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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners 
Daniels’ Choice Florists’ Flower Seeds. 
DANIELS' SUPERB MIMULUS. 
From Mr. T. PORLEY, Ipswich. 
Aug. 18th. 
“ Respecting tlie Carnation Seed I bail from you hist year, 
I wish to inform you it turned out a most splendid lot of double flowers 
all shades and colours.’’ 
Mimulus. 
Sow the seeds in March or April on the surface of pots or 
pans of firmly pressed light rich soil, cover very slightly with 
fine soil and sand, sprinkle gently with a fine rose water-pot, 
and place in a gentle heat of about sixty degrees, not more. 
A piece of glass laid over tho pot or pan will assist germination 
by ensuring an oven moisture. When the young plants come 
up, keep near the glass and give plenty of air, and soon as they 
can he handled pot off singly into small pots, or prick out five or 
six in a five-inch pot to strengthen, give plenty of air and 
moisture, and plant out in May, or shift into larger pots for 
continuing under glass. A somewhat shady position is the most 
favourable for blooming, and, when planted out, a north or 
north-westerly aspect will be best, and the plants should have 
an abundance of water in dry weather. 
per pkt. — s. <3. 
404 DANIELS’ LARGE-FLOWERED. 
A magnificent break, remarkable for the great size 
and rich colouring of the flowers and the vigorous 
habit of the plants. First-class for pot culture 
in the greenhouse, conservatory, or window 
Choicest mixod ... ... ... ... 10 
405 ,, ,, ,, smaller pkt. 0 6 
406 Giant Emperor, Duplex. A superb large- 
flowered variety of the liose-in-hose type. The 
calyx is of large size, and of the same rich and 
beautiful colouring as the flower itself. A 
charming plant for pot culture or the garden ... 1 0 
407 Cupreus Brilliant. Orange scarlet ... ... 0 4 
408 White-ground varieties. Choice mixed ... 0 6 
409 Hose-in-Hose varieties. Mixed ... ... 0 6 
410 Choice mixed. Good varieties ... ... 0 3 
411 Moschatus (Music plant). Well known ... 0 4 
412 ,, eompactus. A new and excellent 
variety of the preceding, very dwarf and compact 0 6 
Lobelias. 
To secure fine plants of the erinus or sprciosa varieties of these for bedding out the following May, some prefer to sow the seed in 
Autumn, but February or March is good time for sowing if the plants have careful attention and are grown on freely. Sow the seeds 
thinly in pans or pots of sandy loam, cover very lightly, and placo in a gentle heat of about sixty degrees, keep moist, and soon as the 
young plants can be handled, pot off singly into small pots of light rich soil, keep near the glass in a gentle heat, and give plenty of air on 
fine days. Carefully picking off all the flower buds will greatly assist their growth, and they should on no account be allowed to suffer from 
want of moisture. Other excellent methods are to prick the young plants five or six in a five-inch pot, or, better still, to plant them 
thinly in shallow trays of rich soil, keeping in gentle heat, giving air, &o., as recommended. These will generally form compactly-grown 
sturdy plants, that will quickly produce a beautiful effect when planted out. Lobelias intended for pots or window boxes succeed best 
when planted out thinly in good soil in an open situation, and carefully lifted when they have formed nice tufty plants: these will at 
once commence blooming, and produce an effect that could not be otherwise obtained. 
The beautiful perennial L.fulgens Victoria, growing about tw'o feet high, with its rich metallic foliage and brilliant scarlet flowers, 
comes quite true from seed, and sown in February or March on a gentle heat will make nice plants for bedding-out in May or June 
for blooming the following Autumn. The roots of these should be protected in severe weather by a covering of cocoa-nut refuse, 
ashes, or any light similar material, or they may be lifted after flowering, and stored in a cool pit or frame for tho Winter, and planted 
out again the following April or May. 
per pkt. — s. d. 
413 BARNARD’S PERPETUAL (new). This 
splendid novelty is without doubt the finest 
Lobelia vet raised. The flowers are of tho 
most brilliant ultramarine blue, strikingly orna- 
mented with a pure white marking at the base 
of each of the two lower petals. It is of compact 
habit, and alike useful for bedding or growing in 
"pots, while the bright and effective colouring of 
its flowers, combined with its perpetual blooming 
character, ensures it the premier position in 
parterres and ribbon borders. It was awarded a 
Certificate of Merit by the Royal Horticultural 
Society, w'hen exhibited in May, 1882, at tho 
Temple Show' ... ... ... ... 1 0 
414 Speciosa (true). Fine dark blue ... ... 0 6 
415 ,, superba. Dark blue with large white eye 0 c 
416 ,, White Perfection. Very fine white u 6 
pur pkt. — a. d. 
417 Paxtoniana. Blue and white, pretty ... ... 0 3 
418 Erinus compacta. Bright blue ... ... 0 6 
419 „ „ alba (White Gem). Fine ... 0 6 
420 „ ,, Distinction. Bright rose... 0 6 
421 „ „ Emperor William. Rich 
dark blue... . ... ... ... 0 6 
422 ,, ,, Cobalt blue. Very fine 
dark blue... ... ... ... 0 6 
423 „ Royal Purple (new). Rich violet 
purple, with large white eye, very distinct ... 1 0 
424 Gracilis. Blue ... ... ... ... 0 3 
,, alba. White ... ... 0 3 
425 Pumila magnifica. Splendid dwarf compact 
variety, with large dark blue flowers ... ... 10 
426 Ramosa. Dark blue... ... ... ... 0 3 
427 „ alba. White ... ... ... 0 3 
428 Fulgens, Queen Victoria. Brilliant scarlet... 1 0 
