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1438 Aristolochia setosa. A new Mexican species; grows one foot high, with yellow 
flowers, and nearly round leaves of a dark-green color elegantly marked with 
white. Will make'a good plant for bedding.25 
1439 Aster cellular Victoria, crimson. A very line, glowing color, forming a worthy 
companion to the carmine-rose variety, which was, till now. the solo represen¬ 
tative of this splendid race. It is thoroughly constant, a property not shared by 
the carmine-rose sort, which always produces a large percentage of the Victoria 
Needle Asters.25 
1440 Aucuba Japonica. These have been gathered from the well-known Japan 
Aucuba so familiar in gardens. They may be expected to produce plain-leaved, 
blotched, and maculated varieties; also many quite new sorts, the flowers 
having been carefully fertilized for that object.25 
1441 Begonia carininata. An elegant tuberous-rooted hybrid of the Boliviensis group. 
The leaves are stained with a coppery-brown tint between the veins, while the 
flowers are of a pretty delicate salmon hue, tinged with rose; the males having 
four oblong segments upwards of an inch long, and the females live petals of 
smaller size. .50 
144 2 Beilis perennis, flore albo pleno. A new variety of the doublo Daisy, with pure 
white flowers.20 
BLUilENBACHIA. CORO NAT A. 
1443 Blumenbachia coronata. A fine new biennial plant from Chili. Grows about 
eight inches in height by twelve in diameter, with glossy pale-green fern-like 
foliage, and handsome crown-shaped white flowers two- inches in diameter. 
See cut.50 
Camassia esculent, a- A handsome bulbous-rooted plant from California, witli 
spike of bright-blue lily-like flowers. Is perfectly hardy, ami easily raised from 
seed .20 
Candytuft, new carmine. A new shade of this popular plant, with large heads of 
brilliant carmine-color flowers. Will prove a valuable acquisition 
Capsicum Prince of Wales. A charming variety for decoration, the foliage being 
beautiful light green; and the fruit, wliich hangs in the greatest profusion at 
every possible point of the plant, is of a bright golden yellow color 
Chammrops Fortuni. We offer seed of this splendid Chinese Palm, gathered the 
past season from our own specimens. It is the hardiest species in cultivation, 
stands the winter perfectly well in a cold frame, and, south of Baltimore, will, 
without doubt, prove perfectly hardy in the open ground. As a specimen plant 
for the sub-tropical garden, or for greenhouse decoration, it is unsurpassed. 
6 seeds. 
Handsome photographs of the above Palm sent by mail on receipt of 25 cts. 
Cineraria, New Double. No novelty in flowers has caused so great sensation 
among European florists as the introduction of the much-longed-for double- 
flowered Cinerarias. The single-flowered sorts have so long been favorites, both 
for their highly-deeorative character, and for their charming diversity of richly- 
colored flowers, that the value ot double-flowered varieties possessing the same 
beautiful tints can be readily imagined. The superintendent of tho Botanic 
Garden, London, to whom flowers of these double Cinerarias were sent the past 
summer for inspection, says they were of the greatest interest and beauty, and 
were perfectly and evenly double, and represented all the modifications of color 
usually found among Cinerarias, such as crimson, magenta, and purple shades, 
as well as flowers tipped with different tints of violet, magenta, &c.; and he 
looked upon them as decided acquisitions. 
Clarkla intecripetnla limbata. The most showy variety yet introduced of this 
popular plant Of tine dwarf compact habit, which is covered, during the greater 
part of the summer, with a mass of bright crimson scarlet flowers, each lobe 
being well'delined with a broad white margin, producing a magnificent effect . .10 
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