H. Cki|T\e]l Ct Quide. 
Yi'olas, 
AND PANSIES WITH HABIT OF THE VIOLA. 
JP ANY of these continue in bloom (even beneath the snow) all the winter ; and at the first 
few days of sunshine they arc a brilliant mass, and if planted in bands of colours like other 
ordinary bedding plants, in well-manured, deeply-dug soil, they give a glare of colour from 
February to July. We grow acres ; in the spring they are a grand eight. 
ACCXJSHLA — Pure white, delicate purple 
pencillings and broad margin of rich purple ; free. 
ADA ADAIR — Clear shining rose, centre 
dark ; pleasing ; one of the best. id. each. 
ABERCOBN GEM — A fine primrose colour. 
ANNIE KING — Kosy-lilac self; good 
grower ; very free. 
ARCHD. GRANT — Dark rosy purple, flowers 
large and finely formed. 
ARDWELL GEM— The best light yellow. 
A R I E L — Soft mauve, beautifully shaded 
white. 
BEAUTY OP NORTON — Light purple, 
large flowers ; one of the most profuse bloomers, 
good for bedding purposes. 
BLACK DOUGLAS — Very dark purple, 
good constitution, free and continuous bloomer ; 
extra. Grf. 
BLUE BELL — Violet, shaded blue ; dwarf 
and compact, for summer bedding. May. 
BLUE CLOUD — An improved Skylark, the 
beautiful blue border being more intense in 
colour. 
BLUE STONE — Rich Prussian blue ; very 
effective. 
BRIDESMAID — Pale straw colour ; distinct. 
BRILLIANT — Rich yellow; a most striking 
variety. 
BULLION — Deep yellow, slightly rayed in 
centre ; an extra fine bedder. 
CHAMPION— One of the best of the older 
whites, and for bedding. Awarded a F.C.C. 
CHELSEA BELLE — Very similar to Blue 
Bell, and wherever a blue bedding plant is re- 
quired it should be grown. An improvement 
on Blue Bell. 
CLIVEDON PURPLE COMPACTA — Of 
closer and more robust habit than CUvedon Pur- 
ple, richer colour. 
COLLEEN BAWN — Large; white, purple 
lacing ; grand for exhibition. 
CONTINUITY, or the Ever-blooming 
Pansy — Colour purple, habit strong and wiry. 
CRIMSON KING — Rich crimson, primrose 
eye, white brows ; the best of this shade. 
COUNTESS OF HOPETOUN— White ; 
dwarf. 
COUNTESS OP KINTORE— Deep bluish- 
purple, edged white ; very free ; extra fine. lux. 
per 100. 
CROFTHOUSE — Very fine white ; distinct 
and free. 
DALDOWIE YELLOW— Clear yellow; 
dwarf. 
DAWN OP DAY — Prettily marked with 
peach ; large and distinct. 
DOROTHY TENNANT— Purple, slightly 
streaked ; very effective. 
DUCHESS OP PIPE — Light primrose, 
edged blue ; fine habit ; good. 
ETHEL HANCOCK— Beautifully tufted, 
vigorous. The flower is of much substance, and 
the purest white, with a rich golden eye, free 
from rays. First-Class Certificate, (id. 
EVELYN — Dark blue, shaded white ; fine. 
GIPSY QUEEN — Light lilac, heavily 
streaked violet ; a pretty flower. 
GOLDEN QUEEN OP SPRING— Light 
yellow, slightly rayed in centre ; very showy. 
GOLDFINCH — Yellow edged, pale purple, 
sweet scented. 
GOLDPINDER — Yellow, margined with 
pale purplish lilac ; a distinct and pretty variety ; 
free. 
HOLYROOD — Deep indigo-blue, dark blotch. 
H. W. STUART — The best dark striped 
variety in cultivation, id. each. 
IDA'S CHOICE — Lovely-pink, marked white 
on each petal. 
IONA — Upper petals lavender, lower blue- 
black; each of the lower petals has a white 
blotch at the edge. Gd. 
JBFPREYANUM — White, slightly rayed in 
the centre. 
LADY AMORY — Violet and purple lower 
petals, blue lilac shade in upper petals ; a beau- 
tiful variety. 
LEMON QUEEN — Large lemon self. 
LORD ELOHO — Deeporangeyellow; dwarf; 
fine. 
LUTEA GRANDIFLORA MAJOR 
— Bright yellow, almost self; riv^.! to the 
Calceolaria. March. 
MAGPIE — Purple, blotched white ; very 
distinct. 
MARVEL — A dark purple ; fine and free. 
MARY GILBERT— Rich golden yellow; 
good habit. 
MAX KOLB — Bright ultramarine blue; good. 
MISS CANNELL — Pure white, good in all 
ways. id. 
MRS. BAXTER — Rosy purple, light top 
petals ; a first-rate variety. 
MRS. C. TURNER — Purple self ; very 
effective. 
MRS. H. BELLAMY — Upper petals pale 
lavender, lower rich deep purple ; fine clear eye. 
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