The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
DANIELS’ GENERAL LIST OF FLOWER SEEDS. 
For Cultural Instructions see page 93. 
ABBREVIATIONS. 
hA Hardy annual. 
hhA Half-hardy annual. 
tA Tender annual. 
hB Hardy biennial. 
hhB Half-hardy biennial. 
tB Tender biennial, 
hp Hardy perennial. 
hhP Half-hardy perennial. 
From Mr. HENRY ASHCROFT. 
Newburgh. 
“ I took tlio following Prlzou with flowers 
grown from your Seed*— 
First Prize for Asters at Newburgh 
First. Second, and Third with 
Asters at Upholland 
First Prize with African Mari- 
golds at Upholland " 
ABBREVIATIONS. 
tP Tender perennial, 
spr Spreading or trailing, 
el Climbing, 
gs Greenhouse shrub. 
s Plants of a shrubby 
habit of growth. 
st Stove plants. 
Bb Having bulbous or 
tuberous roots. 
From Mr. CHARLES H. DANCER. 
Manitoba, Canada, 
“ At a Flower Show held hero last year Mrs. 
Dancor took six First Prizes for flowers grown 
from your Herein, and many of them were much 
admired. Nothing like the Double Fringed 
Petunias which had been grown in the open- 
air, had over been seen here before.” 
Those Perennials and Biennials marked with an asterisk (*) will bloom the first year from seed. 
HGB. — In ordering, the numbers only will suffice, but as the numbers are altered every year, the date of Catalogue should also be given. 
No 
Name. 
Hard 
Dur. 
Ht in 
feet. 
Colour. 
Mouths of 
Flowering 
Per 
Pkt. 
Observations. 
503 
Abronia umbellata 
hhi 
spr. 
pink 
Ju to Sp 
s. d. 
3 
i Pretty Vcrbena-likeammals, excellent 
504 
„ arenaria 
yellow 
4 
i for rockwork, &c. 
505 
Abutilon, mixed hybrids... 
gs 
G-8 
various 
My to Au 
1 6 
Handsome greenhouse plants. 
500 
Acacia lophantha ... 
hhl> 
3-5 
yellow 
4 
Beautiful plant for pot culture 
507 
Acanthus mollis ... 
Acroclinium, see page 90. 
hp 
3 
pink & white 
Ju to Sp 
G 
Fine herbaceous plant. 
508 
JEthionema grandiflora ... 
1 
rose 
My & Ju 
6 
Beautiful hardy border plant. 
509 
Ageratum, Imperial dwarf blue ... 
llllA 
4 
blue 
Ju to Oc 
4 
) Valuable beddiug plants of dwarf 
510 
>j » )) white 
white 
4 
habit, exceedingly floriferous. 
511 
Agrostemma coronaria atro- 
sanguinea 
hr 
2 
dark crimson 
Jy to Sp 
3 
Fine showy perennial. 
512 *Alonsoa linifoiia ... 
hhB 
14 
orange scarlet 
Jy to Oc 
6 
Excellent for mixed borders or as pot- 
513 
„ „ gracilis (new) 
»» 
>) 
>) 
» 
6 
( plants, showy aud pretty. A.myrti- 
514 
* „ myrtifolia ... 
scarlet 
6 
( folia is a fine new species, having 
515 
* „ Mutisi 
l 
blush&scarlet 
6 
) large handsome flowers. 
516 
Alstroemeria, choice mixed 
hub 
2 
various 
Ju to Au 
4 
Fine new varieties. 
517 
Alyssum maritimum 
llA 
4 
white 
Ju to Oc 
3 
Useful for edgings, borders, &c. 
518 
„ saxatile compactum 
hp 
yellow 
Ap & My 
4 
Fine for rockwork or borders. 
519 
Amaranthus melaneholicus ruber 
hhA 
1-14 
blood red fol. 
Ju to Sp 
4 
') A brilliant class of plants for decora- 
520 
„ salicifolius ... 
scarlet 
4 
> tive purposes. A. salicifolius is very 
521 
„ tricolor giganteus ... 
H 
var. col. leaf 
6 
) useful for conservatory decoration. 
522 
Anagallis grandiflora coccinea ... 
4 
scarlet 
Ju to Oc 
6 
b Very pretty free-flowering annuals for 
523 
„ Indica 
blue 
3 
> beds, rock-work, &c. A. grandiflora 
524 
„ fine varieties, mixed 
various 
4 
j coccinea is very flue. 
525 
Anchusa angustifolia 
hp 
2 
azure blue 
Fe to Au 
6 
) Beautiful Forget-me-not-like flowers, 
_) fine for bedding out or bouquets. 
520 * Anemone coronaria, finest mixed 
i 
various 
3 
Beautiful earlv flowering vars. 
527 
* „ fulgens 
» 
» 
brill, scarlet 
Ap to Ju 
G 
Very showy. 
Antirrhinum, see page 60. 
528 
Aquilegia alpina superba 
}> 
14 
blue & white 
My to Jy 
6 
' 
529 
„ Calif ornica hybrida 
2 
orange yellow 
„ 
6 
Columbines. This class of hardy peren- 
530 
„ chrysantha 
» 
24 
pale yellow 
6 
nialswill thrive iu almost any soil or 
531 
„ „ grandiflora alba (new) 
>} 
white 
ft 
1 0 
position, and are admirablysuited for 
532 
„ cserulea 
ft 
sky blue 
„ 
6 
shrubbery borders, large rockeries, 
533 
„ „ hybrida ... 
ft 
blue & yellow 
ft 
1 0 
or permanent beds where not often 
disturbed, and where they form 
534 
„ glandulosa vera ... 
14 
dk. blue & wh. 
„ 
1 0 
535 
„ Skinneri 
>> 
ft 
scarlet&j'ell. 
tf 
6 
beautiful objects. Tbej r vary in 
536 
„ Stuarti 
2 
blue& white 
1 6 
height from two to three feet. A. 
537 
„ caryophylloidesfl.pl. 
ft 
striped 
ft 
6 
glandulosa vera and cmrulea hybrida 
538 
„ mixed, single and double 
various 
3 
are especially worthy of notice. 
539 
„ double, white 
Arabia alpina 
white 
3 
J 
540 
}) 
4 
Ji 
Mr to My 
3 
Early flowering rock or border plant. 
