82 
ORNAMBNTAL-FOLIAGED AND SUB-TROPICAL PLANTS. 
NAME AND DESCRIPTION. 
t 
Hardiness 
and 
D.uration. 
Height 
in 
feet. 
Price 
per 
packet. 
No. 
845 Canna kubeicaulis, blight red flowers, rich marbled foliage 
h h p 
64 
s. d. 
0 6 
846 „ Warsoewiozloides grandlflora, crimson flowem, splendid 
foliage 
3i 
H 
0 4 
847 „ ,, nobilis, red flowers, and magnificent foliage . 
848 „ zebrina, a beautiful variety, ivith striped foliage 
0 6 
4 
0 3 
849 ,, „ elegantissima, beautifully striped bronzy foliage 
H 
1 6 
850 ,, ■ superba, fine red flowers and striped foliage 
64 
1 0 
851 ,, finest mixed 
it 
0 6 
In raising Gannas it is recommended that the seeds, before 
being sown, should be slightly filed on one side, so that the embryo 
may easily burst through the hard shell, as Canna seeds possess a 
very hard tegument. 
852 Centaueea babylonica, a handsome plant, with large whitish foliage 
and yellow flowers 
hp 
6 
1 .0 
853 ,, candidissima {ragusina), true, the most useful silvery- 
foliaged plant in cultivation 
hhp 
1 
1 0 
,, Clementei, vide page 8. 
854 ,, GYMNOCAEPA, an exceedingly beautiful plant, with finely 
divided white foliage 
1 
1 0 
855 Cerastium Biebersteiuii, very pretty silvery-leaved plant, with larger 
and more beautiful foliage than 0. tomentosunn 
h p 
4 
0 6 
856 „ tomentosum, silvery-foliaged plant, invaluable for edging 
857 Cuamjepbuce Cassabon/b, thistle-like plant, -with smooth glossy dark 
green leaves, and white nerves .and spines . 
4 
0 6 
hb 
4 
1 0 
858 ,, diacantha, a beautiful plant, the mid-rib of the leaves 
and the spines ivory w’hite, margined with glossy gi-een, 
and covered with white silky down .... 
4 
1 0 
859 Cineraria acanthifolia, silvery-foliaged bedding plant 
h ii p 
2 
0 6 
860 ,, MAEITIMA, a well-known silvery-foliaged plant . 
hp 
14 
0 3 
861 Eucalyptus globulus, a valuable ornamental plant, with beautiful 
glaucous foliage 
h h s 
0 6 
862 Ferdinanda eminens, sub-tropical plant, -with handsome broad foli.age 
and majestic habit 
s s 
8 
1 0 
863 Feeula COMMUNIS 
hp 
8 
0 8 
864 Grevillea robusta, a most gi-aceful and ornamental plant, with 
elegantly divided foliage 
865 Gunnera scabra, a splendid plant, with immense leaves 
10 
1 0 
hhp 
2 
0 6 
866 Nicotiana gkandifloha purpurea, a majestic annual, with, large 
handsome leaves and purnlish rose flowers 
h h a 
5 
0 3 
867 ,, maorophylla gigantea, the most remarkable variety in 
cultivation ; its large leaves, stately height, and large 
bright purplish rose flowers, give it a noUe appearance, 
either singly or in groups 
8 
0 6 
868 ,, WIGANDIOIDES, yellow flowers, magnificent foliage . 
869 Oxalis teopjeoloides, an excellent edging plant, with deep purplish 
brown foliage 
hhp 
8 
1 0 
h b 
4 
0 6 
870 Perilla nankinensis, a most useful border plant, with deep mulberry 
foliage 
h h a 
14 
0 3 
871 Pyretbrum Parthenium aureum ( Golden Feather ) . , . 
h p 
f 
0 6 
S72 Ricinus afeicanus, splendid green foliage. 
h h a 
6 
0 3 
873 ,, Bi5lot DjtsPOUGkEES, stems and foliage a fine glaucous green . 
8 
0 3 
874 ,, BOEBONIBNSIS, large ornamental foliage 
8 
0 3 
875 ,, beasiliensis, dark green fruit and ornamental foliagel . 
8 
0 3 
876 ,, iKSiGNis dark gi'cen fruit ..... 
6 
0 3 
877 ,, maceooaepus 
6 
0 3 
878 ,, MAOEOPHYLLUs ATEOPUEPUEEUs, large handsomc foliage 
3 
0 3 
879 ,, PULCHEEEIMUS 
6 
0 6 
880 ,, PUEPUEEUS MAJOR 
6 
0 3 
881 ,, SANGUINEUS (Obermanui), red stems and veins, immense growth 
10 
0 3 
882 ,, ,, TRICOLOR 
8 
0 3 
883 Solanum atrofurpureum, beautiful foliage and dark purple flowers 
g s 
3 
0 3 
884 ,, auriculatum, ear-shaped, white foliage, and violet flowers . 
4 
0 3 
885 ,, BETACEUM, a very elegant variety, rvith green stems, beauti- 
fully spotted with grey, the leaves large and bright green, 
flowers white and succeeded by red berries 
4 
0 6 
886 ,, gigranteum, large oval leaves, downy white underneath, 
violet flowers, succeeded by scarlet berries .... 
8 
0 6 
