The Amateur's Greenhouse and Conservatory/Chapter 22

by Shirley Hibberd

 

CHAPTER XXII.

SELECTIONS OF GREENHOUSE PLANTS.

In the several chapters on plants and their cultivation, typical species and good varieties have been named, but the lists that follow will probably prove useful, as they comprise the most distinct and beautiful plants in the several classes, and are for the most part limited to such as the amateur should obtain in the first instance.

Azaleas.—A. Borsig, Admiration, Andersoni, Antoinette Thelemann, Beauty of Reigate, Bouquet de Roses, Charmer, Comte de Hainault, Coquette de Gand, Distinction, Dominique Vervaene, Duc de Nassau, Duchesse Adelaide de Nassau, Etoile de Gaud, Fascination, Flag of Truce, Flower of the Day, Forget-me-not, Francois Devos, Grande Duchesse de Bade, Guillaume III., Her Majesty, Imperialis, Juliana, La Victoire, Leopold I., Le Superbe, Lizzie, Madame Alex. Hardy, Madame Alex. van Langenhove, Madame Camille van Langenhove, Madame de Cannaert d'Hamale, Madame Dominique Vervaene, Madame Iris Lefebvre, Madame Leon Maenhaut, Madame Louis van Houtte, Madame van der Cruyssen, Madlle. Leonie van Houtte, Madlle. Marie van Houtte, President A. Verschaffelt, President Humann, Prince Albert, Prince of Orange, Queen of Roses, Reine Blanche, Rubens, Souvenir de Prince Albert, Stanleyana, Stella, Vivid.

Basket Plants.—Cereus flagelliformis, Convolvulus mauratinicus and any of the annual species; Cobea scandens variegata, Disandra prostrata, Dolichos lignosus, Fagelia bituminosa, Ficus repens. Fuchsias, Gompholobium polymorphum splendens, Hardenbergia monophylla, Hibbertia dentata, Ipomeas, Lobelia erinus in variety, Lophospermum Hendersoni, L. scandens, L. spectabilis punctata; Maurandy Barclayana in variety, Mikauia scandens, Mutisia decurrens, Pelargoniums, Zonal and Ivy-leaved; Plumbago capensis, Rhodochiton volubile, Rhynchospermum jasminoides, R. jasminoides variegatum; Saxifraga sarmentosa, Sollya heterophylla, Tropæolum tricolorum, and others in the same way, and T. Lobbianum and others of the same type; Zichya inophylla floribunda.

Bouvardias.—Angustifolia, Bridesmaid, Elegans, Leiantha, Splendens, Vreelandi.

Bulbous and Tuberous-rooted Greenhouse Plants.—Agapanthus umbellatus, A. umbellatus albus; Alstrœmeria acutifolia, A. argentea vittata. A. multiflora, A. tricolor; Anisanthus splendens, Asparagus decumbens, A. dulcis; Brunsvigia Josephinse, B. pumila; Calochortus lilacinus, C. elegans; Calostemma purpurea, Chlidanthus fragrans, Coburgia miniata, Crinum capense alba, C. capense rosea; Cyanella cærulea; Cyphella Herberti, Cyrtanthus coccineus, C. Mackenni, C. obliqus; Eucomis punctata, E. regia; Gastronema sanguinea, G. sanguinea flammea; Griffinia Blumenavia, G. hyacinthina, G. hyacinthina maxima; Habranthus Andersoni, H. pratensis, Hæmanthus albiflos, H. puniceus, H. tigrinus; Hemerocallis Kwanso variegatus, Ismene amancæ, I. calathina; Lachenalia luteola, L. pendula, L. quadricolor, L. tricolor, L. versicolor; Littonia modesta, Ornithogalum thyrsoides, Pancratium fragrans, P. illyricum, P. notatum, P. speciosum; Pentlandia miniata, Phycella chloracea, Rigidella flammea, Saundersonia aurantiaca, Tritelia uniflora, Tropgeolum azureum, T. tricolorum grandiflorum; Urceolina pendula, Vallota purpurea, V. purpurea major.

Calceolarias, shrubby.—Aurea floribunda, Aurora, Beauty of Montreal, Clio, Crimson Queen, Grandis, Pluto, Prince of Orange, Sparkler.

