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[Barr and Sugdtn^ 
NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES FOR 1878. 
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Abronia fragrans, a very remarkable plant, forming large branched tufts from ij ft. to 2 ft. in 
height ; the flowers are pure white, produced in terminal and axillary umbels, and emit a vanilla- 
like fragrance for some distance. T he blossoms expand at 4 p.m i o 
Anebusa angustlfoHa, a fine biennial, flowers the first year, covered with bright azureMue flowers o 6 
Ageratum mexlcanum Comte Circourt, producing large bright blue flower-heads, the growth 
is compact and elegant, i.^ ft i o 
,, dwarf “ Unique,” a groat improvement on Tom growth very compact and uni- 
form, with large clusters of rich lavender-colozired flowers, for edgings and bedding 
most valuable ; height 4 to 5 inches i o 
Aqullegla callfornlca bybrida. sepals and spurs orange-red^ centre petals fine yellow, a distinct 
beautiful variety, raised by Mr. Douglas fiom A. californica and A. chrysantha, ft. i 6 
,, ccenilea bybrida. spurs and sepals pale bright blue, central sulthury yellow, a 
charming variety, raised by Mr. Douglas from A. cccrulea and A. chrysantha, 1 ft i 6 
Androsacea coronoplfolia, a pretty hardy perennial Alpine, effective on rockwork, and producing 
small tufts of rosette-like flowers i o 
Astragalus dlpbysus, a valuable dwarf hardy perennial with dense terminal heads of blue-purple 
flowers, each about half an inch long, i ft i o 
Balsaiu, Barr's ‘‘Criterion” ; these are the finest type of the double Balsam, flowers large, perfect 
in form, varied in colour, and many of the flowers beautifully spotted 2J. 6ff. & 3 6 
Bartonla aurea nana ; few hardy annuals are more decorative than Bartonia aurea / its large golden- 
yellow flowers and elegant foliage are very attractive. The variety ofiered is dwarf, being 8 to 10 
inches high, and on this account its value over B. aurea is greatly enhanced i o 
Begonia, embracing all the newest and choicest tuberous-rooted varieties, valuable alUcc for pot 
culture and for bedding out. Seedlings are decorative the first season 2J. 6cf., 3X. 6rf. & 5 6 
Calceolaria, embracing tlie finest large*flowered and most beautifully spotted varieties, and in respect 
to growth, compact and floriferous zs. & 3 6 
Campanula glomerata speciosa, a distinct and very decorative hardy perennial \td, & i o 
,, macrostyla, a remarkably handsome annual species with a candelabrum-like closely- 
branched growth, boldly crowned by upright symmetrically cup-shaped flowers of 
great substance, i.J inches across, which are regularly reticulated with upon a 
ground, 15 inches u. & 2 6 
,, Speculum flore pleno, a new double variety of Venus Looking Glass, which the intro- 
ducer describes as most charming, ^ ft i o 
Candytuft, New carmine-flowered, the plant is of good habit, and the colour of the flower is 
vivid, rich, and beautiful i O 
,, New bybiids, blush, rose and white, in mixture. These are very elegant, compact, and 
remarkable for their brilliancy of colour, and profusion of blooms, ^ ft td. & i o 
,, new hybrid rose, for small beds, edgings and lines, the most attractive of the family, 6 i 7 . & i o 
,, new hybrid white, for small beds, edgings and lines, the finest of white Candytuft, 6rf. & i o 
,, White Tom Thumb, very robust, branching, close-growing, and floriferous, i ft. ... 6 d. He 1 o 
Canterbury Bells, Dean’s new strain; fourteen distinct vaneties, double and single, in mixture, 
remarkable for size of flowers and variation of colour ! 6 d. & 1 o 
Celosia pyramidalls, including all the new varieties in mixture; a charming pot plant for the 
decoration of the conservatory in autumn ij. & 2 6 
Centaurea rutifolla, a valuable silvery while foliage plant, in the way of C. candidissima. 
It is from the Balkans, and is described as suffering less from rain C. candidissima ; the 
flowers are and very abundant ; altogether a first class plant is. & 2 6 
Chlorogalum pomerldlauum, an interesting Californian Lily-wort ; the plant forms a large bulb, 
and throws up a tall, slender branching stem, with 2vhitc flowers, about an inch across, and which 
expand in the afternoon (Bulb. u. 6 d. each) 
Cineraria bybrida, Covent Garden variety, dark blue, i 
,, light blue. 
r Tlic.se high class Cinerarias 
fC ! uie cimrcc07H7rtcud loitfi 
J greatest confidence for their. 
1 rich ‘pure co?oitr«, largo icwU 
formed jlon cra, and fine 
1 hushy habit. 
„ bright crimson, ft. 
,, blue, tipped white, ft. 
,, crimson, lipped white i^ft. 
,, mixed from above 
Cockscomb, Covent Garden dwarf crimson ; the combs from which seed was saved of this remark- 
ably fine selection measured 2 feet, and closedown upon the pot 'is. & 
Cuphea Roezlii grandiflora superba, flowers bright scarlet, and as large as C. miniata ; a fine 
plant for the winter decoration of ihe conservatory, i ft 
Cyclamen Perslcum grandiflorum, colours ranging from the purest white to the richest magenta, 
and remarkably large robu**! flowers which are thrown well above the foliage 35. 6d. & 
Dahlia cocclnea flore aurea ; the. golden flowers of this single Dalilia form a fine contrast to the 
beautiful species on page 24, 3 ft 
,, gracilis, an elegant species of the single-flowered Dahlia, with bright orange-scarlet flowers, 
rising well above the foliage, 3 ft 
,, choice mixed single spec es ; these are exceptionally beautiful free-flowering plants, far 
surpassing the double varieties for effect in the flower border, and to cut for vases 
Delphinium casbmerianum ; this is, perhaps, the finest of the family ; the flower.s are as large as 
D.formosum. It attains a height of from i to 2 ft., and an established plant, will produce 
several hundreds of flower spikes. A figure of it may be seen in the Bot. Mag. ...u. & 
,, truncatum. 3 ft. in height, with long trusses of small dark shining blue flowers u. & 
„ vesUtum, pale blue, a very distinct species, the flowers being woolly and hairy 
Dlanthus, New Japanese, “Crimson Belle,” rich vivid flowers, extremely large, and 
evenly and finely lacii-iaied, 1 ft 
,, New Japanese, “Eastern Queen” ; beautifully marbled with broad bands of rich mauve, 
upon a paler surface, strikingly beautiful, i ft 
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