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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners 
COByEA SCANDENS. 
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617 Well-known useful olimber for the conservatory or sheltered 
walls. It is a half-hardy perennial, but blooms the first year 
from seed and is easily raised in a gentle heat . . ..06 
COCKSCOMB (Celosia cristata). 
Sow the seeds in February or March in pots or pans of light rich soil 
and plunge in a good heat. The object being to keep the plants in free 
growth without a check, the young plants should be carefully pricked out 
into small pots as soon as they oan be handlod, and as these fill with roots 
they should be shifted into larger pots. 
618 DANIELS’ GIANT PRIZE. A splendid strain, saved from 
combs of the richest crimson colour — _ _ 1 0 
COLEUS. 
These beautiful and highly interesting ornamental-foliaged plants are 
easily raised and grown, from a really good strain of seed, will produce 
plants of great beauty. Sow the seeds in February or March in light rich 
soil and place in a good heat. When the young plants are large enough, 
pot off singly into small pots, keeping near the light, and shift into larger 
pots as required. Those of about six or seven inches diameter being ample 
for a final potting. 
619 NEW LARGE-LEAVED HYBRIDS, Choicest Mixed. This is 
a grand strain of large-leaved and brilliantly coloured 
varieties, invaluable for the decoration of the greenhouse 
or conservatory. The seed offered will produce a splendid 
variety of beautiful foliage . . . . Is. 6d. and 2 6 
620 SALICIFOLIUS. A beautiful and quite distinct class, with 
long narrow willow-like foliage and a great variety of hand- 
some colours ... ... „ ... «. 1 6 
CONVOLVULUS MAJOR. 
A fine class of well-known beautiful annual olimbers for covering walls, 
trellis work, &o. Although only half-hardy, may be sown out of doors 
in April and May with perfect safety. 
621 CRIMSO N. Fine colour . . . . . . ..03 
622 WHITE. Pure white .„ . . . . ..03 
623 ROSE. Bright rose ... . . . . . . ..03 
624 PURPLE. Dark p urple . . . . . . ..03 
626 CHOICEST MIXED. All colours . . . . ..03 
CONVOLVULUS MINOR. 
Beautiful hardy annuals, growing about 1 foot high and con- 
tinuing in bloom for a long time. 
626 CRIMSON VIOLET. Splendid colour, quite distinct 0 3 
627 DARK BLUE OR PURPLE. Fine „ _ ..03 
COSMEA BIPINNATA. 
Showy half-hardy annuals growing about 3 feet high. The flowers 
somewhat resemble those of Single Dahlias, and are very useful as out flowers. 
628 ALBA. Large pure white _ _ _ _ 0 4 
629 CHOICEST MIXED. All colours _ _ _ 0 3 
DAHLIA. 
Sow the seeds of these in February or March in a gentle heat, pot the 
young plants singly into small pots and plant out towards the end of May. 
In a favourable season an abundance of fine bloom will be produced from 
July till the plants are killed by the frost. 
530 LARGE-FLOWERED SHOW AND FANCY. Saved from our 
fine collection of choice named flowers . . . . ... 1 0 
631 CACTUS-FLOWERED. From named flowers, very choice ,, 1 6 
532 POMPONE. Fine dwarf varieties from choicest named 
flowers .. .. .. .. .. ...10 
SINGLE-FLOWERED. From a very fine collection of named 
633 sorts .„ .-. ... ... ... 6d. and 1 0 
CYCLAMEN. 
CYCLAMEN— SALMON KING. 
A beautiful class of plant for the greenhouse, blooming frcoly in, 
Winter and early Spring. The seed should bo sown in January or 
February in a gentle heat, for blooming tho following year. For earlier 
flowering sow in November. 
per pkt. — s. d- 
634 DANIELS’ GIANT, MIXED. A magnifioent strain of a highly 
improved type, having large, beautifully mottled coriaceous 
leaves and stout flower-stalks. The blooms, which are 
carried well above the foliage, are of splendid size, each 
flower frequently measuring from two and a half to three 
inches in length . . . . . . . . ..26 
535 Smaller pkt. 1 6 
536 SALMON KING. Large beautiful flowers of a clear salmon- 
pink colour. A very fine variety . . . . ..16 
537 DANIELS’ GIANT WHITE. Pure white, large flowers. Splendid 1 6 
638 PURE WHITE CRESTED. Beautifully crested, pure white 
flowers, very handsome, and quite novel . . ..16 
539 FRINGED. A beautiful class of handsomely fringed or crested 
flowers, choicest mixed . . . . . . ..16 
540 PERSICUM. Choice mixed . . . . . . . . 0 6 
DAISY, Double-flowered. 
(Beilis perennis.) 
Well-known useful hardy perennial plants for Spring bedding, 
edgings, &c. The plants grow only about 3 inches high and are ex- 
ceedingly pretty when in bloom. Sow in March or April for blooming 
the same year, and sow in June for blooming tho following Spring. 
641 NEW GIANT WHITE. Large doublo pure white flowers ; 
very fine m .. ..06 
542 DARK ROSE. Double.. ... ... .. ..0 0 
643 CHOICEST MIXED. Double . . . . ..06 
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