NEW LOBELIAS— NEW PETUNIAS. 
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mw HERBACEOUS LOBELIAS. 
Extract from the Gardeners' Chronicle : — 
“ The Lobelia of the tall perennial type ia, it seems, undergoing the same kind of improvement 
which is being effected in the case of other flowers, variety of colour as well as size being secured ; 
scarlets and purples we have long been familiar with, but other colours have till now been wanting, 
and, strangely enough, the plants have been much less freely cultivated than their beauty has merited. 
Perhaps this has been owing to the absence of variety ; but, if so, we cannot but expect to see the 
perennial Lobelia rise again in popular favour, for in a box of seedlings which has reached us, occur 
several decidedly new colours — pink, carmine, and ruby amongst them, with various intermediate shades. 
We hail them as great acquisitions, for the Lobelia is one of the good old summer flowers which has 
been elbowed out of the garden by the bedding system, though few subjects are more brilliant than it, 
when under good management. We are indebted to Mr. Bull for the flowers to which reference has 
been made.” 
From a magnificent batch of upwards of sis hundred seedlings the following superb varieties have 
been selected ; the flower spikes are large, and the blossoms individually of great size and substance. 
They are weU adapted for large beds or groups, and when so planted produce a most striking effect. 
ANNIHILATOR. — Deep rose, shaded with warm violet, novel and good, 2s. 6d. 
COLLEGIAN. — Bright glowing scarlet, spikes of extraordinary length, flowers densely set, white 
eye, 2s. Cd. 
CONFIDENTIAL. — Rich claret, novel in colour, very fine, 2s. 6d. 
DISTINCTION. — Rose cerise, with beautiful pink shade, distinct, a pleasing variety, 2s. Gd. 
EFFICIENT. — Very brilliant scarlet, fine formed fiower, very free bloomer. 2s. Gd. 
EPITHET. — Bright rosy purple with clear white eye, exceedingly attractive, 2s. Gd. 
EXCELLENT. — A very fine variety, bright magenta colour, with white eye and broad lobes, 2s. Gd. 
FINANCIAL. — Deep rose shaded with scarlet, very fine, 2s. Gd. 
FLORENCE. — Carmine, with lower petals of extraordinary size and substance, white eye, 2s. Gd. 
GARLAND. — Rosy pui-ple, flowers large and well formed, veiy attractive, 2s. Gd. 
GENITOR.— Deep plum colour, flowers large and fine, very compact, 2s. Gd. 
GLADIATOR. — ^Violet niby, large spikes of flower, very attractive, 2s. Gd. 
GLITTER. — Bright glowing scarlet, huge flowers, upwards of two inches across, each lobe measuring an 
inch and a half long, 3s, Gd. 
INVENTIVE. — Soft pink, a charming variety, 2s. Gd. ' 
INVIGORATOR. — Rich carmine, of fine form, good spike, 2s. Gd. 
LEGISLATOR. — Vivid scarlet, flowera large, very distinctly formed, 2s. Gd. 
MATCHLESS. — Rich purple, with bright rose suffused through each petal, 3s. Gd. 
MODERATOR. — Very bright rose, good flowers, fine and showy, 2s. Gd. 
MULBERRY. — Flowers of large size, with fine compact habit, colour- a deep mulberry, 3s. Gd. 
NONSUCH. — Upper petals violet rose, margined with vermilion, imder petals intensely bright, very 
showy, 2s. Gd. 
PALATINE. — Very dark red, large flowers, good spike, 2s. Gd. 
PEACH-BLOSSOM. — One of the most attractive kinds ever offered, beautiful peach colour, with fine 
broadly-shaped stout petals, 2s. Gd. 
PROGRESS. — Bright -violet magenta, blossoms of good substance, large and fine, 3s. Gd. 
REVOKE. — Very bright light scarlet, extremely showy, 2s. Gd. 
RUBY. — This is one of the most beautiful of all herbaceous Lobelias, quite new- in colom-, being a very 
rich ruby, one of the best varieties ever sent out, 3s. Gd. 
SANGUINEA. — Dark ci-imson, fine formed flowers, very novel, 2s. Gd. 
THEODOSIA. — Bright carmine, flowers of gigantic size, a superb variety, 2s. Gd. 
WENT'WORTH.— Fiery scarlet, large spike and good flower, 2s. Gd. 
mw PETUHIAS. 
Those marked thus * have double flowers. 
AFFLUENCE. — Rosy carmine, shaded with violet, with a clean white stripe down the centre of each 
petal, 3s. 6d. 
♦AMBROISE VERSOHAFFELT.— Immense flowers, very full, perfect in form and of good substance, 
bright violet amaranth, the petals margined with bluish violet, 3s, Qd, 
