OF THEIR ILLUSTRATED FLORAL GUIDE. 



NARCISSUS BEDS. 



No. 28 Beil. — Plant witli Polyauthus Narcissus ; intersect these with Primroses, Polyanthus, or Co'.v- | 

 slips ; and edge with the variegated Arabis mollis, or the beautiful Narcissus Bulbocodium. 



No. 29 Bed. — Plant with Narcissus Poeticus, intersect with Collinsia grandiflora, and edge with 

 Phlox frondosa. 



No. 30 Bed. — Plant with Narcissus albus planus odoratus, intersect with Pink Silene, and edge 

 with Gr.ape Hyacinth. 



No. 31 Bed. — Plant with Iris Persica, intersect with Arabis mollis variegata or Arabis lucida variegata 

 and with circles of Scilla Sibirica. 



PLANT BED. 



No. 32 Bed. — If circular, plant the centre with Blue Forget-me-not ; then divide the remainder of 

 the bed into triangles, the lines consisting of a double row of White Daisies, and the triangles 

 filled in with the Pink and Red Daisy, the Purple, Yellow, and Blue Pansy; with a broad edging 

 of Arabis mollis variegata, or Arabis lucida variegata. This bed may be arranged in twenty 

 different ways. 



*„* The foregoing beds may be modified in the aiTangement of colours, and also by omitting the 

 intersections ; we would, however, in all cases recommend that the beds have a good edging, 

 and nothing is more telling than Yellow Crocus for this purpose. 



No. 33. — A few hints on a Spring border may bs acceptable. If the border is of considerable 

 extent and well situated, it is, perhaps, more effective and pleasing than beds. Plant the back 

 line with Pol3'anthus Narcissus thus, .'.*., and the following in the same manner: — 2nd | 

 line, Eex Rubrorum, Double Scarlet Tulip ; 3rd line, La Candeur, Double White Tulip ; 4th ; 

 line, Hyacinths in three colours ; 5th line. Double Scarlet Anemone ; 6th line. Yellow Turban j 

 Ranunculus ; 7th line. Snowdrops ; 8th line, Winter Aconites ; 9th line, Dog's-tooth Violets. As i 

 these will not all bloom at the same time, fill in between the lines in the following order : 

 1st, Blue Porget-me-not ; 2nd, Yellow Pansy; 3rd, Purple Pansy; 4th, Blue Pansy; 5th, Magpie 

 Pansy; 6th, Pink Silene; 7th, White Daisy. The Winter Aconite and Dog's-tooth Violet, if , 

 planted close together, when done blooming their foliage will form a good edging. This border 

 may be arranged in a great variety of ways ; for instance, Italian Wall-flower might be intro- 

 duced, besides many other early flower-plants. 



Large beds, such as those at Cliveden, laying a little distance off from the house, we would ^ 

 recommend being planted with Forget-me-not, Silene, or any other close-growing plant ; and | 

 Tulips, Narcissus, or Hyacinths, dotted all over, at about a foot apart. 



LIST OF PLANTS USED BY MR. FLEMING AT CLIVEDEN. 



Several of these arc not mentioned in the arrangement of beds, &c., which we have suggested, i 



therefore we have given their colour and adaptation, so that there will be no difficulty in using , 



them to give vai'iety. | 



Twenty-five will be charged at the rate per dozen ; and any quantity under half-a-dozen will be i 



charged a little higher than by the dozen. i 



Per 100. Per doz. i 

 s. d. s. d. 



Adonis vernalis, J;'t^A« ?/eWo!(', large ai^emone-Iilce flowers — ...60 



Ajuga orientalis, a fine mvdberry-foliaged plant during winter, veiy efliective for 



edgings 25 0 ... 4 0 



„ reptans, also dark-foliaged plant, resembling the above 21 0 ... 3 0 



„ ,, YaTiega,ta,, ivhite and (jreen — ... 6 0 j 



Alyssum saxatile, beautiful !/e//o!«, very profuse flowering 25 0 ... 4 0 



„ „ compactum, brifjht yellow, much more dwarf and compact than 



A. saxatile, not so useful, however, for large beds 25 0 ... 4 0 



Arabis alblda, snowy white, flowering in thick masses ; an efiPective companion to 



Alyssum saxatile 210... 30 



Ajabis lucida variegata, s/iinj/^rreere 7er/reA ^roW rfrt/>ecZ arabis, very beautiful . . 25 0 ... 4 0 

 ,, mollis „ doirny i/reen leaves, with creamy variegation, perhaps the 

 most useful permanent edging we have; this and A. lucida variegata are most 



valuable for panel gardening 15 0 ... 2 S J 



Aubretia grandiflora, purple, compact close habit, densely covered with flower.?. ; 



most valuable for edgings and small beds — ...60 



„ „ variegata, a channing (6-AtVevariegated-foliaged variety, 12,s'. to — ... 18 0 



Auricula, mixed border varieties — ...80 



Cerastium tomentosum, the pretty small compact sOvery-foliaged plant so well 



known and so mnch prized for permanent edgings 21 0 ... 3 0 



Collinsia bicolor, pxrjile and lohite 7 6 ... 1 0 



„ grandiflora, hltie and vliile 7 6 ... 1 0 



Daisy, large Cliveden pink, suitable either for edgings or filling up geometrical figures 21 0 ... ?> 0 



,, „ red, do. do. 21 0 ... 3 0 



„ „ white, do. do. 21 0 ... 3 0 

 ,, Cliveden aucnbafolia, this is a beautiful tjreen and gold variegated foliage 



variety, admirably adapted for edging and panels 25 0 ... 4 0 



Forget-Me-Not, Cliveden blue variety (Myosotis Sylvatica) ; the most valuable of aU 

 plants for spring gardening. It may be used as an edging, or for filling small or 



large beds, or as Mr. Fleming Tises it, in long chain beds, fancifully arranged ... 10 G ... 1 ('. 



Forget-Me-Not, Cliveden white variety (Myosotis Sj-lvatica Alba), ditto ditto . 10 0 ... 1 (I 

 Hepatica, ite, a charming little border plant, most cfEective when grown in large 



clumps, single plants — ...GO 



