BALSAM. 
French, Balsamine. 
Half-hardy annual. 
Balsams are excel- 
Jent for conservatory 
We re- 
cently saw a bay of 
decoration. 
this flower opposite 
a bay of splendid 
Begonias, and it was 
really difficult to say 
which was the more 
beautiful group. 
Balsams_ are 
freely used as border 
plants and for bed- 
ding, and consider- 
ing the fleshy nature 
of the stems 
now 
it is 
surprising how well 
these flowers endure 
dry seasons and 
severe storms. In 

the open, the salmon 
and violet colours 
prove to be _ par- 
ticularly bright and 
ay COPYRIGHT 
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Sutton’s Improved Camellia-flowered Balsam. 
charming. 
Sutton’s Improved Camellia-flowered. In its extraordinary size, 
perfect form, and brilliant colours this fine strain of Balsam surpasses 
all others. Height 18 inches. (Lllustrated.) 
Salmon-pink ... per packet, 1s. 6d. | Scarlet ... ... per packet, 1s. 6d. 
Pure white he ls. 6d. | Six vars., sep., 60 seedsofeach 5s. 
Rosy Queen = ls. 6d. | Fourvars.,,, 40 ,, a Suods 
Violet Queen ... sf ls. 6d. | Mixed ... per packet, ls. 6d. 
Improved Rose-flowered. Handsome double flowers, in form 
resembling a Rose. Height 18 inches. 
2s. 6d. 
Ten varieties, separate 3s. 6d. 
| Six varieties, separate 
Mixed _... i oe 
per packet, ls. and 9d. 
Improved Miniature. Flowers remarkably large, and as the plants 
attain a height of 9 inches only, they are specially adapted for bedding. 
We strongly recommend this class. Mixed colours ... per packet, 1s. 

BARTONIA AUREA. 
A free-blooming and showy hardy annual with large yellow flowers. 
It is certain to please those who have not yet grown it and is worthy of 
much more extensive cultivation. Height 18 inches... per packet, 6d. 
BEET, for BEDDING. 
French, Betterave a feuillage ornemental. 
Sutton’s Bedding. 
Ornamental Chilian. 
large beds ... 
Dark crimson leaves of Draczena form, per packet, 1s. 
Invaluable for mixed borders and the centres of 
per packet, ls. 
BELLIS. See Double Daisy, page 99, 
BOCCONIA CORDATA. (Also known as B. japonica.) 
Strong-growing handsome hardy herbaceous plant of stately habit, with 
finely cut ornamental greyish-green foliage. Flowers buff-coloured, 
very numerous, borne in large panicles. Fine as an isolated specimen 
on a lawn, or for tall borders. Height 5 feet per packet, ls. 
BRACHYCOME. Sce Swan River Daisy, page 148. 
BROOM. French, Genét, aussi Cytise. 
If sown in spring or early summer, strong plants will be produced 
which flower freely in the following year. 
Crimson and Cold. A remarkable flowering shrub which created quite 
a sensation when first offered. The plants are as hardy and flower with 
the same freedom as the common Broom. Each blossom has rich 
crimson wings and golden standard. Seedlings commence flowering 
the second season, 80 to 90 per cent. coming true from seed 
per packet, 1s. 6d. 
White. Well-known hardy shrub, producing in early summer a profusion 
of white flowers on long sprays. Excellent for cutting, per packet, 1s. 
Spanish. This large-flowered yellow variety is well worth growing for its 
decorative effect in the shrubbery border, as well as for the long slender 
sprays of flowers it affords for cutting. Fine specimen bushes can be 
grown from seed in two seasons. Height 6 to 10 feet, per packet, 6d. 
BROWALLIA 
Speciosa major. Valuable perpetual-flowering greenhouse perennial, 
neat in habit, and of the easiest possible culture, producing numerous 
large bright blue flowers, relieved by a white throat. The plant has won 
the admiration of visitors who have seen it in our Flower Seed Houses 
or at Horticultural Shows. Height 2 feet per packet, 2s. 6d. 
Elata. Elegant half-hardy annual about 18 inches in height; foliage 
glossy green. 
Blue per packet, 6d. | White per packet, 6d. 

CALCEOLARIA. 
The following varieties of recent introduction are quite distinct from our Large-flowered Perfection strain. 
In mild districts and in sheltered positions they may be planted out in beds and borders. 
SUTTON’S CALCEOLARIA—The Fairy. This hybrid comes from a wild Chilian species crossed with C. profusa. 
Calceolaria we know, and the large graceful sprays of small flowers are most decorative. 
and add a fresh charm to the greenhouse. 
and will be much appreciated as a pot plant for conservatory or house 
PROFUSA (Clibrani). 
PROFUSA HYBRIDS. A new type resulting from a cross between C. profusa and Sutton’s Perfection. 
C. profusa, but the flowers are larger, ranging from yellow to reddish-bronze, and are carried on long stems; very lasting. 
decoration. Height 2 to 3 feet ... 
NEW WHITE (Veitchii). 
An admirable companion to C. profusa for conservatory decoration 
BRONZE AGE. A robust hybrid variety ; flowers various shades of bronze. 
Bears the same relation to the Large-flowered Calceolaria as the Star Cineraria does to the Florist’s Cineraria. 
light and graceful in habit and the sprays of rich golden-yellow are very lasting. 
Tall-growing hybrid shrubby variety carrying loose branching heads of creamy white flowers. 
They are very beautiful 
It is the deepest yellow 
Robust in growth, attaining a height of 2 to 3 feet, 
anc ae She ae ... per packet, 2s. 6d. 
Flowers 
Height 2 to 3 feet 2) sper, packet, 25 -16d. 
The plants possess the tall graceful habit of 
A fine plant for indoor 
ye) Per packet, 2s. 6d. 
‘Height 3 to 5 feet. 
... per packet, ls. 6d. 
Height 14 to 2 feet ... re nae ex aes ks Iismiods 
BEDDING CALCEOLARIA. 
French, Calcéolaire ligneuse. 
Dwarf Hybrids, mixed, including nearly all the beautiful colours found 
in the Herbaceous Calceolaria. Height 12 inches 
per packet, 5s. and 2s. 6d. 
Rugosa, mixed. Our seed is saved from the choicest strain, and includes 
a variety of rich colours. Plants can be raised from seed under 
ordinary frame or greenhouse treatment. Height 12 inches 
per packet, ls. 6d. 
Half-hardy perennial. 
Rugosa, yellow. 
quite true from seed. 
The well-known golden-yellow bedding variety ; comes 
Height 12 inches ... per packet, 2s. 6d. 
Mexicana. A pretty pale yellow Calceolaria which grows freely as a 
hardy annual. The flowers are about the size of a sixpence, and of 
a colour which shows well against the deep green finely cut foliage. 
One of the few plants that thrive in a shaded position. Height 1 foot 
per packet, 1s. 
For other varieties of Calceolaria, see opposite page. 
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