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ORNAMENTAL-FOLIAGED AND SUB-TROPICAL PLANTS. 
NAME AND DESCRIPTION. 
No. 
851 Canna rubricaulis, bright red flowers, rich marbled foliage 
... , i nOWers. 
852 
853 
854 
855 
85K 
857 
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■Warscewiozioides grandiflora, crimson flowers, splemliu 
foliage . . flowers, and magnificent foliage 
zebrina, a beautiful variety, with striped foliage . . 
elegantissima, beautifully striped bronzy foliage 
” superba, fine red flowers and striped foliage . 
finest mixed 
858 
859 
8«0 
861 
862 
863 
864 
865 
866 
867 
868 
861 
870 
871 
872 
873 
874 
875 
876 
877 
8-8 
879 
880 
8j1 
882 
883 
884 
885 
886 
8»7 
888 
889 
890 
891 
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Duration. 
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In raising Cannas it is recommended that the seeds, before 
being sown: should be slightly filed on one side, so that the embryo 
may oasUy burst through the hard shell, as Canna seeds possess a 
very hard tegument. 
Cent-VUREA babvlonica, a handsome plant, with large whitish foliage 
and yellow flowers . . . • ■ 
, oandidissima (ragmina), true, the most useful silvery- 
” foliaged plant in cultivation 
Clementei, vide page 9. . , , • , i 
” gymnocarpa, an exceedingly beautiful plant, with finely 
” divided white foliage . 
Cerastium Biebersteinii, very pretty silvery-leaved plant, with larger 
and more beautiful foliage than C. tonieutosuvi . ^ . 
tomentosum, silvery-foliaged plant, invaluable for edging 
CHAM’ipEUCE Cassaronas, tliistlc-like plant, with smooth glossy dark 
green leaves, and white nerves and spuies . 
diaoantha, a beautiful plant, the mid-rib of the leaves 
’ ’ and the spines ivory white, margined ivith glossy gi een, 
and covered with white silky down .... 
Cineraria acanthifolia, silvery-foliaged bedding plant . 
MARITIMA, a well-known silvery-foliaged plant . . . 
Eucalyptus globulus, a valuable ornamental plant, with beautiful 
Ferdinanda ^emfnens] sub-tropical plant, with handsome broad foliage 
and majestic habit 
Ferula communis 
O-revillea robusta, a most graceful and ornamental plant, with 
elegantly divided foliage . . . • • 
Ounnera eoabra, a splendid plant, with immense leaves • • • 
Nicotiana grandiflora purpurea, a majestic annual, inth large 
handsome leaves and purplish rose flowers 
macrophylla gigantea, the most remarkable variety in 
” cultivation ; its lai'ge leaves, stately height, and large 
bright purplish rose flowers, give it a noble appearance, 
cither singly or in groups . . ■ • 
WIGANDIOIDES, yellow flowers, magiiificent foliage . . 
OxALls TROP.iEOLOluEs, ail e.xcelleiit edging plant, rvith deep purplish 
brown foliage . . . .7, , ' 
PerillGt nankinensis, a most useful border plant, with, deep mulberry 
Pyrethrum Parthenium aureum (Golden Feather) 
Ricinus africanus, splendid green foliage. ... 
BtLOT DESFOUGfeliEs, stems and foliage a fine glaucous green . 
”, boubboniensis, large ornamental foliage . . _. 
', BRA.SILIBNSIS, dark green fruit and ornamental foliage 
” ELEGANTISSIMUS, vidc page 15. 
Gibsoni, wic page 15. 
, , INSIGKIS ( speetabilis), dark gi’een fruit .... 
,, MACROCARPUS . . 
MACROPIIYLLUS ATKOPURPUREUS, large haiidsoiiic joliage 
,, PULCHEIlllIMUS 
PURPURBUS MAJOR . . 
SANGUINEUS {Obermaniii), red stems and veins, immense growt 
" ,, TRICOLOR . 
Sol’anum atropURPUREU.m, beautiful foliage and dark purple flowers 
auriculatum, ear-shaped, white foliage, and violet flowers 
” BETACEUM, a Very elegant variety, with green stems, beauti 
” fully spotted with grey, the leaves large and bright green, 
flowers white and succeeded by red berries 
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