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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
Flower Seeds, General List (continued). 
No. 
Narno. 
Hard 
Dur. 
Htii 
feet. 
Colour. 
Months o 
Flowering 
Per 
Pkt. 
Observations. 
Golden Feather ( see P prethrum aureum). 
s. d. 
737 
Gourd, small ornamental varieties 
hliA 
cl. 
yellow 
Jy to Oi, 
6 
Pretty climbers with ornamental fruit 
738 
Grammanthes gentianoides ... 
i 
scarlet 
Ju to Oc 
6 
Excellent forhanging-baskets, pots, &c. 
739 
Grevillea robusta 
S s 
— 
— 
— 
6 
beautiful greenhouse shrub. 
740 
Gypsophila elegans 
llA 
pink 
Jv to Sp 
3 
A line annual from the Crimea. 
741 
Hawkweed, red 
2 
rod 
3 
742 
„ white 
white 
3 
> Useful and showy annuals. 
743 
„ yellow 
yellow 
3 
744 
Heuchera sanguinea ... 
Helianthus ( see Sunflower). 
hr 
it 
coral red 
ii 
1 6 
} Charming hardy perennial, excellent 
) for cutting. 
745 
Holichrysums (.see Everlasting Flowers). 
Heliotrope, splendid mixed ... 
hhp 
1 
greyish blue 
My to Oc 
6 
Deliciously fragrant bedding plants. 
746 
Heraeleum giganteum 
ii 
6-8 
ii 
Ju to Oo 
3 
Grant Cow Parsnip. Fine plant for 
) shrubberies and waste places. 
747 
Hibiscus Africanus major 
Hollyhock, see page 'll. 
Iia 
2 
lemon, dk.eye 
Jy to Oc 
3 
Handsome annual. 
748 
“Honesty, purple or lilac 
llB 
lilac 
Ju & Jy 
3 
} Lunaria liennis varieties. Pine for 
749 
* „ white 
white 
4 
j shrubbery borders, &c. 
750 
„ New crimson ... 
crimson 
6 
751 
Honeysuckle, Trench, red 
hp 
it 
red 
3 
} Showy perennials, excellent for growing 
752 
„ „ white 
white 
3 
) under trees, on mixed borders, &c. 
753 
Humulus Japonicus ... 
hliA 
cl. 
— 
— 
6 
( Japanese Hop. Itapid and useful 
) climber for trellises, &c. 
754 
Iberis Gibraltariea 
llP 
$ 
pink & white 
Ap & My 
4 
) Fine hardy perennials for rockwork 
755 
„ sempervirens 
white 
3 
j or borders. 
756 
Ice Plant 
hliA 
spr. 
Jy & Au 
3 
Useful for garnishing. 
757 
Impatiens Sultani 
gr 
i 
magen. crim. 
Ja to Dec 
1 0 
Splendidpot plant for the greenhouse. 
758 
Ionopsidium acaule 
hA 
i 
violet 
Ap to Oc 
3 
Charming little plant for rockwork. 
759 
Ipomcea coccinea 
hhp 
cl. 
scarlet 
Jy & Au 
3 
760 
„ hederacea superba 
hliA 
blue & white 
Jy to Oc 
4 
( Beautiful climbers for the greenhouse. 
761 
„ Leari 
gr 
violet & white 
Ju to Sp 
6 
C verandahs, trellises, &c. 
762 
„ rubro-eserulea ... 
blue and red 
Au to Oc 
6 
763 
Ipomopsis elegans 
hhp 
5 
scarlet 
Au & Sp 
3 
Splendid for beds or borders. 
764 
Isotoma axilaris 
a 
1 
blue 
Jv to Sp 
3 
Handsome long-blooming plant. 
765 
766 
767 
Jacobsea, double, crimson 
„ „ rose 
„ white ... 
hliA 
tl 
a 
a 
crimson 
rose 
white 
it 
a 
3 
3 
3 
( Useful varieties for bedding out, to cut 
( for bouquets, &c. 
768 
Kalanchoe carnea 
gr 
2 
pink 
Ja to Mr 
1 6 
Charming greenhouse plant. 
769 
Kaulfussia amelloides ... 
