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NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES. 
IPOM/EA HEDERACEA ATRO-LILACEA GRANDIFLORA AZUREA 
MARGINATA, 
Dark lilac flowers, edged witli bright azure blue. 
Price 2«. dd. j)cr }>ucltct. 
LILIUM AURATUM. 
The golden-rayed Japanese Lily, the queen of this wondrous race, is now known in every garden 
where plants of value and beauty are regarded witli admiration. Tho excitement resultant froin its 
first presentation to public notice in England was no greater than that which occurred on the 
Continent, for indeed, in every great city of Europe, Liliiim auratum has had au ovation. Being 
now so well known, description of this gorgeously beautiful Lily is almost needless, but it may be as 
well to remark that it has proved itself as hardy in tho open ground as any of the common Lilies ; 
it is therefore admirably adapted for cultivating cither in the Greenhouse, Censervatory, or 
open air. 
Price Is. &d. and 2s. Crf. per packet. 
LOBELIA, NEW HERBACEOUS. 
CHOICE MIXED VAEIETIES. 
Exthact riioM THE Gardeners' Chronicle : — 
“ The Lobelia of the tall perennial type 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, wo cannot but expect 
to see the perennial Lobelia rise again in popular favour, for in a box of seedlings which has reached 
us, occur several decidedly now colours — pink, carmine, and ruby amongst them, with various 
intermediate shades. Wo hail them as great acquisitions, for the Lobelia is one of the good old 
summer flowers which has been elbowed out of the garden by tho bedding system, though few 
subjects are more brilliant than it, when under good management. We are indebted to Mr. Bui,l for 
the flowers to which reference has been made.” 
Extract prom the Gardeners' Chronicle, Sept. 7, 1867, Page 92I ; — 
“ We noticed some year or two since a fine strain of Herbaceous Lobelias, of which flowei’s had 
been sent to us by Mr. Buli.. Some of these varieties proved to be remarkably fine things. We 
have now before us another series from tho same source, comprising, in addition to the more 
familiar scarlets and crimsons, varying shades of less common colours, as carmine, rose, magenta, 
rose purple, and puce. We really hope to see those fine things speedily taken up aud done justice 
to, for, well cultivated, there is no finer set of hardy herbaceous plants iu existence.” 
Price 2s. 6d. per packet. 
LOBELIA ERINUS SPECIOSA. 
TRUE. 
Pl'iCG QiJ , pc)' packet. 
LOBELIA ERINUS PAXTONIANA. 
Bright azure blue flowers, with pure white centre. 
Price 6<7. per packet . 
MATHIOLA BICORNIS. 
An evening-scented Stock of unrivalled fragrance, from tho mountains of Greece. No annual iu 
cultivation surpasses or perhaps equals this in the powerful and yet delicate perfume of its flowers. 
Tho plant grows one foot or more in height, the upper half or two-thirds being a branching spike of 
pink and lilac blossoms, partially closed during the daytime (when the scent is feeble), but expanding 
fully towards evening, and remaining so during the night aud early morning ; when grown in a 
mass forms a pretty effect. The perfume resembles that of tho Stock and sweet-scented Clematis 
combined. It must bC treated as a common hardy annual. 
Price U'. per packet. 
