, each being 
thickly studded with crimson spots, and having a bright golden band through its 
centre ; as the bulbs acquire age and strength, the flowers obtain their maximum 
size, and upwards of a dozen arc produced on a single stem. 10s. Gd., 15s., to 42s. 
lilLITJM ATJBATTTM RTTBRO VITTATUM. 
This variety is similar in its general character to the preceding, hut is much more 
handsome ; its principal distinctive feature is, that the yellow bands are replaced by 
hands of deep red, the spots are also larger and of a bright colour, it is really a 
lascinating variety. 126s. 
OPHIOPOGON JABTJRAN POL. VARIEGATIS. 
A pretty Japanese plant with broad grassy leaves distinctly edged with white ; 
Sowers in dense spikes, deep violet blue. 10s. 6d. 
POLYGONATUM PILIFOBME VARIEGATUM. 
A handsome ornamental plant from Japan, with strikingly variegated foliage, 
10s. 6d. 
PRIMULA SINENSIS ATROROSEA PLENA. 
The flowers of this variety are produced in large umbellate clusters, from twelve 
lo twenty blossoms on each, of a very rich crimson-tinted rose colour, the individual 
flowers about an inch and a half in diameter, and elegantly fimbriated. 10s. 6d. 
PRIMULA SINENSIS FAIRY. 
Flowers largo and full, with deeply indented serration, colour pure white 
gradually changing to light blush, robust habit, free bloomer, fine, 10s. 6d. 
RHODEA JAPONICA AUREA VARIEGATA. 
An exceedingly pretty ornamental plant with lanceolate leaves, which are 
hroadly striped with golden yellow. . 105s. 
RHODEA JAPONICA MACROPHYLLA FOL. MARGINATIS. 
An ornamental plant of bold habit, with spear-shaped lanceolate leaves, broadly 
margined with creamy white. 42s. 
RHODODENDRON COUNTESS OF HADDINGTON. 
Habit compact and vigorous, with fine foliage ; flowers rosy blush, measuring 
upwards of three and a half inches in length and diameter ; very abundant bloomer, 
and may he flowered from February to June. For early spring and summer 
decoration, and exhibition purposes, this will prove one of the moat useful green- 
boose plants of modern introduction, 21s, 
