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Lachenalia aurea (is/ Class C ert. R. H.S.), bold spikes of rich yellow flowers, $ ft 
•• .• glgautea (new). See Novel tie 6 :, page 3 
ccerulescens handsome tall spikes of pale blue fou'ers, handsom 0 foliage , per doz. ioj. 6d. 
,, fragrans, white, sweet smelling floivers, 1 ft 1 
1 . glaucina, spikes of pretty metallic-blue flowers, handsome foliage, very striking, 4 ft. 
Figured Bot. Mag., Vol. 64 , Tab. 3552 per doz. 7s. 6 d. 
luteola, flowers yelloiu, with green, robust grower, 1 ft M $s. Sd. 
Kelsonl ( 1st Class Cert. R.H.S.), large deep rich golden yellow floivers, most beautiful 
and very free flowering, r ft . per doz. 10/6 
»• pendula, large brilliant red flowers, tipped green and purple ; a very handsome 
shoivy flower, f ft per doz. 6s. 6 d. 
quadricolor, scarlet, yellow and green, with broad crimson tip, very beautiful 1 ft. 
per doz. ys. 6d. 
tricolor, scarlet, yellow and green, very fine, 1 ft 4s. 6 d. 
The Lachenalias are very beautiful greenhouse plants in early Spring, with beautiful and 
curiously spotted leaves and handsome flower spikes. They should be potted eaily in Autumn in 
a compost of loam, sweet leaf soil, and sand, placed in a greenhouse or frame, and ncverallowcd to 
suffer for want of water. See Plate in The Garden , 1880 . 
1453 *Littonia modesta, an elegant greenhouse climber , yielding abundance of slender deep golden- 
coloured bell-shaped flowers. In warm situations it may be planted out-doors in April 
1454 Lycoris aurea, a greenhouse bulb of great beauty, with golden pendant floivers in October, 1 ft 
1455 *Malvastrum Gilliesit (Modiela), figured in The Garden, 28th Jan., 1882 . This charming hardy 
rock-plant is profusely covered with crimson-purple floivers all the summer. per doz. 7s. 6 d. 
Methonica superba. See Gloriosa. 
1456 *MiHa biflora, pure white, large floivers of great substance , should be groivn in pots under glass, or 
kept dry, and planted out in March m a well-drained and sunny situation, per doz. cr. 6d. 
7 .. laxa, very handsome, large rick Tyrian purple floivers, 1 ft ? s 6d. 
,, uniflora, white shaded porcelain, % ft per icoo, 18 s. 6 d.\ per 100 , is. 6d, ; per do/. 6 d. 
•• •< lilacina, porcelain, striped violet, $ ft. ,, 21s. ; ,, 2s. 6d. ; ,, 6d. 
The Milla (Trltelela) is a family of varied character ; Uniflora, which produces masses of 
beautifu. dwarf flowers in Spring, is very effective on rockwork, etc., also as an edging, and in 
small beds or naturalized in grass ; M. laxa produces in Summer large umbels of lovely coloured 
flowers ; all arc perfectly hardy. 
Modiola geranioides. See Malvastrum Gilliesil 
1460 *Montbretia Pottsii, graceful branched spikes of small crimson- scarlet, Gladiolus-like floivers, 
remarkably showy , 2 ft, Jhigured in The Garden per 100 , 5 *. 6 d ; per doz. lod. 
crocosmseflora, elegant branched spikes of handsome showy brilliant orange- red 
shaded yellow floivers, 2\ ft per iod, 6 s. 6 d.\ per doz. u. 
»• »» aurea, large goldcn-yelloiv flowers, 2 ft ,, $1. 6d. 
>> n " Bouquet Par fait , ‘ ' deep ycl l oiu , shaded vermilion , 2 ft., p. doz. 31 6 d. 
j •» i» " Etoile de Feu,” large open flowers, rich vermilion-red, with yellow 
centre, 2 ft per doz. y. 6 d. 
i» “Golden Sheaf,” handsome spikes of beautiful deep golden-yellow 
floivers good dwarf habit per doz. 5 *. 6 d. 
*» “ Phare,” orange scarlet and golden-yelloiv, shoivy, 2 ft. ,, 4 *. 6 d. 
*• •> pyramidalis, pretty apricot colour, compact and erect growth ,, 55 . 6d. 
Montbretias rank amongst our most decorative bulbous plants in summer. Their graceful 
spikes of showy flowers are valuable for cutting and last long in water. They thrive out-doors in 
^ loam, and are supposed to require protection in winter, but at Gravctye Manor, Sussex, 
M. rottsn has been growing, uninjured, for ten years without any protection, and was a mass of 
bloom in August. 
1468 Nemastylls Pringlii, very beautiful star-shaped azure-blue floivers two inches across, floivers in 
June, $ft. Hardy on roclnvork in warm spots , where it is dry in winter. Plant early in spring... 
Nerine sarniensis. See Guernsey Lily, page 26 . 
•• undulata (crlspa), rose coloured flowers, petals elegantly curled, a gem, $ ft 
Ornithogalum arablcum, white, black centre, handsome fragrant floivers in June, very beautiful in 
pots in the greenhouse ; may be planted on warm sunny south borders, ft., p. doz. 2/6 
’• «• .••• extra large roots, 3/6 
aureum, rich apricot-orange, a beautiful and rare species, ift 
montanum, a pretty dwarf species, with umbels of starry white flowers, | ft., 
per icc. 12 s. 6 d. ; per doz. 2s. 
»• nutans, elegant spikes of silver grey flowers', outside shaded pale sea-green, 
beautiful ; valuable for cutting. 1 ft per 100 , 5 *. 6 d. ; per doz. 10 d. 
• . prosandrum, graceful spikes of silvery-white and green floivers , f ft. ,, 2 s. 6 d. 
' ■ pyramldale, large spikes of beautiful snowy white flowers , 2 ft ,, $s. 6 d. 
•• umbellatum splendens, a large handsome form of the old Star of Bethlehem, 
bearing umbels of pure white starry flowers, effective in masses and edgings, 
_ ... , valuable to naturalize per 100 , 3 *. 6d . ; per doz. 8d. 
a (-^l ar of Bethlehem ) are fine hardy bulbs, flowering in Spring and early Summer. 
Arablcum and aureum should either be grown in pots or planted in a warm situation close to a 
south wall at a depth of 6 inches. Nutans, Prosandrum, Pyramidalo, and Umbellatum, are 
hne plants for naturalizing in woodlands, meadows, &c. 
1478 Oxalls cemua var bermudiana, Tne Bermuda Buttercup Oxalis, a charming winter-flowering 
bulb Jor indoor decoration, producing a luxuriance of graceful bright yellow flowers for weeks. 
After potting keep in a dark cool position for a few weeks to root well, and then remove to a 
^ reenho . use per ioo, 21 / ; per doz. 3 *. 
Pancratium calathlnum. A synonym of Hymenocallis, which see, page 31 . 
Ulyricum, beautiful white flowers, with long filamentous outer segments. A fine 
pot plant, or for planting under a south wall at a depth of a foot, 2 ft. . per doz. 10/6 
llttorale, a beautiful greenhouse bulb, with pure white flowers, 1 to 4 inches long , and 
resembling a Giant Trumpet Daffodil, 1 ft ?. 
,, maritimum ( The Sea Daffodil), white flowers, delightfully fragrant , suitable for 
pot culture, or to plant under a south wall at a depth of a foot, 1 ^ ft. per doz. 7/6 
(Barr and Son, 12 and 13 King Street, Covent Garden, 1895 .) 
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