Camellias.—Alba plena, A. J. Downing, Arch-Duc Etienne, Arch-Duchesse Augusta, Bella Romano, Commendatore Betti, Chandleri elegans. Countess Corradino, Countess of Derby, Countess of Orkney, Duchesse de Nassau, Duchesse d'Orléans, Donckelaari, Elvira Bianchini, Emilia Gavazzi, Fra Arnaldo da Brescia, General Cialdini, Giardino Schmitz, Grandis, Henri Favre, Imbricata, Il Tramonto, Jenny Lind, Jubilee, Lavinia Maggi, Leopold I., Madame Ambroise Verschaffelt, Marchioness of Exeter, Mathotiana, Matteo Malfiuo, Monsieur d’Offey, JMrs. Dombrain, Napoleon III., Nonpariel, Ochroleuca, Princess Mary, Princess Baciocchi, Queen of Beauties, Reine Marie-Heuriette, Rubens, Saccoi Nova, Storeyi, Targioni, Tricolor imbricata plena, Valtevaredo, Vicomte de Nieuport, Wilderi, Zoraide Vanzi.

Cannas.—Annei discolor, Bihorelli floribunda, Chatei grandis, Compacta, Daniel Hooinbrench, Député Heron, Gloire de Lyon, Musaefolia sanguinea Zebrina superba.

Carnations, Tree.—Adela, Attila, Avalanche, Blanche, Boule de Feu, Brilliant, Congress, Covent Garden Scarlet, Duke of Wellington, Garibaldi, Georges de Fredeville, Herbert, Hermione, Jean Bart, La Belle, Lady Stuart, Maiden’s Blush, Novelty, Oscar, Rembrandt, Souvenir de la Malmaison, The Dragon, Vestal, White Nun.

Chrysanthemums.—Varieties with large incurved flowers of the finest form.—Abbé Passaglia, Beethoven, Beverley, Blonde Beauty, Bronze Jardin des Plantes, Cherub, Dr. Brock, Duchess of Buckingham, Duchess of Wellington, Empress of India, Fingal, Florence Nightingale, General Bainbridge, General Hardinge, General Slade, Golden Ball, Gloria Mundi, Golden Beverley, Golden Eagle, Golden Dr. Brock, Golden John Salter, Guernsey Nugget, Her Majesty, Iona, Isabella Bott, Jardin des Plants, John Salter, Lady Hardinge, Lady Carey, Lady Slade, Le Grand, Lord Derby, Miss Mary Morgan, Mrs. G. Rundle, Mrs. Brunlees, Mrs. Haliburton, Mrs. Sharp, Mr. Evans, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. W. H. Morgan, Pink Pearl, Prince Alfred, Prince of Wales, Princess Beatrice, Princess of Wales, Princess of Teck, Rev. J. Dix, Queen of England, Renown, Rotundiflorum, Yellow Perfection.

Large incurved and reflexed varieties best adapted for specimen culture.—Alma, Annie Salter, Aurea Multiflora, Cardinal Wiseman, Carissima, Christine, Chevalier Domage, Countess of Granville, Dr. Sharp, General Bainbrigge, Gloria Mundi, Golden Christine, Golden Cluster, Her Majesty, Rival, Little Harry, Lord Clyde, Lord Ranelagh, Julia Lagravère, Le Grand, Mrs. George Rundle, Mrs. Forsyth, Prince Albert, Prince of Wales, Progne. Queen of the Isles, Sam Slick, Sparkler, Vesta, Virgin Queen, White Christine.

Large Anemone-flowered varieties.—Emperor, Empress, Fleur de Marie, George Sand, Gluck, King of Anemones, Lady Margaret, Louis Bonamy, Margaret of Norway, Mrs. Pethers, Prince of Anemones, Princess Marguerite, Queen Margaret, St. Margaret, Sunflower.

Pompone varieties adapted for specimen culture and decorative purposes generally.—Adonis, Aigle d’Or, Amy, Andromeda, Aurore Boréale, Bob, Cedo Nulli, Drin Drin, Fairest of the Fair, Florence, General Canrobert, Golden Aurore, Hélène, Innocence, Judy, Little Beauty, Madame Eugene Domage, Madame Marthe, Madge Wildiire, Miranda, Miss Julia, Mrs. Dix, Mrs. Turner, President Decaisne, Prince Kenna, Rose d’Amour, Rose Trevenna, St. Justia, Salamon, Stella, White Trevenna.

