The it floral gems should be universally cultivated. Few 
of the plants brought to Covent Garden Market charm 
the visitor so much as the pots of rose-tinted silvery 
flowers of the Rhodantht. In private establishments _ 
they should be grown in pans of about a down plants ^ 
for the decoration of the conservatory during autumn 
and spring. In the flower garden they are very charm- 
ing, and greatly frixtd for bouquets. 
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RANUNCULUS, Nat. Ord. Ranunculci'croe. Beautiful early summer flower. 
2400 Ranun culus aslat'lcus super'bus, brilliant colours, seedlings flower the first season, £ ft. ... 6 d. & 
RHODAN'THE, Nat. Ord. Compos itce. Half-hardy everlasting annuals. 
2101 Rhodan'the Mangle'sli, bright rose, 1 f t 3d. 8c^\ 
2402 ,, ,, ma'jor, bright rose, 1 ft. ... 
2403 ,, , , fl. pi. Prince Bismarck. 
rose, very double, new, 1 ft. 
2404 ,, atrosanguln'ea, purple-crimson, 1 ft. 
2405 „ macula'ta, rosy purple, with crimson 
circle , l£ ft .....3d. Sc and spring. In the flower garden they are very charm- O 
2405 »» , , al ba, silvery white, ij ft. fii|, and greatly frixtd for bouquets. O 
2407 11 mixed, including all sorts 6 d. &J L i 
RHODODENDRON, Nat. Ord. Erica! cece. Magnificent shrubs. 
2408 Rhododen'dron splendid mixed hardy varieties 1 a 
2409 „ „ „ greenhouse varieties 1 o 
RI'CINUS, Nat. Ord. Euphorbia cece. Highly ornamental foliage plants. 
Picturesque, umbrageous , elegant foliage plants , which in autumn are studded with grotesque fruit. As 
specimens on the lawn or terrace they are unsurpassed , and for the Sub-tropical garden indispensable. In shrub- 
bery borders, and by the sides of ravines, rivulets , and lakes, they impa rt a majesty possessed by few, if any other 
plant. From seed fhey speedily attain gigantic proportions, and are ornamental till destroyed by frost. 
2410 Ri'clnus altls'simus, a robust growing variety, 10 ft o 
2411 „ Borbonen'sls, silvery stems and large ornamental foliage, 10 ft o 
2412 „ „ arbo'reus, large handsome ornamental foliage o 
2413 „ ,, coerules'cens, a very distinct, handsome, large foliaged variety, with bluish 
green fruit, 5 ft o 
2414 ,, compac'tus , fine compact groining variety, with handsome foliage, 4 ft o 
2415 ,, Duchess of Edinburgh, a fine variety , with handsome foliage, 5 ft o 
2416 „ elegantls'simus, stems dark red and branching, a fine species , 5 ft o 
2417 „ Glbso'nll, rich lustrous foliage the colour of Iresine Lindtnii, a most valuable introduc- 
tion, 5 ft 6 d. 8c 1 
2418 „ Halseya'na, the grandest of this family, height 10 ft. to 20 ft 6 d. & 1 
2419 „ inslg'nls a large handsome foliaged variety, 6 ft o 
2420 ,, kermesl'ua viola'cea (new), very handsome foliaged viriety, 5 ft o 
2421 ,, macrocar'pus al'bldus, silvery puwdered stems and bronzed green foliage, 8 ft o 
2422 „ macrophyl'lus atropurpu'reus, a fine variety, with silvery bronzed stems, 6 ft o 
2423 „ Oberman'nli, of gigantic proportions, stems and foliage tinged purple, 10 ft o 
2424 „ sanguin'eus tri'color, stems and fruit spotted red , fine foliage, 8 ft o 
2425 „ „ cris'pus, a beautiful new variety, 6 ft o 
2426 „ choice mixed varieties 6 d. & 1 
RIVI'N A, Nat. Ord. Pkqtolacca'ccce. Greenhouse fruit-bearing shrubs. 
Exceedingly ornamental plants for dinner-table decoration , producing long drooping elegant racemes 
of berries ; seed so?on in spring produces fine plants by autumn. 
RlvTna hu'mllis (the Rouge Plant), scarlet berries, 2 ft 1 
„ aurantla'ca, orange berries, 2 ft 1 
ROCKET, Nat. Ord. Crucif'erce. Valuable early-flowering hardy perennials. 
Rocket, Sweet, purple, 1.3 ft.') For the decoration of the spring flower garden the Sweet Rocket is l o 
,, „ white, 1.3 ft. > exceedingly useful, flowering early, and continuing beautiful for < o 
11 „ mixed, 1.3 ft.J a long time in beds , ribbons, etc. t 0 
ROSE (Rosa), Nat. Ord. Rosa'cece. Splendid hardy shrubs. 
2432 Rose, saved from the choicest named varieties 1 
2427 
2428 
2429 
2430 
2431 
RUDBEO'KIA, Nat. Ord. Compos'itce. 
2433 RudbecTtia callfor'nlca, golden yellow, 3 ft 
2434 ,, Newman'il, orange, 2 ft 
2436 ,, pinna'ta, yelloiu , 3 ft 
2436 „ pulcher'rima, ctimson, edged yellow, 2 ft. . 
2437 ,, purpu'rea, put pie, 2 ft 
2438 „ choice mixed 
SABBA/TIA, Nat. Ord. Gentiana'ceoc. 
Handsome hardy perennials. 
These exceedingly showy free-flower- 
ing herbaceous perennials are 
very effective in large borders, 
* and valuable for naturalization 
in semi-wild situations, and in 
woodland walks. 
Charming greenhouse annual. 
3d.Sc o 
2439 Sabba'tla campes'tris, rose and yellow, a most beautiful miniature pot plant, £ ft 6d. & 
SALPIG-LOS'SIS, Nat. Ord. Scrophularia'cece. Beautiful half-hardy annuals. 
handsome singularly marbled arid beautifully pencilled A Istrcemeria-l ike flowers, valuable for filling beds 
and forming ribbons, groups, &c.; an exceedingly useful plant to cut for vases and table bouquets. ~ 
in pots they are very decorative in the conservatory. 
2440 Salplglos'sls atropurpu'rea, azu'rea, atrococcin'ea, coccin'ea, sulphu'rea, Sc niger, 2 ft each 
2441 „ choice mixed, all colours, 2 ft 3 ^- & 
2442 „ na'na (dwarf), atropurpu'rea, azu'rea, coccin'ea, stria'ta, and sulphu'rea, 1.3ft. each 
2443 „ „ choice mixed, 1.3 ft 3 ^ & 
SAL'VIA, Nat. Ord. Labia'tce. Splendid annuals and perennials. 
Cultivated 
2444 
2445 
2446 
2447 
2448 
2449 
2450 
Sal'via coccin'ea, scarlet, 13 ft. 
grandiflo'ra bl'color, iAft. ... 
„ sangui'nea,' 1 $ ft. 
,, na'na scarlet, 1 ft. 
,, ,, ro'sea, 1 ft. 
super'ba, scarlet, 1.3 ft 
choice mixed ~ 3 d. Sc 
In large beds, ribbons, and groups in the flower 
borders, the annual Salvias are strikingly 
effective, the colour.' are intensely rich, and the 
plants continue flowering till late in autumn. 
As pot plants, they make a valuable addition 
to the conservatory ; half-hardy annuals. 
The seedlings of the following perennial Salvias are decorative the first season, and are very orna- 
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 . 
