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NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES FOR 1886. 
H. a., hardy annual , h.p., hardy perennial, h. h. p., half-hardy or greenhouse perennial. 
The height is given in inches or feet. Per pki.— s. d- 
Abutllon, George’s magnificent new hybrids, in great variety, seedlings soon flower 2 6 
Alpine or Rock Pinks, hybrids of Coesius, Superbus, &c., these are sure to please 6a^. & i o 
Anemone coronarla '• St. Brigid.” Sow in February or March ; a beautiful strain u. & 2 6 
Antirrhinum, Hatfield Prize, a very select strain, all beautiful prize varieties, 2 ft i o 
Antirrhinum, Tom Thumb, very choice dwarf bushy varieties (id. & i o 
Aqullegla glandulosa {.Grigors variety), large bright blue flowers with clear white centre, ft. ... r o 
AquUegia, “ The Munstead Giant,’ single, pure white, flowers large, most beautiful, 2 ft o 6 
Arlstea species from Madagascar, has not yet been flowered in Europe, a greenliouse Iridece ... i o 
Arlstea KitchlngU, a new species of greenhouse Iridece, has not yet been flowered in Europe i o 
Armerla cephalotes alba, the large-headed Portuguese White Thrift, flowers pure white, a great 
acquisition, a splendid everlasting flower for winter bouquets (id. & i o 
Arnebia echloldes, h. p,, a handsome plant with numerous yellow terminal flower heads i o 
Aster Blgelovll, h. p. , ray-florets, deep violet-purple, in clusters, a fine Michaelmas Daisy, 3 ft i o 
Aster dlplostephloides, flowers 2 inches across, ray florets bright lavender, black disc, a most 
beautiful hardy species, ft (id. & i o 
Aster Mlgnon,/wr<»M/Ar 7 ^ medium sized flowers, fine globular form, very numerous, h.h. a., i^ft.,ij,& 2 6 
P ftbta lanata, numerous flowers and woolly leaves, very neat hardy perennial o 6 
Balsam, Barr's Criterion, a magnificent strain, surpassing all others is. td. ^ 2 6 
Calceolaria striata, about one-third of this selection yield flowers distinctly carnation striped, ijft. 2 6 
CaUiopsis bicolor, double, a very showy ornament^ and useful border plant, with double and 
semi double flowers of various shades, 2 ft (id. & i o 
Callirhoe llnearlloba, a valuable hardy-perennial for rockwork and borders, flowermg the first 
season, blossoms ij ins. across, and of a deep lilac-purple, shading to white, elegantly cut foliage., i o 
Campanula Tenorel, h. p. , flowers delicate pale violet-blue, in size and shape similar to C. pyrami- 
dalis, decorative July to September, ^ ft i o 
Campanula Wanner!, h. p., large flowers, a fine rock-plant, f ft o 6 
Capsicum, Procopp’s Giant, fruit 7 to 8 inches long and 4 to 5 inches broad, flesh half an inch thick, 
sweet and mild, valuable for salads and exhibition i o 
CastlUeja indivlea. h. a., crimson-scarlet flowers on a dense terminal leafy spike, a beautiful 
garden plant, and decorative in pots, ft o 6 
CelBla cretica, h. h. b., \?czg^ yellow flowers, with crimson-brown spots, produced on long terminal 
flower spikes, beautiful in the garden and for pot culture, 4 ft o 6 
Cbrysantbemum carlnatum, "Eclipse,'’ a beautiful variety of C. tricolor, the ray florets golden- 
yellow, divided in centre with a purple-scarlet ring, a fine pot plant i o 
Cbrysantbemum carlnatum " Golden Feather,” ray florets white, the dark disc surrounded with 
a crimson and yellow circle, flowers 3 inches in diameter, leaves golden yellow, very beautiful, i ft. to 
C brysantbemum tricolor, W. E. Gladstone, LordBeaconsfield, The Sultan. Eclipse, Sulpbureus, 
Venustum rubrum, and Burrldgeanum, in mixture (id. & i o 
Cbrysantbemum coronarium iffhe African Daisy or Garland Chrysanthemum), was figured in 
The Garden, 22nd Nov., 1884, flowers 3 to 3^ inches in diameter, white or lemon coloured, at base 
