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BALSAMS. 
Soiv in March, in pans, arid place on a brisk hol-hcd. IVhcn the young plants arc up, pot off inlo 
Z-inch pots, shifting into larger size as they appear to require, 0 and 8-inch pots being sufficiently large 
for the last shift. The soil best suited is half good strong loam and half rich rotten dung amd leaf 
mould. A moist and genial atmosphere in a cold frame, etposnre fully to all the light and air at all 
favotirable opportunities, and as soon as the soil becomes exhausted let them be well supplied with liquid 
jnanurc tioice a week, for it is impossible to grow them good teithoid it. 
A. CARNATION STRIPED DWARF ROSE BALSAM — Unsurpassable in quality and truly 
b('a\itiful, perfectly constant in character, true in colours. Is. per pkt. 
NEW DWARF CAMELLIA ROSE BALSAM (white blotched)— Imbricately double, large 
howered. LUac, rose, vermilion, pale lilac, bright rose. All five varieties mixed. Is. per pkt. 
NEW DWARF SOLFBRINO BALSAM — A new dwarf addition to the beautifully broadly 
striped, streaked and spotted section. Is. per pkt. 
Our 100-feet house was the finest sight of Balsams ever seen, .and the many visitors to our “Home 
for llowers ” pronounced them grand, bein" so veiy double ; but considering the number of plants 
giown the crop of seed yielded is very limited. 
Mixed seeds. Is. per pkt. 
u. BARTONIA AUREA — Cup-shape flowers of ,a bright golden yellow, the centre resembling 
a bunch of fine yellow silk, foliage blue-green .; very pretty. 4d. per pkt. 
ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE BEET. 
A. BETA CHILIENSIS — This magnificent variety is admired by all who visit the Nursery. The 
gorgeous colouring of its broad-stemmed foliage cannot fail to render it a most effective plant either for 
'ribbon, large borders or shrubbery, id. per pkt. 
LEE’S BELVOIR CASTLE — A dwarf compact gr'owiug Beet, with intensely dark purple glossy 
Icave.s, the best variety for flower garden decoration ; the root also is excellent, being deep red, tender 
and of good flavour, id. per pkt. 
BEGONIAS. 
It is well known that our lOO-feet. house filled with a collection consisting of alt the best in cul- 
tivation, including Bruants, was the best gro'U'n and the giandest sight of this family ever yet seen 
in England, many flowers measuring 5J inches over, consequently no better hybridised seed was ever 
offered, worth double of that saved and sold in the ordinary way. 
See our General Collection, pages 17 — 21. 
Brattcr the seed on a level moderately firm surface, cover with glass and paper, keep it in darkticss 
until germinated. Sow and place in heat at any time of the year, or as soon as the seed is ripe, pvt the 
yovMj seedlings off as soon as large enough, and repot when necessary ; in three or four months they 
begin to display their beautiful blooms. 
Gardeners’ Magaziw. 
‘■Magnificent collection of tuberous Begonias, comprising about 500 plants, grandly 
flowered and representing the finest in cultivation, award of a Gold Medal was de- 
servedly made.” 
Gardeners' Chronicle, May ‘10th, 1881 . 
Tuberous Begonia — “ Messrs. Cannell & Sons sends flowers of four very fine French sorts 
— two Single and two Double. The Singles are Trocadcro — of a brilliant vermilion-orange, 
resembling the colour of the bright orange garden Nasturtium, the sepals oblong, 2J inches 
long, so that the flowers measures fl.} inches over— and Countess of Kingston, a deeper crimson- 
scarlet line, good shape and enormous flowers. The Doubles are Poeoniafl,oi‘a—-o.‘ti\c)a 
has large roundish grand ijetaJs IJ inch across, and a dense centre mass of smaller 
petals fully 2 inches across and the same in depth, the colour a deepish rosy pink, like 
a miniature Hollyhock — and Lucie Lemoinc which is smaller but of the same Hollyhock- 
like form, with petals of creamy white and the crowded smaller central petals showing a 
tint of primrose-yellow at the base. They are all very handsome sorts of strikingly distinct 
character. The plants occupy a house in Messrs. Cannell’s Nursery 160 feet long, are 
no'w m grand condition. 
Sloo.auie, New tJALLOWAv Sr.vnoN, N. B., 11th April, 1852. 
Jlis.s J. Bruce will thank Mr. Cannell to .send a packet of f 'liilian Beet seed. Miss J. B. has never 
■been able to get any so good .os Mr. CannelTs. 
From Mr. Smithies, Low Moor, i 'utiierok Lane, March, 18th, 1832. 
Tlie .Seeds I got are all coming up well. 
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