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NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES. 
LILIUM AURATUM. 
The golden-rayed Japanese Lily, the queen of this wondrous race, is now known in ovei'y garden 
where plants of value and beauty are regarded with admiration. The excitement resultant from its 
first presentation to public notice in England was no greater than that which occurred on the 
Continent, for indeod, in every groat city of Europe, Lilium auratum has had an ovation. Being 
now so well known, description of this gorgeously beautiful Lily is almost needless, but it may bo as 
well to remark that it has proved itself as hardy in the open ground as any of the common Lilies ; 
it is therefore admirably adapted for cultivating either in the Greenhouse, Conservatory, or 
open air. Price Is. Gd. and 2.y. Gd. per packet. 
LINARIA ALPINA. 
A very elegant and compact annual, 4 to G inches high, producing an abundance of dark violet 
flowers, with a rich yellow centre ; an excellent plant for pot culture or for edgings. Price Gd. per 
paeiict. 
LINUM MACRAYI. 
An exceedingly neat and pretty dwarf plant for pot culture, with small leaves and bright orange 
flowers. Price Is. G d. per packet. 
LOBELIA, NEW HERBACEOUS. 
CHOICE MIXED VARIETIES. 
This seed has been saved from the splendid varieties describod in Mr. William Bull’s Plant 
Catalogue at page 83. 
Extract prom the Gardeners’ Chronicle : — 
“ The Lobelia of tho tall perennial typo is, it seems, undergoing the same kind of improvement 
which is being effected in the case of other flowers, variety of colour as well as size being secured ; 
scarlets and purples we have long been familiar with, but other colours have till now been wanting, 
and, strangely enough, the plants have been much less freely cultivated than their beauty has 
merited. Perhaps this has been owing to the absence of variety ; but, if so, we cannot but expect 
to see tho perennial Lobelia rise again in popular favour, for in a box of seedlings which has reached 
us, occur several decidedly new colours — pink, carmine, and ruby amongst them, with various 
intermediate shades. We hail them as great acquisitions, for the Lobelia is ono of the good old 
summer flowers which has been elbowed out of the garden by the bedding system, though few 
subjects are more brilliant than it, when under good management. We are indebted to Mr. Bull for 
the flowers to which reference has been made.” Price 2s. Gd. per packet. 
LOBELIA ERINUS CROWN PRINCESS. 
(NEW.) 
Flowers pure white, with the centre prettily spotted with indigo. This is a very fine variety 
flowers well formed, and habit free and compact. Price Is. per packet. 
LOBELIA ERINUS ERECTA BICOLOR. 
(NEW.) 
A charming variety, of compact and erect habit ; the lower petals of the flowers are pure white, 
the upper bright blue. Price l* 1 . per packet . 
LOBELIA ERINUS PAXTONIAN A. 
Bright azure blue flowers, with pure white centre. Price Gd. per packet. 
LOBELIA ERINUS ROSY MORN. 
(NEW.) 
An exceedingly attractive new variety, of a good compact habit, and produces an abundance of 
beautiful rose flowers, with white centre. Price Is. per packet. 
