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SPECIALITIES. 
SPECIALITIES in FLOWER SEEDS. 
24 ABUTILON' (New varieties).— Tliese seeds have been saved from the beautiful varieties 
now so popular, and having been produced from carefully hybridised flowers, new and handsome 
varieties of various colours and great excellence may be expected. Is. 6d. per packet. 
25 ACHIMENES, mixed.— Tuberous-rooted greenhouse plants of great beauty. The seed offered 
has been saved from a choice collection. 2s. 6rf. per packet. 
26 AGEB.ATUM IMPERIAL DWARF.— This is an exceedingly popular bedding plant, 
being of a cheerful azure blue colour, and throwing a dense mass of blossom throughout the 
summer, free and vigorous in growth. Is. per packet. 
27 ALONSOA LINIFOLIA.— The plants growing from 1 to li feet in height, are furnished with 
flax-like leaves ; and when in flower are covered from almost the base to the summit with 
glowing light scarlet blossoms, agreeably contrasting with an exceedingly pretty dark green 
foliage. It is of easy growth, and alike adaptable for pot or open ground culture. 6<7. per 
packet. 
28 ALOYSIA CITRIODORA. — The well-known lemon-scented Verbena. Is. per packet. 
29 AMARANTHUS SALICIFOLIUS.— Of pyramidal form, from 2i to 3 feet high. The 
leaves vary in the early stages of growth from a green to a bronzy green shade. As the plants 
get stronger, the leaves at the end of the principle branches assume a bright orange red 
colour fonning magnificent bright colomed plumes, and giving the plant a most elegant and 
picturesque appearance. 6d. per packet. 
30 ANTIRRHINUM, extra choice mixed. — Saved from the finestand mo.st beautifully flaked, 
mottled, and striped varieties in cultivation. 6d. per packet. 
31 AQUILEGIA CCERULEA. — A splendid species of Columbine, which has received two First 
Class Certificates. It is a native of the Eocky Mountains, and is remarkable for tlio length of 
its spurs, as well as for the large size of its violet and white flowers. Is. per packet. 
32 ARUNDINARIA KHASYANA.— A rare Bamboo from Sikkim, exceedingly ornamental. 
3s. 6d. per packet. 
ASTERS, finest Imported, in collections. — Vide page 18. 
33 AURICULA, ALPINE. — Saved from the finest flowers. Is. Cd. and 2s. 6d. per packet. 
34 AURICULA SHOW. — From finest named green, grey, and white edged varieties. 2s. 6d. per 
packet. 
35 AZALEA INDICA. — Is. 6d. per packet. 
36 BALSAM, CAMELLIA-FLOWERED.— Finest double, a splendid strain, bearing full 
double flowers of great substance, with petals over-lapped like a Camellia ; this seed may 
be expected to produce all the brilliant seifs and exquisitely mottled and striped varieties 
usually found in this favourite plant. It has been especially selected and saved by a celebrated 
glower for Mr. W. B. for several years past. The following unsolicited evidences of merit arc 
taken from numbers that arc constantly received. Collection of 8 splendid colours, 2s. 6d. 
37 BALSAM, CAMELLIA-FLOWERED.— Mixed colours. Is. 8d. per packet. 
From H. W. Newtoit, Esq., Calcutta, 
** The Balsam seed 1 received from you last year germinated 
freely; the blooms were simply mognificent, and were much 
admired.” 
From Mr. Gow, Oarde7ter to Thb Dowxqbb 
Countess op Sbipibld, JSlffin, 
** Your Balsams were very fine, bearing largo full double 
flowers like a Rose.” 
From The Right Hon. Tho Dowaobb Countess op Kingston. 
1 have splendid Balsams, the third set of flowers from seed you sent me ; pray send mo more for next year, for tho flowore 
are magnificent.” 
38 BEGONIA, FRCEBELII.- The flowers, which are large and of a brilliant scarlet, are borne 
erect in bunches well above the foliage, the petals being of good substance ; it commences 
flowering in June, the plant will thrive during the summer months in the open ground. Is. 6d. 
per packet. 
BEGONIA. —From tuberous-rooted Hybrids of the handsome-flowered bulbous-rooted 
section, many of them not yet sent out, and having been again hybridised, must give 
striking novelties of great merit. The flowem that this seed will produce will be exceedingly 
varied in colour, embracing crimson, orange, pink, carmine, talraon, orange scarlet, cinnamon, 
blusk, lake, rose, vermilion, and various intennediate shades. Is. 6<7. and 2s. 6d. per jiacket. 
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From R. Braham, Eeq., Pheenix Park, Jarnaica. 
“ Your lost Begoniu eecdB must every one have germinated, a few liavo bloesomed which are splendid in size and colour.” 
