Barr and Sugden, 1872.] 



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Tvurs-continued. VARIOUS TULIPS. 



The species here noted are as beautiful as they are remarkable. Clusiana, with its small Ixia-like flowers, 

 is a little gem ; Cornuta, with its curiously twisted petals resembling spiral horns ; Oculus Salts, with its great 

 crimson-black centre ; Viridijlora, green, margined yellow ; Sylvestris, the sweet-scented Tulip ; Retroflcxa and 

 Elegans, with their charming recurved petals; Pcrsica, with its dwarf habit, 3 in., and extreme floriferous 

 character and fragrance, is most valuable for edgings and small beds. To those who are collectors of hardy 

 bulbs this section cannot be otherwise than of the deepest interest. 



each— s. d 



581 Carinata rubra (nao) o < 



582 „ violacea (nno) o 9 centre, remarkable per doz. 2/6 o 3 



583 Cluslana, white, striped red, black centre, 

 beautiful per doz. 3/6 



584 Cornuta [horned), yellwo and red, curious 



per doz. 1/6 o 2 



585 Elegans, rich carmine ,, 2/6 o 3 



586 Fulgens, red ,, 3/6 o 4 eaz vinainora,^;w//, edged yeliozv, per doz. 2/0 o 3 



587 Maculata o 6 593 „ praecox, green o 6 



o 4 



each— 8. 



588 Oculus Solis (Sun's Eye), crimson, black 



centre, remarkable per doz. 2/6 



589 Persica, yellow, fragrant, dwarf and valu- 



able for edging, per 100, 10/6; per doz. 1/6 



590 Retroflexa, yell wo , 3/6 



591 Sylvestris [sweet-scented Florentine), yellow 



per doz. 1/6 



592 Viridiflora,^;-^//, edged yelloio, per doz. 2/6 



593 „ prsecox, green 



CROCUS. 



The Crocus is one of Flora's first heralds of Spring, and for the flower garden it is indispensable. When 

 used two or three lines deep as an edging to beds, or to form broad marginal lines in distinct colours, or in various 

 colours blended, the effect is remarkably striking. We have seen long, broad, wavy bands of golden yellow, of 

 pure white, and of deep purple Crocus, also fancy devices of these, and groups and masses of 10 to 1,000 bulbs, 

 expand with such effect in the sun, as to elicit the greatest admiration. In lawns and pleasure parks where the 

 grass is not mown very early, the Crocus and Snowdrop planted in scrolls or other fancy designs are frequentlv 

 introduced with remarkably fine effect ; while in wildernesses and woodland walks they are universal favourites as 

 associates of the sweet-scented violet, the primrose, and the oxlip. 



The depredations of mice on the Crocus may be prevented by placing pieces of the Crown Imperial bulb near 

 where the roots are planted. 



CHEAP DUTCH CROCUS. 



These are offered by the thousand at moderate prices that they may be planted extensively as edgings to 

 beds, in shrubbery borders, woodland walks, wild gardens, lawns, pleasure parks, etc. To one customer we last 

 Autumn supplied nearly 50,000 Yellow Crocus to edge off beds cut in the grass, and such was the grand effect 

 produced, that he informed as it was his intention, as opportunity occurred, to edge off the whole of his beds in 

 a similar manner. The beauty of such masses, expanding beneath the mid-day sun in February or March, is 

 such that the brush of the artist would fail to convey the effect. 



s. d. I 1. d. 



594 1000 in S varieties 17 o 596 250 in 8 varieties 4 6 



595 506 in 8 ,, 8 6 | 597 100 in 8 ,, 2 o 



598 Mixed, all colours per 100, is, 6d. per 1000, 14J. 6d. 



per 1000. per 100. per doz. 

 s. d. s. d. a. d. 



per 1000. per 100. per doz. 



599 Blue and Purple, mixed 18 



600 Striped, mixed 18 



601 White, mixed 18 



602 Fine Golden Yellow, a very 



fine pure yellow 18 



603 Extra fine large pure. 



Golden Yellow 25 



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0...2 0...0 



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». d. 



d. 



604 Cloth Of Silver, white, striped 



purple or lilac 21 0...2 6...0 



605 Cloth of Gold, golden yellow, 



striped brown 18 0...2 0...0 



606 Scotch, white, striped purple.. 21 0...2 6...0 



607 Versicolor, white, striped 



purple 21 0...2 6...0 



d. 



CHOICE NAMED DUTCH CROCUS. 



The following splendid large-flowered varieties, with their rich, beautiful, varied, and distinct colours are 

 admirably adapted for edgings to select beds, and for carrying out specific and fancy designs/ Purples can be 

 had in various hues, whites as pure as the snowflake, and yellows as bright as burnished gold ; while in variegates 

 Sir Walter Scott stands out prominently with its grand flowers almost as large as Tulips. These named varieties 

 are the best Crocus for pot culture, and when used for this purpose, they should be planted thickly together, 

 grown in an airy situation, and have abundance of water. 



OUR OWN SELECTIONS. 



£ s. d. 



608 1000 in 10 splendid varieties ,. 1 10 o 



609 500 in 10 • ,, o 16 6 



£ s. d. 



610 250 in 10 splendid varieties 086 



611 100 in 20 ,, 046 



612 Extra fine mixed, from named varieties, all colours per 100, y. 6d. per 1,000, 30J. 



per loo. per doz. 



s. d. s. d. 



613 Albion, very large white 4 0...0 8 



(ft.4 Albertine, white, striped violet 3 0...0 6 



615 Argus, white, violet fiakjid .„ 4 0...0 8 



616 Barr's New Golden Yellow, the roots 



1 of this variety are extremely large, • 

 each root generally producing from 



12 to 18 flowers *~ 4 6.. 



617 Blucher, fine purple lilac, distinct... 4 6.. 



618 Calypso, white, purple throat 4 o.. 



per 100. per doz. 



619 Charles Dickens, large purple ...... 4 



620 David Rizzio, deep pm-ple : . . . 4 



621 Earl Russell, large purple lilac 4 



622 Florence Nightingale, latge fine, 



white, purple throat 3 6...0 6 



623 General Garibaldi, white, striped 



with purple 5 6...1 o 



624 Gloria Mundi, white, striped lilac 3 6...0 6 



625 King of Blue, purple, striped lilac 4 



626 Koh-i-noor, large dark purple (new) 7 



627 La Majestueuse, violet stripdd, on a 



delicately tinted ground 4 



628 La Neige, snow white 4 



629 Lamplighter, bright purple 4 



630 Lord Byron, very fine put pie 4 



631 Lord Macaulay, large dark 'purple 5 



632 Lilacinus superbus, sky blue v 4 



633 Mary Stuart, white, purple thrqat... 4 



634 Mrs. Beecher Stowe, pure whity ... 4 



635 Mont Blanc, large pure white 4 



636 Ne Plus Ultra, fitie lilac purple 3 



637 Othello, fine dark purple 4 



638 Pomona, splendid while 4 



639 Pride of Albion, white, stripcd.violct, 



large and fine 3 



(/. 8. 



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