(jcii\i\ell & Corqplete $eed G^uitle. 
PELARGONIUM ZONAL — Without doubt 
we have the finest and best collection of Zonal 
Geraniums in the world — both men and houses 
are entirely devoted to their culture. One large 
hot|se, contained upwards of 600 specimen 
varieties, exclusively for trial and seeding. The 
number being gradually reduced to 200 of the very- 
choicest, including many of those now offered for 
the first time in this Catalogue, we ran there- 
fore confidently say the seed now offered is far 
superior in quality to any other yet introduced to 
the public, and cannot fail to bring forth some 
startling improved varieties, as it is carefully 
hybridised with only the very choicest kinds, and 
every known method of fecundation is adopted to 
effect thorough crosses. Is. per pkt. 
H.r. PENTSTEMONS — Saved from our' 
own Catalogue collection, which embrace all the 
best up to the present, including every new variety, 
and cannot fail to produce flowers of superior 
quality. Is. per pkt. 
Sow in March in pans, using light soil, and 
place in a dark frame and gentle heat ; prick out 
into other pans when strong enough to handle, and 
continue to grow on freely in heat until established, 
then gradually harden gif'. Jig the end of May 
they can he planted out 18 inches apart, into good 
soil and open situation. 
h.i>. PENTSTEMON JEFFRAYANUS— 
A beautiful and valuable herbaceous perennial, 
erect spikes of rich azure blue flowers, produced 
continuously from June to the end of December. 
Is. per pkt. 
H.n.A. PERILLA NANKINENSIS — A 
distinct and useful ornamental plant; leaves dark 
reddish mulberry ; desirable for masses and lines 
in flower gardens, id. per pkt. 
ZONAI. 1-liLAKCONIUM. 
PELARGONIUM, SHOW— The finest large 
flowering sorts. Mixed, 2s. per pkt. 
PELARGONIUM, FRENCH SPOTTED— 
2s. per pkt. 
PELARGONIUM, FANCY— The choicest. 
Mixed. 2s. per pkt. 
PELARGONIUM, GOLD BRONZE— 2s.firf. 
per pkt. 
H.r. PINKS — A 11 from our unrivalled collec- 
tion, and saved only from splendid flowers, and 
cannot fail to produce some first-class new 
varieties. See Collection. 2s. 6<7. per pkt. 
Sow the seed about May, and treat the same as 
recommended for Carnations. 
it. A. PHACELLA CAMPANULARIA (A. 
Gray) — In habit it resembles the well-known 
\V hill aria grandiflora (which is now placed by 
botanists in the genus Phacelia), but has a much 
more spreading and bushy habit of growth, and 
is therefore more floriferous; an average plant 
will cover nine square inches of ground. The 
greatest attraction of the plant consists in its large 
and numerous flowers, of the finest deep gentian 
satiny blue, of a shade rivalling that of Salvia 
patens, produced in terminal racemes of from 12 
to 20 blossoms, which are developed in succession. 
Each flower is about three-fourths of an inch 
across, of an erect cantpanulate form, with a 
spreading five-lobed limb, and short funnel- 
shaped tube, marked in the throat with fine 
oblong white spots. It has received a First- 
Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural 
Society. Is. per pkt. 
PHACELIA BIPINNATIFIDA— Blue. id. 
per pkt. 
H. 1 -. PHYSALIS ALKEKENGI (Winter 
Cherry) — A curious perennial, with white 
flowers, succeeded by numerous transparent red 
berries, id. per pkt. 
H.r. POLEMONIUM CCERULEUM (Va- 
lerian Blue Greek)— Elegant fern-like foliage. 
id. per pkt. 
H.r. POLEMONIUM ALBUM — White. 
id. per pkt. 
Mr. E. Austin, Secretary, The Sheffield and Hallamshire Gardeners' Mutual Improvement Society, 
55, Dorset Street. Sheffield, January Xoth, 1887. 
Plants from the seeds of Primulas you sent me have again taken the first honours at our Chrysan- 
themum and Primula Show in Sheffield, this being the third year I have been equally successful. 
I received the cuttings of Chrysanthemums all safe and quite fresh, such packing as yours does 
great credit to your firm. I shall be sending for more seeds, as I find none to equal yonrs. 
Mr. A. Smith, 131, Bonnington Road, Edinburgh, January 18M, 1887. 
The Verbena Seed I had from you Inst year turned out everything that could be desired. 
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