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EHODAN^'THIE, Nat. Ord. Convpos'itcc, Half-hardy everlasting annuals. 
RllOdail'tlie Mangle's!!, bright rose, i ft yi, &■) 
,, xa^^OT, bright rose, i ft.... 
,, fl. pi. Prince Bismarck, 
rose, very double, new, i ft. 
purple-crimson, 1 ft. 
macula'ta, rosy purple, with crimson 
circle, ft ^d. & 
,, al'ba, silvery white, ij ft. 
mixed, including all sorts (>d. & 
Bright gtmty^* whith should hi univtrtalli tuUlvaUd, 
Few f>}anu brought to Covent Garden Martel tharm the 
visitor so muth as the silvery rosi’tinted fiowtrs of the 
Rhodanthe. In private establishments they might be 
grown in pans of about a doxen plants for autumn or 
spring decoration, and for this purpose they are much 
prlxei. In the fiovser garden they are beautiful, and 
for bouquets unsurpassed. 
Per pku 
9. d. 
o 6 
o 6 
EHODODEN'DEON, Nat. Ord. JErica'ceoe, 
Magnificent shrubs. 
2089 Rhododen'dron splendid mixed hardy varieties i o 
2090 „ „ „ greenhouse varieties i o 
ErCINUS, Nat. Ord. JSupliorhia! cece^ Highly ornamental foliage plants. 
Picturesque, gigantic, umbrageous, elegant foliage plants, which in autumn are studded with grotesque 
fruit. As specimens on the lawn or terrace they are unsurpassed, while for the Sub-trofical garden they are in- 
dispensable, In shrubbery borders, and by the sides of ravines, rivulets, and lakes, they impart a majesty possessed 
by few, if any other plant. From seed they speedily attain gigantic proportions, and are ornamental till destroyed 
by the frost. 
2091 Rl'clnus glgan'teus altis'slmus, a robust growing variety, 10 ft o 6 
2092 „ „ Borhonen'sis, silvery stems and large ornamental foliage, 10 (t o 6 
2093 „ „ ,, TU\ytiCB.yx']lS, bronze stems, large dark green foliage, 10 ft o 6 
2094 „ „ elegantls'slmus, stems dark red and branching, a due species^ 5 ft o 6 
2095 „ „ Glbso'nil {Duchess of Edinburgh), rick lustrous foliage the colour of Jresine 
Lindenii, a most valuable introduction, 5 ft & i o 
2096 „ „ the grandest of this family, height 10 ft. to ft 6 <f. & i 
2097 „ „ Guyanen'sls, very handsome variety with silvery bronzed stems, 5 ft o 
2098 „ „ mdi.crocdi.T'^u^^‘\>\C^xs, silvery penodered stems and bronzed green foliage, Z ft. o 
2099 ,, „ 'mz.QXO^\xyW\X^ dXxo^VLT^M'VQXiS, a fnevariety, with silvery bronzed stems, 6fX. o 
2100 „ „ 0‘\SQXXHB.'Ss!'LM,of gigantic proportions, stems and foliage tinged purple, 10 ft. ... o 
2101 „ „ ^\xr'^yx'XQ\x^ mdJ]OX, splendid red-stemmed, dark green foliaged variety, q ft. ... o 
2102 „ „ sang^tiln'eus trl'color, stems atid fruit spotted red, fine foliage, 8 ft o 
2103 „ „ sangulnolen'tus, stems and foliage red, strikingly handsome, 6 ft o 
2104 „ „ species from Pekin, large handsome foliage, 10 ft o 
2106 „ „ choice mixed varieties td. Sc 1 
EIVrNA, Nat, Ord. Phytolacca cece. Greenhouse fruit-bearing shrubs. 
Exceedingly ornamental plants for dinner-table decoration, producing long drooping elegant racemes 
of berries ; seed sown in spring produces fine plants by autumn. 
