723. 
724. 
725. 
727. 
728. 
729. 
730. 
731. 
732. 
733. 
735. 
73G. 
737. 
738. 
739. 
740. 
741. 
742. 
743. 
744. 
745. 
CANNELLS’ SEED GUIDE, 1910. 
Per pkt. — i 
Hibiscus Manihot — Soft clear sulphur yellow, maroon, 
blotch at the base of each petal ; very ornamental, hha 
Trionum, syn. Africanus — Creamy-white flowers, 
with intense dark throat, nearly black, ha, 1^ ft 
Hollyhocks (Althaea FI. PL vars.), Cannells’ 
Selected Mixed — The distinctive character and massive 
beanty of the Hollyhocks render them unrivalled as a pic- 
turesque relief to the background of evergreen shrubs ; 
saved from exhibition flowers, and cannot fail to produce 
first-class varieties, lip, 5 to 6 ft. Is. & 
Hollyhock, Cannells’ Pink — Beautiful rose-pink j 
charming ... 
J. Bennett Poe — One of the most beautiful, of a 
pleasing shade of satiny pink, hp 
Finest Single Mixed— A 
plant, hp 
Honesty — See Lunaria Biennis. 
Hordeum Jubatum— See Grasses. 
fences, 
seed, ao 
i. d. 
0 6 
0 3 
very showy border 
2 0 
1 0 
1 0 
0 G 
Humulus JaponiCUS, Climbing Hop — Of rapid growth, 
one of the best plants for covering verandahs, &c., &c., ac, 
10 ft ' ... 
0 6 
— Fol. VariegatUS — Well adapted for covering 
rustic arches, &c. ; 80 per cent, come true from 
0 6 
Humea Elegans (Calomeria Amarantoides)— Useful 
decorative garden plant, large graceful plumes of rose-tinted 
flowers ; also valuable for conservatory, hhb, 5 ft. ... 6 d. & 
Hunnemannia Fumaricefolia— Showy bright orange 
coloured flowers; a useful pot plant, blip, 2 ft. 
Hyacinthus Candicans, syn..Galtonia Candicans— A 
noble bulbous plant, white, bell-shaped flowers ; quite 
hardy , hb, 3 ft 
Hypericum Calyeinum (Rose of Sharon)— hp 
Impatlens Holstii — Resembles in habit, foliage, and shape 
of flowers /. Sultani, but surpassing the latter by its quicker 
and more vigorous growth and its larger and much brighter 
coloured flowers of a brilliant vermilion colour. Sow in heat 
in March, and the seedlings will be continuously in bloom 
from June onwards, gp, if to 2 ft 
Hybrida— In collection of 6 varieties, one 
packet of each 3s. G d. 
All Colours Mixed 
Sultani (Balsam) — Of neat, compact growth, brilliant 
1 0 
0 6 
0 3 
0 G 
1 6 
rosy-scarlet colour, gp, 2 ft. 
Iberis Sempervirens — The evergreen Candytuft. Pure 
white, large, early ; for edgings, beds, and rockwork, 
hp, 1 ft 
Iberis — See Candytuft. 
Incarvillea Delavayi — Gloxinia-like flowers of rose to 
carmine, hp, 2 ft 
Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum) 
— A singular trailing plant, thick fleshy leaves covered with 
crystals of ice. Sow in heal in March, hha, i ft. 
Indian Cress — See Nasturtium. 
Pink — See Dianthus Chinensis. 
Shot — See Canna. 
Inula Ensifolia — Free flowering and showy, pure golden 
yellow ; does well in any soil, hp, 1^ ft. 
Ionopsidium Acaule — Lilac flowers, very pretty and 
useful for rockwork ; pots, hha, ) ft 
Ipomcea (Convolvulus) Purpurea Flore Pleno— Of 
rapid growth ; white, with a slight spot of red or of blue, 
ha 
Ipomcea See Convolvulus also. 
Jacobcea — See Senecio. 
Isatis Glauca — Small flowers of a light but very bright 
yellow ; most effective and imposing object, hp 
Kalanehoe Flammea— It is a succulent plant ; fleshy 
leaves and flowers in loose cymeB, borne well above the 
foliage on slender stalks of a brilliant orange-red ; a beautiful 
greenhouse plant, 1$ ft 
1 6 
1 0 
0 4 
1 0 
0 3 
0 6 
0 3 
0 6 
0 6 
1 6 
74G. 
747. 
748. 
749. 
750. 
751. 
