The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
LOBELIA. 
LOBELIA— DANIELS’ WHITE BEDDING. 
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088 DANIELS* DARK BLUE. A very fine dark blue, compaot-growing 
▼ariety ; splendid for edgings and oarpet bedding. For a really 
good dark blue bedder, we recommend this as the best variety for 
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089 DANIELS’ WHITE BEDDING. Pure white dwarf ; a beautiful 
variety for bedding . . _ ... . . . . . . 1 
GOO ROYAL PURPLE. Deep rich blue with distinot white eye, splendid ; 
dwarf . . . . ... . . . . . , o 
G9 1 BARNARD’S PERPETUAL. Bright ultramarine blue, white, at base 
of lower petals ; splendid dwarf variety „ „ _ 
092 SPECIOSA (true). Fine dark blue, excellent bedder .„ .. 
093 COBALT BLUE. Fine and distinct colour 
094 ERINUS ALBA. White, very useful 
695 PAXTONI. Blue and white, dwarf 
696 TENUIOR. A charming variety, growing about one foot high, 
with very large flowers, cohalt blue, with white oentre ; very 
graceful in habit and makes a beautiful pot plant, and is 
excellent for vases and hanging baskets 
097 RAMOSA BLUE I A beautiful upright growing class 9 in. to 1 ft. 
098 „ WHITE > high, very useful for pot culture in 
699 „ ROSE ' the greenhouse. 
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To secure fine plants 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, oover very 
lightly, and plaoe in a heat of about 
sixty degrees, keep moist, and soon 
as the young plants can bo handled, 
pot oil 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 pick- 
ing 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 fiv9-ineh pot, or, better 
still, to plant them thinly in shal- 
low trays of rich soil, keeping in 
gentle heat, giving air, &o., as re- 
commended. These will generally 
form compactly grown, sturdy 
plants, that will quickly produce a 
beautiful effect when planted out. 
Lobelias intended for pots or win- 
dow-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 onco 
commence blooming, and produce an effeot that oould not bo other- 
wise obtained. For bedding out, we strongly reoommend Daniel’s 
Dark Blue and Daniels’ White Bedding as most compact in growth 
and reliable in colour. Royal Purple, and Barnard’s Perpetual are also 
very fine, whilst for pot culture, hanging baskets, and greenhouse 
decoration, the beautiful Tenuiorand the varieties of Ramosa arc by 
far the best. 
LOBELIA CARDINALIS VICTORIA. 
This beautiful perennial, growing about two feet high, with its 
rioh dark metallio 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 bloom- 
ing 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 thoy may be lifted after flowering, and 
stored in a cool pit or frame for the Winter, and planted out again 
the following April or May. 
709 Per packet ... ... ... .. ] S- 
lobelia TENUIOR. 
LANTANA. 
A half-hardy shrubby perennial, with heads of brilliantly coloured 
flowers, Excellent for bedding out, or as a pot plant for the greenhouse. 
_ per pkt. — s. d. 
701 NEW DWARF HYBRIDS, MIXED. Beautiful varieties, 
of oompaot habit. Height 9 inches .„ _ 0 6 
LAVATERA. 
Exceedingly beautiful and showy plants. Excellent for out flowers and 
of fine effect in the garden. 
702 ROSEA SPLENDENS. A very beautiful tall growing hardy 
annual, with large bright rosy-pink flowers that continue in 
bloom for a long time. Very showy and effective in large 
beds or borders. 3 feet ... . . ... ..04 
703 ALBA SPLENDENS. Large glossy pure white flowers. This 
and the preceding are excellent as cut flowers. Height 3 feet 0 4 
704 ARBOREA VARIEGATA. Very flue half-hardy perennial, 
with large green leaves blotched and marked with white. 
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LEPTOSIPHON. 
Free-flowering and exceedingly pretty hardy annuals. L. densifiorus 
and albus are very useful for beds or borders. The dwarf-growing sorts 
are well-suited for edgings or roekwork. 
700 DENSIFLORUS. Lilao. 1 foot . . 
707 „ ALBUS. Pure white, sweet-scented. 1 foot 
708 AUREUS. Golden yellow. 3 inches 
709 CARMINEUS. Brilliant carmine. 3 inches 
710 ROSEUS. Bright rose. 3 inches 
711 FRENCH HYBRIDS, MIXED. 3 inches .. 
LEPTOSYNE STILLMANNI. 
712 A beautiful hardy annual growing about 15 inches high with 
bright golden yellow flowers. This is one of the quickest 
annuals to bloom from seed and may be had in perfection 
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LIMNANTHES DOUGLASI. 
713 A free-flowering and useful hardy annual, about six inches high, 
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LAYIA ELEGANS. 
705 A pretty hardy annual from California, about 1 foot high, with 
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From Mr. G. E. BESLEY, Fetbury. 
Aug. 11th. 
“I was very pleased with the Sweet Peas I had ofyou this year. You will be 
pleased to hear that I took First Pize at our Show in the amateur class, and Second in 
the open class. In this class I was competing for a Silver Cup and against gentlemen 
who employ gardeners. 
