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GRERNHOUSE AND STOVE PERENNIAL VARIETIES. 
As permanent climbers the beauty of the follaioing ought to insure than a place in every collection of plants. d! 
2364 Ipomoe^a ficlfolla, beautiful lilac flowers, and ornamental lobed foliage 0 6 
Hardin'gU, a beautiful hybrid variety, with fine rose flowers o 6 
Lea'rli (true), splendid large handsome lapis-lazuli blue flowers, changing to red o 6 
„ mlcrophylla, remarkable for its small neat foliage 1 o 
znezlca'na grandlflo'ra alfl)a, immense white flowers, deliciously fragrant o 6 
pentaphylla, flowers magnificent violet-lilac, foliage very ornamental i o 
Sello'wU, splendid rose-purple flowers in large bunches o 6 
mixed from the above species i © 
KENNEDYA, Nat. Ord. Legumino'see. Splendid greenhouse twiners. 
Keime'dya choice mixed, including the best varieties i o 
LAPAGE'EIA, Nat. Ord. Smila cece. Magnificent greenhouse climber. 
2363 Lapage'xla ro'sea, large bell-shaped rosy carmine flowers, loith white, t n 
23SS 
2366 
2367 
2368 
2389 
2360 
2361 
2362 
2364 
2368 
2366 
2367 
2368 
2369 
LOPHOSPEE'MEM, Nat. Ord. Scrophularia'cecB. Half-hardy perennial climbers. 
LopbOBper'mum coccln'oum, scarlet The^e or« exceedingly handeome plante, 
grandiflo'rum, purple 
sanguVneum, red 
Bcan'dens, dark rose 
fine mixed 
¥>ith beautiful 0loxinia-like flowere; 
and are valuable for covering pilUire, 
planting in hangina-baekets, training on 
verandahs, etc. Plants rained from seed 
very soon come into bloom. 
6d. & 
2370 
2371 
2372 
2373 
2374 
2375 
MANDEVILljA, Nat. Ord. Apocyna'cece. A most beautiful greenhouse climber. 
MandevUla suave'oleus, large and deliciously fragrant snosv-wkite flowers in bunches o 
MAERAinDYA, Nat. Ord. Scrophularia'cece. Half-hardy perennial climbers. 
Mauran'dya Barclaya'na grandlflo'ra al'ba, white 
f, „ „ atro-purpu'rea 
II II II crimson 
II II II 2*0 sea 
,, choice mixed, including the finest varieties... 
„ fine mixed 
2376 
2377 
2378 
L 0 6 
o 6 
These are charming climbers, elegant 
alike in flower and foliage, and from 
their graceful slender growth are well 
suited for hanging-baskets, trailing over • 
vases, training on wire globes, up pil- \ 
lars, and on trellises, either under glass, 
or out qf doors. 
MEDE'OLA, Nat. Ord. Melantha' ceoe. Elegant greenhouse climber. 
Mede'da asparagol'des, elegant for hanging baskets and table decoration, flowers orange-scented 
NASTHE'TIUM, Nat. Ord. Tropwola' cem. Useful hardy annual climbers. 
Nastur'tlum, spotted, and Scheuermannla'mun each o 3 
,, mixed, various colours yt. & o 6 
Tropirotnm Lobbianum is a superior class of climbing Nasturtium, see page 44 . 
PASSHLO'EA (Passion-flower), Nat. Ord. Passifiora'cetB. Magnificent climbers. 
The matchless beauty of the Passijtora is realised in the highest dt'grce when the long slender shoots, covered 
with blossoms, are unfastened and alltnoed to drape the eonscri'utory ; and what is more charming than the Blue 
Passion Flower mantliug a villa with its rich green foliage and sky-blue flowers 
2379 Fasslflo'ra al'ba, white, greenhouse o 
2380 „ coeru'lea (Blue Prission-flower) rii'-Wrnr, hardy o 
2381 „ gra'clUs, white, a rapid growing half-hardy annual o 
2382 „ quadrangula'ris, red and white, very odoriferous, the Granadilla Vine of the French i 
prln'ceps coccln'ea, magnificent scarlet, in bloom for many months, warm greenhouse . i 
choice mixed 2 
fine mixed i 
PHASE'OLTJS, Nat. Ord. Legumino sm. Handsome greenhouse climbers. 
Fhase'olus Caracal'la, lilac, very beautiful perennial 0 
PLUMBAGO, Nat. Ord. Plumbagina'cem. Splendid greenhouse climbers. 
Flumba'go al'ba, white 1 Capensis is a plant for training on pillars, ( o 
,, capen'sls, pale blue ) greenhouse walls, and lattice work, ( o 
EHODOOHI'TON, Nat. Ord. Scrophularia'cece. Beautiful greenhouse climber. 
Rhodochl'ton volu'bUe, rose-pink, an old favourite climber i 
EHYNOHOSPEE'MUM, Nat. Ord. Apocyna'eece. Handsome greenhouse twiners. 
Rhynchosper'mum jasmlnol'des, pure svhite, very fragrant i 
,, „ fol. Tarlega'tls, foliage beautifully variegated i 
SOYPHAN'THUS, Nat. Ord. Loasa'cem. Ornamental half-hardy annual climber. 
Scyphan'thus el'egana, yellow, very curious in flower and foliage ° 
SMI'LAX, Nat. Ord. Smila! cece. Greenhouse Climbers. 
Smi'lax a'spera ( F.legant greenhouse climbers o 
2383 
2384 
2388 
2386 
2387 
2388 
2389 
2390 
2391 
2392 
2393 
2394 
maurlta'nlca 
, j rapid grosuth. 
2398 
2396 
2397 
2398 
2399 
2400 
2401 
2402 
2403 
2404 
2408 
TAOSO'ETA, Nat. Ord. Passiflora' cece. Magnificent greenhouse climbers. 
TaCBO'nla exonlen^sis, flame-colour J. Van Voixemi has flowers of intertse scarlet and fruit of a 
pleasant sub-acid flavotir. The Tacsonuis are all rapid groto- 
inff climbers, soon covering a large space; the flowers are 
susjttnded on long thread-like filaments, and from the roof 
of the conservatory resemble starlights. 
fgnea, vivid scarlet 
„ Van Volxe'ml, rich scarlet 
„ choice mixed 
THLADIAN'TBLA, Nat. Ord. Oucurhita' cece. 
Thladlan'tha du'bla,y<//«</, a fine rapid growing climber .. 
THUEBEE'GIA, Nat. Ord. Acantha'cece. Splendid half-hardy annual climbers. 
Hardy showy climber. 
Thunher'gla aJa'ta, orange, rick brown eye 
al'ba, white, rick broion eye... 
aurantla'ca, orange, dark eye 
Ba'keri,/wr^ 
'ST^'^x\,yelloio 
choice i^xed from the above 
These are all extremely elegant slender- 
grotvin^ climbers, rapidly covering wire 
globes, pillars, trellises, hanging-baskets, 
etc., in the greenhouse. In sheltered 
situations they succeed well out of doors, 
and are very effective. 
