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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
Daniels’ Choice Florists’ Flower Seeds. 
DANIELS’ SUPERB MIMULUS. 
From C. QRANTLEY CARTER. Esq., Slymbridge. 
Mar. 10th. 
•*Yoor Seeds are excellent. I had gome Calceolarias last season, one plant had 
over three hundred flowers on it at one time, some of them 21 inches across; out of 
upwards of forty plants I could not find two alike." 
From J.'J. STEWART, Esq., Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. 
Sept, lflth. 
•• Mrs. Stewart and myself are delighted at the many beautiful Seeds we get from 
you ; they are admired by all who nee them. The great care in packing no doubt lias a 
great deal to do with the splendid condition in which thoy arrive after the long voyage." 
Mimulus. 
These beautiful flowers are easily raised from seed, and wall 
well repay the small amount of trouble required in rearing and 
growing them. The individual blooms of some of the newer 
aud choicer sorts attain an immense size, and are possessed of all 
the rich and varied colours and markings of the finest Calceolarias. 
They are quite hardy, but succeed much better when raised 
under glass. Sow the seeds in March or April on the surface of 
pots or pans of firmly pressed light rich soil, cover very slightly 
with fine soil aud sand, sprinkle gently with a flue rose water-pot, 
and place in a gentle heat of about sixty degrees, not more. 
A piece of glass laid over the pot or pan will assist germination 
by ensuring an even moisture. When the young plants come 
up, keep near the glass and give plenty of air, and soon as they 
cau be handled pot off singly into small pots, or prick out five or 
six in a five-inch pot to strengthen, give plenty of air and 
moisture, and plant out in May, or shift into larger pots for 
continuing under glass. A somewhat shady position is the most 
favourable for blooming, aud, when planted out, a north or 
north-westerly aspect will be best, and the plants should have 
an abundance of water in dry weather. 
per pkt. — s. d. 
336 DANIELS’ L ARGE- FL O WERE D . 
A magnificent break, remarkable for the great size 
and rich colouring of the flowers and the vigorous 
habit of the plants. First-class for pot culture 
in the greenhouse, conservatory, or window. Con- 
fidently recommended as one of the finest strains 
in cultivation. Choicest mixed ... ... 1 0 
337 ,, „ „ smaller pkt. 0 6 
338 Giant Emperor, Duplex. A superb large- 
flowered variety of the hose-in-hose type. The 
calyx is of large size, and of the same rich and 
beautiful colouring as the flower itself. A 
charming plant for pot culture or the garden ... 1 0 
339 Cup>reus Brilliant. Orange scarlet ... ... 0 4 
340 White-ground varieties. Choice mixed ... 0 6 
341 Hose-in-Hose varieties. Mixed ... ... 0 6 
342 Choice mixed. Good varieties ... ... 0 3 
343 Moschatus (Musk plant). Well known ... 0 4 
344 „ compactus. A new and excellent 
variety of the preceding, very dwarf and compact 1 0 
Lobelias. 
To secure fine plants of the erinus or speciosa varieties of these for bedding out the following 'May, some prefer to sow the seed in 
Autumn, but February or March is good time for sowing if the plants have careful attention and are grown on freely. Sow the seeds 
thinly in pans or pots of sandy loam, cover very lightly, and place in a gentle heat of about sixty degrees, keep moist, aud soon as the 
young plants can he handled, pot off singly into small pots of light rich soil, keep near the glass in a gentle heat, and give plenty of air on 
fine days. Carefully picking off all the flower buds will greatly assist tlieir growth, and they should on no account he allowed to suffer from 
want of moisture. Other excellent methods are to prick the young plants five or six in a five-inch pot, or, better still, to plant them 
thinly in shallow trays of rich soil, keeping in gentle heat, giving air, &c., as recommended. These will generally form compactly-grown 
sturdy plants, that will quickly produce a beautiful effect when planted out. Lobelias intended for pots or window boxes succeed best 
w'hen planted out thinly in good soil in an open situation, and carefully lifted when they have formed nice tufty plants : these will at 
once commence blooming, and produce an effect that could not be otherwise obtained. 
The beautiful perennial L.fulgens Victoria, growing about tw'o feet high, with its rich metallic foliage and brilliant scarlet flowers, 
comes quite true from seed, and sown in February or March on a gentle heat will make nice plants for bedding-out in May or June 
for blooming the following Autumn. The roots of these should be protected in severe weather by a covering of cocoa-nut refuse, 
ashes, or any light similar material, or they may be lifted after flowering, and stored in a cool pit or frame for the Winter, aud planted 
out again the following April or May. 
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Speciosa (true). Fine dark blue 
„ alba. White 
„ White Perfection. Very fine white, 
compact ... 
Paxtoniana. Blue and white, pretty ... 
Erinus compaeta. Bright blue 
„ „ alba. White 
,, „ Blue King. Very fine ... 
„ ,, Distinction. Bright rose, 
distinct 
„ „ Emperor William. Hick 
dark blue ... 
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354 Erinus compaeta. Cobalt blue. Very line 
dark blue ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 
355 ,, Boyal Purple (new). Rich violet 
purple, with large white eye ; very distinct and 
striking ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 
356 Gracilis. Blue ... ... ... ... 0 3 
357 ,, alba. White ... ... ... 0 3 
358 Pumila magniflea. Splendid dwarf compact 
vaxdety, with large dark blue flowers ... ... 1 0 
359 Bamosa. Dark blue... ... ... ... 0 3 
360 „ alba. White ... ... ... 0 3 
36 1 Fulgens, Queen Victoria. Brilliant scarlet ... 1 0 
