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[ Barr and Son, 
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Splendid hardy perennials. 
PYRE 'THRUM (Golden Feather, &c.), Nat. Ord. Compos' it ce 
2092 Pyre'tlmun Golden Feather, golden foliage, i ft. 6 d. 
2093 „ au'reum lacinla'tum, fine golden foli- 
age, beautifully laciniated, i ft. ...bd, & 
2094 „ au'reum selaglno'ldes, golden foliage, 
elegantly serrated and gracefully arched, 
the best of the Golden Feathers, i ft. bd. & 
2090 „ Golden Gem, flowers double, leaves yellow, ift. 
2096 „ parthe'nlum, double, white, xj ft 
2097 „ tchlatche'wii, the lawn fyrethrum, t ft. ... 
2098 „ ro'seum, rose, ij ft 
2099 „ „ atro-aang-uln'eum, crimson, ft.. 
2100 „ ,, atro-ro’seum, dark rose, ii ft 
2101 ,. „ car'neum, blush, ij ft. 
2102 „ „ mixed, newest double, t.J ft. is. & 
2103 „ „ „ single, I.} ft bd. & 
2104 „ „ „ French Hybrids, ij ft 
RANUNCULUS, Nat. Ord. Ranunculalcece. Beautiful early summer flower. 
2105 Kanun'culus aslat'lcus, large double and semi-double flowers of brilliant colours, seedlings raised 
in spring, flower in summer, J ft & 
I For Ranunculus roots, see page n.) 
RHODAN'THE, Nat. Ord. Compos'iUz. Half-hardy everlasting annuals. 
Rbodan'tlie Mangle'sll ma'jor, bright rose, ift. 3 </.& ^ That floral gtms should be universally cultivated. Few 
of the plants brought to Covent Garden Market charm 
the visitor so much as the pots of these rose-tinted 
silvery flowers. In private establishments they should 
be grown in pans of about a dozen plants for the decora- 
tion of the conservatory during autumn and spring. 
In the flower garden they are very charming, and 
the exquisitely delicately tinted flowers are greatly 
prized for bouquets. 
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The Golden Feather Pyrethrwn iss "the gar<Un*r*l 
jricnii ."always to be retied upon, and always in season. 
In spring it looks like masses of gold ; in raminfr if 
relieves the sombre lints, lighting up the whole garden, 
and harmonizing with everything. At Battersea Park 
the finest car/wt beds perhaps ever seen were formed 
with Alternanthera and small plants of the Golden 
Feather raised from seed. Sow several times a year 
under glass, or in a shady comer out of doors. 
Aureum gclaginioid** is the most beautiful, its 
elegantly serrated leaves arch aractfully over. 
Golden Gem is a strong growing plant, with double 
white flowers, should only be wed for ribbons or lines 
in borders. The varieties of Pyrethrum roseum are 
the beaut ful single chrysnnthemum-like flowers which 
are so frequently seen at Flower Shows in May and 
June. AH the pyrethrums are perfectly hardy. Plants of 
the new single varieties, ready to plant oiif 7s- (Id. 
per do: , new Double Anemone-flowered, 7s. (id. per 
do:.; new Double t'Ary»anfAemum-^«M)Frcd, 7s. iid. 
und 1U». dd. pet dot. 
2106 
2107 
2108 
2109 
2110 
2111 
o 6 
fl. pi. Prince Bismarck, 
rose, very double, new, i ft. 
atro-sanguin'ea, purple-crimson , i ft. 
macula'ta, rosy purple , with crimson 
circle , ft 3 d. & 
„ alT)a # silvery white , 1 J ft. 3 d. & 
mixed, including all sorts 6 d. & . 
RHODODEN'DRON, Nat. Ord. Rhodora'ceoe, Magnificent shrubs. 
2112 Rhododen'dron splendid mixed hardy varieties * 0 
2113 „ „ „ greenhouse varieties 1 0 
RTCINTJS, Nat. Ord. Euphorbia! cece. Highly ornamental foliage plants. 
Picturesque, umbrageous , elegant foliage plants , which in autumn are studded with grotesque fruit. As 
specimens on the lawn or terrace they are unsurpassed , and for the Sub-tropical garden indispensable. In shrub- 
bery borders, and by the sides of ravines, rivulets, and lakes, they have a majestic appearance possessed by few , ij 
any other plant. From seed they speedily attain gigantic proportions, and are ornamental till destroyed by frost. 
