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HOVEY’S ILLUSTRATED GUIDE 
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PYRETHRUM. Nat. Ord., Composites. 
Handsome, free-flowering, highly ornamental plants, producing a fine effect In the 
mixed flower and shrubbery borders. Hardy perennial. 
1097 Pyrethrum carneum, fine deep-crimson and rose-colored varieties, mixed. 2 ft. . .10 
1098 ** hybrid uni, tlore pleno, double-flowered varieties, mixed ; most beauti¬ 
ful hardy perennials, with flowers of various shades of rose and crim¬ 
son, and, when well formed and full, have the appearance of flue Ger¬ 
man asters. 2 ft.. 25 
RHODANTHE. Nat. Ord., Composite e. 
Charming everlasting flowers, of great beauty, equally valuable for the decoration of the 
conservatory and flower-garden. Its neat, compact growth makes it a suitable plant for 
beading or ribboning, while its bright-colored flowers, elegant style of growth, and pro¬ 
fuse blooming, render it an object of universal admiration. The flowers, if gathered when 
young, make valuable winter bouquets. Succeeds best in a rich, light soil, and a warm, 
sheltered situation. Half-hardy annuals. 
1099 Rhodanthe mangles!!, one of the prettiest of all the everlasting flowers; neat, 
unique, and beautiful; with numerous semi-double, daisy-like flow¬ 
ers, of rich rose-color, suffused with white, retaining their transpar¬ 
ency and beauty for a long period. 1 ft.. 10 
1100 44 maculata, a splendid novelty, larger than Rhodanthe manglesil; very 
robust, and more hardy; fine, glossy foliage, with flow¬ 
ers of a bright, deep, rosy carmine, with a broad purple- 
crimson belt surrounding the bright-yellow di.sk . .10 
1101 44 44 atroKunguinea, new, dwarf, densely-branching species, 
with longer and more pointed leaves than Rhodanthe 
maculata; flowers of a dark, purplish crimson; very 
brilliant. (See colored plate.) .20 
1102 44 44 alba, pure, silvery-white variety, of same size of flower as 
Rhodanthe maculata; one of the finest everlasting flow¬ 
ers introduced for a long time. When cut in the bud, 
and placed under a glass, it makes a beautiful ornament .10 
RHODODENDRON. Nat. Ord., Ericaceae. 
A well-known and magnificent genus of free-flowering, evergreen shrubs; should oc¬ 
cupy a prominent place in every garden; thrives best in peaty soil. Hardy shrubs. 
1103 Rhododendron, finest mixed varieties, from choice named flowers . . . . .25 
RICINUS (Castor-Oil Bean). Nat. Ori>., Euphorbiaceaz . 
A magnificent and highly ornamental genus. The picturesque foliage and stately 
growth, combined with brilliant-colored fruit, of the new varieties, impart to shrubberies 
and mixed flower-borders quite an oriental aspect. In the gardens round Paris they form 
one of the principal features of attraction ; and, if planted out and growu as single speci¬ 
mens on lawns and pleasure grounds, as an ornamental-foliaged plant, they produce a 
splendid effect. Half-hardy annuals. 
1104 
1105 
1100 
1107 
1108 
1109 
Ricinus Africanus, white stems and branches; very handsome; new. 7 ft. 
“ Borboniensis arboreus, beautiful. 15 ft.. 
“ macrophyllus, atropurpureus, very large, dark-purplish foliago. 8 ft. . 
** guyaensis, white-veined leaves; new. 6ft.. 
'* sanguineus, blood-red foliage and red fruit-pods; beautiful variety. 7 ft. . 
“ ** tricolor, colors of the leaves green, brown, and red; very fine. 
1110 
1111 
1112 
“ minor, new dwarf; blood-red foliage; beautiful. 4 ft. 
at rosangu incus, a new variety, with very dark, black, or purple-red foli¬ 
age; new. 6 ft.. 
communis (Castor-Oil Bean). 6ft. 
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RICHARDIA. Nat. Ord., Aroidecb 
1113 Ricliardia maculata, a beautiful greenhouse-plant, similar in habit of growth to the 
Caiia; leaves deep-green, handsomely spotted with white. Three seeds . . . .25 
ROSE CAMPION. Nat. Ord., CaryophyllaceCe. 
The Rose Campions arc perfectly hardy, and very easily raised from seed, and will well 
repay the little care they require. The flowers are produced on long stems, blooming 
freely throughout the season. Ilardy perennial. 
1114 Rose Campion (Lychnis coronaria), crimson ........ 
1115 44 white . . 
ROSE. Nat. Ord., Itosacecc . 
1110 Rose Seed, saved from a large collection of hybrid Perpetual, Tea, Bourbons, &c. . 
ROCKET (Hesperis). Nat. Ord., Cruciferce. 
A well-known, free-flowering, Spring plant, very fragrant, growing in any soil. Hardy 
perennial. From Europe. 
1117 Rocket, mixed purple and white... 
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