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NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES. 
PELARGONIUM, ZONAL. 
EXTRA CHOICE HYBRIDISED. 
Mr. William Bull’s reputation as a raiser of first-rate Zonal Pelargoniums is so widely known, 
that lie olfers tliis seed with the greatest confidence. 
Extract from the Gardeners' Weekly Magazine “ Mr. William Bull, of King’s Road, Chelsea, 
has sent out more good Zonal Pelargoniums than any other cultivator in this country.” 
The seeds may bo expected to produce the following colours : scarlet, white, pink, cerise, rose, 
carmine, blush, salmon, rose pink, orange scarlet, &c. Pride 2s. 6 cl. per packet. 
PENTSTEMON. 
EXTRA CHOICE HYBRIDISED. 
Saved from Mr. W. Bull’s extensive collection of beautiful and distinct varieties, as enumerated 
in his Plant Catalogue, pages 77 to 79. Price Is. per packet. 
PENTSTEMON COLVILLI. 
A very handsome variety, introduced from California, with rich dark green leaves, and producing 
long spikes of semi-pendant purple flowers. Price Is. per packet. 
PENTSTEMON FENDLERI. 
A pretty dwarf species, from the Rocky Mountains, with glaucous green leaves, and spikes of 
light purple flowers. Price Is. per packet. 
PENTSTEMON GLABER. 
This is one of the handsome blue flowered section. It is of dwarf habit, with lanceolate foliage, 
the flowers of a rich blue colour, with a pink or rosy lilac throat. Price Is. per packet. 
PENTSTEMON JEFFREYANUM. 
By far the most beautiful of these valuable herbaceous perennials is P. Jeffreyanum. Its dark 
green foliage, elegant habit, and long erect spikes of rich azure blue flowers, which are produced 
continuously from June to the end of September, render it the most attractive of its species, and, 
when better known, the most popular flower of the day. Price Is. and Is. Gd. per packet . 
PENTSTEMON LOBBI. 
A very distinct yellow flowering variety, of neat branching habit. Price Is. per packet:. 
Sow in March in pans, using light, soil, and place in gentle heat ; pinch out into other pans when 
strong enough to handle, and continue to grow on freely in heat until established, then gradually harden 
off. By the end of May they can be planted out., 18 inches apart, into their blooming quarters. 
PETUNIA, DOUBLE. 
EXTRA CHOICE HYBRIDISED. 
This seed will unquestionably produce a large average of double flowers, and Mr. W. Bull has no 
hesitation in stating that it is the only seed ever offered in the trade that may bo expected to do 
so ; strong as this assertion may seem, it is grounded on experience, for with a view of raising 
new double-flowering kinds, Mr. W. Bull has purchased in successive years, from various sources, 
seeds that were reputed would produce double flowers, but all and always with the same result 
namely, that they proved single. Price 2s. G d. per packet. 
PETUNIA, SINGLE. 
EXTRA CHOICE HYBRIDISED. 
Saved from the best and most distinct flowers. This seed will produce the beautifully striped, 
maculated, and reticulated varieties, for which Mr. William Bull’s collection is so famous. Price 
Is. 6(7. and 2s. 6 d. per packet. 
Petunias may be somn at the same time, and in the same may, as recommended for Pentstcmons. 
