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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
Flower Seeds, General List (continued). 
Name. 
Hard 
Dur. 
Htiu 
feet, 
Colour. 
Months of 
Flowering 
Per 
Pkt. 
Cerastium Biebersteini 
llP 
i 
white 
Jv to Sp 
s. d. 
6 
1 
„ tomentosum 
JJ 
JJ 
3 
3 
Chameerops humilis 
gs 
6 
orn. foliage 
Ee to Ap 
6 
Chameepeuce casabonae 
hhB 
1 
lilac 
J u to Au 
1 0 
Chelone barbata coccinea 
llP 
3 
scarlet 
Jy & Au 
3 
Chrysanthemum Burridgeanum 
1 1A 
H 
crim. wh.yel. 
Jy to Sp 
3 
„ eoronariumimbricat.ti.pl. 
various 
1 0 
„ „ sulphureum pi. 
JJ 
„ 
pale yellow 
JJ 
3 
„ tricolor, choicest mixed 
2 
various 
3 
„ ,, aureum (Cloth of Gold) ... 
yellow 
„ 
3 
„ segetum grandiflorum 
JJ 
gold yellow 
JJ 
3 
i- 
„ New double-flowered hybrids 
various 
JJ 
6 
* „ inodorum plenissima, 11. pi. 
hB 
j) 
white 
JJ 
4 
„ atrococcineum ... 
llA 
n 
crimson 
JJ 
3 
,, Dunnettialbumfl.pl. ... 
,, 
white 
JJ 
3 
„ earinatum, Eclipse 
various 
JJ 
6 
J 
„ „ Golden Feather ... 
crim. wh.yel. 
JJ 
6 
„ frutescens 
„ Indicum, see page 67. 
hhp 
2 
white 
Ap to Oc 
6 
Cineraria candidissima 
H 
yellow 
Ju to Au 
6 
„ liybrida, see page 69. 
Cistus, Bock, finest mixed 
Clarkia elegans, double white 
1 
various 
„ 
3 
ll A 
2 
white 
Jy to Sp 
4 
„ „ Purple King ... 
jj 
purple 
JJ 
4 
„ „ Salmon Queen 
salmon 
JJ 
4 
„ integripetala, double rose 
1 
rosy pink 
Ju to Oc 
3 
„ „ alba, double white 
pure white 
JJ 
3 
„ „ limbata 
piuk & white 
JJ 
3 
„ „ Tom Thumb ... 
i 
rosy pink 
JJ 
3 
„ pulchella 
} i 
1 
JJ 
3 
pure white 
JJ 
3 
„ „ marginatafl.pl. 
pink & white 
JJ 
3 
„ „ Tom Thumb, double ... 
4 
dark crimson 
„ 
6 
„ mixed ... 
i 
various 
JJ 
3 
Clematis hybrida, choice mixed 
hp 
cl. 
jj 
My to Oc 
1 0 
Clianthus Dampieri 
gs 
4 
scarlet & blk. 
Ap to Jy 
1 0 
Clintonia pulchella 
hhA 
i 
blue & white 
Ju to Sp 
6 
Coboea scandens 
hhr 
cl. 
purple 
My to Oc 
6 
„ „ alba 
white 
JJ 
1 0 
) 
Cockscombs, see page 69. 
Coleus, see page 67. 
Collinsia bicolor 
llA 
1 
lilac & white 
My to Au 
3 
„ candidissima 
white 
JJ 
3 
„ multicolor 
var. coloured 
JJ 
3 
c 
„ verna 
sky bl. & wh. 
Ap & My 
6 
J 
Collomia coccinea 
jj 
li 
scarlet 
Jy to Oc 
3 
Columbine ( see Aquilegia). 
