The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
Flower Seeds, General List {continued). 
Hard 
Dur. 
Ht in 
feet. 
Col®ur. 
Months of 
Flowering 
Per 
Pkt. 
s. d. 
lu 
i 
golden yellow 
Jy to Oc 
3 ^ 
u 
carmine 
6 
l 
lilac & white 
3 i 
» 
if 
pure white 
tt 
3 ( 
it 
rose 
ft 
4 
it 
tf 
various 
3 J 
» 
3 
yellow 
Jy to Sp 
6 
gP 
cl. 
rose 
Ju to Oc 
2 6 
hhp 
6-8 
purple 
Jy to Sp 
1 0 
llA 
3 
red 
Jy & Au 
3 1 
ft 
white 
3 3 
llP 
lavender 
3 
llA 
1 
yell. & white 
tf 
6 
tt 
i 
white & yel. 
My to Sp 
3 
i 
yel. & maroon 
Jy to Sp 
6 
llllA 
l 
crim. scarlet 
Ju to Oc 
3 
llP 
ft 
yellow 
„ 
4 
gA 
blue 
Ju to Au 
1 0 
hhp 
cl. 
blush 
4 
hA 
2 
crimson 
Jy & Au 
3 } 
pale yellow 
3 3 
» 
if 
blue 
Jy to Sp 
3 \ 
tt 
li 
yellow 
if 
3 f 
a 
2 
rose . 
3 ( 
white 
3 ; 
scar. & white 
Ju to Oc 
3 1 
1 
ft 
6 
a 
3-5 
bl. wh.&yell. 
3 
2 
pur. ro. & wh. 
3 
1 
dk. bl. & wh. 
3 
li 
sul. yellow 
Ju to Sp 
3 
1 
blue & white 
3 
ft 
white 
3 J 
llP 
4 
blue 
Ju to Au 
3 ) 
tf 
ft 
white 
ft 
3 { 
ft 
it 
various 
6 ) 
1 
Ju & Jy 
3 } 
u 
brill, scarlet 
3 3 
hA 
4 
pink & white 
3 
llP 
1 
white 
Jy to Sp 
6 
llA 
3 
crimson 
3 ) 
ft 
ft 
white 
3 ( 
a 
ft 
rose 
tt 
hhp 
2-3 
various 
Ju to Au 
3 
hlu 
2 
str. crimson 
3 
1 
lilac 
Ju to Sp 
4 
hi* 
2 
white 
Jy to Oc 
6 
hhA 
cl. 
blue 
My to Sp 
6 } 
» 
ft 
white 
if 
6 3 
it 
i 
or. wh. & pur. 
Ju to Sp 
3 } 
hhp 
if 
rosy purple 
tt 
1 0 
hA 
li 
pale buff 
Jy to Sp 
6 \ 
1 
„ 
6 
i 
reddish buff 
6 
if 
i 
pale buff 
6 
tf 
l 
pale yellow 
6 
2 
red buff 
6 J 
1 
buff 
3 
llllA 
12 
orange scarlet 
Jy to Oc 
1 6 
llP 
i 
yellow 
Ju to Sp 
4 
if 
i 
sky bl. yel. eye 
I 0 x 
l 
dark blue 
1 0 
ft 
white 
1 0 
}> 
i 
sky blue 
Air to Ju 
1 0 f 
„ 
a 
white 
1 0 
ft 
l 
blue 
Ju to Sp 
6 J 
No. Name, 
749 Leptosiphon aureus 
750 „ earmineus ... 
751 „ densiflorus... 
752 „ „ albus 
753 „ roseus 
754 „ French, hybrids, mixed ... 
755 Leptosyne maritima 
756 Lapageria rosea 
757 Lavatera arborea variegata 
758 „ red 
759 „ white 
760 Lavender, common garden 
761 Layia elegans 
Lily of the Valley {see Convallaria) . 
762 Limnanth.es Douglasi 
763 Linaria reticulata aurea purpurea 
764 Linum grandiflorum rubrum 
765 „ flavum 
• 766 Lisian thus Russellian us ... 
Lobelias, see page 74. 