of ray florets, a %Xxaxi% yellow ring encircles a disc, a grand border annual, 3 ft (id. & i o 
Chrysanthemum segelum grandifiorum (large-flowered Yellow Corn Marigold), a most beautiful 
hardy annual with flowers 2 to 2^ inches in diameter, valuable for cutting, i J ft (id. & i o 
Cineraria. French Dwarf, choicest varieties, i ft \s.(>d.^ 2 6 
Cineraria, French new large-flowered varieties, of great beauty and variety of colour .. if. 6<f. & 2 6 
Clematis coccinea major, h. p., scarlet, flowers twice the size of type, an important improvement... i o 
Cleome elegantisslma, flowers delicate rose, and in the centre a tuft of long purple stamens, the 
plant is compact and bushy, branching from the base, suitable for pots and flower borders, h.h. a. i o 
Cockscomb, “The Duke’s Favourite,” combs rich crimson-scarlet, measuring about 2 feet, and 
resting on the pot. This is the finest of the dwarf Covent Garden strains is. & 2 6 
Cyclamen Persicum " Purity,” pure white, large-flowers of great beauty, ^ ft i o 
Cyclamen Perficum gfiganteum, choice mixed, beautiful varieties, ^ ft 2 6 
Dahlia Juarezl hybrida. the seeds carefully saved from the best double and semi-double flowers, 
from seedlirgs of the original type, 3 ft i o 
Dahlia, single, including the newest and most beautiful vars., all large-flowered and fine colours, 2 6 
Delphinium Trolllifolium, a new spring flowering species of the N. American tuberous-rooted 
perennial Larkspurs, with flowers an inch across, and of a deep blue, on a raceme a foot long, i^fi. i o 
Delphinium trlste, h. p., flowers nearly black, distinct and beautiful, 2 ft. (id. & i o 
Delphinium, in mixture, from the choicest of Lemoine’s very double French varieties i o 
Delphinium, in mixture, from a choice collection of single varieties bd. & i o 
Dlanthus Heddewlgii “Cetewayo.” The flow’ers of this distinct and beautiful double Indian Pink 
are large, and range from purple to black-purple, having a clear white edge round each petal i 6 
Dianthus sinensis Heddewigli “Brilliant," h. a., single rich crimson, large beautiful tlow'ers i o 
Dietes Huttonil, flowers with reddish markings, deliciously fragrant greenhouse perennial ... i o 
Dodecatheon integrlfollum, deep rich crimson-purple flowers, i ft i o 
Doronicum Pardallanches, plantaglneum, excelsum, senecio, in mixture, showy h. p o 6 
Eremurus Olgse, h. p., peach-biossom flowers, a noble hardy plant from Central Asia i o 
Eremurus robustus, h. p., a magnificent hardy plant, with long spikes of rose-coloured flowers, 3 ft. 10 
Eritrlchium barblgerum. pure white Forgei-me-noi-like flowers, a fine hardy annual of a dwarf 
spreading bushy growth, and maintains a succession of bloom for a long time i o 
Erodlum macradenum, beautiful *<?/<? purple flowers, with dark blotch on upper petals, h. p., (id. & i o 
Erythrsea dlfifusa, h. a., with bright deep tar-shaped flowers, in thousands, June and July, \ ft., i o 
Erythronlum glganteum, the giant-flowered Dog’s Tooth Violet, 6 to 12 flowers on a ^tem, 1 ft. ... x o 
Eschscholtzla Mandarin rose, flowers brilliant light rose, shading to deepir rose, splendid i o 
Eucharidlum Breweii, h. a. , a finespecies, with a dwarf spreading growth, flowers purple and white i o 
Eurybia Gunniana, a very effective shrub, with beautiful white Aster-like sweet-scented flowers in June o 6 
FrltUlaiia. saved from beautiful varieties of Meleagris, etc o 6 
fl ntn urrttfl. grandlflora maxima, a grand hardy perennial, with large crimson ^x\d yellow flowers, ijft. i o 
Gazanla pavonla resembles G. ringens, but larger, lay florets marked brown above, blue beneath... i o 
Oentlaua asclepiadea alba, probably comes true from seed, most beautiful, h.p i o 
