SELECT SEEDS offered by WILLIAM BULL, F.L.S. 
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Hardiness 
Height 
Price 
NAME AND DESCIUPTION. 
and 
in 
per 
Duration. 
Feet. 
Packet. 
No. 
OBNAMENTAL-FOilAGED & SUB-TROPICAL 'Blkm^^conthmed. 
B. 
d. 
847 
Beet, Brazilian or Chilian, mid-ribs bright scarlet, crimson and 
yellow . , 
hb 
2 
0 
6 
848 
,, Dell’s Crimson, splendid dark bronzy purple foliage .. 
Begonia, ornamental foliaged, vide page 12. 
•• 
1 
0 
6 
849 
Bertolonia marmorea . . . . . . 
S P 
. ^ 
1 
6 
850 
,, omata . . 
6 
0 
851 
,, pubescens, leaves light green, striped down the centre 
with dark chocolate 
0 
0 
,, velntina, vide page 12. 
862 
Bocconia japonica, a magnificent omamental-foliaged plant 
Canna, finest mixed . . 
h h 8 
3 
0 
6 
853 
h h p 
0 
3 
In raising Gannas it is recommended that the seeds, before 
being sown, should be slightly filed, so that the embryo may 
easily burst through the hard shell, as Canna seeds possess a 
very hard tegument. 
854 
Cannabis gigantea (fficiMf JjTmjo), very ornamental .. 
6 
0 
3 
855 
Carduus Benedictus (Holy Thistle), spotted foliage . . 
h a 
4 
0 
3 
856 
Centaueea babylonica, a handsome plant, with large whitish 
foliage and yellow flowers 
hp 
6 
1 
0 
,, candidissima {ragmina) vide "page 13. 
,, Clementei, vide page 13. 
857 
, , MAOEOOEPHAiA, flowers dark yellow and brown 
, . 
3 
0 
6 
858 
, , rectifolia . . . . . . . . 
0 
6 
859 
Cerastium Biebersteinii, very pretty silvery -leaved plant, with 
larger and more beautiful foliage than C. tomentosum 
i 
0 
6 
860 
, , tomentosum, silvery-foliaged plant, invaluable foredging 
Chamaspeuoe Ca8abona3, vide page 13. 
,, diacantha, page 13. 
Chenopodium atriplicis, ornamental pui’ple foliage . . 
J > 
0 
6 
861 
h a 
3 
0 
3 
862 
Cineraria acanthifolia, silvery-foliaged bedding plant 
h h p 
2 
0 
6 
863 
, , asplenifolia 
2 
0 
0 
864 
,, aiARiTiMA, a well-known silvery-foliaged plant 
h p 
n 
0 
6 
Coleus, vide page 14. 
865 
Echeveria secunda glauca, fine for edging 
h h p 
JL 
1 
0 
866 
,, metallica 
h h s 
I 
1 
0 
867 
Etjoaltptos aobrvula 
1 
6 
868 
,, COCCIFERA 
1 
6 
869 
„ CORDATA 
1 
6 
870 
, , CORIACEA 
I 
0 
,, OLOBUM7S, vide page 16. 
871 
, , URNIGERA , , . . . . . . . . . , , . 
Ferdinandia eminens, sub-tropical plant, with handsome broad 
1 
0 
872 
foliage and majestic habit . . 
K V 
8 
0 
6 
873 
Ferula communis (Giant Fennel) 
Grevillea robusta, vide page 16. 
h p 
8 
0 
3 
874 
Gunnera scabra, a splendid plant, with immense leaves 
Lavatera arborea variegata, vide page 16. 
h h p 
2 
0 
6 
875 
Melianthus major, fine sub-tropical plant 
Mimosa pudica (Sensitive 2dant)f vide page 18. 
y y 
3 
1 
0 
876 
Musa ensete, a splendid plant for open air decoration in summer, 
producing a most striking effect when planted singly or in 
groups. Seedlings form very large plants the first year if 
treated properly and frequently repotted . . 
f? P 
2 
6 
Niootiana affinis, vide page 19. 
877 
,, GRANDiFLORA PURPUREA, a majestic annual, with large 
handsome leaves and purpli.sh ro.se flowers 
h h a 
5 
0 
6 
878 
,, macrophylla gigantea, the most remarkable variety in 
cultivation ; its largo leaves, stately height, and large 
bright purplish rose flowers, give it a noble appearance, 
879 
either singly or in groups 
8 
0 
6 
,, WiOANDioiDES, yellow flowers, magnificent foliage 
8 
0 
6 
880 
OxALis TR0PA30L0IDES, ail excellent edging plant, with deep purplish 
brown foliage . . 
h b 
i 
0 
6 
881 
Ferilla nankinensis, useful border plant, with deep mulbeiTy foliage 
h b a 
U 
0 
3 
Pyrethrum, of sorts, ride page 21. 
Rioinus AFBiCANtrs, splendid green foliage 
, , Bf:L0T DESFOuoiSBES, stems and foliage a fine glaucous green 
882 
6 
0 
3 
883 
8 
0 
6 
884 
,, borboniensis, a large ornamental foUage .. .. 
8 
0 
3 
885 
BEASiLiENSis, dark green fruit and ornamental foliage 
y ) 
8 
0 
3 
