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ALPHABETICAL LIST OF BULBS AND TUBERS. 
PART II. 
DESCRIPTIVE LIST, ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED 
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T t°ff marked ‘bus* ripen late and will be ready to send out from the middle of October to March. All 
other bulbs etc are ready for despatch from ist September. Orders which embrace later ripening bulbs , etc . , will 
be executed in two parts, carrying forward those not ready for delivery , till they are safe to move. 
The height of the plants is given in feet and inches. In moat cases cultural notes are added. 
1249 *Abobra Vlridiflora, an elegant hardy summer climber, with miniature scarlet fruits o 9 
* AcllimeneB > 26 beautiful varieties, 1 root each, 10/6 ; 3 roots each, 25 varieties, 30/- 
1251 »t 12 beautiful varieties, 1 root each, 4/6 ; 3 roots each, 12 varieties, 12/6 
Agapanthus umbellatus (Blue African Lil y), flowers in handsome umbels, half hardy p. doz. 7/6 o 9 
»» •’ maximUB, same colour as above, but with larger fowers, half-hardy 1 3 
*» •» albus (White African Lily), flowers in handsome umbels, half hardy 1 6 
*» variegatis (Variegated African Lily), with silver-margined foliage ... 2 6 
•• •• Mooreanus, small blue flowers in umbels, graceful per doz. ys. 6 d. o 9 
The Agapanthus are good pot-plants, and when grown in tubs on terrace walks and lawns, 
few plants have a more noble look ; very effective planted out by streams, lakes, and ponds. 
Albuca canaliculata, produces handsome trusses of very fragrant golden foiucrs, 1 J ft 2 6 
,, Nelson! (new and rare), white almond- scented fowers, 3 ft. See Novelties, page 3 , per doz. 10/6 1 o 
The Albucas are decorative greenhouse Cape bulbs, but will succeed if planted out under a south 
wall. Roots supplied during September and October only. 
Allium acuminatum, a beautiful species , with bright rose-coloured flowers in umbels , 1 ft. , p. doz. 3/6 o 4 
•* •• Murray anum, bright rose-violet flowers in umbels , 1 ft per doz. 4 s. 6 d. 06 
,, azureum, handsome intense blue flowers, quite hardy, 1 .$ ft ,, A s. 6 d. o 6 
cyaneum (new ) , pretty deep blue flowers in clusters, £ ft established in pots 1 6 
” Karataviense, remarkable for its very large broad glaucous green handsome foliage, i ft. ... 1 6 
,, inoiy, bright yellow flowers in umbels, very showy, 1 ft. per 100 , 3/6 ; per doz. 8 d. 
neapolitanum, white flowers, much used in bouquets, 15 in per 100 , 3/6 ; per doz. 8 d. ... 
,, Ostr 0 wsklan um ( syn. oreophyllum), a beautiful nciv species from Asia Minor, with larqc 
haids of beautiful rose-coloured flowers, 2 ft per 100 , js. 6 d. ; per doz. is. 3 d. 
. , pedemontanum (syn. narcissiflorum), rosc-puiple, drooping bell shaped flowers in clusters, 
beautiful and very distinct, $ ft j 5 
,, pulcheUum, graceful heads of charming bright rosy purple flowers, in July , ^ ft., per doz. 4/6 o 6 
” •• navum, small canary-yellow flowers in graceful drooping umbels, very 
charming, July-flowering, £ ft doz. 3 *. 6 d. o 4 
,, Rosenbachianum, large purple-rose flowers, ft 1 6 
roseum, most pleasing rosy puce colour, 1 ft doz. as. 6 d. o 3 
,, triquetrum, white, striped green, graceful drooping umbels, pretty, 1 ft is. 6 d. o 3 
The Alliums are a most decorative and showy family of hardy spring and summer-flowering 
bu bs, valuable alike for borders or rock work. A. neapolitanum is easily forced, and the cut 
blooms are extensively used for vases and table bouquets. 
aurantiaca yMucrs rich orange, spotted carmine, very showy, 3 ft. , p. 100 , 15 /; p.doz. 2/3 o 3 
,, chliensis hybrida, beautiful shades of rose, crimson, orange , yellow, buff, and blush, 
with yellow and crimson markings, valuable as cut flowers p. 100 , 15 /; p. doz. 2/3 o 3 
pelegrma alba, white, very chaste and beautiful flowers ) Plant on d warm south J 1 6 
„ rosea, rose-coloured flowers, beautifully spotted ... J border, or under glass | 0 9 
psittacina, bright crimson flowers splashed green and mahogany , 3 ft per doz. 3 J. 6 d. o 4 
pulcnra (tricolor), white and yellow flowers, striped and blotched crimson... p. doz. 3 T. 6 d. o 4 
in fine mixture f. per 100 , m. 6rf. ; per doz. «. ... 
These beautiful Peruvian Lilies (Alstroemerlas), are very easy to cultivate, and produce in 
summer abundance of valuable cut flowers, which last long in water. Their showy and attractive 
owers render them useful border plants. Plant 6 inches deep, and by preference close to a wall, 
protecung, the first winter, with leaves or litter. A. pelegrina protect every winter. 
1280 'Amorphophallus Rivleri (Umbrella Arum), a very handsome plant, with large palmate leaves 2 to 
3 jt. in diameter, on a white spotted stem ; plant outof doors in April or pot upearlier 2 9 
1281 'Anomatheca cruenta, a charming dwarf pot-plant, with small bright scarlet, crimson blotched 
flowers ; elegant for edgings out of doors, § ft. ; plant in Spring per doz. 2 J. o 3 
1282 Antholyza cocclnea, a very beautiful bulbous plant, bearing in summer handsome spikes of cor- 
geous vermilion-scarlet flowers on a reddish-brown stem per doz. 34 . 6 d. o 4 
1283 *Aploa tuberosa.a rapid growing elegant hardy deciduous climber, for arbours, trellises, &c., p.doz. 3/6 o 4 
1284 Arum cornutum (syn. Sauromatum guttatum), red flowers, spotted black, stem curiously marbled, 
bandsomc foliage per doz. 2 J. 6 d. o 3 
,, crinltum, flowers reddish brown, and of immense size, stem marbled o 9 
,, dracunculus, large purple-red and black-blue flowers, marbled stem, very handsome, p. doz. 3/6 0 1 
„ Italicum, flowers greenish white, followed by spikes of scarlet berries, leaves spotted ,, 3/6 o I 
" palaestlnum (jy«. sanctum), The Sacred Black Call s, flowers velvety black inside, olive- 
coloured outside, sweet-scented, handsome ornamental foliage, spring flowering. Figured in 
The Garden, October, 1893 per doz 7 s. (d. o 9 
T , Arums are interesting border plants, more or less handsome. Dracunculus and 
liaucum are quite hardy ; the other species require winter protection such as ashes, leaves, litter, or 
cocoa fibre, and should be grown by preference in light loamy soil on a sunny border. 
(Barr and Son, 12 and 13 King Street, Covent Garden, 1895 .) 
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