Japanese varieties for decorative purposes and exhihition.—Comet, Garnet, Cromatella, Dr. Masters, Elaine, Emperor of China, Fair Maid of Guernsey, G. F. Wilson, Giant, Grandiflora, James Salter, Jane Salter, Jupiter, Madame Godillot, Nagasaki Violet, Prince Satsuma, Red Dragon, Red Indian, The Daimio, The Mikado, The Sultan, Viceroy of Egypt, Wizard.

Cinerarias.—Adam Bede, Agrippa, Brilliant, Blue Beard, Duke of Cambridge, Eclipse, Flower of Spring, Ino, James Andrew, Lord Amberley, Lord Elgin, Magenta, Maid of Honour, Orb of Day, Pandora, Perfection, Prince of Wales, Queen Victoria, Reynolds Hole, Royal Purple, Snowflake, Uncle Toby, William Reeves.

Climbing Plants for Roofs and Pillars.—Acacia dealbata, A. pubescens, A. Riceana, Bignonia grandiflora, B. speciosa, Clematis lanuginosa pallida, C. Star of India, C. Alexandra, C. Miss Bateman, C. John Gould Veitch, C. Jackmanni, C. Prince of Wales, C. Mrs. James Bateman, C. Lady Londesborough, C. Lord Londesborough, Cobæa scandens variegata, Gompholobium polymorphum splendens, Habrothamnus elegans, Kennedya coccinea, K. monophylla, K. rubicunda, Jasminum grandiflorum, Lapageria albiflora, L. rosea, Lophospermum Hendersoni, Mandevillea sauveolens, Passiflora Impératrice Eugénie, P. Lawsoni, P. racemosa cœrulea. Plumbago capensis, Rhynchospermum jasminioides, Solanum jasminioides, Solly a Drummondi, Tacsonia eriantha, T. Exonieusis, T. Van Volxemi, Tecoma jasminioides alba magna, T. j. rosea, Solanum jasminioides, Tropæolum Cooperi, T. Crimson Model.

Cyclamen persicum.—Atropurpureum album, Carneum, Coccineum, Delicatum, Grandiflorum, Marginatum, Odoratum, Pallidum, Purpureum, Roseum coccineum, Roseum odoratum, Superbum.

Epacris.—Alba odorata, Butterfly, Campanulata, Carmi- nata, Coccinea major, Delicata, Eclipse, Exquisite, Grandiflora rubra, Hyacinthiflora, Hyacinthiflora candidissima, Hyacinthiflora carminata, Hyacinthiflora fulgens, Impressa alba, Impressa carnea, Lady Alice Peel, Lady Panmure, Lucifer, Miniata splendens, Mont Blanc, Mrs. Pym, Princess Royal, Queen Victoria, Rosea elegans, the Bride, Viscountess Hill.

Ericas.—Aitoniana, Aitoniana Turnbulli, Amabilis floribunda, Ampullacea, Ampullacea elegans, Ampullacea vittata, Aristata major, Austiniana, Campanulata, Candolleana, Cavendishiana, Colorans, Depressa multiflora, Devoniana, Elegans, Eweriana superba, Eximea, Fairreana, Favoides elegans, Ferruginea, Gracilis autumnalis. Gracilis vernalis, Hybrida, Hyemalis, Intermedia, Jacksoni pallida, Jasminiflora alba, Lambertiana, Mammosa major, Marnockiana, Obbata, Parmentieriana rosea, Retorta major, Shannoniana, Tricolor coronata, Tricolor elegans, Tricolor impressa. Tricolor Wilsoni, Turnbulli, Ventricosa Bothwelliana, Ventricosa coccinea minor, Ventricosa superba, Vestita rosea, Willmoreana.

Ferns.—Adiantum afiine, A. cuneatum, A. formosum, A. hispidulum; Alsophila australis, A. excelsa, A Leichardtiana; Asplenium bulbiferum, A compressum, A lucidum; Balantium culcita; Cibotium Barometz; Cyathea dealbata, C. medullaris, C. princeps; Cyrtomium falcatum; Davallia canariense, Dicksonia antarctica, D. squarrosa, D. Youngi; Lastrea patens, L. Standishi; Lomaria capensis, L. chilinese; Nephrodium molle corymbiferum, Nephrolepis tuberosa, Polypodium drepanum, P. trichodes, Polystichum ordinatum, P. setosum; Pteris scaberula, P. serrulata angustata, P. s. cristata, P. straminea, P. tremula, P. umbrosa, P. scaberula; Woodwardia japonica, W. orientalis, W. radicans, W. virginica.

