fl. dki]i)e]l ^ i^loi‘al G(uitle. 
BEDDING COLEUS. 
BLACK DWARF — Colour rich glossy black. It is too dwarf in growth to be used with the 
ordinary Coleus ; but wherever Alternantheras, Alyssums, or other low growing bedding plants are 
used in ribbon lines or carpet bedding this can be used with novel effect. 6d. each ; 5s. doz. 
refulgence — A very useful dark-leaved variety. 6rf. each ; 4s. doz. 
TAYLOR'S PET — Deep crimson-maroon, and when planted out turning to black ; it is said to 
withstand the cold much better than the well-known Verschaffellii. 6rf. 
VERSCHAFFELTII; — Rich crimson leaves, fine for bedding, plants should be plunged into pots 
very thickly, so that the pots are covered with soil, and by this means it makes a grand bedding 
plant. 5s. per dozen : rooted cuttings, 3.s. per dozen ; on and after April 1st, 2s. Grf. per dozen. 
VERSCHAFFELTII SPLENDENS ROBUSTA — Similar in character to above, but more 
robust. 6</. each ; 5s. doz. ; after April, 4.'-. 
BIZARRE KINDS. 
Smaller foliage; exquisite little Gems for Table Decoration. 
ADMIRAL COURBET. 
MISS EVELINE WARD. 
25. ETHEL BAXTER. 28. 
26. PRINCE RUDOLPH. 
27. THE QUEEN. 
SPECIES. 
29. AROMATICUS— Very fragrant. I 30. FRUTICOSUS— The old Nettle Gera- 
I nium. Best for grafting on. 
OTHER REALLY GOOD KINDS. 
ARIEL. 41. ItfRS. BAXTER. 
31. BRIXTON GEM. MRS SHARMAN 
32. CRIMSON GEM. 
34. HARRY VEITCH. ! PLEASANT. 
36. JUNO. POMPADOUR. 
38. MR. BOLAS. 13. POINSETTIA. 
40. MDLLE. J. BELLEFOND. 44. MULTICOLOR. 
6(7. each; cuttings, Sd. each; after April, 2rf. each. 
45. PINEAPPLE BEAUTY — ^The most remarkable variegation ever raised; strong grower, 
and producing every leaf as the plant gains size, one half becoming a bright yellow, and the other 
red ; strong and oval. Is. 
Exhibition Dm'lias. 
have been awarded Medals for many years past. Although we do not grow for 
competition, we have exhibited the largest and most complete collections, many of the 
finest flowers, and made the greatest display. 
It should be distinctly understood that we grow above 1,000 plants of the Show and Fancy 
class alone to the greatest perfection ; in fact, they form quite a grand feature in our Nursery, 
and the following list is unquestionably most complete. 
When these are well grown they are one of the noblest and most beautifully made flowers in 
cultivation, but to grow them well they must have an anxious and industrious master, for 
their wants are continual from June to September. They require a good deep soil, well 
trenched, and full of manure. Obtain, about the end of April, wiry small-stemmed plants, 
shift them at once into 6-inch pots, keep them in a frame with the lights only kept on at night ; 
plant them out when the first warm nights in Juno arrive, well stake them as they grow, and 
cover the ground with four inches of stable manure, watering them overhead every day, or 
oftencr if the weather be very dry, and thinning the lateral shoots out in the case of medium 
growers, but those with large flowers less, supjilying the plants when making their flower buds 
with a soaking of liquid manure, besides washing them overhead every night to keep thrip 
from the flowers. The above directions are for show purposes, and the following varieties are 
most constant, finest for exhibition, and also make a grand display in shrubbery borders where 
allowed to grow as they like. 
For ten successive years we were awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society, South Kensington, 
Gold and Silver Gilt Medals, for the best and most complete collections. 
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