Commelina coelestis 
hhr 
JJ 
sky blue 
Ju to Au 
3 
Convolvulus major, crimson 
hhA 
cl. 
crimson 
Jy to Oc 
3 
\ 
„ „ white 
white 
JJ 
3 
„ .. purple 
JJ 
M 
purple 
JJ 
3 
„ „ rose 
5) 
JJ 
rose 
JJ 
3 
( 
„ „ striped 
» 
various 
JJ 
3 
„ „ mixed 
» 
» 
jj 
JJ 
3 
) 
„ minor, dark purple 
hA 
1 
dark purple 
JJ 
3 
) 
i 
„ „ crimson violet... 
^J 
JJ 
crim. violet 
JJ 
6 
„ Mauritanieus ... 
hhp 
trl. 
lavender 
Jy to Sp 
3 
} 
Convallaria majalis 
lap 
i 
white 
Ap to Ju 
6 
Cowslip, common field... 
i 
yellow 
My & Ju 
4 
American ( see Doilecatheon meadia). 
Cuphea platycentra 
Cyclamen, see page G9. 
hhp 
l 
scarlet 
Jy to Oc 
6 
Dahlia, see page 70. 
Daisy, double red 
llP 
dark red 
Ap to Jv 
1 0 
„ „ white ... 
white 
1 0 
( 
„ „ mixed 
various 
1 0 
) 
Datura atropurpurea plenissima 
lihA 
dark purple 
Jv to Sp 
6 
1 
„ Huberiana fl. pi. 
l 
white 
4 
5 
„ chlorantha fl. pi. 
2 
yellow 
3 
Delphinium, see page 70. 
Diauthus, see page 70. 
Digitalis maculata superba ... 
llP 
3 
sptd. vars. 
Jy & Au 
6 
} 
„ monstrosa alba 
4 
white 
4 
L 
„ very choice mixed 
fi 
3 
various 
JJ 
3 
Dodecatheon meadia ... 
i> 
1 
purple 
Ap to Ju 
1 0 
] 
Eccremocarpus scaber 
hhp 
cl. 
orange 
Jy to Sp 
6 
Observations. 
Useful white-foliaged bedding plants. 
Dwarf Fan Palm. Very ornamental. 
Fishbone Thistle. Curious. 
Pretty Pentstemon-like flowers. 
Showy annuals for mixed beds or 
borders. C. Burridgeauum Tricolor, 
Eclipse, and the New double-flowered 
hybrids, are exceedingly handsome, 
the latter producing the most beau- 
tiful and richest colours; all the 
varieties are easy of cultivation. 
Exceedingly floriferous, and vory 
useful for cutting. 
Marguerites, or Parisian Daisies. 
Silvery-foliaged bedding plant. 
Rock Rose. V ery handsome. 
An exceedingly useful class of hardy 
annuals, admirably suited for sowing 
in patches, &c., in mixed borders, 
and are very easy of cultivation. 
The integripetala varieties, pulchella 
marginata, and the dwarf double- 
flowered Tom Thumb are very hand- 
some. The new varieties of elegans 
arc also very fine and desirable. 
Valuable hardy climbers. 
Parrot-beak plant. Magnificent. 
Beautiful for pots, borders, rockwork, &c. 
'Well-kno'wn useful climbers. 
Much admired and useful annuals. 
C. verna is a charming variety, 
seeds . of which must be sown in 
August as soon as ripe. 
Useful for bees, pretty. 
Attractive plant with fine glossy foliage. 
A fine class of hardy annual climbers 
suitable for covering walls, trellis, 
wire-fencing, arbours, &c., &e. Very 
pretty in association with Tropscolum 
canariense. 
The true dark purple variety, ex- 
ceedingly rich-coloured. 
Splendid variety. 
Useful variety for hanging-baskets, 
rockwork, &c. 
Lily of the Valley. 
Primula elatior. 
Useful bedding plant. 
Beilis perennis — well known useful 
plants for Spring gardening, edg- 
ings, &c. 
Splendid large-flowered varieties. Very 
handsome for mixed borders. 
Very sweet scented. 
Foxgloves. A showy class of hardy 
perennials admirably suited for 
shrubbery borders, &c. D. maculata 
superba is very fine. 
American Cowslip. Valuable hardy 
perennial. 
Handsome climber of quick growth. 