Fuchsias.—Single varieties with dark-coloured flowers.—Alderman Mechi, D. T. Fish, Warrior Queen, Beauty of Kent, Hercules, John F. McElroy, Splendour, King of the Stripes, Killiecrankie, Mr. Richard Pexton, Pride of Woolwich, Rt. Hon. J. Bright, Crown Prince of Prussia, Perfection, Striata splendens.

Single varieties with light-coloured flowers.—Arabella Improved, Baroness Burdett-Coutts, Minnie Banks, Marginata, Lustre, Leah, Guiding Star, Madlle Tietjens, Princess Beatrice, Rose of Denmark.

Double varieties with white corollas.—Enchantress, Marchioness of Anglesey, Our Future King, Avalanche (Smith’s), Princess of Wales, Carry Symes.

Single varieties with white corollas.—Cannell’s Gem, Conspicua, Puritani, Mrs. Bland, Mrs. G. Bennett, Picturata, Floribunda.

Dark-flowered varieties with double corollas.—Alpha, Albert Memorial, Champion of the World, Avalanche (Henderson’s), King of Doubles, Blue Beauty, George Pelton, Harvest Home, Marksman, Purple Prince.

Varieties with variegated foliage.—Meteor, Pillar of Gold, Gracilis fol. variegata. Regalia, Golden Treasure, Wave of Life, Sunset.

Hard-leaved Plants for the Conservatory.—Agave americana, A. americana medio-picta, A. applanata, A. Bes- seriana candida, A. celesiaua, A. coccinea, A. ensiforme, A. filifera variegata, A. gemiflora filifera, A. Ghiesbreghti, A. grandidenta, A. horrida, A. macrodontha, A. Noachi, A. Salmiana, A. Saundersi, A. Schidigera, A. Verschaffelti; Aralia crassifolia, A. leptophylla, A. macrophylla, A. quinquifolia, A. Sieboldi, A. papyrifera; Araucaria Bidwilli, A. Cunninghami, A. excelsa; Beaucarnea glauca, B. recurvata, B. stricta; Cordyline indivisa; Cycas circinalis, C. revoluta; Dasylirion acrotricum, D. latifolium, D. plumosum, D. serratifolium; Dracæna australis, D. cannæfolia, D. indivisa, D. indivisa atrosanguinea, D. indivisa Veitchi, D. rubra; Encephalartos Altensteini, E. caffer, E. horrida, E. villosa; Grevillea Hilli, G. longifolia, G. robusta; Lomatia Bidwilli, L. ferruginea, L. heterophylla; Phormium tenax, Rhopala corcovadense, R. elegantissima; Yucca albo spica, Y. aloifolia, Y. concava, Y. De Smetiana, Y. filamentosa; Y. filifera; Zamia purpurea.

