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For vegetable SEEDS, see 
For SPECIALITIES, vide 
PAGES 54 to 70. 
Index. 
Seeds, &c., for transmission abroad, selected and packed with the greatest possible 
caro, according to tho nature of the goods, and shipped to any part of the world. 
Cheques to ho orossed “ London Joint Stock Bank.” 
Post-office Orders to be made payable at KING’S ROAD, CHELSEA, S- W- 
N.B, — In ordering Flower Seeds from this Catalogue, it will be sufficient to mark 
the marginal number on the ORDER SHEET herewith enclosed. 
NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES IN 
FLOWER SEEDS, 
NEW HANDSOME-FLOWERED HYBRID BEGONIAS. 
From , the seed now ollered, not only will most beautiful varieties be produced, but perfectly new 
kinds, for the llowers from which it has been saved have been nil carefully hybridised, pains having 
been taken that the varieties and colours were blended for that jmrpose. 
The Begonias from which this seed was saved are new lands of the handsome-flowered bulbous- 
rooted section, many of them not yet sent out, and having been again hybridised, must give striking 
novelties of great merit. The flowers that this seed will produce will bo of gigantic size, many of them 
as much as two inches in length by throe inches in breadth ; and tho colours exceedingly varied, 
embracing crimson, orange, pink, cannine, salmon, orange scarlet, cinnamon, blush, lake, rose, 
vermilion, and various intermediate shades. 
Various colours stiixed, price, 3s. 6d. and 5s. per packet. 
NEW BEGONIAS (Handsome-flowered Section). 
1 ANACREON, deep crimson, long petals, 
lino showy flower 
2 CAROLINE, deep rosy pink, with broad petals 
3 CLIMAX, deep rich rosy carmine, tlio two 
outer petals extremely broad 
4 CORSAIR, rosy salmon, profuso bloomer 
5 DAZZLE, bright reddish crimson, a fine 
flower, with short broad ])ctals 
6 ENSIGN, bright pink, a very elegant variety 
7 GEM, cream coloui', the reverse of the petals 
light pink 
8 GLITTER, vivid orange scarlet, attractive 
9 HERMINE, bright orange cinnamon 
10 LOTHAIR, deep rose, a fine flower, with 
short broad petals 
11 LUCINDA, deep rose, long petals 
12 MAGNET, beautiful light pink, tho reverse 
of tho petals deep puik 
13 MAZEPPA, very light cream colour, the 
reverse of the petals tinted with orange pink 
14 PHILLIS, sulphur, shaded with pink 
15 SERAPH, soft pink, the exterior part of 
the two outer ])otals suft'used with rose 
16 SURPRISE, bright pink, a very pretty 
colour 
17 TROJAN, bright rosy pink, very distinct 
Price, 3s. 6d. per packet. A collection of 12 varieties for 30s. 
18 Mixed from the above varieties, 3s. 5d., 5s., and 7s. Od. per packet. 
19 SILENE PEN.DULA COMPACTA. 
First Class Certificate awarded by the Koyal Horticultural Society, June 4th, 1873. 
Mr. William Bull begs to announce that he can now offer seed of this charming novelty. Its 
habit is of the most dwarf and compact description, the flowers being of tho same bright pink as 
the type, but borne profusely in a dense compact, mass, thus rendering it, from its easy culture and 
fine dwarf habit, extremely valuable for edging or riband hordera, for which purposes there is little 
doubt it has only to become known to become universally appreciated. 
The Oardeners’ Magazine, of June 7th, in its report of the show, thus describes it : — 
“ Silene pendula compada, as its name Lm)ilics, is a compact-growing form of the Well-known Silenc 
