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Special 
LOBELIA. 
The'ffirst section of these valuable bedding plants may be 
. •; treated as half-hardy annuals. The perennial sorts are 
fine border plants 
BEDDING VARIETIES. 
MRS. CLIBRAN. A fine variety of sterling 
merit. The flowers are a deep intense 
blue, with a white eye, slightly tinged 
with yellow at the base. It is dwarf 
and compact in habit, possessing all the requirements 
necessary in a bedding Lobelia of the highest class. Per 
pkt. 1/6. 
Barnard’s Perpetual. Ultramarine blue, marked with pure 
white at base of lower petals, compact habit. Per pkt. 6d. 
Blue Stone, blue. Per pkt. 6d. 
Crystal Palace Compacta, dark blue. Per pkt. 6d. 
Emperor William, dark blue. Per pkt. 6d. 
Gracilis, blue. Fine for baskets. Per pkt. 6d. 
Golden Queen, dark blue, with golden foliage. Per pkt. i/- 
Pumlla magnitlca, blue. Per pkt. fid. 
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471 
472 
Perennial Varieties. 
473 Cardlnalis, h.h.p., rich scarlet, 2j^ ft. Per pkt. 
1/- 
474 
475 
476 
Royal Purple, violet purple. Per pkt. fid. 
Tenulor. A lovely large flowering variety, rich 
cobalt blue with a white centre. The plant 
Choice is of light and graceful habit, about a foot 
in height and is admirably suited for pot 
or basket cultivation. Per pkt. fid. and i /- 
White Perfection, white. Per pkt. fid. 
• “ Nanserilana.” Splendid variety, with dark red leaves 
and bright purplish crimson flowers. Per pkt. i /- 
Queen Victoria, h.h.p., intense scarlet, with dark foliage, 2jft. 
Per pkt. i/- 
Lophospermum, h.h.p. 
Scandens, beautiful climber, for warm situation outside, or 
greenhouse, with purplish-violet flowers, 10 ft. Per pkt. 
fid. 
Love-in-a-MiSt, see Nigella Hispanica. 
Love-lies-Bleeding, h.a. Favourite border annuals. 
477 Red.longpendulousspikesof deep crimson, 2 ft. Perpkt. 3d. 
Lunaria, see Honesty. 
Lupinus. 
These are beautiful border plants, doing well in almost any 
position or soil. 
478 Albo-cocclneus nanus, h.a. The lower half of the flower 
spikes are of a rich rosy crimson, the upper half pure 
white ; dwarf and fragrant, i ft. Per pkt. 3d. 
479 
480 
481 
482 
483 
484 
48 s 
4815 
487 
487a 
'LilX'pirWkB— continued. 
Arboreus (Yellow Tree Lupin). Fragrant yellow flowers, 
h.p., 4 ft. Per pkt. fid. 
Snow Queen. (The Snow-white Tree Lupin). Forms 
dense bushes, clothed with snowy-white flowers ; 4 ft. 
Per pkt. I /- 
Cruikshanki, h.a., dark blue and white flowers, 3 ft. Per 
pkt. 3d. 
Hybridus atrococcineus, h.a., large spikes of scarlet flowers, 
very handsome, 2j ft. Per pkt. 3d. 
Nanus, h.a., blue and white, i ft. Per pkt. 3d. 
albus, h.a., pure white, i ft. Per pkt. 3d. 
Polyphyllus, h.p., dark blue, one of the best, 3 ft. Per pkt. 
3 d- 
albus, h.p., white variety of the preceding, 3 ft. Per 
pkt. 3d. 
aureus. A lovely shade of sulphur 
yellow Per pkt. fid. 
New 
488. 
489 
490 
491 
Rose 
White 
Yellow 
h.a. 
h.a. 
h.a. 
Cl'brans’ Giant Purple. The finest of all the 
Perennial Lupins, producing enormous 
flower spikes 18 inches to 2 feet in length, 
of a rich shade of purpUsh blue, a mag- 
nificent plant for the herbaceous border. Perpkt. i/- 
Blue Lupin, h.a. , Well-known old favourite border 
flowers. Height 2J ft. Each, 
per packet, 3d. 
Lychnis, h.p. 
Showy plants. Fine for mixed borders, thriving in ordinary soil, 
492 Chalcedonica, scarlet, dense clusters, 3 ft. Per pkt. 3d. 
493 alba, white variety of above, 3 ft. Per pkt. 3d. 
494 Haageana Hybrida, very showy flowers, mixed colours, i ft. 
Per pkt. fid. 
Maize, Zea, op Indian Corn, see Ornamental 
Grasses. 
Malope, h.a. 
Showy annuals of easy culture, preferring a sunny situation. 
Splendid in masses ; good for cutting. 
495 Grandlflora, crimson, large and effective, ijft. Per pkt. 3d. 
496 alba, pure white, I Jft. Per pkt. 3d. 
Malva (Musk-scented Mallow.) 
497 Moschata, h.p., blush pink, sweet-scented, makes a very 
showy branching bush that will grow almost anywhere, 
2 ft. Per pkt. fid. 
498 alba, pure white variety of preceding, 2 ft. Per pkt. 
fid. 
Mandevillea, g.p. 
499 Suaveolens, a handsome climber for indoors, or may be suc- 
cessfully cultivated outdoors in warm situations ; Per 
pkt. fid. 
Marvel of Peru, h.h.p. 
500 Mixed. Handsome sweet-scented flowers and beautiful 
foliage : the roots should be stored in sand during winter. 
2 ft. Per pkt. 3d. 
Mathiola, h.a. 
501 Bicornis (Night-scented Stock). Purplish-red flowers, per- 
fumed towards evening, i ft. Per pkt. 3d, & fid. 
MARIGOLD, hh.a. 
Well-known, free-flowering and showy plants, for borders 
Seed saved from the finest double flowers. See also Tagetes. 
502 African, Prince of Orange, a magnificent variety ; the flowers 
are about 5-in in diameter, perfectly globular, and of fine 
form, colour rich orange ; an invaluable type for exhibi- 
tion ; 2 ft. Per pkt. i /- 
503 Lemon Queen, a remarkably fine variety, flowers of 
immense size, globular form, and well finished ; colour 
lemon yellow ; unsurpassed for exhibition, 2 ft. Per pkt. 
The two preceding strains have been awarded 1 wo Fu-st 
class Certificates by the R.H.S., and are invariably First 
at the Autumn Shows in Edinburgh and Glasgow. 
504 Ordinary Dwarf, Mixed, early flowering, fine dwarf 
habit, profuse bloomer, i ft. Per pkt. 3d. 
505 Tall, Mixed, 2 ft. Per pkt. 3d. 
50fi French Striped, Scotch Prize Strain. We ;have had t his 
magnificent gold striped variety for many years from one 
of the most successful exhibitors in Scotland, and have no 
hesitation in pronouncing it the finest strain in the 
i.: kingdom. 2 ft. Per pkt. if- 
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