2114 Rl'clnus Borbonen'sls arbo'reus, large handsome ornamental foliage, 5 ft 
2115 
2116 
2117 
2118 
2119 
2120 
2121 
2122 
2123 
2124 
coerules'cens, a distinct, large-leaved variety , with bluish green fruit, 5 ft. 
compac'tus, fine compact growing variety, with handsome foliage, 4 ft o 6 
Duchess of Edinburgh, a fine variety , with handsome foliage , 5 ft o 6 
Gibso'nii, rich lustrous foliage the colour of Iresine Lindenii, a most valuable plant, 5 ft o c - 
,, atro-sanguin'eus, rich lustrous crimson-coloured leaves , very effective , 5 ft. 6 d.& 1 
Halseya'na, the grandest of this family , height 10 ft. to 20 ft o 
macrocar 'pus, a fine variety, with silvery bronzed stems, 6 ft o 
Oberman'nii, of gigantic proportions, stems and foliage tinged purple, 10 ft o 
sanguin'eus trl'color, stems and fruit spotted red, fine foliage, 8 ft - o 
choice mixed varieties 6 ^* « 1 
RIVTNA, Nat. Ord. Phytolacca cem. Greenhouse fruit-bearing shrubs. 
Exceedingly ornamental plants for dinner-table decoration, producing long drooping elegant racemes 
of berries ; seeds sown in spring produce fine plants by autumn. 
Rlvi'na hu'milis (the Rouge Plant), scarlet berries , 2 ft 0 
„ aurantia'ca, orange berries , 2 ft 0 
ROCKET, Nat. Ord. Oruciferce. Valuable early- flowering hardy perennials. 
Rocket, Sweet, purple, x.Jft. 1 For the decoration of the spring flower garden the Sweet Rocket t o 
„ „ white, i J ft. J. is exceedingly useful, flowering early, and continuing beauti-<. o 
„ ,, mixed, ij ft. ) ful for a long time in beds, ribbons, etc. " 
ROSE (Rosa), Nat. Ord. Rosa'cece. Splendid hardy shrubs. 
2130 ] Rose, saved from choice single varieties, including rugosa, Carolina, blanda, rubiginosa, &c. . 
RTJDBEO'KIA, Nat. Ord. Compos'itce. Handsome hardy perennials. 
2131 Rudbeclda callfor'nlca, golden-yellow, 3 ft 
2132 „ Newman'll, orange, 2 ft. 
2125 
2126 
2127 
2128 
2129 
These are exceedingly showy free- 
flowering herbaceous perennials, 
very effective in large borders, 
and valuable for naturalization 
in semi-wild situations. The 
cut flowers are greatly prized for 
table bouquets. 
2133 „ gTandlflo'ra, yellow, 3 ft 
2134 ,, laclnl'ata, yellow, 3 ft 
2135 „ pulcher'rlma, ciimson, edged yellow, 2 ft 
2136 ,, purpu'rea, purple-crimson, large flowers, 2 ft. ..... 0 . . 
2137 „ choice mixed J table bouquets. V 3<r « o 
SALPIGLOS'SIS, Nat. Ord. Scropliularia'cece. Beautiful half-hardy annuals. 
Handsome beautifully pencilled Alstrccmeria-likc flowers, valuable for filling beds and in groups, b>c. ; a 
useful plant to cut for vases and table bouquets. Cultivated in pots they are very decorative in the conservatory. 
2138 Salplglos'sls, choice mixed, all colours, 2 ft 3 ? 0 £ 
2139 „ dwarf choice mixed, all colours, ft 3 «• “ 0 6 
SAL 'VIA, Nat. Ord. Labia'toe. Splendid annuals and perennials. 
2140 8a.l'via coccin'ea, scarlet, I ^ ft 1 These annual Salvias are very effective in beds and 
2141 
2142 
2143 
2144 
2145 
grandiflo'ra ro'sea, i.J ft. 
,. sangui'nea, scarlet, r J ft. 
na'na, scarlet, 1 ft 
choice mixed 3 d. & 
border », the colours are intensely rich, and the ! 
plants continue Jloweriny till late in autumn. A* \ 
pot-plants, they are valuuble in the conservatory ; 
half-hardy annuals. 
Blue Beard very showy blue-purple bracts , a very effective border plant, h. a., 1 ft 3 d- & o 