Ea 
4 
light blue 
Jy & Au 
3 
770 
„ „ rosea ... 
rose 
3 
( Pretty little Aster-like plants of dwarf 
771 
„ atroviolacea 
dark purple 
3 
( habit. 
772 
„ kermesina 
crimson 
6 
) 
773 *Lantana, choice mixed 
hhp 
i 
various 
My to Oc 
6 
Choice bedding or pot plants. 
774 
Larkspur, dwarf rocket, double 
llA 
Jy A Au 
3 
775 
776 
777 
„ candelabra-formed 
„ Emperor, choice mixed double 
„ Stock-flowered ... 
)> 
a 
ii 
a 
rosy scarlet 
it 
a 
4 
6 
1 0 
i Fine double-flowered varieties of various 
( beautiful colours. 
778 
„ Tall branching... 
3 
various 
3 
J 
779 
Lapageria rosea 
gr 
cl. 
rose 
Ju to Oc 
2 6 
Beautiful stove or greenhouse climber. 
780 
Lavatera arbor ea variegata ... 
hliP 
6-8 
purple 
Jy to Sp 
1 0 
Beautifully variegated foliage. 
781 
782 
,, red 
„ white 
hA 
3 
red 
white 
Jy & Au 
3 
3 
| Showy hardy annuals. 
783 
Lavender, common garden 
hr 
lavender 
3 
Lavendula spica. Well known. 
78 t 
Layia elegans ... 
hA 
1 
yell. & white 
6 
Pretty yellow flowers edged with white. 
785 
Leptosiphon aureus 
4 
golden yellow 
Jy to Oc 
3 
x Handsome showy annuals. L. densi- 
786 
„ carmineus 
carmine 
6 
floras albus is one of the purest 
787 
„ densifiorus 
1 
lilac & white 
3 
white flowers in cultivation. L. 
788 
„ „ albus ... 
pure white 
3 
roseus and carmineus are lovely 
789 
„ roseus ... 
4 
rose 
4 
little compact-growing varieties of 
790 
„ French hybrids, mixed 
various 
3 
/ beautiful colours. 
791 
Leptosyne maritima 
Lily of the Valley (see Convallaria). 
ii 
3 
yellow 
Jy to Sp 
6 
Very useful for cutting 
792 
Limnanthes Douglasi ... 
4 
white & yel. 
My to Sp 
3 
Pretty dwarf annual. 
793 
Linaria reticulata aurea purpurea 
hhA 
i 
yel. & maroon 
Jy to Sp 
6 
Pretty hardy annual. 
794 
Linum grandiflorum rubrum 
l 
crim. scarlet 
Ju to Oc 
3 
Very brilliant and showy. 
795 
„ flavum 
hr 
yellow 
4 
Useful perennial for borders or pots. 
796 
Lisianthus Russellian us 
Lobelias, see page 74. 
gA 
blue 
Ju to Au 
1 0 
Beautiful greenhouse annual 
797 
Lophospermum seandens 
hhp 
cl. 
blush 
4 
Very useful climber. 
798 
799 
800 
Lupinus albo-coecineus 
„ „ „ nanus 
„ Cruikshanki 
hA 
2 
scar. & white 
Ju to Oc 
3 
6 
3 
These handsome and easily cultivated 
>> 
3-5 
bl.wh.&yell. 
a 
annuals oertainly deserve their high 
801 
802 
803 
804 
805 
„ hybridus superbus 
„ subcarnosus 
„ sulphurous superbus ... 
„ nanus ... 
„ albus 
» 
a 
a 
it 
2 
1 
1 
pur.ro.&wh. 
dk. bl. & wh. 
sul. yellow 
blue & white 
white 
a 
a 
Ju to Sp 
it 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
popularity. L. subcarnosus is a 
- strikingly handsome variety that 
continues in bloom for a long time. 
L. sulphureus superbus and albococ- 
cineus are beautiful. 
806 
„ polyphyllus 
hp 
4 
blue 
Ju to Au 
3 
) Useful perennials for shrubbery bor- 
807 
„ „ albus 
it 
it ' 
white 
it 
3 
) ders, &c. 
