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BEAUTIFUL LILIES FOR SPRING PLANTI NG — continued. 
each— s. d. 
Thunbergianum Willie Barr, fine large flowers of a bright orange-yellow, spotted crimson, showy 
and beautiful, ij ft...., per 100, 3of. ; per doz. 4 s. 6 d. o 5 
„ fine mixed varieties, for grouping in beds and borders... „ 151. ; „ 21. 6d. ... 
TJmbellatum. See Davuricum. 
Wallichianum superbum. See Sulphureum. 
Washingtonianum, large handsome flowers, white, shading to lilac, fragrant, height 3 ft. ; plant 
6 inches deep in fibrous loam in partial shade per doz, 21 s. 2 o 
LILY OF THE VALLEY. For Forcing and making Plantations out-of-doors. 
The Berlin Crowns are extensively used for forcing by the growers for Covent Garden Market ; of 
these, 15 to 20 may be planted in a 5-inch pot. For Lily 01 the Valley beds, also for massing in north 
borders, and to naturalise in woods, copses, &c., the Dutch and the Alexandra Crowns are the best. 
Culture Indoors. — 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 simultaneously 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.' p. doz. eacn 
s. d. s. d. 
Barr’s Finest Selected Berlin Crowns, for general forcing, per 1000, 60s. ; per ioo, 6s, 6 d. 
Barr’s Giant-flowered English strain ‘Alexandra,’ a very beautiful strain with extra large 
handsome bells ; specially suited for out-door culture, but may also be slowly forced in 
pots or boxes per 100, 8 j. 6d. ; 1 3... — 
Dutch Crowns, for out-door planting, in beds. &c., and naturalising in woodlands 
per 1000, 42 s. ; per ioo, 5*. 
LITTONIA modesta, an elegant greenhouse climber, bearing in July and August numerous 
elegant golden-yello7v bell-shaped flowers. Pot up for the greenhouse, or plant outdoors 
in April in a warm situation and light soil — ...1 3 
MALVASTRUM 
Gilliesii (Modiola). This charming dwarf hardy rock-plant is profusely covered with crimson- 
purple flowers all the summer 5 6.. 
MEDEOLA asparagoides (Smilax), an elegant little greenhouse climber for hanging 
baskets, &c.; its flowers are scented like those of orange blossoms, while the foliage 
is much in demand for table decoration 4 6...0 6 
MILLA biflora, a bulbous plant of chaste beauty, bearing late in summer large pure white 
flowers of great substance ; grow in pots under glass, or plant out in March in a sunny 
situation in light sandy soil 5 6...0 6 
MIRABILIS Jalapa, the Marvel 
of Peru, a fine border plant, 
forming handsome and compact 
bushes covered in summer with 
a profusion of bright attractive 
flowers ; it delights in sunny 
situations, and should be freely 
used in large beds and borders. 
The Culture is the same as for 
Dahlias. 
In separate colours 6 0...0 8 
Mixed colours 46 — 
MONTBRETIA. 
The Montbretias rank amongst our most 
decorative hardy bulbous plants in 
summer. 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 fo- 
liage. They grow freely out-doors in a 
sandy loam, preferring a sunny situa- 
tion. 
Pottsii, graceful branched spikes of medium-sized brilliant vermilion-scarlet flowers, remark- 
ably showy, 2 ft. Figured in The Garden per 1000, 35 s. ; per 100, 4 s. o 
,, superba, brilliant glowing vermilion, inside a rich golden, i£ ft per 100, i6j. 6 d. 2 
crocosmaeflora, elegant branched spikes of large handsome showy flowers, brilliant orange-red 
shaded golden, a grand flower for cutting, ft per 1000, 45*. ; per 100, 5*. o 
crocosmaeflora, aurea, large golden-yellow flowers, beautiful, 2 ft per 100, 14J. 6 d. 2 
,, Bouquet Parfait, deep yellow, shaded vermilion, very showy, 2 ft 3 
„ Drap d’or, rich deep golden, shaded apricot-orange , late, \\ ft. per too, 14 z 
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