DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
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Primula, fern leaved. 
P. Japonica 
Pyrethrum, double 
disc,'rosy-crimson and bright purple, rose suffused with 
white, &c. For winter bouquets, the blossoms should 
be gathered before they arc fully expanded, and if dried 
in the shade, they will retain their brilliancy for years 
The leaves yc heart-shaped and lustrous, and the calyx 
long, scaly and shining. The seeds should be started in 
hot-bed . and the plants transplanted to a warm situa¬ 
tion, one foot apart. Tender annual ; one foot high. 
Rhodanthe, Manglesi, rich rose color, suffused 
with white.. 
“ maculata, rosy-crimson, bright purple or white, 
with golden center, surrounded by a velvety 
band .. 
maculata alba, pure white, with yellow disc; 
elegant. jo 
“ mixed .10 
RICINT7S -(See Castor Bean.) 
ROSE CAMPION —(See Agrostemma Coronaria.) 
ROSE cf H AVEN — (See Agrostemma Coeli-rosa) 
SALPIGLOSSIS. 
Very showy bedduv or border plants, with richly- 
colored. erect, funnel-shaped flowers. The colors are 
beautifully marbled and pencilled, purple, scarlet, crim¬ 
son. yellow, buff, blue, and almost black. They arc 
biennial in grecn-housc, but annual in open ground. 
Start seed in hot-bed, and transplant one foot apart into 
a mixture of loam and sand, with well rotted horse ma¬ 
nure at the bottom Bloom from August to October. 
Tender annual ; one and a half to two feet high. 
Salpiglossis, New Black, a nnv variety , recom¬ 
mended for its distinct character as a black 
blossom... 15 
fine mixed, colors beautifully marbled; purple, 
scarlet, crimson, yellow and blue.xo 
SALVIA. 
The Salvia, or Flowering Sage, is a very ornamental 
plant, flowering in spikes of fiery red,crimson and blue, 
and continues in blossom, in open ground, till frost, when 
the plants can be removed to the green-house, and will 
continue in bloom a long time. Start the plants in hot 
bed, and transplant into light, rich soil, about one foot 
apart. Tender annual ; one to five fjcct high. 
Salvia, splendens compacta, the finest salvia 
grown, being literally covered with blossoms ; 
grows well from cuttings.15 
“ Roemeriana, deep crimson ; beautiful ; one foot. 10 
11 patens, one of the brightest and purest of all 
blue-flowered plants, and holds a pre-eminent 
position. .20 
SANVITALIA. 
Very pretty, dwarf, trailing plants, excellent for rock 
work, borders or edgings of beds. It is so completely 
covered with flowers as to nearly hide the foliage. I he 
flowers are double and of brilliant golden yellow, resem¬ 
bling a miniature double zinnia in form. Single varie¬ 
ties are not worth cultivating. Sow where required, in 
open ground, in spring, and thin to six inches apart ; 
the plants will then cover the ground. Hardy annual ; 
six inches high. 
Sanvitalia, Procumbens fl. pi . j Q 
Salpiglossis 
Rhodanthe. 
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Sanvitalia. 
