fr, dai]i]ell Sz Floral Guide. 
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H’eron'icas. 
SHRUBBY VARIETIES. 
VJOIiY useful and ornamental gi-onp of half-hardy evergreen shrubs, but in many places 
perfectly hardy, especially in the south of England and near the coast, fonning into luxuriant 
bushes, and ornamental both in foliage and flower. As pot plants they are useful the whole 
year, and in the autumn are amongst tlie prettiest of flowering shrubs, planted out duiing 
the summer and lifted in the approach of frost they will produce flowers for a long time. 
I. ANDERSONI — J.arge ample foliage, darh 
green, with spikes of blue and white flower.s. 
Is. each 
2 ADOTjAR HERLL — Beautiful colour ; 
very f.no variety Is! each 
8. BLUE GEM — A veiy dwarf, free-bloom- 
ing variety ; in fact it is almost perpetual. 
Flowers liglit blue, small foliage. 6d. each ; 3s. 
per dozen 
4. CLAUDINE 
5. CELESTIAL — A very pleasing v.ariety, 
the flowers of a sky-blue colour, with white 
centres ; free, and of good habit. Is. each 
C. CREME ET VIOLET — Plant bushy ; 
the flowers, which arc produced in abundance, 
are of a flesh-pink, clear mauve at the base, the 
stamens project well, and arc of a beautiful violet, 
thus making a pretty contrast with the delicate 
pink ; a splendid variety 
7. DECUSSATA — Small box-like leaves, and 
.spikes of blue flowers 
8. DIOGSnE 
!). FAUST — Uaih foliage, dark blue flowere, 
habit dwarf. Is. each. 
10. GIRDWOODIANA — Flowering in sum- 
mer, flowers liglit blue, perfectly hardy. 9d. and 
Is. each 
II. HULKEANA — Is more of a greenhouse 
variety, producing spikes fully 18 inches in length, 
llowci-s of a creamy pink colour ; for pots and 
conservatory work one of the prettiest and finest 
varieties of this family, and for forcing one of the 
best plants in cultivation; Is. each ; 7s. per doz. 
All those riot i 
12. IMPERATRICE — Flowers rich Iduc, 
pretty. Is. each 
j 14. LYALLI — Forming neat bushes, about 
1 9 inches high, covered with light blue flowers in 
summer. Is. each 
i 15. LE GLOIRE DE LORRAINE— A very- 
fine variety ; dwarf. Is. each. 
16. MADAME H. JACOTOT 
17. MARIE ANTOINETTE— A i'ree-flowcr- 
iug pink 
18. MADAME M. BOUCHARLAT 
19. MINIATURE — Also resembles K. dccus- 
sata in foliage, with very short clusters, but very 
numerous bright reddish violet flowers, l.s. each 
20. MADAME TREZEL 
, 21. MURILLO 
22. ROTUNDIFOLIA— Very neat and bn-shy 
hahit, flewers blue. Is. each . 
23. RUBRA SPLENDIDA 
' 24. SOCRATE 
I 25. SALICIFOLIA— The willow-leaved \'c- 
, ronica, foliage long and narrow, flowers light blue, 
distinct. Is. each 
j 26. TRAVERSI — Leaves resemble those of 
the Box, flowei-s white in long spikes, quite hardy, 
I 9d. and Is. each 
27. VARIEGATA — A most beautiful I'lant 
for centre of beds, the white is exceedingly cflec- 
tive, and being half-hardy, it ha.s a fine appearance 
in the autumn. Is. each 
iiiced, 6(7. each. 
OLAS. 
1VITH MONTH OF BLOO.MINO. 
'ANY of these continue in bloom (even beneath the snow; all the winter ; and at the first few 
isKsISk days of sunshine they are a brilliant mass, and if planted in bands of colours like other 
ordinary bedding plants, they give a glare of colour from February to July, in well 
manured deeply dug soil. But how strange that, with the exception of a few that know better, 
the million will buy bulbs for bedding ! whereas Violas are only quaiter the price, more certain, 
continue ten times longer in flower, and produce thirty times. the quantity of bloom or colour, ami 
altogether better. 
ADMIRATION — Deep clear violet, yellow 
eye. May 
ALPHA — Deep bluish purple, profuse bloomer. 
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