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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
Flower Seeds, General List {continued) . 
No. 
Name. 
Hard 
Dur. 
Ht in n . 
feet. 1 Colour. 
Months of 
Flowering 
Per 
Pkt. 
966 
Nasturtium, Tom Thumb, King 
llA 
f 
l 
1 
| rich scarlet 
Jy to Sp 
s. d. 
4 
967 
„ „ Empress of India 
deep scarlet 
6 
968 
„ „ dark crimson ... 
dark crimson 
3 
969 
„ „ scarlet'... 
scarlet 
3 
970 
„ „ Lady-bird 
sptd. yel.&rd. 
6 
971 
„ „ cserulea rosea ... 
bluish rose 
3 
972 
„ „ Golden King ... 
a 
golden yellow 
6 
973 
„ „ King Theodore 
l maroon 
3 
974 
„ „ Ruby King 
j purplish red 
6 
975 
„ „ Crystal Palace Gem ... 
a 
sulph. & mar. 
3 
976 
„ „ Pearl 
cr. white 
3 
977 
„ „ yellow ... 
yrnllow 
3 
978 
„ „ mixed ... 
various 
3 
„ climbing (see Tropteolum) . 
979 
Nemesia strumosa 
hhA 
n 
various 
Jy & Au 
1 fi 
980 
„ versicolor 
h a 
t 
blue & white 
J u to Au 
3 
981 
Nemophila atomaria atro-cserulea ... 
>> 
spr. 
deep blue 
My to Sp 
6 
982 
„ insignis 
„ 
blue & white 
3 
983 
jj jj alba .■• ... ... 
white 
3 
984 
„ maeulata grandiflora ... 
white & violet 
3 
985 
Nerium Oleander 
gS 
6 
rose 
Ju to Sp 
6 
986 
Nertera depressa 
lip 
i 
white 
Ju to Au 
1 0 
987 
Nicotiana affinis 
llhp 
3 
white 
My to Sp 
6 
988 
„ eolossea 
hhA 
8 
pink 
1 0 
989 
„ maerophylla gigantea 
6-8 
4 
990 
„ Virginiea 
jj 
5-6 
3 
991 
Nierembergia gracilis 
hhp 
* 
white & lilac 
Ju to Sp 
6 
.992 
Nigella damascena 
llA 
1 
pale blue 
3 
993 
Nolana atriplicifolia ... 
spr. 
blue & white 
Jy to Sp 
3 
994 
» alba ... ... ... 
white 
3 
995 
Nyctarine selaginoides 
hhA 
wdiite & piuk 
3 
996 *Obeliscaria pulcherrima 
llP 
2 
crim.& yellow 
Jy to Oe 
3 
997 
CEnothera acaulis (taraxacifolia) 
jj 
i 
white 
J u to Au 
6 
998 
„ bistorta Veitchii 
hA 
1 
yel. crim. spot 
Jv to Sp 
3 
999 
„ Lamarckiana ... 
hp 
3 
yrnllow 
Ju to Au 
3 
1000 
„ macrocarpa (Missouriensis) ... 
>> 
spr. 
Ju & Jv 
4 
1001 
Oxalis rosea 
hhA 
i 
rose 
Ap to J y 
6 
1002 
ft » alba 
white 
6 
1003 
„ Valdiviana 
hp 
* 
yellow 
Ju to Oc 
6 
1004 
„ tropaeoloides ... 
gBb 
6 
1005 
Oxyura chrysant'nemoides ... 
hA 
i’ 
yel. & white 
Ju to Au 
3 
1006 
Pseony, Herbaceous, choicest double 
lip 
2 
various 
Ju & Jy 
1 0 
1007 
Panicum sulcatum 
hhp 
u 

Jy & Au 
3 
Pansy, see page 67. 
1008 
Passiflora cserulea 
hp 
cl. 
blue 
Ju to Oc 
6 
1009 
Peas, Everlasting, rose 
jj 
6-8 
rose 
Ju to Au 
4 
1010 
,, „ white ... 
white 
6 
Peas, Sweet, see page 69. 
Pelargonium, see page 65. 
Pentstemon, see page 65. 
