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HOVEY’S ILLUSTRATED GUIDE 
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DATURA. Nat. Ord., Solanacea . 
A tribe of highly ornamental plants, producing largo, sweet-scented, trumpet-shaped 
flowers of the most attractive character, and succeeding in most any rich soil. The roots 
may be preserved through the winter in a dry cellar. Ilalf-hardy perennials. 
429 Datura Wright!, or meteloides, a beautiful plant, producing flowers which are of 
extraordinary size, pure white at the centre, and passing to a lilac blue at 
the border. 2 ft . 
Carlhageniensis, a new variety, with very large white flowers. 2 ft. . 
humilis flava plena, a magnificent variety, having large, golden-yellow, 
double flowers, fragrant, anil in bloom till f»x>st . 
** lmmilis alba plena, new double white variety of the preceding, large trum¬ 
pet-shaped flowers . 
44 Huberiana 11. pi. New varieties, mixed, a beautiful species; of robust 
habit, with very large double flowers, in many new colors: white, violet, 
• carmine, lilac, rose, Me.; also one of the finest foliaged plants . 
ceratocaula, very large blush flowers. 3 ft. 10 
** fastuosa alba, double white. 2ft . . 
“ ** violacea, violet double. 2 ft.. 
DELPHINIUM. Nat. Ord., Itanunculacece . 
A highly ornamental genus of splendid profuse-flowering plants, of an unusually high 
decorative character. When planted in large beds or groups, their gorgeous spikes of 
flowers, of almost endless shades, from pearl-white to the very richest and deepest blue, 
render them the most conspicuous and striking objects in the flower-garden or picasure- 
• ground. They delight in a deep, highly enriched soil. With the exception of Delphinium 
cardiopetalum, they are all hardy perennials. 
437 Delphinium, Chinese, finest mixed. 2j ft. 
438 ** Chinensls alba, white .] * 
cosiest ilium grandiilorum, Celestial blue : long spikes ; very hand 
some. 3 ft . * 
M elatum (Bee Larkspur), blue. 3 ft. . . *. ! \ \ \ 
“ formosum, new; flowers large; color exquisite blue with white; wil 
flower the first season from seeds. 2 ft . 
hybridum, fine mixed; splendid . ] ] 
** Iveryanum, deep blue; extra. 3 ft. 
** Wheelerii, fine blue. 3 ft .! ! ! 
Cbinensis pumilum, about one foot high, with large, rich flowers of 
various colors . 
** formosa codest i mini, new; light blue. 2 ft. * * ’ \ 
Hendersonii, fine blue; very large flowers and spikes . ! * 
a/.ureus, a variety with spikes of delicate white flowers, tinged with blue 
Alemaesii, a hue variety; flowers of the deepest blue . 
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DIANTHUS. Nat. Ord., Caryophyllacece. 
A magnificent genus, which embraces some of the most popular flowers In cultivation 
The Carnation, Picotee, Pink, and 8weet William, all “household words,” belong to this 
genua. The Chinese varieties may be considered the most beautiful and effective of our 
