The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
COBjEA scandens. 
per pkt. — 8. d. 
51(i Well-known useful climber for tho conservatory or sholtered 
walls. It is a half-hardy perennial, but blooms the first year 
from seed and is easily raised in a gontle heat . . ..06 
COCKSCOMB (Celosia cristata). 
Sow the seeds in February or March in pots or pans of light rich soil 
and plunge in a good heat. Tho object being to keep the plants in free 
growth without a check, the young plants should bo carefully pricked out 
into small pots as soon as they can be handled, and as theso fill with roots 
they should bo shifted into larger pots. 
517 DANIELS’ GIANT PRIZE. A splendid strain, saved from 
combs of the richest crimson colour . . . . 6d. and 1 0 
COLEUS. 
These beautiful and highly interesting ornamental -foli aged 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 laiger 
pots as required. Those of about six or seven inches diameter being ample 
for a final potting. 
518 NEW LARGE-LEAVED HYBRIDS, Choicest Mixed. This is 
a grand strain of large-leaved and brilliantly coloured 
varieties, invaluable for the decoration of tho greenhouse 
or conservatory. The seed offered will produco a splendid 
variety of beautiful foliage . . . . Is. 6d. and 2 6 
519 SALICIFOLIUS. A beautiful and quite distinct class, with 
long narrow willow-like foliago and a great variety of hand- 
some colours . . . . . . • • ..16 
CYCLAMEN. 
CYCLAMEN— SALMON KING. 
A beautiful class of plant for the greenhouse, blooming freely ir» 
Winter and early Spring. The seed should be sown in January oi 
February in a gentle heat, for blooming the following year. For earlier 
flowering sow in November. 
per pkt. — a. d. 
520 DANIELS’ GIANT MIXED. A magnificent strain of a highly 
improved type, having largo, beautifully mottled coriaceous 
leaves and stout flower-stalks. Tho blooms, which aro 
carried well above the foliage, are of splendid size, each 
flower frequently measuring from two and a half to three 
inches in length . . . . . . . . ..26 
521 smaller pkt. 1 0 
522 SALMON KING. Large beautiful flowers of a clear salmon- 
pink colour A very fine variety . . . . ..16 
5211 DANIELS’ GIANT WHITE. I’uro white, large flowers. Splendid 1 6 
! 524 PURE WHITE CRESTED. Beautifully crested, pure white 
flowers, very handsome, and quite novel . . ..16 
525 FRINGED. A beautiful class of handsomely fringed or crested 
flowers, choicest mixed . . . . . . ..16 
520 PERSICUM. Choice mixed . . . . . . ..06 
DAISY, Double-flowered. 
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 
I the same year, and sow in Juno for blooming tho following Spring. 
527 NEW GIANT WHITE. Largo double pure white flowers ; 
very fine . . . . . . . . . . ..06 
528 DARK ROSE. Double . . . . . . ..06 
529 CHOICEST MIXED. Double 0 6 
Prom MR. S. SATTERTH WAITE, .Chesterfield. 
Aug. 2nd. 
“The Coleus you sent me have been fully satisfactory. I won First I\ ize for garden 
cultivation.” 
SEEDLING COLEUS. 
From Mr. H. WALKER, Eston. 
Feb. 12th. 
“I am greatly pleased with the Cyclamen you sent me last year.'* 
From Mr. S. J. LEEDHAM, Watisford, 
June 29th. 
“I had a grand show this year f ora^the Seed I had off you.” 
