32 
ORNAMENTAL-FOLIAGED AND SUB-TROPICAL PLANTS. 
NAME AND DESCRIPTION. 
Hurdinos 
and 
Duration. 
Heigh 
in 
feet. 
Price 
pef 
packet. 
No. 
808 Amaranthus melancholicus ruber, rich blood-red foliage 
h h a 
i 
s. d. 
0 3 
„ salicifolius, vide page 6. 
809 ,, tricolor, scarlet, yellow, and green foliage . 
2 
0 3 
810 ,, ,, GIGANTEUS, purple, red, and yellow 
4 
0 6 
811 Aralia papyrifera (Chinese rice paper plant), extremely handsome 
g 8 
6 
1 8 
812 Barbarea vulgaris variegata, yellow variegated foliage . 
Begonia, ornamental foliaged, vide page 6. 
Bertolonia marmorea 
h p 
i 
1 0 
1 6 
813 Bocconia japonioa, a magnificent ornamental-foliaged plant 
h h s 
3 
0 6 
814 Canna, finest mixed 
h h p 
O 6 
In raising Cannas it is recommended that the seeds, before being 
sown, should be slightly filed, so that the embyro may easily burst 
through the hard shell, as Canna seeds possess a very hard tegument 
815 Centaurea babylonica, a handsome plant, with large whitish foliage 
and yellow flowers 
ll p 
6 
1 0 
,, candidissima ( ragusina ), vide page 7. 
,, Clementei, vide page 7. 
,, gymnocarpa, vide page 7. 
816 ,, macrocephala, flowers dark yellow and brown 
3 
0 6 
817 Cerastium Biebersteinii, very pretty silvery-leaved plant, with larger 
and more beautiful foliage than C. tomentosum 
h p 
! i 
0 6 
818 ,, tomentosum, silvery-foliaged plant, invaluable for edging 
Cham;epeuce Cassabonje, vide page 7. 
„ diacantha, vide page 7. 
819 Cineraria acanthifolia. silvery-foliaged bedding plant 
i 
0 6 
hhp 
1 
' 2 
0 6 
„ asplenifolia, vide page 8. 
820 ,, maritima, a well-known silvery-foliaged plant . 
h p 
0 6 
Coleus, vide page 8. 
Eucalyptus citriodora, vide page 9. 
821 ,, COCCIFERA 
h h s 
1 6 
822 ,, CORDATA 
1 6 
828 ,, CORIACEA 
1 0 
,, ficifolia, vide page 9. 
,, globulus, vide page 9. 
824 ,, URNIGERA .... 
1 6 
825 Ferdinandia eminens, sub-tropical plant, with handsome broad foliage 
and majestic habit 
gp 
8 
1 0 
826 Ferula communis ( Giant Fennel) .... 
h p 
8 
0 3 
Grevillea robusta, vide page 10. 
827 Gunnera scabra, a splendid plant, with immense leaves 
hhp 
2 
0 6 
Lavatera arborea variegrata, vide Inside of Cover. 
Mesembryanthemum cordifolium varieg-atum, vide page 11. 
Mimosa pudioa ( Sensitive Plant), vide page 11. 
Niootiana afifinis, vide page 11. 
828 ,, GRANDIFLORA purpurea, a majestic annual, with large 
handsome leaves and purplish rose flowers 
829 ,, macrophylla gigantea, the most remarkable variety in 
cultivation ; its large leaves, stately height, and large 
bright purplish rose flowers, give it a noble appearance, 
either singly or in groups 
li li a 
5 
0 0 
8 
0 6 
830 ,, wigandioides, yellow flowers, magnificent foliage 
8 
0 6 
831 Oxalis TROPA5OL0IDES, an excellent edging plant, with deep purplish 
brown foliage 
hb 
i 
0 6 
832 Perilla nankinensis, useful border plant, with deep mulberry foliage. 
h li a 
14 
0 3 
,, ,, macrophylla crispa compacta, vide page 13. 
Pyrethrum, of sorts, vide page 14. 
833 Ricinus africanus, splendid green foliage . 
1 
6 
0 3 
834 ,, BElot DEsfougIiiies, stems and foliage a fine glaucous green . 
8 
0 3 
835 ,, borboniensis, large ornamental foliage 
836 ,, brasiliensis, dark green fruit and ornamental foliage 
8 
0 3 
8 
0 3 
,, elegantissimus, vide page 14. 
837 ,, Gibsoni, dark purple stems and leaves . 
4 
0 6 
833 ,, ixsignis ( spcctabilis), dark green fruit .... 
6 
0 3 
839 ,, MACROCARPUS 
6 
0 3 
S40 ,, macropiiyllus ATROPURPUREUS, large handsome foliage 
8 
0 3 
841 ,, PULCHERRIMUS .... 
0 
0 () 
842 ,, PURPUIIEUS MAJOR 
0 
0 3 
843 ,, sanguineus (Obermauni), red stems and veins, immense growth 
10 
0 3 
844 ,, ft TRICOLOR 
> 1 
8 
0 3 
