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*LILY OF THE VALLEY —continued. 
the growers for Covcnt Garden Market; of these, 15 to 20 may be planted in a 5-1'nch pot. 
For Lily of the Valley beds, also for massing in north borders, and to naturalise in woods, 
copses, &c., the selected Dutch Crowns are the best. Out-of-doors the Lily of the Valley 
likes a partially shaded and moist situation, and a good light soil. Plantations of Lily of the 
Valley should receive annually in March a light dressing of old manure. 
Directions for Forcing. — A moist atmosphere , with a temperature of 80 to 85 degrees , 
and abundance of water, is necessary to success in forcing Lily of the Valley ; to encourage simul- 
taneously the development of flower and foliage, place the pots in a shady damp part of the house, 
or invert a flower-pot over the crowns, till the flower and the foliage have made some progress, 
when remove to a less shady situation. If they are grown in a dry atmosphere, or get an insufficient 
supply of water at the roots, the crowns, technically speaking, go ‘ blind.’ 
each — s. d . 
Extra strong selected clumps, 
for pot-culture per doz. 12/- 1 3 
Barr’s Finest Selected Berlin 
Crowns, for general early forcing 
per 1000, 60/-; per 100, 6/6 ... 
Barr’s Improved English strain 
‘ Alexandra,’ bearing sturdy spikes 
well clothed with large handsome bells; 
each — s. if. 
this strain is specially suited for outdoor 
culture, but may also be potted and very 
slowly forced in March (not earlier) 
per 100, 8/6 ; per doz. 1/3 ... 
Good selected Flowering Dutch 
Crowns, for outdoor planting, 
in beds, &c. , and naturalising in wood- 
lands per 1000, 42/-; per 100, 5/- ... 
Fortin’s Grand Giant Strain. See Novelty List, page 5, and illustration, page 42. 
Retarded Crowns of Lily of the Valley. Price on application. 
LITTONIA modesta, an elegant greenhouse climber, producing in abundance slender deep 
golden bell-shaped flowers. In warm situations it may be planted outdoors in April 
per doz. 15/- 
‘LYCORIS 
aurea, a greenhouse bulb of great beauty, from China, bearing in October lovely drooping 
golden flowers, 1 ft 
racliata (syn. Nerine japonica), a fine greenhouse bulb with rich crimson flowers, I-’- ft. 
1 6 
2 6 
1 o 
*M AL V ASTRU M Gilliesii (Modiola), a charming hardy rock-plant, profusely covered 
with crimson-purple flowers all the Summer, § ft per doz. 5/6 o 6 
METHONICA superba. See Gloriosa. 
MILLA (Triteleia) is a family of varied character ; UniflOPa, which produces masses of 
beautiful dwarf flowers in Spring, is very effective on rockwork, either alone or mingled 
with Anemone apennina, &c., also as a permanent edging, and in small beds it is very 
beautiful ; it is a first-class bulb to naturalise in grass ; M. biflOPa is a gem. 
‘biflora, large pure white flowers of great substance; snould be grown in pots under glass, or 
kept dry, and planted out in March in a well-drained and sunny situation per doz. 5/6 o 6 
uniflora, white, shaded blue, hardy, J ft per 1000, 21/-; per 100, 2/6; ,, 4 d. 
,, violacea, porcelain-blue, striped violet, hardy, £ ft. „ 2/6; ,, 4a?. ... 
MODIOLA geranoides. See Malvastrum Gilliesii. 
•MONTBRETIA, a family of most decorative hardy Summer-flowering bulbous plants. They 
have an elegant growth and produce freely in early August graceful spikes of gorgeously 
coloured flowers, which are of the greatest value for cutting, lasting long in water and 
mixing well with all kinds of foliage. They grow freely in any ordinary flower border 
enriched with manure, but a sunny situation is preferable. As pot-plants they are 
charmingly graceful. Plant outdoors November to March, and the earlier plantings lightly 
cover. 
Pottsii, graceful branched spikes of medium-sized brilliant vermilion-scarlet flowers, remark- 
ably showy, 2 ft per 1000, 21/-; per 100, 2/6; per doz. 4 d. 
,, superba, brilliant glowing vermilion, inside a rich golden, i£ ft. ,, 7/6; ,, 1/3 o 2 
crocosmaeflora, elegant branched spikes of large handsome showy flowers, brilliant orange- 
red shaded golden, a grand flower for cutting, 2^ ft. 
per 1000, 35/-; per 100, 4/6; per doz. 8 d. ... 
,, aurea, large golden-yellow flowers, beautiful, 2 ft ,, 8/6 ; „ 1/3 o 2 
,, Bouquet Parfait, deep yellow, shaded vermilion, very showy, 2 ft. 
per 100, 8/6; per doz. 1/3 o 2 
,, Drap d'or, rich deep golden, shaded apricot-orange, late, i i ft. 
per 100, 7/6 ; per doz. 1/3 o 2 
,, Etoile de Feu, one of the most brilliant, a remarkably striking flower, large and 
of an intense deep glowing vermilion, shaded orange-scarlet, with a golden centre 
and golden anthers per 100, 10/6; per doz. 1/6 o 2 
,, Pluie d’or, large rich apricot-orange, shaded golden-yellow, tall and handsome, 
and valuable to bed with crocosmceflora, 2% ft per 100, 10/6; per doz. 1/6 o 2 
,, Rayon d’or, large flowers, deep golden, shaded apricot-orange, with crimson 
central ring per 100, 7/6 ; per doz. 1/3 
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