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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners 
Flower Seeds, General List (continued) . 
No. 
Name. 
Hard 
Dur. 
Ht in 
feet. 
Colour. 
Months of 
Flowering 
Per 1 
Pkt. 
766 
Centaurea cyanus, new dwarf vars. ... 
hA 
i 
various 
Jy to Sp 
s. d. 
1 0 
767 
„ depressa 
jj 
14 
blue 
Jy & Au 
3 
7i 8 
„ „ rosea ... 
rose 
3 
709 
Centranthua maerosiphon 
i 
red 
Jy to Sp 
3 
770 
Ceraatium Biebersteini 
llP 
white 
6 
771 
„ tomentosum 
3 
772 
Chamseropa humilis 
gs 
6 
orn. foliage 
Fo to Ap 
6 
773 
Chamsepeuce easabonse 
hhB 
i 
lilao 
Ju to Au 
774 
Chelone barbata coccinea 
Chrysanthemum Annual, seepage 02. 
„ Indicum „ 67. 
Cineraria candidiasima 
111 1 
3 
scarlet 
Jy & Au 
3 
775 
hhr 
n 
yellow 
Ju to Au 
6 
„ hybrida, see page 62. 
776 
Ciatua, Rock, fineat mixed 
Clarkia elegans, double white 
» 
llA 
i 
various 
3 
777 
2 
white 
Jy to Sp 
4 
778 
„ „ Purple King ... 
purple 
4 
779 
„ „ Salmon Queen 
salmon 
4 
780 
„ integripetala, double rose 
1 
rosy pink 
Ju to Oc 
3 
781 
„ „ alba, double white 
pure white 
3 
782 
„ „ limbata 
pink & white 
3 
783 
„ „ Tom Thumb ... 
4 
rosy pink 
3 
784 
„ pulchella 
1 
3 
785 
„ „ alba 
pure white 
3 
780 
„ „ marginatafl.pl. 
pink & white 
3 
787 
„ „ Tom Thumb, double ... 
4 
dark crimson 
6 
788 
„ mixed 
1 
various 
3 I 
789 
Clematis hybrida, choice mixed 
llP 
cl. 
My to Oc 
1 O 
790 
Clianthus Dampieri 
gs 
4 
scarlet & blk. 
Ap to Jy 
1 0 
791 
Clin tonia pulchella 
hhA 
4 
blue & white 
Ju to Sp 
6 
792 
Cobcea scandens 
hhr 
cl. 
purple 
My to Oc 
6 
793 
„ „ alba 
white 
6 
Cockscombs, see page 60. 
794 
Coix lachryma ... 
Coleus, see page 67. 
hlu 
1 
— 
Jy& Aug 
3 
795 
Collinsia bicolor 
llA 
lilac & white 
My to Au 
3 
796 
„ candidiasima 
white 
3 
797 
„ multicolor 
Collomia coccinea 
var. coloured 
3 
798 
„ 
14 
scarlet 
Jy to Oc 
3 
Columbine (see Aquilegia) . 
799 
Commelina c celestis 
hhr 
sky blue 
Ju to Au 
3 
800 
Convolvulus major, crimson ... 
hhA 
cl. 
crimson 
Jy to Oc 
3 
801 
a ,, white 
white 
3 
802 
„ „ purple 
)> 
» 
purple 
» 
3 
803 
„ „ rose 
rose 
3 
804 
„ „ striped 
various 
3 
805 
„ „ mixed 
3 
800 
„ „ new double 
„ 
>» 
white 
>) 
1 0 
807 
„ minor, dark purple 
llA 
1 
dark purple 
» 
3 
808 
„ „ crimson violet... 
