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SELECT FLOWER SEEDS offered by WILLIAM BULL, F.L.S. 
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MR. WILLIAM BULL’S 
SELECT LIST OF FLOWER SEEDS. 
Ahhreviatiom used representing “ Hardiness and Duration." 
H. A. Hardy Anndai. 
H. H. A. Half-Hardy Anndal. 
H. B. Hardy Biennial. 
H. H. B. Half-Hardy Biennial. 
H. P. Hardy Perennial. 
H. H. P. Half-Hardy Perennial. 
H. S. Hardy Shrub. 
H. H. S. Half-Hardy Shrub. 
O. A. Greenhouse Annual. 
T. A. Tender Annual. 
S. P. Stove Perenniai.. 
G. P. Greenhouse Perennial. 
G. B. • Greenhouse Biennial. 
G. S. Greenhouse Shrub. 
TIME OF SOWING. 
HAKDY ANNUALS may be sown in March and April (and for early spriug^ blooiiiiufr 
in August and September), in a sheltered situation, and when up, thinned so a.s to 
keep them strong. In March they may be transplanted where they are to bloom. 
Before sowing, which should be done on a fine diy 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 properly 
th^ed 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-HAEDY ANNUALS may be sown in March and April, in pans, placed on a alight 
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 off singly for conservatory and greenhouse decorations. Under favourable circum- 
stances many varieties will bloom freely if sown in the open ground about the middle of May. 
^^RBEE annuals such as Balsams, Oelosias, 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 favouraUe 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 Juno 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.— 
ABRONIA. — Pretty half-hardy annuals of 
trailing habit, bearing sweet-scented 
flowers. 
290. arenaria, yellow flowers 
291. nmbellata, rose coloured 
ABUTILON. — Handsome flowering green- 
house perennials. 
292. Choice mixed, from named collection . , 
ACACIA. — Greenhouse flowering shrubs. 
293. dealbata, canary yellow, graceful . . 0 
294. lophantha, beautfful foliage and flowers C 
ACANTHUS. — Handsome folinged perennials 
suitable for the sub-tropical garden. 
295. latifolius, handsome, large foliage . . 0 
296. mollis, very elegant foliage .. .. 0 
ACHIMENES. — Handsome flowering stove 
perennials, suitable for hanging 
baskets, pots, &o. 
297. Choice mixed seed, saved from a named 
collection , . . . . . . . 1 
ACBOCLINIUM (Everlasting Plants). — 
Annuals. 
298. album, white .. .. .. .. C 
299. flore pleno, double white flowers C 
300. rosenm, rose-tinted flowers .. .. C 
301. flore pleno, double rose flowers .. 0 
1 0 
Per pkt. — .V. d. 
ADONIS. 
302. autnmnalis, h.a., dark rod flowers .. 0 6 
303. vernalie, h.p., beautiful yellow flowers 0 3 
AOEHATUM. — Well - known half-hardv 
aunuals for bedding. 
304. Imperial Dwarf, azure blue, compact 
habit . . , . . . . . ..06 
305. white . . . . . . ..06 
306. Little Dorrit, a dwarf, compact, white 
flowering variety . . . . ..06 
307 . White Oem, very dwarf and compact 
variety, with w'hite flowers . . ..06 
AOEOSTEMMA (Rose Campion). — Verj^ 
pretty hardy perennials. 
308. coronaria atrosanguinea, white foliage, 
dark crimson flowers. 2 ft. . . . . 0 3 
AOBOSTIS. — Ornamental Grasses, p. 39. 
ALONSOA. — Half-hardy annuals. 
309. Warsoewiozii compacta, bright scarlet 
flowers. 1 ft. . . . . . . ..03 
ALOYSIA. — The well - known Lemon- 
scented Verbena. 
310. oitriodora, g.s. .. o 9 
ALYSSUM. 
311. maritimum, h.a. (Sweet Alyssum), white 0 3 
312. saxatile compactum, h.p., yellow ..0 6 
