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NEW AND CHOICE BEDDING PLANTS. 
NEW YELLOW PICOTEE, PRINCE OF ORANGE. 
A splendid perpetual-flowering variety ; flowers bright orange, edged with crimson. 2s. 6d, 
PETUNIAS, vide pages 8, 9, and 142 to 144. ] POLYMNIA GRANDIS, 2s. 6d. 
GOLDEN-LEAVED BEDDING PLANT ‘‘GOLDEN FEATHER.” 
(PTRETHEUM PABTHBNIUM AUREUM.) 
A beantifnl dwarf hardy perennial plant, 6 to 9 inches in height. It is of uniformly neat and 
densely compact habit, and by simply pinching off the flower buds, its elegant feather-like golden 
leaves make it an efiective plant for bedding or riband decoration. 4d. each ; 3s. per dozen. 
SALVIA GRAHAMII PURPURATA. 
This splendid variety has very fine flowers of a rich purplish crimson. They resemble in form 
the flowers of <S. Gi'aliamii, but far exceed that variety in richness of colour. Is. 
SEMPERVIVUM ANOMALUM, &d. 
„ CAIilFORNICUM, &d. and 2d. 
„ GLOBIFERUM, Gd. 
„ HIRTUEE, 6rf. 
„ SOBOLIFERUM, Gd. 
SOLANUM MACRANTHUlff, 2s. Gd. 
SEMPERVIVUM ARACHNOIDEUM, Gd. 
„ CILIATUM, Is. 
„ GLUTINOSUM, 2s. 6rf. 
„ PITTONI, Gd. 
,, TECTORUm, Gd. 
SOLANUM ROBUSTUM AUREUM, 3s. Gd. 
STATICE SPICATA. 
This charming Caucasian species is of annual duration, flowering early in the season and continu- 
ing in bloom for a very longtime ; the leaves are prettily semi-pinnatifid sinuated, of a lively emerald 
green, forming a spreading tuft, out of which rise a multitude of cylindrical ear-like spikes, some 
undivided, others more or less branched in a pyramidically arranged fashion, closely set with flowers 
of a lovely rosy pink colour- The whole plant represents a graceful sub-pyramidal bouquet about 1 foot 
in height, rising out of a rosette-like tuft of exceedingly handsome bright green foliage. It is 
an extremely neat plant for pot culture, very beautiful and efiective for dwarf beds or edgings ; it 
represents a totally new feature amongst Statices as a genus, and is much esteemed for its value in 
making bouquets. 2s. Gd. 
NEW BEDDING TROP/EOLUMS. 
CAVALIER, light orange vermilion, slightly feathered in the upper petals ; of close oompact- 
instead of trailing, habit, forming a complete ball when bedded out. 1«. Gd. 
COMPACT, deep golden yellow, blotched with dark rich crimson in all the lobes ; a fine large 
flower. 1«. Gd, 
EXILE, intense crimson, shaded with maroon in the upper petals; very rich and attractive. Is. Gd. 
GAIETY, orange, all the petals cleanly blotched or spotted with bright crimson. Is. 
GLITTER, vivid scarlet, broad petals, good round flower. Is. 
MRS. TREADWELL, rich velvety orange crimson, flowers of great substance. Is. 
STANDARD, a very dark rich crimson flower, feathered with black in the upper petals ; distinct 
and showy. 2s. Gd. 
TITIAN, very largo and fine flower, of a beautiful bright orange colour, with dark feathering in the 
upper petals. Is. Gd. 
VILLAGER, bright orange, marked in the under petals with bright vermilion, and in the upper 
petals with light crimson ; a very showy flower. Is. Gd. 
UHDEA BIPINNATIFIDA. 2s. Gd. 
VERBENAS. 
CHOICE KINDS, for bedding and pot culture, at 6s. and 9s. per dozen. 
CARNATION-STRIPED, a choice assortment of the best and most distinct kinds at 9s. and 12s. 
per dozen. Varieties, offered for the first time, see page 9. 
VIOLA CORNUTA ALBA. 
This is a form of tho mauve coloured species, with pure white flowers. 9</. each j 6s. per dozen. 
VIOLA CORNUTA PERFECTION. 
This is quite a gem in the way of a bedding Viola. The flowers are horned as in V. conmtaj but 
are nearly three times the size, and of a dark mauve purple hue, with some dark lines radiating 
from a yellow eye. It is wonderfully profuse and continuous in bloom, and is one of the most 
useful and attractive of bedding plants. each j 65. per dozen. 
