CAN NELLS" SEED GUIDE, 1910. 
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OIANTHUS LACINIATUS FL. PL. LUCIFER -Nicely fringed double flowers of an intense orange-scarlet, a dazzling 
colour in full sunshine, and tbe most striking of all red-flowered annual Pinks. 1^ ft. high ... ... y 
DELPHINIUM CHINENSE, TOM THUMB, ULTRAMARINE — A new dwarf Chinese Larkspur, excellent for borders, 
large deep ultramarine blue flowers; bushy habit. 1 ft. high. When sown early the seedlings will be in full bloom 
during the whole season .,. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... . __ ^ 
gerbera jamesonii hybrida — The horticultural world is in the first instance indebted for these grand new plants 
to Mr. Lynch, curator of the Botanic Gardens at Cambridge. By hybridizing the beautiful Gerbera Jamesoni from the 
Transvaal with G. viridifolia, and then re-crossing the progeny, Mr. Lynch added to the brilliant orange-scarlet of the 
type a series ol fine new colours, and with the further endeavours of a clever French specialist, who has taken these 
plants in hand, we have now a galaxy of colours of incomparable delicacy and richness, in which an infinity of tints, 
from pure white through yellow, orange, salmon, rose, cerise, and ruby red to violet are represented. The starry 
lightness of these beautiful flowers and their being borne on long,, and rigid stalks, renders them admirably suited to 
all kinds ol floral decoration, and nothing in fact can excel them for arrangements of the highest artistic character. 
The flowers have besides the very valuable quality of travelling well and of preserving their freshness for a fortnight, 
more or less, according to circumstances. Being somewhat hardier than the parent form, these hybrids may be used 
in sunny spots for garden decoration from the month of May to September, but for cut flowers they are best grown 
under glass. They are most easily propagated by seed, which may be sown at any time in slight heat in small 
well-drained pots, say 48s, in sandy peat, which must be kept very moderately moist. It is recommended to place each 
seed with the pointed end upwards, and just peeping over the surface of the soil. The young plants should be kept, on 
a moderate hot-bed and re-potted from time to time (latterly into deep pots), using a mixture of equal parts of good loam 
and sandy peat, and may be had in bloom from seeds in 7 to 9 months. ... Is. Gd. & 2 
GLOXINIA HYBRIDA GRANDIFLORA, PSYCHE — -Large horizontal flowers, slightly undulated at the edges and borne 
on stiff stems : ground colour white tinged carmine, lower central lobe shows a distinct purplish scarlet marking, 
bordered bright carmine, and minutely spotted deep carmine on the yellowish throat. An exquisite colouring and of great 
effect ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 
CRASSIFOLIA CRISPA, WATERLOO- Giant flowering, light green foliage, flowers very large, seven-lobed 
— most varieties having only five — undulated and curled of a beautiful blackish purple, turning into a bright crimson 
towards the edges ... 
IMPATIENS HOLSTII 
NANA AMABILIS 
— A dwarf compact 
variety, with white 
rosy-carmine tinged 
and red centred 
flowers ; very pretty 
VER- 
MILION ORANGE 
— Producing lovely 
bright vermilion- 
orange flowers in the 
greatest profusion 
throughout the sea- 
son. Planted out- 
doors in a halt-shady 
position or grown in 
pots this will be 
found very effective 
and showy... 
LOBELIA. ILLUMINA- 
TION (CARDINALI 
FULGENS) - This 
perennial new hybrid 
obtained by crossing 
L. cardinalis with 
L. Queen Victoria, 
attains a height of 24 
to 3 ft., and produces 
but one strong rather 
monstrous spike of 
brilliant scarlet 
flowers 
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