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SELECT LIST of FLOWER SEEDS. 
Ahhrevialions used representimj “ Hardiness and Duration.” 
II. A. Hardy Annual. 
II. II. A. Half-Hardy Annual. 
II. II. Hardy Biennial. 
H. H. B. Half-Hardy Biennial. 
II. P. Hardy Pf.rennial. 
H. II. P. Half-Hardy Perennial. 
H. S. Hardy Shrub. 
II II. S. I Iai.f-I Iardy Siiri'r. 
G. /\. 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. 
HARDY ANNUALS may be sown in March and April (and for early Spring blooming 
in August and September), iii a sheltered situation, and when up, thinned so as to keep thpn 
strong. In March they may be transplanted where they are to bloom. Before sowing, which 
should be done on a fiiie 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 jiroperly 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 expressed as to their use. 
HALF-HARDY ANNUALS may be sown in March and April, in pans, placed on a slight 
hot-bed, and, when 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 oft singly for Conservatory and Greenhouse decorations. Under favourable circumstances 
many varieties will bloom freely if sown in the open ground about the middle of May. 
TENDER ANNUALS such as Balsams, Celosias, Thunbergias, &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 the sun until the plants appear. When strong enough, pot off into small 
pots, keeping them near the glass, and admitting air on every favourable occasion. 
BIENNIALS 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 
until 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 June and 
July, and when strong enough transplanted into nursery beds, or where they are intended to bloom 
the following year. 
In ordering Flower Seeds it will be sufficient to quote the marginal numbers. 
Per pkt. — s. d. 
ABRONIA. — Pretty half-hardy annuals of 
trailing habit, bearing sweet-scented 
flowers. 
;!10. umbellata, rose coloured 0 iJ | 
ABUTILON. — Handsome flowering green- 
house perennials. 
341. Choice mixed, from named collection I 0 
ACACIA. --Greenhouse flowering shrubs. 
342. dealbata, canary yellow, graceful ... 0 6 
343. lophantha,beautiful foliageand flowers 0 6 
ACANTHUS. — Handsome foliaged perennials, 
suitable for the sub-tropical garden. 
314. latifolius, handsome, large foliage ... 0 6 
34."). mollis, very elegant foliage 0 6 
ACHIMENES. — Handsome flowering stove 
perennials, suitable for hanging 
baskets, pots, &c. 
340. Choice mixed seed,savedfrom a named 
collection ... ... ... ... 1 0 
ACROCLINIUM (Everlasting Plants). — 
Annuals. 
317. album, white ;.. 0 3 
348. flore pleno, double white flowers 0 0 
349. roseum, rose-tinted flowers ... 0 3 
yflO. flore pleno, double rose flowers 0 0 
ADONIS. Per pkt.— s. d. 
3.")1. autumnalis, h.a., dark red flowers .. 0 0 
332. vernalis, h.p., beautiful yellow flowers 0 3 
AGERATUM. — Well - known half-hardy 
annuals for bedding. 
3.")3. Imperial Dwarf, azure blue, compact 
habit ... ... ... ... 0 0 
3.54. - white... ... ... ... 0 0 
3.5.5. Little Dorrit, a dwarf, compact, white 
flowering variety ... ... ... 0 6 
3.56. White Gem, very dwarf and compact 
variety, with white flowers ... ... 0 6 
AGROSTEMMA (Rose Campion). — Very 
pretty hardy perennials. 
357. coronariaatrosanguinea, white foliage, 
dark crimson flowers. 2 ft.... ... 0 3 
AGROSTIS. — See Ornamental Grasses, p. 60. 
ALONSOA. — Half-hardy annuals. 
368. Warscewiezii compacta, bright scarlet 
flowers. 1 ft. ... ... ... ... 0 3 
ALOYSIA. — The well - known l.emon- 
scented Verbena. 
3.59. citriodora, g.s I 0 
ALYSSUM. 
.360. maritimum,h.a.(SweetAlyssum), white 0 3 
361. saxatile compactum, h.p., yellow ... 0 6 
