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SELECT LIST OF FLOWER SEEDS, 
Mr. william BULL’S 
SELECT LIST OF FLOWER SEEDS. 
Abbreviations nsed in the column vepi'csenting Hardiness and Duration, 
H.A. Hardy Annual 
H.H.A. Half-Hardy Annual 
H.B. Hardy Biennial 
H.H.B. Half-Hardy Biennial 
H.P. Hardy Perennial 
H.H.P. Half-Hardy Perennial 
G.A. Greenhouse Annual 
T.A. Tender Annual 
T.P. Tender Perennial 
G.P. Greenhouse Perennial 
G.B. Oukeniiouse Biennial 
G.S. Greenhouse Shrub. 
* Hardy Annuals most suitable for autumn sowing. 
§ Climbers. 
TIME OP SOWING, &c. — HARDY ANNHADS may be sown in March and April, and for 
early spring blooming thoso marked with an asterisk should bo sown early in September, in a 
sheltered situation, and when up, thinned so as to keep them strong. In March they may be trans- 
planted where they are to bloom. Before sowing, which should be done on a fine dry day, carefully 
prepare the soil, and in- covering regulate the thickness by the size of the seed — sumll seeds should 
be very lightly covered. Success in growing annuals depends in a great measure upon their being 
properly thinned to regular distances, so as to give j^lonty of room for the full devolopement of each 
plant ; this in too many instances is entirely neglected, hence the dissatisfaction so often expressed 
as to their uso. 
HALF-HARDY ANNUALS may he sown in March and April, in pans, and placed on a slight 
hot-bod, and when strong enough pricked out into a cool frame, near the glass, where they may get 
hardened and well established for transplanting into their blooming quarters early in May, or potted 
off singly for conservatory and greenhouse decoratiou. Under favourable circumstances, many 
varieties will bloom freely if sown in the open ground about the middle of May. 
TFNDFR ANNUALS, such as Balsams, Cclosias, Thunbergias, &c., require raising in a tem- 
perature ranging from CO® to 70®, Sow in pans or pots, and place near the glass ; keep the soil 
moist, and shade from the sun until the plants appear. When strong enough, pot off into small 
pots, keeping them near the glass, and admitting air on every favourable occasion. 
BIENNIALS AND PERENNIALS. — The more select and tender varieties for summer and 
autumn blooming may be sown in a gentle beat in March and April, and pricked out into pots until 
fully established, and then potted off singly, or transplanted into the open ground, as required. The 
hardier varieties may ho sown in the open ground, in prepared beds, in .Tune and July, and when 
strong enough transplanted into nursery beds, or where they are intended to bloom the following 
year. 
NAME AND DESCRIPTION, 
Hardineiis 
niiil 
Duration. 
Height 
in 
Feet. 
Price 
Ror 
Packet. 
Abronia umbei.iata, a pretty trailing jjlant, with sweet-scented rose 
s. d. 
coloured flowers 
1 
0 G 
Acanthus mollis, purple and white ...... 
h p 
2 
0 3 
Aconitum napellus (Monkshood), blue 
4 
0 3 
Acboclinium boseum, handsome everlasting flower, bright rose 
h h a 
I 
0 3 
,, ALBUM, white 
1 
0 3 
Actinella grandiflora, yellow ; largo and showy .... 
h”p 
1 
0 6 
Adonis autumnai.is {Flos Adonis), crimson . . . . ' . 
il 
0 3 
Agapantuus umbellatus {African Lih/), blue 
h p 
3‘ 
0 G 
AgEBATUM MEXICANUM CAtRULEUM NANUM, blue 
h h a 
1 
0 3 
>) >> ,, ALBUM NANUM, whito .... 
Alonsoa Wabscbwiczi compacta, bright orange scarlet 
1 
0 3 
1 
0 (i 
Alyssum MARiTiMUM {Srveet Alj/ssuniyy whito ... 3s. per oz. 
h a 
a 
0 0 
,, saxatile compactum, yellow 
Amabanthus, see page 43. 
bp 
I 
4 
0 6 
