BEAUTIFUL SPECIES OF G BOG US. 



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from the garden. In beds, in borders, or in grass they are 

 invaluable, and the grower must take such steps as he considers 

 wise to prevent or mitigate the po.^siliie damage. 



Selection of Dutch Crocuses. 



Albion, striped. Mont Blanc, pure white. 



*ATalanche, pure white. Prince Albert, dark blue. 



Celestial, blue, purpurea grandiflora, rich 



Gladiator, dark blue. purple. 



John Bright, intense blue. *Sir Walter Scott, lilac 



*Golden Yellow, superb. striped. 



*King of the Blues, rich Vulcan, very deep purple. 



purple blue. White Pearl, pure white. 

 La Majestueuse, lilac 



stri^^ed. 



Pour of the best are marked b}^ an asterisk. 



The varieties embodied in the above list may, if needed, 

 be grown in pots, though where the most striking effects are 

 required they may be advantageously planted in beds, for which 

 purpose, however, those described as Large Yellow, Large Blue, 

 Large White, Large Striped, and Cloth of Gold are generally 

 employed with satisfactory results. The corms of these can be 

 purchased so remarkably cheaply that they may be planted in 

 thousands. 



Species of Crocuses, 



As in the case of Tulips, so in Crocuses ; the species have a 

 refined style of beauty, which the Dutch varieties can never give, 

 and are in every way worthy of a hundredfold more attention 

 than is at present accorded to them. Apart from this, by making 

 a judicious choice, flowers may be had in abundance in August, 

 when the Dutch sorts have long since gone to rest. It will be 

 observed that the flowers of many species are smaller than the 

 Dutch varieties, and the corms may, therefore, be planted rather 

 closer. 



Selections of Species. 



Spring Jloivering. Autumn Jiowcring, 



aureus, orange yellow. Clusii, purple. 



Balansse, oiauge, feathered Hadriaticus, white. 



mahogany. longiflorus, lilac purple, 



biflorus, white. nudiflorus, purple, 



chrysanthus, orauge. pulchellus, blue. 



Danfordige, pale yellow. sativus, piu'ple. 



rieicheri, white, feathered Scharojanii, richest golden 



purple. yellow. 



Garganicus, yellow. speciosus, lilac purple. 



Imperati, exterior buff. Tournefortii, lilac, feath- 



Sieberi, lilac. ered purple. 

 Tommasinianus, lavender, 

 vernus, white to purple. . 

 versicolcr, purple striped. 



Crown Imijerials.— /S'ee Fiutillaria. 