Hard-wooded Plants for the Greenhouse.—Abutilon Duc de Malakoff, A. venosum. Acacia armata, A. Drummondi, A. grandis, A. longifolia magnifica, A. platyptera. A. pubescens, A. pulchella, Acrophyllum venosum, Adenandra fragrans, A. speciosa, Andromeda formosa, Aphelexis humilis, A. macrantha purpurea, A. rupestris grandiflora, Beaufortia purpurea, Begonia Boliviensis, B. Martini (diversifolia), B. rosæflora, B. Veitchi, Blandfordia aurea, B. Cunninghami, B. flammea, B. nobilis, Boronia Drummondi, B. pinnata, B. serrulata, Brugmansia Knighti, B. suavolens, Burchellia capensis, Cantua dependens, Cassia corymbosa, Chironia frutescens, Chorozema cordata splendeus, C. Henchmanni, C. Lawrenceana, C. varia Chandleri, C. varia nana, Clianthus Dampieri. C. puniceus, Clivea nobilis, Coleonema rubra, Coronilla glauea, Correa Brilliant, C. cardinale, C. Harrisi, C. magnifica, C. speciosa ventrieosa, Crowea saligna, C.stricta, Cytisus Atleeana, C. racemosa, C. Everestiana, Daphne indica alba, D. indica rubra, Dillwynia Drummondi, D. splendeus, Dracophyllum gracile, Embothrium coccineum, Eriostemon buxifolium, E. intermedium, E. nerifoleum, E. pulchellum, Erythrina cristagalli, E. floribunda, E. Marie Belanger, Eupatorium odoratum, E. riparum, Gastrolobium Drummondi, G. Hendersoni, Gastronema sanguinea, Genetyllis Hookeri, G. tulipfera, Gompholobium polymorphum splendens, Hovea Celsi, H. pungens major, Imatophyllum cyrtanthæflorum, I. miniatum, Indigo fera decora, I. floribunda, Kalosanthes coccinea superba, K. Madame Celeste Wynans, K. Phœnix, K. miniata grandiflora, Leptospernium bullatum, L. grandiflorum, Lescbenaultia Baxteri major, L. biloba grandiflora, L. formosa, L. splendeus, Leucopogan Cunninghami, Libouia floribunda, Linum flavum, L. trigynum, Luculia gratissima. Magnolia fuscata, M. Lenne, Mirbella Baxteri, Mitraria coccinea, Monochætum ensiferum, M. Lemoineanum, M. sericeum multiflorum, Myrtus communis augustifolium, M. communis latifolium, Nerium album plenum, N. rubrum plenum, N. splendens giganteum, Olea fragrans, Oxylobium Browni, O. Osborni, Phænocoma prolifera Barnesi, Pimelia decussata, P. elegans, P. Hendersoni, P. mirabilis, P. spectabilis, Pleroma elegans, P. sarmentosa, Podolobium elegans, P. Hugeli, Polygala cordata, P. Dalmaisiana, P. oppositifolia, Pultenæa retusa, P. punica granatum, Richardia æthiopica, R. alba maculata, Statice Halfordi, S. macropbylla, S. profusa, Swainsonia Greyana, S. lessertifolia, S. Osborni, S. purpurea, Tetratheca ericoides, T. hirsuta, Thea Bohea, Thibaudia macrantha, T. pulchra, Vaccinium erythainum, V. Rollissoni.

Helioteopiums.—Caroline de Antoines, Emilie Angier, Étoile de Marseille, Jersey Beauty, La Favorite, Madame Boucharlet, Madame Chauvière, Madame Pillion, Modèle, Monsieur Hamaitre, Souvenir J. B. Rendatler, Voltaireanum.

Lantanas.—Adolphe Hwass, Alba lutea grandiflora, Delicatissima, Dom Calmet, Empereur des Française, Fillioni, Julius Caesar, Madame Boucharlet, Madame Bruant, Marcella, Monsieur Rougier, Raphael, Roi des Rouges, Solfaterre, Triumph, Victoire.

Mimulas.—Pardina and Quinquevulnerus sections, Albus elegantissimus, Attraction, Beauty, Constellation, Inimitable, Leopardinus, Distinction, Enchantress, Groliah, Illustration, Magniflorus, Orientalis, Prince of Wales, Regulator, Regulus, Unique; Cardinalis section, Coccinea, Orange Perfection, Rose Queen, Tricolor; Diplacus section, Atropurpureus, Golden Pheasant, Lord Derby, Punicea aurantiaca, Sunbeam, Nana.

Orchids.—Barkeria Lindleyanum, B. Skinneri, Brassavola glauca, Brassia verrucosa, Cattleya citrina (this does best fastened to a block, and suspended with the foliage downwards, as it grows in its native habitat on the under side of branches of large trees), C. Mossiæ, C. Trianæ, Cœlogyne cristata, C. speciosa, Cymbidium giganteum, Cypripedium insigne, C. venustum, Dendrobium chrysanthemum, D. heterocarpum, D. nobile, D. speciosum, Disa grandiflora, Epidendrum atropurpureum, E, erubescens, E. macrochilum, E. vitellinum, Lælia acuminata, L. albida, L. autumnalis, L. majalis, L. superbiens, Lycaste aromatica, L. cruenta, L. Skinneri, Masdevallia Harryana, M. ignea, Maxillaria Harrisonii, Odontoglossum cerventesi, O. citrosmum, O. grande, O. Insleayii, O. maculatum, O. nebulosum, O. pulchellum, O. Rossii, Oncidium crispum, O. flexuosum, O. leucochilum, O. pulvinatum, Pleoine maculata, Sophronitis cernua, S. grandiflora, Stanhopea in- signis, S. oculata, S. Wardii, Trichopilia tortilis, Zygopetalum crinitum, Z. Mackayii.