2106 Rivl'na hu'mlUs (the Rouge Plant), scarlet berries 2 ft 1 
2107 „ aurantla'ca, orange berries, 2 ft x 
EOOKET, Nat. Ord. Grucif'erm. Valuable early-flowering hardy perennials. 
For the decoration of the spring flower garden the Sweet Rocket is t o 
exceedingly useful, flowering early, and continuing beautiful ford, o 
long time in beds, ribbons, etc. V o 
EOSE (Rosa), Nat. Ord. Rosa'ceoe. Splendid hardy shrubs. 
2111 Rose, saved from the choicest named varieties i 
ETIDBEO'KIA, Nat. Ord. Compos'itce. Handsome hardy perennials. 
2108 
2109 
2110 
Rocket, purple, ft. 
„ „ white, 
,, „ mixed, 
ft. 1 For , 
.J ft. y ext 
i)j ft./ at 
2112 RudhecTila amplexlcau'Us. yellow, 3 ft. 
2113 , , callfor'nlca, golden yellow, 3 ft 
2114 ,, Newman'U, orange, 2 ft 
2116 „ pulcher'rlma, « f;nro«, edged yellow, 2 ft. ... 
2116 ,, purpu'rea , 2 ft 
2117 „ choice mixed 
These exceedingly showy free-flower-' 
ing herbaceous perennials are 
very effeclive in large borders, 
and valuable fornaturalization 
in semi-wild situations, and in 
woodland walks, ) 
3d.Sc o 
SABBA'TIA, Nat. Ord. Oentiana'cece. Charming greenhouse annual. 
2118 Sahba'tla campes'trls, rose and yellow, a most beautiful miniature pot plant, J ft (>d, & 1 o 
SAlLPIGLOS'SIS, Nat. Ord. Scrophularia'cece. Beautiful half-hardy annuals. 
Handsome singularly marbled and beautifully pencilled A Istrameria-lihe flowers. Cultivated in pots the plants 
are decorative for the conservatory, and in the flower garden valuable for filling beds and forming ribbons, 
groups, Sre.; an exceedingly useful plant to cut for vases and table bouquets. 
2119 Salplglos'slB atropurpu'rea, azu'rea. ooocln'ea, and sulphu'rea, 2 ft each variety o 
o.on atrococcln'ea, scarlet, beautifully pencilled and marbled, 2 ft o 
2120 
2121 
2122 
2123 
2124 
nlger, crimson-black, very distinct colour, 2 ft o 
choice mixed, all colours, 2 ft 3d. & o 
na'na (dwarf), atropurpu'rea, azat'rea, coocln'ea, etrla'ta, and sulphu'rea, ijft. each o 
„ choice mixed, ij ft 3d. & o 
Labia'toB. 
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Splendid annuals and perennials. 
Jnlarge htde, riAfiotw, am? groupt in thefioMsti hordete, 
thfe are of the moei etriking character, toloun in- 
fensety rich, and continuing in fiovser ttll late tn 
autumn. As pot plants, they make a valuable a«ai- 
tionto the conservatory : half-hardy annuals. 
SAL'VIA, Nat. Ord 
2125 Sal'vla coocln'ea, scarlet, ij ft 
2126 „ „ grandlflo'ra bl'color, lAft 
2127 „ „ „ sangui'nea", ij ft 
2128 „ „ na'na compac'ta, dwarf, scarlet, i ft. 
2129 „ „ super'ha, scarlet, ft 
2130 „ „ choice mixed 3d. Sc) 
The seedlings of the following perennial Salvias are decorative the first season, and are very 
mental. Argentea with its massive silvery foliage, and Patens with its intense blue flowers, are matchless. 
All the varieties may be used for in-door and out-door decoration, 
2131 Sal'vla amab'Uls, lavender-blue and white, hardy, 2 ft ° 4 
2132 „ argen'tea, beautiful large ornamental procumbent spreading silvery leaves, 3 ft. hardy o 6 
2133 „ longlfo'Ua, 3 ft ° ° 