» 
crim. violet 
6 
809 
„ Mauritanicus ... 
blip 
trl. 
lavender 
Jy to Sp 
3 
810 
Convallaria majalis 
llP 
1 
white 
Ap to Ju 
6 
811 
Cosmos bipinnatus grandiflorus albus 
hh.A 
3-4 
Jy to Oc 
6 
812 
Cowslip, common field... 
llP 
1 
yellow 
My & Ju 
4 
813 
„ Crimson Giant... 
i 
crimson 
1 0 
„ American (see Dodecatheon meadia). 
814 
Cuphea platycentra 
Cyclamen, see page 60. 
Dahlia, see page 63. 
hhr 
a 
scarlet 
Jy to Oc 
6 
815 
Daisy, double, red or crimson 
llP 
4 
dark red 
Ap to Jv 
1 0 
816 
„ „ pure white 
white 
1 0 
817 
„ „ mixed ... 
various 
1 0 
818 
Datura atropurpurea plenissima 
liliA 
4 
dark purple 
Jv to Sp 
6 
819 
„ Huberianafl.pl. 
l 
white 
4 
820 
„ ehlorantha fl. pi. 
2 
yellow 
3 
821 
„ coccinea 
14 
bright rose 
1 6 
Delphinium, see page 63. 
Dianthus, see page 63. 
822 
Digitalis, maculata superba ... 
llP 
3 
sptd. vars. 
Jy & Au 
6 
823 
„ monstrosa alba 
4 
white 
4 
824 
„ very choice mixed 
3 
various 
3 
825 
„ Ivery’s superb strain ... 
» 
3 
>> 
» 
6 
826 
Dodecatheon meadia ... 
» 
1 
purple 
Ap to Ju 
1 0 
827 
Eccremoearpus scaber 
hhr 
cl. 
orange 
Jy to Sp 
6 
828 
Echeveria secunda glauca 
gP 
4 
yellow 
1 6 
829 
Echinops ritro ... 
hp 
3-4 
azure blue 
Ju to No 
6 
*Edelweis, see page 85. 
Observations. 
| Very useful for 'bouquets. 
Showy border annual. 
| Useful wbite-foliagedbeddingplauts. 
Dwarf Fan Palm. Very ornamental. 
Fishbone Thistle. Curious. 
Pretty Pentstemon-like flowers. 
6 Silvery-foliaged bedding plant. 
Rock Rose. Very handsome. 
An exceedingly useful class of hardy 
annuals, admirably suited for sowing 
in patches, &c., in mixed borders, 
and are very easy of cultivation. 
> The integripetala varieties, pulchella 
marginata, and the dwarf double- 
flowered Tom Thumb are very hand- 
some. The new varieties of elegans 
are also very fine and desirable. 
Valuable hardy climbers. 
Parrot-beak plant. Magnificent. 
Beautiful for pots, borders, rockworlt, &c. 
| Well-known useful climbers. 
Job’s Tears. Ornamental grass. 
■ Much admired and useful annuals. 
) 
Useful for bees, pretty. 
Attractive plant with fine glossy foliage. 
A fine class of hardy annual climbers 
suitable for covering walls, trellis, 
wire-fencing, arbours, &c., &o. Very 
pretty in association with Tropseolum 
canariense. 
) The true dark purple variety, ex- 
) ceodingly rich-coloured. 
Splendid variety. 
■) Useful variety for hanging-baskets, 
> rockwork, &c. 
Lily of the Valley. 
Very useful for cut flowers. 
| Primula elatior, ears. Very pretty for 
) shady banks, &c. 
Useful bedding plant. 
h Beilis perennis — well known useful 
> plants for Spring gardening, edg- 
) ings, &o. 
) Splendid large-flowered varieties. Very 
] handsome for mixed borders. 
Very sweet scented. 
Splendid variet}'. 
I Foxgloves. A showy class of hardy 
perennials admirably suited for 
shrubbery borders, &c. D. maculata 
' superba is very fine. 
| American Cowslip. Valuable hardy 
i perennial. 
Handsome climber of quick growth. 
Useful succulent bedding plant. 
Singular and handsome border plant. 