Palms.—Areca aurea, A. lutescens, A. monostachya, A. sapida  Brahea dulcis, Chamædorea glauca, Chamærops excelsa, C. Fortunei, C. Ghiesbreghti, C. humilis; Cocos australis, C. coronota, C. flexuosa, C. Wallisi, Corypha australis, Jubæa spectabilis, Latania borbonica, Livistonia australis, L. humilis, Phoenix dactylifera, P. farinifera, P. reclinata, P. tenuis; Rhapis flabelliformis, R. flabelliformis aureo-variegata; Sabal Adamsoni, Seaforthia elegans, S. Veitchi; Syagrus amara, S. campestris, S. Mikaniana; Thrinax parviflora, T. tunicata; Trithrinax mauritiæformis.

Pelargoniums.—Large-flowering Varieties.—Achievement, Beacon, Blue Bell, Brigand, Emperor, Chancellor, Charlemagne, Charles Turner, Cæsar, Corsair, Duchess, Duke of Edinburgh, Harold, Hebe, Hermit, Heroine, Kingcraft, Lady of the Lake, Lord Clyde, Lord Napier, Maid of Honour, May Day, Milton, Mary Hoyle, Mr. Rassam, Nabob, Naomi, Olivia, Orange Spot, Pompey, Pollie, Prince of Denmark, Prince of Wales, Progress, Queen of Roses, Robin Hood, Rosicrucian, Ruth, Shakespeare, Troubadour, Warrior, Woman in White, William Hoyle, Zephyr.

Pelargoniums.—Large-flowering Fancy Varieties.—Ann Page, Belle of the Season, Brightness, Ellen Beck, Miss-in-her-Teens, Arabella Goddard, Leotard, Delicatum. East Lynne, Excelsior, Fanny Gair, Silver Mantle, Miss Dorling, Cloth-of- Silver, Duchess of Buccleuch, Excelsior, Marmion, Madame Sainton-Dolby, Andromeda, Lady Carrington, Mrs. Mende, Mr. A. Wigan, Lady Dorothy Neville, Princess Teck, Undine.

Pelargoniums.—Spotted and French Varieties.—Alphonse Duval, Brutus, Dr. Audry, Empress, Fair Rosamond, L’Cygne, Kingston Beauty, Lictor, Madame Charles Keteleer, Mons. Boucharlet, Nabob, Nigricans, Pickles, Prince of Pelargoniums, Rubens, William Bull.

Pelargoniums.—Golden Zonals.—Turner’s Achievement, Alice Maude Mary, Countess of Flanders, Colonel Lloyd Lindsay, Empress, Gem of Tricolours, Howarth Ashton, Lady Cullum, Lucy Grieve, Macbeth, Miss Batters, Miss Goring, Mr. Rutter, Mrs. Grieve, Mrs. Headley, Peter Grieve, Prince Arthur, Prince of Wales, Rev. E. R. Benyon, Sir Robert Napier, Sophia Dumaresque, The Moonstone.

Silver Zonals—Banshee, Mrs. Carr, Mrs. Laing, Mrs. Colonel Wilkinson, Mrs. Rousby, Caroline Longfield, Excellent Lady Dorothy Neville, Lady B. Brydges, Marchioness, Miss Pond, Mrs. J. Clutton, Miss Burdett-Coutts, Mysterious Night, Lass o'Gowrie, Impératrice Eugénie, Peri, Princess Beatrice, Glen Eyre Beauty, Mabel Morris, Mrs. R. Wynn, Queen Victoria.

Bronze Zonals.—Black Douglas, Black Knight, Criterion, Danäe, Earl of Rosslyn, Fairy Ring, Harold, Harrison Weir, Impératrice Eugénie, Marquis of Lorne, Mrs. John Lee, Prin- cess of Wales, Reine Victoria, Eev. C. P. Peach, St. John’s Wood Star.

Zonals classed in colours.—Scarlet Shades.—Circulator, Coleshill, Corsair, Diana, Duke of Portland, George Peabody, Iago. King of the Forest, Master Harry, Harry King, Mr. H. M. Stanley, Renown Improved, Richard Headly, Sir John Moore.