752, 
753, 
Per pkt.— 
Koehia Seoparia ( Tricliophtla ) — One of the most beau- 
tiful and distinct plants ever seen in the garden, hha. 
We are anxious to impress upon intending purchasers of this 
remarkable plant the superiority of our strain as being the finest 
procurable. It has come to our knowledge that an inferior 
variety is being distributed, causing this highly decorative 
Autumnal plaut to be depreciated ... ... ... ... 6 d. & 
Lagurus Ovatus— See Grasses. 
Lantana — A beautiful plant, either for garden orgreenhouse. 
Saved from our collection. Mixed. Sow in March, hhp 
Larkspur Bismarck— Verv fine. Mixed, ha, 1 ft. 
Dwarf Ranunculus Flowered Rocket— Globular 
flowers; eletrant spikes, ha, 1ft. 
Grandiflorum Butterfly— Clear blue with brown 
spots; single flowers ; dwarf; pretty, hp, 1 ft. 
Hyacinth Flowered— Dwarf and beautiful class, 
with double flowers. Mixed, ha, 1 ft 
Tall Double Rocket— Finest. Mixed, ha, l) ft. ... 
Stock Flowered Rosy Scarlet— Habit tall and 
754. 
755. 
75G. 
757. 
758. 
759. 
760. 
761. 
762. 
704. 
771. 
772. 
773. 
775. 
776. 
778. 
779. 
780. 
781. 
782. 
783. 
784. 
786 . 
branching, specially suited for cutting, ha 
Lathyrus Odoratus— See Sweet Pea. 
Latifolius, Everlasting Pea— Red, hp, 6 ft 
Albus— White, hp, 6 ft 
Pink Beauty — Delicately shaded pink on the 
standard ; wings are deeper pink, hp Grf. & 
Lavendula Spieata (Lavender )— hsh 3 d. & 
Lavatera Arborea Variegata— Very ornamental, hp, 
4 to 5 ft. 
Trimestris, 
Red — Pinkish red ; very effective in 
shrubbery borders, ha, 3 to 4 ft. 
White — A white form, ha, 8 to 4 ft 
Layia Elegans — Pretty and attractive. A bed of this 
763. 
766. 
766. 
767. 
produces a fine effect, ha, 1 4 ft. .. 
Leontopodium — See Gnaphaliura. 
LeptOSiphon Hybridus— Bright and beautiful colours, 
mixed, ha, ^ ft 
Leptosyne Stillmani — Bushy and compact, golden-yellow 
blossom. It is best sown in the open air in a sunny 
situation, ha, 1 ft. ... 
Limnanthes Douglasii— Yellow and white; pretty ; good 
for edging, clumps, &c., ha, J ft. ... 
Linarla Maroeeana Excelsior— All shades ; beautiful 
in flower beds and borders, ha ... ... ... Grf. & 
Alba, Pearl — Pure white ; succession of bloom 
during the summer months, hp, 1 ft. ... 6 d. & 
768. 
769. 
770. 
Reticulata Aurea Purpurea (Toad Flax)— Mixed. 
One of the most showy annuals, ha, 1 ft. ... ... 3d. &• 
Linum Flavum— Golden yellow; pretty, hp, 1 ft. 
Grandiflorum Rubrum, Scarlet Flax— Splendid 
colour, ha, 1£ ft 
Perenne — Blue ; neat border species, hp, ft. 
LOBELIAS. 
Lobelia, Barnard’s Perpetual— Ultramarine bine, pure 
white at the baso of each ol the two lower petals, hha, $ ft. 
Brighton- For general purposes, the brightest blue Lobelia, 
hha, 4 in 
Crystal Palace Compaeta— Deep blue; excellent for 
edgings and carpet bedding, hha, 4 in. 
Delieata — Indigo-blue, distinct eye, hha 
Erecta Alba — Pure white, hha, 5 in 
very 
Gracilis— Blue, hha, 4 in 
Mrs. Clibran- Deep blue; useful, hha 
Ramosa, Heavenly Blue— Intense bright blue 
large flowering and free growing, hha, 9 in 
Speciosa— Hha, 4 in 
Tenuior — Cobalt blue, white centre, of use in greenhouse 
for pots or baskets, hha .. 
White Ladie — Continuous blooming, hha, ft 
Perennial Varieties. 
Lobelia Cardinalis — Dark green foliage, intense red 
flowers, hp, 2 ft 
Cavanillesi Lutea — Pure yellow flowers.. Sown 
early; will bloom during the winter; useful for conser- 
vatories, hp 
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