SELECT GEEENHOUSE PI^NTS. 
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HiEMANTHUS CANDIDTJM. 
A most beautiful white-flowered spoies introduced from the Transvaal. It belongs to the 
distichous-leaved group, and produces its handsome spikes of flowers from the side of the bulb. 
The scape, which is about 9 inches long, carries a large dense head of pure white flowers with 
golden yellow anthers borne on the tips of much exserted filaments. 21». 
IMANTOPHYLLUM BLANDF0RDI.5:FL0B,UM STRIATUM. 
An ornamental greenliouse plant, producing dense heads of handsome Blandfordia-like 
flowers, the exterior being of a bright crimson -carmine colour, the expanding portion of the 
segments margined with salmon-buff. Added to the beauty of its flowers, the foliage of this plant 
is also attractively striated with ereamy-yellow. 21s. 
LAPAGERIA RUBRA, NASH COURT VARIETY. 
This is by far the finest of the red Lapagerias, the flowers being of a brilliant rich carmine 
crimson colour of great size and texture. The individual blossoms are nearly twice the length of 
the ordinary variety, added to which they are borne in such profusion as to form long racemes of 
bloom. 1.5s,, 21s. and 31s. 6d. 
NERINE CANDIDA. 
A lovely and chaste pure white variety of this well-known and favourite genus of greenhouse 
bulbous plants, bearing on erect scapes large heads consisting of from fifteen to twenty flowers, each 
about two inches in diameter. The blossoms are most elegant in form, the six segments extending 
in the shape of an open fan, undulated on the margins and of a glistening snowy whiteness, 
produeing a most charming effect. The leaves are of a rich green colour. lOs. 6d. 
TACSONIA SMYTHEANA. 
Tliis handsome hybrid has been raised from T. mollmima and an unknown species. Flowers 
very distinct in colour, which is a peculiar shade of orange-scarlet. 3«. Gd. 
TECOMA ROSEA. 
A remarkably handsome gieenhouse climber of the Bignoniaceous order, imported from South 
Africa. It has opposite pinnate leaves, and bears magnificent racemes, three to four feet in length, 
of large showy trumpet- shaped flowers, which are of a rosy lilac colour. This beautiful plant can 
scarcely be too strongly recommended as a hand.some showy climber. 3». Gd., 5s. and Is. Gd. 
TECOMA SMITHII. 
A very handsome free-flowering hybrid greenhouse climber. Tlie flowers, which are produced 
in large panicles, are of a bright orange colour, with chestnut brown markings at the base of the 
lobes, forming a dark ring around the throat. It has been introduced from Australia, where it has 
been awarded Certificates by the Horticultui-al Societies of South Australia and Victoria. 3». Gd. 
TROPfflOLUM, RICHMOND COMET. 
A decided acquisition to Greenhouse floweiang climbers, and is equally available as the old 
T. LobHanum for out of doors cultivation in the summer. It is a cross between 2\ Fireball and 
T. Caiiarieiisis, and takes after the latter in shape of flower, while the growth is as free and strong 
as that of “Fireball,” in-oducing its richeoloured flowers in the greatest profusion. 3». Gd. 
VALLOTA HYBRIDA. 
An extremely handsome and showy new hybrid bulbous plant, the result of a cross between the 
well-known Fallota purpurea and Gustronema sanguinea. In character it is intermediate between the 
two parents both in foliage and flowers, the last-named being borne in umbels, and of a uniform 
bright orange vennilion colour. 10». Gd. 
VERONICA HULKEANA. 
A pretty shrubby growing species from New Zealand, where it grows on the mountain ranges 
of the Middle Island at high altitudes. It has small neat foliage, producing its attractive lilac 
flowers very profusely in long terminal panicles. 2s. Gd. and 3s. Gd. 
