12 and 13, King Street, Covent Garden^ 1881.] 
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2598 Sola^num cilla'tmu foliage very ornamental, fruit rich soft 2 ft o 6 
2599 „ citruUifo'Uum, large flowers and handsome foliage, 2 ft ... o 6 
2600 „ erythrocar'pum, ornamental palmated spiny foliage and scarlet fruit, 2 ft o 6 
2601 „ Fontanesia'num, canary- yellow flowers, and neat, very elegantly divided foliage, 3 ft. 06 
2602 „ g^gan'teunx, majestic species, with large ornamental oval leaves, downy white under- 
neath, and violet flowers, succeeded by scarlet berries, 6 ft o 6 
2603 ,, liseiiiatocar'pum, resembles S.pyracanthum, the Fire-Thorn, but the flowers are purple, 
white inside, and twice as large, and are succeeded by the richest blood-red berries, 3 ft. 06 
2604 „ laclnla'tum, a patlicularly picturesque species, with long curiously cut foliage, 5 ft o 6 
2605 „ marglna'tUDl a conspicuous and very ornamental plant for isolation or for groups, the 
leaves elegantly scolloped tojnentose, and margined silvery white, 4 ft o 6 
2606 ,, pyracan'tlium (Fire Thom), picturesquely ?ieat plant, covered with scarlet prickles, 3 ft. o 6 
2607 „ robus'tiun, a magnificent species with extremely large effective foliage, covered with 
long spines ; the young leaves are of a tick brown tint, 5 ft o 6 
2608 ,, Warscewlczloi'dos, a grand species, with large handsome ornamental foliage, 6 ft o 6 
2609 ,, choice mixed, from the above and other ornamental foliaged species td. and x o 
When in fruit the following arc effective on the dhmer-table, and handsome winter conservatory plants. 
2610 Sola'num capsicas'trum, small orange-scarlet fruit, literally covering the plant, ft o 3 
2611 ,, hy^bridum Henderso'ni, a very handsome variety of pseudo-capsicum, ft o 6 
2612 „ „ Empress, in winter laden with bright coral-red berries, 2 ft o 6 
2613 ,, Lobel'i, fruit as large as an apricot, and changing from orange to blood-red when ripe... o 6 
2614 ,, pseudo-cap^sicum, covered with pretty orange-scarlet berries, 2 ft o 3 
2616 ,, ,, na'num, fruit, freely produced in autumn, I ft o 6 
2616 „ Texa'num, rich vermilion fruit, resembling a small tomato, foliage ornamental, 2 ft. ... o 3 
2617 „ WeatheriU's hybrids, fine variety of Pseudo-capsicum for table decoration, 2 ft o 6 
2618 „ choice mixed, from the above fruiting varieties 6 <f. & i o 
SPARAZ'IS, Nat. Ord. Irida^ceoe. Beautiful half-hardy bulbs. 
2619 Sparaz'is gnrandiflo'ra, choice mixed. These are charming flowers, i ft 6d. & i o 
SPHENO'GTNE, Nat. Ord. Compos^ itcB. Beautiful showy hardy annuals. 
2620 SphenO gyne au rea, pure golden yellow, 1 ft. ) The dwarf con\pad and fr*e-Jl»wiri-nij habit of tht$9 ehotoy plants admi- f O 3 
2621 „ bright S^ulphur,\iU j rably adapts them for bid*, long Une»,ribbon$, etc, I q 3 
STAT'IOE, Nat. Ord. Phimbagmacees. Highly ornamental perennials, etc. 
The flowers of all the Statices are Everlastings, and prized for vases and winter bouquets. Those enumerated 
in this section are splendid greenhouse plants. 
2622 Stat'ice arbore 8 'cen 8 ,yf< 7 zo<?rj' blue, plant very ornafnental, 2 ft o 6 
2623 ,, durius'cula, a charming dwarf variety, I ft o 6 
2624 „ Holfor'di, rich blue flowers, a very handsome variety, 2 ft o 6 
2625 ,, Imbrica'ta, blue, most beautiful, ft o 6 
2626 „ macrophyria, white, 2 ft o 6 
2627 „ choice mixed greenhouse varieties 6d. & i o 
The following are all perfectly hardy, very effective in flower borders, on rock-work, etc. Mr. Robinson 
illustrates S. latifolia in “ The Parks, Promenades, a?td Gardens of Paris." 
2628 Stat'ice exi'mia, pale purple, in large panicles, ft o 6 
2629 ,, Fortu'nei, a fine species, with white and yellow fiowers, i ft o 3 
2630 ,, inca'na na'na, compact habit ; very desirable, I ft o 3 
2631 „ latifo'lla, a fine ornamental species, with beautiful blue flowers, i ft o 6 
2632 „ Smi'thii, a very profuse flowering plant, 2 ft * o 6 
2633 „ spica'ta, lovely rose-pink, contrasting richly with the emerald-green leaves, i ft o 6 
2634 „ choice mixed from hardy varieties 3 <f. & o 6 
The following are very showy, half-hardy annual Everlasting flowers for flower border summer decoration. 
2636 Stat'ice Bonduel'U, flowers in large masses, ft o 3 
2636 ,, sinua'ta,/«/^/tf very pretty, I ft o 3 
2637 „ Thoun'il, blue and white, charming variety, i ft o 3 
2638 „ choice mixed from half-hardy annual varieties yi. & 0 6 
STENAO'TIS, Nat. Ord. Compos' itm. Fine showy hardy perennial. 
2639 Stenao'tls speclo'sa, lilac, an exceedingly useful showy border plant, 2 ft o 3 
STOCKS (Mathi'ola). Nat. Ord. Orudf'erae. 
For fragrance, beauty, and dazzling effect, " the Stock Gillifiower" is a matchless plant. 
German Dwarf 10-week Double Stocks. Half-hardy Annuals. For collections see p. 6. 
2640 New large flowering splendid mixed, embracing the best colours, ft i o 
2641 „ ,, ctimsoxi, or for beds or ribbons, i^Xi, each colour i o 
2642 „ ,, “The rich blood-red, splendtd new variety, i o 
2643 „ „ sulphur-yellow, rose, or coppery carmine, for beds or tibbons, li ft., 
each colour i o 
2644 „ ,, Giant Globe pyramidal, splendid mixed, a handsome Stock, ft i o 
2646 Wallflower-leaved, “ The Milton,” rich blood-red, very beautiful new variety, i j ft i o 
2646 New dwarf bouquet mixed, a most beautiful variety for edgings and small beds, ^ ft i o 
2647 Earliest Autumn flowering, splendid mixed, ft i o 
2648 Fine mixed varieties, all colours o 6 
German Double Stocks. Half-hardy Biennials. 
2649 Emperor, large-flowered mixed; a beautiful branching variety, which if sown early in spring, 
flowers in autumn; but if sown in July, the plants bloom continuously throughout the 
following summer and autumn. This truly valuable Stock deserves the most extensive 
cultivation, ft i o 
2660 „ large-flowered, crimson, violet, or white, or ij ft each colour i o 
2661 „ „ “The Byron,” r/o/i very handsome. I. ^ ft i o 
2662 Brompton splendid mixed, should be sown in July to flower the following summer, 2 ft i o 
2663 „ scarlet, white, or violet^ for beds or ribbons of one colour, 2 ft each colour i o 