Purple Shades.—Heartsease, Ianthe, Madame Mezard, Mr. Chandler, Purple Prince, Truth.

White with Pink Centre.—Alice Spencer, Bride (Bull), Gloire de Corbeny, Madame Werle, Mrs. George Gordon, Miss Gladstone.

Salmon Shades.—Acme, L’Aurore, Madame Jean Sisley, Polly King, President Thiers, Mrs. H. Fenn.

Pink Shades.—Amaranth, Blue Bell, Florence Durand, Forget-Me-Not, Marchioness, Master Christine, Mrs. F. Burnaby, Mrs, Keeler, Richard Wallace, Rose Bradwardine.

White.— Maiden’s Blush, Mrs, Sach, Madame F. Hock, Souvenir d’Etinnie, White Wonder.

Ivy Leaves for Baskets and Vases.—Cassidy, Dr. Schomburgk, Elegans, Emperor, Favonia, Peltatum Elegans, Gem of the Season, Lady Edith, Romance, Willsi, Willsi Rosea.

Petunias.—Single—Desdemona, Essential, Hebe, Imperial, Isabel, Maggie Cochrane, Northern Star, Othello, Perdita, Royalty, Sanspareil, Spitfire, Single Beauty, Undine, Victorine, Volunteer.

Double—Bonnie Dundee, Bride, Coquette, Celebrity, Don Quixote, George Bruant, General Grant, Jeanne Donnat, King of Crimsons, Lady Moncrieff, Lord Derby, Laurence de St.-Lesseux, MacMahon, Madame Montesquion, Marquis de St.-Innocent, Marie Van Houtte, Monsieur Meyer, Oberon, Patroness, Petrel, Princess Louise.

Primula sinensis.—Single—Carminata, Fimbriata alba, Fimbriata rubra, Filicifolia alba, Filicifolia rubra, Lilacina albomarginata, Marquis of Lome, Princess Louise, Rubra magnifica, Village Maid, Waltham White.

Double—Alba, plena, Alba plena fimbriata. Exquisite, Fairy, Empress, Emperor, Glen Eyre Gem, King of Purples, Lilac Queen, Magenta Queen, Magnifica, Mrs. Eyre Crabbe, Peach-Blossom, Princess of Wales, Rubella superba, Rubra grandiflora, Victoria.

Rhododendrons.—Album, Arboreum, Barbatum, Brooki gracilis, Calophyllum, Ciliatum, Countess of Haddington, Dennisoni, Edgeworthi, Formosum splendens, Gibsoni, Jasminiflorum, Javanicum, M’Nabi, Princess Alice, Princess Alexandra, Princess Helena, Princess Royal, Prince of Wales, Retusum, Veitehianum.

Roses for Greenhouse Culture.—Hybrid Perpetuals.—Anna Alexieff, Anna de Deisbach, Abbé Bramerel, Alfred Colomb, Antoine Ducher, Beauty of Waltham, Baronne Prevost, Caroline de Sansal, Charles Lefevre, Dr. Andry, Duc de Rohan, Duchesse de Caylus, Duchess of Sutherland, Duke of Edinburgh, Elizabeth Vigneron, Etienne Levet, Firebrand, Geant des Batailles, General Jaqueminot, Jules Margottin, La Reine, Madame Charles Wood, Madame Clemence Joigneaux, Madame Marie Cirodde, Madame Alice Dureau, Madame Lacharme, Madame la Baronne de Rothschild, Madame Victor Verdier, Madlle. Marie Rady, Madlle. Thérèse Sevet, Marie Bauman, Marquise de Castellane, Marquise de Mortemart, Maurice Bernardin, Michel Bonnet, Monsieur Boncenne, Paul Neron, Paul Verdier, Pierre Netting, Prince Camille de Rohan, Princess Beatrice, Princess Christian, Princess Mary of Cambridge, Princess of Wales, Souvenir de Poiteau, Sénateur Vaisse, Star of Waltham, Vicomte Vigier, Victor Verdier, William Griffith.

Bourlon Perpetual.—Catherine Guillot, Emotion, Madame de Stella, Madame Gustave Bonnet, Modèle de Perfection, Rev. H. Dombrain.

