The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
EVERLASTING FLOWERS FOR WINTER BOUQUETS 
The popularity of Everlasting 
Flowers has been wonderfully on 
the increase during the past few 
years, and not without reason, for 
their culture is very easy and 
simple, and their flowers, if carefully 
gathered, dried, and preserved, will 
retain their beauty for years. Their 
bright and pleasing colours will be 
found of great service in the deco- 
ration of tho Church or the home, 
in Winter, when other flowers are 
soarce. Many of the light varieties 
may be dyed of various brilliant 
colours; and, made up into bouquets 
with some of the Ornamental Grasses, 
are truly charming. Everlasting 
Flowers for preserving should bo cut 
just as the blossoms are beginning 
From Mr. T. H. WAOSTAFF, Duffield. 
" I am pleased to state that the collection of 
Zinnias I had from you turn d out very satis- 
factorily. I gained First, Prim at our recent Show 
for them " 
From Mr. J. A. 8HUPFREY, 
Peterafiold, Haute. 
"I have tho pleasure to inform you that I won 
the Bronze Medal of the Royal Horticultural society 
at P«>enBtld Show with twelve Zinnias grown 
from the Seeds which 1 hud from you I am an 
amateur cultivating a garden without mount auco. " 
to expand, or when they are not 
more than half open, and tied in 
bunches and hung up in a cool 
place to dry r , with the flowers 
downwards. Small bunches are pre- 
ferable for drying, as large bunches 
are apt to mould and spoil. 
The Heliohrysums are perhaps 
the most useful, and produce a great 
variety of brilliant and beautiful 
colours. Rkodanthe maeulata and 
Rkodanthe maeulata alba are two 
charming and elegant varieties of 
fine dwarf habit. Rkodanthe maeulata 
jl pi. is a fine new double-flowered 
variety of great merit The Aoro- 
cliniums and Xerantbemums are also 
exceedingly useful, both for garden 
decoration or dried flowers. 
From Mr Z HODGSON. Sew South Walen. 
"I herewith end ofo a P.O.O. for £1 for »oino 
of y«'Ur Flower &eeds, having seen, m one of 
iuy neighbour's gar' cns, the produce of some of 
your deeds, and I should be pleased if I obtain like 
result.” 
From Mr. H. REDDING, Astwood Bank. 
“ I have the beat bed of Zinnias from your 
Hoed to be seek anywhere abuuthere; 1 also .btained 
First Prize for them ; also for Stocks. Phlox 
Drummondi, and French Marigolds, all 
produce from your Seed." 
No. 
Name. 
Liard 
Dur. 
Ht in 
feet. 
Colour. 
Months ol 
Flowering 
Per 
Pkt. 
Observations. 
1000 
Acroclinium roseum 
bhA 
2 
rose 
Jv to Sp 
s. d. 
3 
Very useful aud free flowering. 
1001 
„ roseum, double 
33 
33 
6 
1002 
album 
white 
3 
Winged Sandfiower. Pretty. 
1003 *Ammobium alatum grandiflorum 
llP 
33 
33 
My to Au 
3 
1004 
*Catananche bicolor 
>3 
white & blue 
Jy to Oc 
3 
1005 
* „ ccerulea 
blue 
33 
3 
Useful Everlastings. G.leontopodium 
1006 
Gnaphalium feetidum 
llA 
n 
yellow 
Jv to Sp 
3 
1007 
„ leontopodium ( Edelweis ) 
llP 
i 
white 
33 
6 
is a beautiful silvery white alpine 
10u8 
„ orientale fl. pi. 
H 
yellow 
6 
variety of dwarf growth. 
1009 
Gomphrena globosa nana compac. 
tA 
1 
violet red 
Ju to Sp 
6 
O lobe Amaranth. Very pretty for the 
1010 
„ „ alba 
y 
white 
6 
greenhouse during the Summer 
1011 
„ „ choice mixed 
» 
2 
various 
33 
6 
i 
and Autumn. 
1012 
Helichrysum, assortment of 12 beautiful 
vars. 2s. 6d. 
1013 
„ scarlet 
h A 
2 i 
scarlet 
Jy to Oc 
3 
A brilliantand splendid class of showy 
1014 
,, yellow 
yellow 
3 
annuals that remain in bloom for a 
1015 
,, purple 
purple 
3 
long period. Exceedingly useful to 
1010 
„ rose 
rose 
3 
gather for vases, &c., for Winter 
- decoration. The colours vary from 
1017 
„ white 
white 
3 
1018 
„ finest mixed 
various 
3 
dark crimson or purple to orange- 
1019 
„ minimum album ... 
U 
white 
4 
scarlet and yellow, to pure white, 
1020 
„ „ luteum ... 
yellow 
4 
and delicate rose, and are all very 
1021 
„ „ roseum ... 
rose 
33 
4 
handsome (see illustration). 
1022 
„ „ rubrum... 
33 
dark red 
33 
4 
1023 
„ „ mixed ... 
„ 
>3 
various 
33 
6 
1024 
Helipterum ant hemoides . . 
bhA 
1 
yellow 
33 
3 
■ Beautiful dwarf-growing varieties. 
1025 
„ corymbiflora 
33 
white 
33 
3 
1026 
„ Sandfordi ... 
yellow 
3 
A charming group. R. maoulatafl.pl. 
1027 
Rhodanthe atrosanguinea 
33 
33 
dark red 
33 
6 
> 
1028 
„ maeulata ... 
rose & crim. 
4 
is a fine new variety, with handsome 
1029 
„ „ alba 
silvery white 
4 
rose-coloured doublo flowers, whilst 
1030 
„ „ fl. Pi 
rose 
1 U 
R. maeulata alba is probably the 
1031 
„ „ mixed 
various 
4 
most beautiful of all white ever- 
1032 
„ Manglesifl.pl. 
33 
33 
rose 
33 
1 0 
> 
lastings. 
1033 
Statiee Bonduelli ... 
llA 
U 
yellow 
>3 
3 
1034 
1035 
„ spicata 
„ candidissima 
» 
1 
It 
pink 
white 
33 
6 
3 
> Very useful and showy varieties. 
1036 
„ Suworowi ... 
2 
rose 
6 
Compact-growing, pretty annual. 
1037 
Waitzia aurea grandiflora 
hhA 
1 
orange 
„ 
6 
1038 
Xeranthemum annuum superbis- 
N 
simum fl. pi. ... 
llA 
purple 
6 
1039 
„ „ „ album fl. pi. 
white 
6 
Very handsome and free-flowering 
1040 
„ annuum purpureum 
jj 
33 
purple 
33 
3 
everlastings. Excellent for garden 
1041 
„ „ album 
» 
33 
white 
33 
3 
decoration. 
1042 
„ „ roseum 
» 
33 
rose 
33 
3 
J 
Thirty-six varieties, one packet of each, post free, 6s. 6d. ; 24 ditto, 6s. ; 12 ditto, 2s. 6d. 
