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mostly of rapid growth, seedling plants soon becoming effective and ornamental. Pyracanthum ts a perfect gem ; 
Marginatum, conspicuotts for its white foliage ; Robustum for its massive brown-tinted leaves •, and Warscewic- 
zioides for majesty of form is unquestionably the grandest of the Solanums. Per pkt. 
2107 
2108 
2109 
2110 
2111 
2112 
2113 
2114 
2115 
2116 
2117 
2118 
2119 
2120 
2121 
Sola'num acanthocar'pum, a stately branched species, with formidable spines, white foliage and 
curious spiny fruit, the size of a small orange, 6 ft o 
,, atro-purpu^reum, remarkable for its black prickly stems and purplish green leaves, 3 ft, 1 o 
„ clUa'tum (Balbis’ii), foliage very ornamental, fruit rich soft orange-scarlet, 2 ft o 
„ gigan'teuin, majestic species, with large ornamental oval leaves, downy white under- 
neath, and violet flowers, succeeded by scarlet berries, 6 ft o 
,, bssmatocar'pum, resembles S.pyracasiihum, the Fire-Thorn , but the flowers are purple, 
white inside, and twice as large, and are succeeded by the richest blood-red berries, 3 ft, o 
„ marglna'tum a conspicuous and very ornamental plant for isolation or for groups, the 
leaves elegantly scolloped iomentose, and margined silvery white, 4 ft o 
„ pyracarx^thum (Fire Thom), picturesquely neat plant, covered with scarlet prickles, 3 ft, o 
,, robus'tum, a magnifleent species with e,vtremely large effective foliage, covered with 
long spines ; the young leaves are of a >ich brawn tint, 5 ft o 
„ Warsoewlczlol'des, a grand species, with large handsome ornamental foliage, 6 ft o 
,, choice mixed, from the above and other ornamental foliaged species o 
When in fruit the following are effective on the dinner-table, and handsome winter conservatory plants. 
Sola'num capslcas'trum, small orange-scarlet fruit, literally covering the plant, ft o 
„ Hendersonll, in winter laden with bright coral-red berries, 2 ft o 
,, Lobel'll, fruit as large as an apricot, and changing from orange to blood-red when ripe , o 
„ texa'num, rich vermilion fruit, resembling a small tomato, foliage ornamental, 2 ft, ,„ o 
,, choice mixed, from the above fruiting varieties 0 
SPAEAX'ISi Nat. Ord. Irida'ceoe. Beautiful half-hardy bulhs. 
2122 Sparax'ls grandlflo'ra, choice mixed. These are charming flowers, x ft 
2123 
2124 
2125 
2126 
2127 
2128 
2129 
2130 
2131 
SPHENO'GTNE, Nat, Ord. Oompos'itce. Beautiful showy hardy annuals. 
SphenO gyne au pure golden-yellow, i ft. 1 TKi duarf comyacl and/ree-Jtoteerina habit aj then ihowf/ planti admi- j O 
„ B\ilj>li\l'Tea,,brightsulphur,i{t. f rabliradaptt them /or bide, ions li»ij,ribboht,ete. (o 
STATIOE, Nat. Ord. Phmbagina'cece. Highly ornamental perennials, etc. 
The flowers of all the Statices are Everlastings, and prised for vases and winter bouquets. Those enumerated 
in this section are splendid greenhouse plants, 
Stat'lce Holfor'dl, rich blue flowers, a very handsome variety, 2 ft o 
„ Imbrlca'ta, blue, most beautiful, ij ft o 
„ choice mixed greenhouse varieties 6rf. it i 
The following are all perfectly hardy, very effective in flower borders, on rockwork, etc. Mr. Robinson 
illustrates S, latifolia in “ The Parks, Promenades, and Gardens of Paris." 
Stat'lce Inca'na na'na, mixed colours, compact habit ; very desirable, r ft o 
„ latifo'lla, a fine ornamental species, with beautiful blue flowers, i ft o 
„ splca'ta, lovely rose-pink, contrasting richly with the emerald-green leaves, i ft o 
„ choice mixed from hardy varieties 3<f. & 0 
The following half-hardy annual Everlasting flowers are very showy border plants. 
