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WILLIAM BULL & SONS’ SEED CATALOGUE. 
SELECT LIST OF 
Abbreviations used representing 
H. A. Haedt Annual. 
H. H. A. Half-Hakdt Annual. 
H. B. Haedt Biennlal. 
H. H. B. Half-Hardy Biennial. 
H. P. Haedt Perennial. 
H. H. P. Halp-Haedt Perennial. 
H. S. Haedt Sheub. 
FLOWER SEEDS. 
“ Hardiness and Duration." 
H. H. S. Half-Hardy Shrub. 
G. A. Greenhouse Annual. 
T. A. Tender Annual. 
S. P. Stove Perennial. 
G. P. Greenhouse Perennial. 
G. B. Greenhouse Biennial. 
G. S. Greenhouse Shrub. 
TIME OF SOWING. 
HABDY ANNUALS may be sown in March and April (and for early pringr blooinin^f • 
in August and September), in a sheltered situation, and when up, thinned so as to 
keep them ^ strong. In March they may be transplanted where they are to bloom. 
Before sowing, which should be done on a fine dry day, carefully prepare the soil, and 
in covering, regulate the thickness by the size of the seeds — small seeds should be very lightly 
covered. Success in growing annuals depends in a great measure upon their being properly 
thinned to regular distances, so as to give plenty of room for the full development of each plant ; 
this, in too many instances, is entirely neglected, hence the dissatisfaction so often expi’essed as 
to their use. 
HALF-HARDT ANNUALS may be sown in March and April, in pans, placed on a slight 
hot-bed, and, w'hen strong enough, pricked out into a cool frame near the glass, where they may 
get hardened and well established for transplanting into their blooming quarters early in May, 
or potted off singly for Conservatory and Greenhouse decorations. Uhder favourable circum- 
stances many varieties will bloom freely if sown in the open ground about the middle of May. 
TENDBR ANNUALS such as Balsams, Celosias, Tliunbergias, &c., require raising in a 
temperature ranging from 60® to 70®. Sow in pans or pots, and place near the glass ; keep the 
soil moist, and shade from tlie sun until the plants appear. When strong enough, pot oft into 
small pots, keeping them near the glass, and admitting air on every favoui’able occasion. 
BIBNNIALS AND PERENNIALS. — The more select and tender varieties for Summer and 
Autumn blooming may be sown in a gentle heat in March and April, and pricked out into pots 
\mtil fully established, and then potted off singly, or transplanted into the open ground, as 
required. The hardier varieties may be sown in the open ground, in prepared beds, in Juno and 
July, and when strong enough transplanted into nursery beds, or where they are intended to 
bloom the follo^ving year. 
In ordei'ing Flowir Seeds it will be stifficient to quote the marginal numbers. 
Per pkt. — 8. d. 
ABRONIA. — Pretty half-hardy annuals of 
trailing habit, bearing sweet-.scented 
flowers. 
296. arenaria, yellow flowers ..0 6 
296. umbellata, rose coloured .. ..0 3 
ABUTILON.— Handsome flowering green- 
house perennials. 
297. Choice mixed, from named collection ..1 0 
ACACIA. — Greenhouse flowering shrubs. 
298. dealbata, canary yellow, graceful . . 0 6 
299. lophantha, beautiiul foliage and flowers 0 6 
ACANTHUS. — Handsome foliaged perennials, 
suitable for the sub-tropical garden. 
300. latifolius, handsome, large foliage ..0 6 
301. mollis, very elegant foliage 0 6 
ACHIUENES. — Handsome flowering stove 
perennials, suitable for hanging 
baskets, pots, &c. 
302. Choice mixed seed, saved from a named 
collection . . . . . . ,,16 
ACROCLINIUU (Everlasting Plants). — 
Annuals. 
303. album, white .. .. .. ..0 3 
304. flore pleno, double white flowers 0 6 
306. roseum, rose-tinted flowers .. .,0 3 
306. flore pleno, double rose flowers , , 0 6 
Per pkt. — s. d. 
ADONIS. 
307. autumnalis, h. a., dark red flowers ..0 6 
308. vernalis, h.p., beautiful yellow flowers 0 3 
AGERATUM. — Well - known half-hardy 
annuals for bedding. 
309. Imperial Dwarf, azure blue, compact 
habit . , . . , , . . ..06 
310. white .. .. .. ..0 6 
311. Little Dorrit, a dwarf, compact, white 
flowering variety . . . . ..06 
312. White Gem, very dwarf and compact 
variety, with white flower.s . . ..06 
AGROSXEMMA (Rose Campion). — Very 
pretty hardy perennials. 
313. coronaria atrosanguinea, white foliage, 
dark crimson flowers. 2 ft. . . . . 0 3 
AGROSTIS. — Ornamental Grasses, p. 60. 
ALONSOA. — Half-hardy annuals. 
314. Warscewiezii oompacta, bright scarlet 
flowers. 1 ft .,03 
ALOTSIA. — The well - known Lemon- 
scented Verbena. 
315. oitriodora, g.s ..0 9 
ALYSSUM. 
316. maritimum, h. a. (Sweet Alyssum), white 0 3 
317. saxatile compactum, h.p., yellow ..0 6 