767 Lophospermum scandens 
768 Love-lies-bleeding, red ... 
769 „ „ white 
770 Lupine, large blue 
771 „ „ yellow 
772 „ „ rose 
773 „ „ white ... 
774 Lupinus albo-coccineus ... 
775 „ „ „ nanus 
776 „ Cruikshanki 
777 „ hybridus superbus 
778 „ subcarnosus 
779 „ sulphurous superbus 
780 „ nanus 
781 „ „ albus 
782 „ polyphyllus 
783 „ „ albus 
784 „ „ tricolor ... 
785 Lychnis Haageana 
786 „ fulgens 
787 Mai va crisp a 
788 „ moschata alba 
789 Malope grandiflora 
790 „ „ alba 
791 „ „ rosea 
Marigolds, see page 72. 
792 * Marvel of Peru. Choicest mixed 
793 Martynia fragrans 
794 Mathiola bieornis ... 
795 Matricaria eximia crispa fl. pi. ... 
796 Maurandya Barclayana grandiflr. 
797 „ „ alba 
798 Mesembryanthemum tricolor 
799 „ cordifolium variegatum ...■ 
Mimulus, see page 74. 
800 Mignonette, Miles’ hybrid spiral 
801 „ Parsons’ white 
802 „ dwarf compact 
803 „ Machet 
804 „ Golden Queen 
805 „ Victoria Giant Red 
806 „ common sweet-scented 
807 Mina lobata 
808 Musk Plant 
809 Myosotis alpestris grandiflora 
810 „ azorica 
811 „ „ alba ... . ... 
812 „ disitiflora ... 
813 „ „ alba 
814 „ palustris {the true Forget-me-not) 
Observations. 
Handsome showy annuals. L. deusi- 
florus albus is one of the purest 
white flowers in cultivation. L. 
roseus and earmineus are lovely 
little compact-growing varieties of 
beautiful colours. 
Very useful for cutting 
Beautiful stove or greenhouse climber 
Beautifully variegated foliage. 
• Showy hardy annuals. 
Lavandula spied. Well known. 
Pretty yellow flowers edged with white 
Pretty dwarf annual. 
Pretty hardy annual. 
Very brilliant and showy. 
Useful perennial for borders or pots. 
Beautiful greenhouse annual 
Very useful climber. 
■ Showy border annuals. 
Suitable for mixed borders in front of 
shrubs, &c. 
These handsome and easily cultivated 
annuals certainly deserve their 
high popularity. L. subcarnosus 
is a strikingly liandsomo variety 
that continues in bloom for a long 
time. L. sulphurous superbus 
and alboeoccineus aro beautiful. 
ders, &c. L. polyphyllus tricolor is 
the finest. 
howy herbaceous perennials, with 
brilliant flowers. 
Curled Mallo w. Useful for garnishing 
Fine showy hardy perennial. 
trilliant and showy annuals of easy 
cultivation. 
Well-known useful perennials. 
Large-flowered handsome annual. 
Night-scented Stock. Fragrant. 
Double-flowered Feverfew. Pretty. 
' Fine and useful climbers. 
Ixcellent for sunny rockwork, pretty 
Daisy-like flowers. 
Useful for carpet bedding, &c. 
Superb varieties of comparatively 
recent introduction. Parson’s white 
and Victoria Giant Bed throw up 
noble spikes of deliciously fragrant 
bloom The new “ Machet” is also 
an exceedingly fine variety. 
Very useful for ordinary purposes. 
Splendid climber for trellises, &c. 
Mimulus mosohatus. 
Forget-me-nots. "Well-known beauti- 
ful little plants, invaluable for 
Spring gardening, &c. M. disit flora 
is the best variety for Spring garden- 
ing. A partially shaded and rather 
moist position is most favourable. 
From Mr. GKOllGl-] MAG OS. Boutoiw, Fullleld. 
Fob. Sod. 
"The flower* I grew from your Seeds Inst year were very satisfactory : the 
Zinnias aud Khoctanthes being especially flue." 
From Mr. D. SIMPSON, Crook, Durham. 
Jan. 26th. 
" 1 obtained a packet of Carnations from you, and raised some splendid flowers, 
which I exhibited at three different Shows lust year, taking First Prize each time." 