2132 Stat'lce Bonduel'U, golden-yetlow, flowers in large masses, ft o 
2133 „ Blnua'ta hybrlda mixed, very pretty, iff o 
2134 „ Thoun'll, blue and white, charming variety, r ft o 
2135 „ suworo'wl, bright rose, shaded crimson, a splendid plant of rare beauty, ft o 
2136 „ choice mixed from half-hardy annual varieties o 
Stocks, Ten-Week, Emperor, Intermediate, East Eothlan, Brompton, &c. See page 6, 
SULTAN (Centaurea), Nat. Ord. Gompos'itoe. Showy fragrant hardy annuals. 
imet, dark purple, i\tt. ...\ These are showy border annuals, the flerwers emit a( o 
„ „ white, s\ it. ( delicate honey perfume, and are much prized for bouquets.) o 
,, „ beautiful yellow, i^(t. f Autumn sown plants produce flner flowers than those f o 
,1 I, mixed varieties, I J ft. y raised from spring sowings. ^ o 
SUTBEELAN'DIA, Nat. Ord. Legv/mino' see. Hardy shrubs. 
SUtll6rl3.U^(lld> frUtes'CenS, 2 ft N Por eUgant aardmino iht 8uthtrUmdia$ are valuable. Theirgrace- 
A ^*.4 //In - r. \ M preen and white pinnate foliage, and large white oricarlet ftmoert 
I eonnpicuou» $emi-traneparent J O 
2137 
2138 
2139 
2140 
2141 
2142 
2143 
2144 
whitepinnate foliage, and large xohiieor tcarlet fioxeere ( 
iuhich are tuceeeded by proteique and eonixpieuou* iemi-traneparent J " 
al'lja, 2 ft. f membranout seed veaiele, impart a unique eharaeler to theplant$\ q 
I uiket/ier grown in pot« or uied for lud-iroiiical effeel, 3eedling$ I 
Tn<-ro/1 n ft I grown in pot$ or ui 
xui&cu, 2 i( f are decorativein a/ew weeki. 
2145 
SWAINSO'NIA, Nat. Ord. Legumino'see. Very beautiful greenhouse shrubs. 
These charming and elegant plants are very elective in the borders during the summer months, 
Swftlnso'nia. choice mixed, including the most beautiful varieties, 3 ft i o 
SWEET WHiLIAM (Dianthus barba'tus), Nat. Ord. Garyopbyll deem* Hardy perennials. 
Matchless border plants with heads of bloom equal in size and beauty to the finest herbaceous Phloxes. 
Sweet W illiam , Hunt and Braggr’s Perfection auricula-flowered choice mixed, ft 6tf. & i o 
New Giant, Barlow’s magnificent strain, ft o 6 
choice mixed, including all varieties, ft o 6 
mixed double, of various beautiful colours, ft o 6 
Dunnet’tl nl'grlcans, beautiful rich crimson-scarlet, i.^ ft o 6 
“ The Bride,” single (new), pure white, very beautiful, ft o 6 
"The Bride,” double (new), pure white, very beautiful, ft o 6 
new dwarf, very compact and profuse flowering, f ft o 3 
, , double, very compact and profuse flowering, | ft o 6 
fine mixed, all colours o 3 
2146 
2147 
2148 
2149 
2150 
2161 
2162 
2153 
2164 
2165 
TAGE'TES, Nat. Ord. Gompos'itoe, Cliarming half-hardy annuals. 
This is a valuable plant for bedding purposes, and far surpasses the Calceolaria, the foliage is exquisitely 
graceful, and almost hidde?i with bright yellow flowers, which continue in beauty till late in autumn. 
2166 Tage'tea pu'mila, bright yellow, i ft •yd. & o 6 
Torenia Fournieri, see Novelties, page 44. 
