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OO'LETJS, Nat. Ord. Lamia! cece. Ornamental leaf plants. p< J pk d. 
For the adornment of the greenhouse and sitting-room , the new hybrid Coleus are most decorative , and in the 
flower garden, either alone or associated with other plants, they arc extremely ornamental, while to cut for 
table bouquets, few leaf-plants are so effective by gas light. 
1255 Coleus, saved from all the newest and most beautiful hybridized varieties, 2 ft is. & 2 6 
OOLLIN'SIA, Nat. Ord. Scrophularia'cece. Beautiful hardy annuals. 
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Collin'sia bi'color, purple and white , 1 ft. 
,, al'ba, pure white, 1 ft 
heterophyl'la, violet-purple and white, 1 ft... 
multi’color marmora'ta, white and rose, 1 ft. 
The Collinsias are all very effective an- 
nuals for flower garden decoration. 
When sown in Aug. for a spring dis- 
play, the flowers are much larger and 
gTandiflo'ra, blue and white, 1 ft , more beautiful, and last longer than 
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the spring-sown plants in summer. The 
effect of these fine annuals in May from 
the autumn-sown seed is exquisite, and 
as pot plants in March and April they 
are beautiful. 
lilaci'na (new), lilac, 
viola'cea, white and blue, i ft 
fine mixed, from the varieties, i ft 3 d. & 
ver'na grandiflo'ra, blue and white , should 
be sown immediately it is harvested, 1 ft. „ 
OOMMELI'NA, Nat. Ord. Commelina! cece. Half-hardy perennials. 
1266 CommelTna fine mixed, really effective border plants, 2 ft o 
OONVOL'VULUS, Nat. Ord. Convolvula'cece. Beautiful hardy trailing annuals, etc. 
The first six species are perennials, and very desirable for rock-work and hanging baskets. 
1266 Convorviilus althaaoi'des, rose-purple, dark eye, pretty dwarf twiner, hardy perennial o 
au'reus super'bus, golden yellow, a pretty creeping species, half-hardy perennial o 
cantab'ricus, rose-purple, very pretty twiner, hardy perennial o 
florldus, pink, pretty creeper, half-hardy perennial o 
mauritan'icus, beautiful soft blue, fine creeper for hanging baskets, hardy perennial o 
oleifo'lius var. pilo'sus, white, with silvery foliage, hardy perennial 1 
mixed, from the above varieties 6 d. 8c 1 
cupania'nus, rich blue , spotted black, a fine, distinct, rock plant, hardy annual o 
tri'color monstro'sus, deep violet-purple, 1 ft 
splen'dens, rich violet, 1 ft 
stria'tus, blue and white, 1 ft 
al'bus, silky white, 1 ft 
subcoeru'leus, dove colour, 1 ft 
robus'tus uni'color, rich purplish-blue, 1 ft. 
mixed, from the above, 1 ft 3 d. & 
double varieties in mixture, 1 ft 
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1282 Cordyli'ne lndivi'sa, australis, Unia'ta, Vei'tchU, etc. , in mixture u. & 2 
OOROEIL'LA, Nat. Ord. Lejumino'sce. Beautiful hardy perennials. 
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COS'MOS, Nat. Ord. Conipos'itce. Very ornamental hardy annuals. 
1284 Cos'mos blpinna'tUS, purple and yellow, 2 ft | The graceful effect of these fine foliage plants f 
1285 ,, „ purpu'reus, purple, 2 ft. ... \when grown singly, is very striking. 
The varieties of C. tricolor are 
amongst the most showy of 
hardy annuals. In beds, flower 
borders, and on rock-work, their 
handsome flowers are seen to 
great advantage. Robustus uni- ' 
color is erect in growth, and 
produces flowers of great size. 
C. cupanianus is a unique 
annual for rock-work. 
NE (Dracaena), Nat. Ord. Lilia' cece. Ornamental-foliaged greenhouse plants. 
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COWSLIP (Primula), Nat Ord. Primula'cece. Spring-flowering hardy perennials. 
Cowslip new giant, mixed, 1 ft. 
For beds in the spring floiuer garden, planting in woodland ( 
fine mixed, i ft $ walks , etc. t these cannot be too extensively used \ o 
,, scarlet duplex, very beautiful, i ft 6 d. & i 
CRESS (Barbarea vulgaris), Nat. Ord. Crucifercs. 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, ^ ft o 
ORUOIANEL'LA, Nat. Ord. Galia'cece. Hardy perennial for rock- work. 
Crucianeria stylo'sa, pink, a very pretty rock plant, continues long in bloom, i ft o 
OUTHEAj Nat. Ord. Lytlira cece. Beautiful half-hardy 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 
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, ij ft o 
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OY'OLAMEN, Nat. Ord. Primula'cece. Greenhouse and hardy bulbs. 
Chartning plants, which are best propagated from seed, and they flower profusely the second season. 
1299 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 
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1301 ,, mixed, hardy varieties, including European, Hederasfolium, &c. These beautiful hardy 
autumn flowering Cyclamen arc charming plants on rock-work, in select flower 
borders , and on dry batiks, also valuable for pot culture ; the foliage is exquisilely 
variegated during winter and spring, while the flowers in some of the varieties are 
almost as fine as those of Pcrsicutn, and many of them are delightfully fragrant. 
As winter bedding plants these are matchless , especially if associated with Snowdrops 
and Scilla Sibirica. For plants see page 74 is. & 
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