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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners 
COB>EA SCANDENS. 
per pkt. — s. d. 
533 Well-known useful climber for tho 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 rioh soil 
and plunge in a good heat. The object being to keep the plants in free 
growth without a cheok, the young plants should be carefully pricked out 
into small pots as soon as they oan be handled, and as these fill with roots 
they should bo shifted into larger pots. 
534 DANIELS’ GIANT PBIZE. A splendid strain, saved from 
combs of the richest crimson colour _ — 1 0 
SEEDLING COLEUS. 
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. 
535 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. fid. and 2 6 
536 SALICIFOLIUS. A beautiful and quite distinot class, with 
long narrow willow-like foliage and a great variety of hand- 
some colours ... ... „ 1 6 
From Mr. A. BOOTY, L'.i rk Sucorintenccnt. Belle Vue Turk, Lowes' o‘t 
Oct. Sth. 
"I write to say tliat (ho Seeds supplied by you to this Cor, ovation (Lowestoft) 
ba\e given very great satisfaction; the Coleus were very beautiful, the Saleiglossis 
we;e much admired by hundreds of visitors and the Tuberous Begonias line be na 
I erfvet sight, and arc still at the time of writing." 
From Mr. E. QUICKENDEN, Dormans. 
Feb. 9th. 
"The Cyclamen I had from you aro very good, and I am very plo.eed with them." 
CYCLAMEN. 
A beautiful class of plant for the greenhouse, blooming freely in> 
Winter and early Spring. Tho seed should be sown in January op 
F ebruary in a gentle heat, for blooming the following year. For earlier 
flowering sow in November. 
per pkt. — s. d.. 
537 DANIELS’ GIANT, MIXED. A magnificent 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 . . . . . . . . ..2ft 
538 * Smaller pkt. 1 0 
539 SALMON KING. Large beautiful flowers of a dear salrnon- 
pi nk c olour. A very fine variety . . . . ..16 
540 DANIELS’ GIANT WHITE. Pure white, large flowers. Splendid 1 6 
541 PURE WHITE CRESTED. Beautifully crested, pure white 
flowers, very handsome, and quite novel . . . . 1 fi 1 
542 FRINGED. A beautiful class of handsomely fringed or crested 
flowers, choicest mixed . . . . . . ..16 
543 PERSICUM. Choice mixed . . . . . . ... 0 ft 
CONVOLVULUS MAJOR. 
A fine class of well-known beautiful annual olimbers for covering walls, 
trellis work, &c. Although only half-hardy, may be sown out of doors 
in April and May with perfect Bafety. 
544 CRIMSON. Fine colour . . . . . . ..03' 
545 WHITE. Pure white . . . . . . ..03 
540 ROSE. Bright rose . . . . . . ..03 
547 PURPLE. Dark purple . . . . . . ..03 
548 CHOICEST MIXED. All colours.. .. .. ..0 3 
CONVOLVULUS MINOR. 
Beautiful hardy annuals, growing about 1 foot high and con- 
tinuing in bloom for a long time. 
549 CRIMSON VIOLET. Splendid colour, quite distinot . . 0 3 
550 DARK BLUE OR PURPLE. Fine ... „ ..03 
COSMEA. 
Showy half-hardy annual growing about 3 feet high. Tho flowers 
which somewhat resemble those of Single Dahlias, aro borne on long wiry 
stems, and are very useful for cutting. 
551 BIPINNATA ALBA. Large pure .white .. .. ..0 4 
552 „ CHOICEST MIXED. All colours . . ..03 
553 ROSE QUEEN (New). Soft rose, beautiful early-flowering 
variety, continues in bloom from July till killed by tho frost 0 6 
DAHLIA. 
Sow the seeds of these in February or March in a gentle hoat, pot tho 
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. 
554 LARGE-FLOWERED SHOW AND FANCY. Saved from our 
fine collection of choice named flowers . . . . .,.16 
555 CACTUS-FLOWERED. From named flowers, very choice ... 1 6 
556 POMPONE. Fine dwarf varieties from choicest named 
flowers . . . . . . . . . . ..10 
557 SINGLE-FLOWERED. From a very fine collection of named 
sorts ._ . . . . „ ... fid. and 1 ft 
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 the following Spring. 
558 NEW GIANT WHITE. Large double pure white flowers ; 
very fine „ .„ . . . . . . ..Oft 
559 DARK ROSE. Double . . . . . . . . . . 0 6‘ 
SCO CHOICEST MIXED. Double . . . . . . ..0ft 
