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GEO. COOLING & SONS, BATH. 
ARABIS. 
lU Alpina srandiflora, pui-e white spring flower- 
ing plant of dwarf and compact habit, suitable 
for rockwork, edgings, and walls. Hai'dy per- 
ennial, 4 ft per packet 3d. 
ARALIA. 
11.5 Sieboldi, ornamental foliage plant for room 
decoration per p.acket fid. 
ARCTOTIS. 
116 Grandis, a remarkably handsome annual from 
South West Africa ; the ray florets, pure white 
on the upper surface, are embellished with a 
narrow yellow zone at their base, reverse of 
petals pure lilac ; it is of very easy cultivation ; 
2 feet per packet 3d. and 6d. 
ASPARAGUS. 
This beautiful greenhouse fern-like foliage plant may 
he easily raised from seed. 
117 Plumosa nanus, fresh gathei’ed seed 
per packet Is. 
1 18 Spren£;eri, is admirably adapted tor cultiu’e in 
hanging baskets ; for table decoration it is 
indispensable, owing to its longer lasting 
qualities per packet 6d. 
AUBRIETIA. 
One of the most useful and decorative of dwarf 
spring plants for rockwork, borders, edgings, &c.; 
hardy perennials. 
119 Leichtlini, a distinct variety, colour rich car- 
mine rose per packet 6d. and Is. 
120 Grseca, light blue, J ft. ,, 3d. 
121 Purpurea, dark blue, i ft. ,, 3d. 
122 Finest Mixed, will produce many beautiful 
varieties of this charming spring flowering 
bedding plant per packet 3d. and 6d. 
COOLING’S Pi^ZE BALSAMS. 
A magnificent strain, the result of years of careful 
selection ; these produce extra large double flowers 
of bright colours, are compact in growth, and 
altogether vastly superior to the ordinary strain 
of Camellia-flowered Balsams. 
123 8 Superb Varieties, sepai-ate ... 2s. 6d. 
121 Finest Mixed ... per packet 6d. and Is. 
125 Double Balsam, mixed seed, ordinary stock, 
per packet 3d. 
BARTONIA. 
126 Aurea, somewhat Thistle-like, with large golden 
yellow flowers expanding only in the middle of 
the day. Hardy annual, 1 ft. oz. 9d. ; pkt. 3d. 
BEET. 
Ornamental-foliaged varieties, useful for 
ribbon-gardening. 
127 Ornamental Chilian, variegated foliage, 2 ft., 
per packet 6d. 
128 Dracaena- Leaved, beautiful narrow - leaved 
foliage, highly coloured per packet 6d. 
BELLIS PERENNIS. 
Greatly used for edgitigs. Seed sown in spring 
flowers same season. Hardy perennial. 
129 Snowball, double white, 4 in. ... per packet 6d. 
130 Crimson King, fine deep red ... ,, 6d. 
131 Monstrosa, the new double large-flowering red 
Daisy, true from seed, very fine pi-r pticket 6d. 
132 alba, the white form of above ,, 6d. 
133 Mixed (id. 
BRACHYCOME (Swan River Daisy). 
An elegant little plant of compact habit and abund- 
ance of blooms, somewhat like the Cineraria. 
Half-hardy annual. 
134 Iberidifblia, blue, 1 ft per packet 3d. 
135 Alba, white, 1 ft. ,, 3d. 
BROWALLIA. 
136 Speciosa Major, a valuable and distinct cool 
gx'eenhouse plant; it bears continuously large 
quantities of rich deep blue flowers, and forms 
a very handsome winter flowering pot plant for 
the conservatory per packet 6d. 
From Mrs J. S Browne, Cape Colony.— “ The Hegonia Bulbs came safely to hand, and are in full bloom ; 
they were shooting when the parcel was opened.” 
