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L.VCOris radiatsi alba, (Nerine japonica, white). This beautiful new species of Tycoris was 

 recently discovered in the southern Japan and cannot fail to be api)ieciated in ICurope 

 and America as a valuable addition to our autumn no\verin<; bulbous plants, as it will be 

 a good companion plant to the south African Nerine. The white llower is large and 



spreading with a slight primrose 

 tinge at the bottom of the florets, the 

 stem is stout and robust and the whole 

 plant has a noble a[)pearance and will 

 C(Miimand a conspicuous place in the con- 

 servator}'. W'e think ourselves fc^tunate 

 to be the introducers of so important a 

 novelty for our friends in Europe and 

 America and think it will find a favoured 

 place amongst the flowering greenhouse 

 plants of September and October. This 

 white Lycoris oflln's to the In'bridizer 

 great opportunities for improvement, and 

 we have no doubt tliat within a few }'ears 

 one or other of our distant friends will 



COLOCASIA MULTIFOLIA. ( sec page 7) be returning to us*^a pure white variety 

 that we may raise "stock" for them as the bulbs (>f lAXoris multiply in Japan rapidly 

 — per lo, 75c. ; 100, $6.70. 



Lycoris sailguiliea, flowers orange-red produced in IVIay and June before the leaves come 

 out, 5-6 flowers on one stalk smaller than the Nerine japonica and not recurving at all — 

 per 10, 20c. ; per 100, $1.70. 



Lycoris sailguiliea alba, the same with white flower — per 10, $2.So. 



Lycoris squaniigera, 5-6 flowers on one stalk purplish pink with long stamens. ver\' show}^ 



(see cut page 7)— per 100, $3.50 ; per 1,000, $27.00. 

 Lycoris sqiiamigera purpurea, The remarkable point of this new L\-coris is the pink flower 



shaded with exquisite brilliant purple, produced in clusters of 6-7 at the top of a long stalk 

 of about I J ft. like an Amaryllis — per 100, $6.70. 

 Moutobretia crocosmiaeflora — per 100, 50c. per 1,000 $3. 50. 



Narcissus (Chinese Sacred Lily) , popular flower of great beauty and fragrance, Jasmin-like 

 odour, free bloomer — per 100, $12.50. 



Price in U. S. Gold. 



