DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
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Belvidere. 
Bartoma. 
Begonia 
Bocconia, Japonica. 
Bocconia Formoso Veitchi. half-hardy perennial, 
growing two feel high and producing while 
and yellow flowers of great beauty... ..15 
“ Japonica, from Japan ; quite hardy ; from four 
to six feet high ; splendid foliage, and clusters 
of pure white flowers , one of the finest.10 
“ frutescens, the well known shrubby Celandine, 
having such beautiful foliage, and white and 
yellow blossoms ; grows six feet high ; from 
West Indies..... ....15 
Begonia, new varieties mixed, a very choice col¬ 
lection of the many new sorts, embracing those 
which are remarkable both for foliage and 
flowers ; very choice . 25 
BELVIDERE -(Summer Cypress). 
An ornamentai, cypress-likc plant, with inconspicu¬ 
ous. green flowers, nearly hidden by the foliage. It is 
well adapted for growing in cemeteries. Hardy annual ; 
one and a half to two feet high ; from Egypt. 
Belvidere, (Cheno/>odiuw sco/>arimn) . 5 
BOCCONIA. 
Magnificent, stately, half-hardy evergreen shrubs, 
with ornamental foliage ; well adapted for lawns, either 
singly or in groups. They will require some protection 
through the winter, by straw or mulch. Easily culti¬ 
vated in loamy soil, and increased from seed, and cut¬ 
tings in sand, in gentle heat, under glass. 
BRACHYCOMJE --iSwan River Dai.* 
A dwarf-growing plant from Swan River, flowering; 
the greater part ol the season. Very effective in edg¬ 
ings. beds, or rustic baskets. Requires light, rich soil. 
Half-hardy annual • one-half foot high. 
Brachycome, iberidifoha, blue . io- 
alba-flora white. . .10 
“ mixed, seeds of the above varieties mixed . . 10 
BRIZA (Ornamental Grass). 
Very useful ornamental grass, much sought for in 
forming winter bouquets and wreaths , one foot high. 
Briza, maxima, large attractive. . 5 
gracilis slender dwarf. .. 5 
BROWALLIA. 
Handsome, piofuse-biooming plants, covered with 
pretty blue and white blossoms throughout the whole 
summer Sow in hot-bed and transplant to border in 
June, one foot apart The plants are quite minute 
when they first come up and should be protected from 
the hot sun, or they will be destroyed. Half-hardy an¬ 
nual • one and a half feet high 
Browallia. elata, alba, white. .10 
“ elata, coerulea. blue .. . 10- 
“ " grandiflora, sky blue : large.to 
Roezlii, this variety makes a compact 
plant eighteen inches high, and pro¬ 
duces pure white and blue flowers of 
twice the size of the older sorts . . . . 25. 
** ** fine mixed . to. 
C AC ALIA :See Tassel Flower). 
CALANDRINIA. 
Fine, dwarf plants 
fv^rgrowing in masses, 
having fleshy leaves 
and succulent stems 
Tkc the portulaca, 
and producing a 11 
abundance of blos¬ 
soms which, wl * •! 
fully expanded. ma‘ 
a beautiful appear 
ance,and suitable for 
edgings. rockeries, 
and clumps; in bloom 
a long time. 'I' h e 
seed should be sown 
in hot-bed, early in 
spring, and planted Calandrinia. 
