lo & 12 Market Street, MANCHESTER; S’ ALTRINCHAM. 
Genera! List of Flower Seeds. 
Fop brief Cultupal Notes see pag;e 21 . 
ABBREVIATIONS : b.a.. Hardy Annual ; h.h.a.. Hall-hardy Annual ; t.a., Tender Annua) ; h.b., Hardy Biennial ; 
h.p., Hardy Perennial; g.p., Greenhouse Plant; cl., Climber. 
Abponia h.h.a. 
I- Gmbellata, pretty trailing plant, with fragrant Verbena- 
like flowers, of a rosy-Ulac colour. Prefers a light soil. 
Fine for rockwork. Per pkt., 3d. 
Abutilon, g.p. 
An easily grown family, much ^predated in every collec- 
tion of greenhouse plants. Sow in heat and gradually 
harden on. 
2 Finest Mixture of cross fertilized sorts. Per pkt., i/- 
Acacia, g.p. 
3 Lophantha, handsome yellow flowers, with lovely fem-like 
foliage, valuable for decorations, &c. Per pkt., 6d. 
4. Mixed, choice varieties. Per pkt., 6d. 
Achimenes, g.p. 
Extremely showy free flowering plants, valuable for growing 
in hanging baskets. 
5, Mixed, &iest new varieties. Per pkt., 1/6. 
Aconitum (MonUs Hood), h.p. 
Ornamental plants, producing long racemes ofWhandsome 
flowers. Likes strong soil ; the matured plants grow 
well under the shade of trees. 
6. Mixed, various colours, 5 ft. Per pkt., 6d. 
ACPOlinium, see Everlastings, page 56. 
Adonis. 
7 Flos, h.a., bright scarlet, a charming variety, i ft. Per pkt., 
3d. 
8 Vernalis, h.p., “ The flower of the Gods,” with beautiful 
large buttercup yellow, star-shaped flowers, suitable for 
rockwork, borders, &c., 1 ft. Per^pkt., 3d. 
Agepatum, h.h.a. 
Fine bedding plants ; very fond of sun. Any ordinary soil 
will suit them, and plenty of room should be given. 
10 Imperial Dwarf, blue, ^ ft. Per pkt., 6d. 
1 1 Little Dorrit, azure-blue, floriferous, j ft. Per pkt., 6d. 
12 Mexlcanum, light blue, ij ft. Per pkt., 3d. 
1 3 Mexicanum “ Little Blue Star.” Extremely 
handsome new variety, the tiny bushy plants, 
not exceeding 4 to 5 inches in height, being 
densely covered with clusters of feathery flowers, which 
show, when in bud, a light blue colour with a purplish red 
centre, when fully open a lovely and bright light blue, the 
plants being literally a sheet of flowers from early summer 
until the autumn. Per pkt., i/- 
Choice 
Agepatu m — continued. 
AGERATUM ME.XICANUM "IITTLEBLUK STAR." 
14 Princess Victoria Louise. Every branch produces 'very 
handsome umbels of delicately fragrant wliite flowers, 
which seem to be covered with a veil of lovely azure blue 
stamens. Dwarf compact habit of growth, particularly 
adapted for edgings and bedding, 3J in. Per pkt., 6d. 
15 White Gem, very dwarf and compact growing variety, 
profusely covered with pure white flowers, ^-ft. Per 
pkt., 6d. 
Agpostemma. 
Free blooming, sun-loving plants, valuable for borders. 
16 Coronaria, h.p., deep red, ft. Per pkt., 3d. 
17 atrosanguinea, h.p., dark crimson, silvery white foliage, 
2j ft. Per pkt., 3d. 
Alonsoa, h h.a. 
18 Myrtifolia, ivith numerous graceful spikes of dainty bright 
scarlet-vermilion flowers, 2 ft. Per pkt., 3d. 
Alyssum. 
19 Saxatile Compactum, h.p., yellow, showy, good for sunny 
rockwork and spring bedding, \ ft. Per pkt., 6d. 
20 Sweet, h.a., white, free flowering, suitable for beds and 
edgings, j-ft. Per pkt., 3d. 
Amafanthus h.h a. 
Ornamental foliage plants, fine for beds, &c. 
2 1 Henderi, brilhant scau-Iet crimson foliage, 3 ft. Per pkt., 6d. 
22 Melancholicus ruber, blood-red leaves, i ft. Per pkt., 3d. 
Amapyllis ( Hippeastrum), g.p. 
23 Hybrida, saved from the most beautiful hybrids. Per pkt., 
2/6. 
Anagallis, h.a. 
Richly coloured, sun-loving annuals. 
24 Grandiflora coccinea, deep vermilion red, f-ft. Per pkt., 6d. 
25 ccerulea, intense blue, J ft. Per pkt., 6d. 
Anchusa. 
Very showy hardy border plants. The honey-bee is very 
partial to this genus. 
26 Italica, h.p. Long vigorous spikes of bright blue flowers. 
One of the best, 4 ft. Per pkt., 6d. 
Anemone, h.p. 
Well-known hardy plants, with beautiful flowers. 
27 Coronaria (Single Poppy Anemone), choice mixed. Per 
pkt., 6d. 
28 Fulgens (Scarlet Windflower). Per pkt. 1/- 
29 Japonica “ Honorine Jobert,” splendid variety, producing 
large, pure white flowers from August to November. 
Invaluable for border flowers and cutting. Per pkt. i/- 
30 “ St. Brigid.” Blooms are large, handsome, and remarkable 
for their diversity of colour. They are exceptionally free 
blooming, and require the simplest treatment, f ft. Per 
pkt., i/- 
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