Tea-scented.—Abricoté, Alba Rosea, Bougère, Devoniensis, Gloire de Dijon, Homer, La Boule d’Or, Le Nankin, Madame Capucin, Madame Camile, Madame Celine Noirey, Madame de St. Joseph, Madame Falcot, Madame Margottin, Madame Villermoz, Madlle. Cecile Berthed, Marie Sisley, Marie Van Houtte, Mon plaisir, Niphetos, Rubens, Safrano, Souvenir d’un Ami, Vicomtesse de Cazes.

Noisettes.—Bouquet d’Or, Celine Forestier, Earl of Eldon, Jane Hardy, Lamarque, Perle des Blanches, Solfaterre, Unique Jaune.

Salvias.—Fulgens, Gesnerifolia splendens, Splendens compacta, Splendens compacta alba.

Succulent-leaved Plants.—The under-mentioned will form a ery interesting and distinct selection:—Aloe ferox, A. plicatiles, A. caniculata; Cactus speciossimus, Crassula flava, C. Cooperi; Cereus flagelliformis, C. grandiflorus, C. McDonaldiæ, C. splendidus, Echeveria agavæoides, E. caleophena, E. californica, E. glauco-metallica, E. metallica, E. pulverulenta, E. racemosa, E. retusa, E. retusa floribunda, E. retusa fulgens, E. sanguinea, E. Scheeri; Echinocactus coccineus, E. multiflorus, E. streptocaulon; Gasteria maculata, G. striata; Kleinia repens, K. tomentosum; Mesembryanthemum cordifolium, M. cordifolium variegatum; Pachyphiton bracteosum, P. lingua; Rochea falcata, Sedum atropurpureum, S. azoideum, S. azoideum variegatum, S. carneum variegatum, S. dasyphyllum, S. Sieboldi variegatum, S. spectabile, S. spectabile variegatum, Sempervivum arboreum, S. arboreum atropurpureum, S. arboreum variegatum, S. Bolli, S. canescens, S. canariensis, S. glutinosa, S. Donckelaari, S. palma, S. phialoides, S. repens, S. tabulæforme, S. tomentosum.

Tropæolums.—Attraction, Ball of Fire, Brilliant, Crystal Palace Perfection, Mrs. Bowman, Triomphe d’Hyeres; Vesuvius.

Variegated Plants.—Abutilon Thompsoni, A. vexilarium variegatum, Aralia reticulata. A, Sieboldi aurea variegata, A. S. argentea variegata, Agave americana aurea variegata, A. a. variegata, Bambusa Fortunei variegata, Citrus aurantiacus variegatus, C. argenteus variegatus, Clethera arborea variegata, Coprosma Baueriana variegata, Coronilla glauca variegata, Dracæna Guilfoylei, Elasagnus japonicus variegatus, Eurya japonica latifolia variegata, Myrtus augustifolius variegatus, M. communis variegatus, Hydrangea japonica argentea variegata, H. japonica aurea variegata, Nerium Oleander variegatum, Osmanthus ilicifolius variegatus aureus, Phormium Colensoi, P. tenax variegatum, P. Cooki, P. Veitchi variegatum, Smilax maculata, Veronica Andersoni variegata, V. alba marginata, Yucca aloifolia variegata, Y. filamentosa variegata, Y. quadricolor.

Verbenas.—Anatole Leroy, Antoinette, Bizarre, Beauty of Deal, Carnation, Celestial Blue, Clara Perry, Conqueror, Edwin Day, E. W. Badger, Granville, Iona, John Laing, Lady Cowley, Lavender Queen, Lord Charles Perry, Masterpiece, Mauve King, Mauve Queen, Mrs. George Prince, Mrs. Reynolds Hole, Murillo, Otago, Parsee, Peter Williams, Queen of England, Rev. C. P. Peach, Rose Imperial, Storm King, Shakespeare, Sunshine, Thomas Lawden, Tinted Venus.

Veronicas.—Adolar Herli, Alba lilacina, Andersoni, Azurea superba, Celestial, Crême et Violet, Gloire de Lorraine, Gloire de Lyon, Imperialis, Madlle. Claudine Villermoz, Princess Mathilde, Purpurea, Violacea, Rosea compacta, Rubens, Rubra elegantissima.

ALSTRÆMERIA ARGENTEO-VITTATA.