PLANTS — New and Rare. 
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ABTJTILON THOMPSONII. 
Very distinct and pretty foliage plant. The ground colour of the loaf is a bright green, shaded and mottled with 
yellow, in many instances having quite the appearance of mosaic work ; of easy culture. 
ALIAMANDA WARDLEIANA. 
The lobes of the corolla are broader, rounder, and of 
greater substance than any other species ; the throat is 
also darker in colour, and the outer side of the flower 
is of a reddish maroon colour, which is characteristic 
of the buds before expanding. 
Price 15.J. each. 
AMARYLLIS ALBERTI ELORE PLENO. 
Magnificent variety, introduced from Cuba, flowers 
a brilliant orange red ground, shot with a fresh 
bright carmine ; base of the petals is of a whitish 
yellow ; flower 6 inches in diameter ; instead of anthers, 
there are from thirty to forty petals, which form a 
perfect and regularly-shaped flower. 
Price 2s. 6 d. each . 
AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII. 
A miniature-foliaged Virginian Creeper, which clings 
to any building with the tenacity of the strongest Ivy, 
and producing in great profusion its dense foliage, of a 
glossy green, shaded with purple, cannot fail to com- 
mand great attention. It is of exceedingly rapid 
growth, requires no nailing, and from earliest spring 
it produces its beautiful purple tinted leaves so thiokly 
as to form the most perfect coating wherever it is 
planted. 
First Class Certificate at the Royal Botanic Society’s 
Show, May 27, 18G8, and a similar prize at the Royal 
Horticultural Show, July 7, 186S. 
Price Is. Gd. each. 
SPIRAEA PALMATA. 
Of which Dr. Hooker says : — “ By far the handsomest species of the genus hitherto imported, and certainly one of 
the most beautiful hardy plants in cultivation ; the deep purple red of the stems and branches, passing into the 
crimson purple of the glorious broad corymbs of flowers, contrasts most exquisitely with the foliage, which in 
autumn assumes beautiful tints of brown and golden yellow. Spircea palmata was introduced by Mr. Fortune, from 
Japan, and has proved itself perfectly hardy iu the most exposed position.” 
Price 21s. each. 
NEW HARDY CLEMATIS JOHN GOULD VEITCH. 
(Double Blue-flowered.) 
We cannot too strongly recommend this magnificent “ Doublo blue-floworing Clematis ” as a most valuable addition 
to our hardy climbers. It is a profuse bloomer, the flowers being very double, of a large size (averaging 4 inches in 
diameter), and of a beautiful light blue colour. It thrives remarkably well when planted out of doors, and when 
grown in pots it is most striking and very free blooming. 
Price 2 la. each. 
FOR LIST OF NEW STRAWBERRIES, SEE PAGE 55. 