1011 
Pennisetum longistylum 
li a 
2 

Jy & Au 
3 
1012 
Perilla Nankinensis ... 
hhx 
li 
dark purple 
J u to Au 
3 
Petunias, see 'page 70. 
1013 
Phacelia eampanularia 
hx 
1 
rich blue 
Jy & Au 
6 
Phloxes, see page 72. 
Pink, see pages 61, 63. 
Polyanthuses, see page 74. 
1014 
Portulaca grandiflora alba fl. pi. 
hhA 
i 
pure white 
Ju to Sp 
6 
1015 
>. „ aureafl.pl. 
a 
golden yellow 
6 
1016 
.. „ roseafl.pl. 
bright rose 
6 
1017 
.. „ splendensfl.pl. 
crimson 
6 
1018 
». „ Thellusonifl.pl. 
scarlet 
6 
1019 
>, „ choicest mixed double 
various 
1 0 
1020 
» » „ smaller pkt. 
6 
1021 
„ an assortment of 8 
beautiful vars., one packet of each 
1 6 
1022 
»» „ single-flowered 
6 
1023 
Fotentilla, choice mixed, double 
hp 
2 
Ju to Au 
6 
1024 
Primula japoniea 
H 
Jy to Sp 
6 
1U25 
„ obeonica 
hhp 
1 
pale lilac 
Oo to Jy 
1 0 
1026 
„ rosea ... 
llP 
14 
rosy crimson 
Jy to Sp 
1 6 
1027 
„ cortusoides 
$ 
rose 
M r to J u 
6 
1028 
„ denticulata 
i 
bluish lilac 
Jy to Sp 
1 0 
1029 
Prince’s Feather, giant 
hA 
3 
crimson 
Jy & Au 
3 
1030 
Pyrethrum parthenifol. aureum 
liP 
t 
wh., yel. fol. 
Jy to Sp 
4 
1031 
» „ laciniatum 
6 
1032 
» >, selaginoides ... 
6 
1033 
» .. aureum cristaium 
1 0 
1034 
„ hybridum fl. pi., mixed 
:> 
2 
various 
1 0 
Observations. 
A brilliant and invaluable class of 
annuals very easy of cultivation. 
King of 'i'om Thumbs and Empress 
of India are the most brilliant of all. 
Among the others we may mention 
- Golden King, cserulea rosea, and 
Ruby King as being particularly 
fine. Will thrive in almost any 
soil, but should' have a sunny, 
rather dry' situation, to bloom them 
to perfection. 
Brilliant annuals 
Useful for rockwork, pots, &c. 
! Extremely pretty early flowering 
annuals, useful for beds or borders, 
pots in the greenhouse, &e. K. 
insignis is fine for Spring gardening. 
Valuable greenhouse shrub. 
Bears bright coral red berries. 
) Fine for the sub-tropical garden. N. 
> aflinis has long white tubular 
\ flowers, deliciously scented. 
Useful for clumps, edgings, &o. 
Love-in-a-mist. Curious. 
| Pretty trailers, similar to Convolvulus 
j minor. 
Excellent for rockeries, &c. 
Curious hardy perennial, 
b A free-flowering class of plants useful 
f for mixed beds, borders, &c. CE. 
( Lamarckiana is more suitable for 
) shrubbery borders. 
f Useful plants for rockwork, edgings, 
C hanging-baskets, pots, &c. 
Showy hardy annual. 
Showy herbaceous plants. 
Prairie Grass. 
Valuable hardy climber for walls, &e. 
\ Very useful hardy climbers, for walls, 
) trellises, &c. 
Ornamental grass. 
Valuable dark-foliaged bedding plant. 
Superb new annual from California. 
'I These constitute the most brilliant class 
of half-hardy annuals in cultivation. 
The plants are of a spreading habit of 
growth, only reach a height of from 
I four to six inches, and are splendid 
[ for sunny rockwork, warm dry borders, 
pots in the greenhouse, &c. The 
seed has been carefully saved, and 
will produce a large percentage of 
J strikingly handsome flowers. 
Showy herbaceous perennials. 
Charmingly beautiful varieties. 
Beautiful for the cool greenhouse. 
Useful for large borders, &c. 
Golden Feather. Valuable bedding plant 
A fine variety of compact growth. 
A fine acquisition. 
Dense, compact growth. 
New and highly improved class. 
