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CROCUS-CHOICE NAMED, CHOICE SPECIES, AND MEADOW SAFFRON. 
CHOICE NAMED DUTCH CROCUS. 
The following are the largest flowered varieties, and embrace the widest range of colours to be found 
amongst Crocus. They are the best for select beds or specific designs. Amongst them are purples of various 
shades, whites pure as a snowflake, and yellows bright as burnished gold ; while amongst variegates, Sir Walter 
Scott stands out prominently with flowers almost as large as the Tulip. For pot culture, these are the best 
varieties, and when thus cultivated they should be planted thickly, and treated as recommended for the cultivation 
of the Hyacinth grown in pots. When removed from under the ashes, place in an airy situation, and give water 
freeJ y- OUR OWN SELECTIONS. 
Si d. 8, (J, 
839 iooo in io splendid varieties 26 o I 841 250 in 10 splendid varieties 7 6 
840 500 in 10 M 13 6 | 842 100 in 20 ,, 4 o 
843 Extra fine mixed, from named varieties, all colours per 100, 2 s. 6d., per 1,000, 24 s. 
per loo. per doz. 
s. d. g. d. 
844 Barr’s New Golden Yellow, roots 
very large, and generally pro- 
ducing from 12 to 18 flowers each ... 4 
845 David Rizzio, deep purple 3 
846 General Garibaldi, white, striped 
purple 3 
847 La Majestueuse, violet striped, on a 
delicately tinted ground. 3 
848 La Neige, snow white 4 
849 Lamplighter, bright purple 4 
850 Lilacinus superbus, sky blue 3 6...0 
851 Madame Mina, deep violet striped... 3 0...0 
852 Mrs. Beecher Stowe, pure white ... 3 0...0 
6...0 
6...0 
0...0 
0...0 
0...0 
per 100. per doz. 
d. 
6 
6 
d. 
6...0 
0...0 
853 Mont Blanc, large pure white 3 
804 Ne Plus Ultra, fine lilac-purple 3 
855 Pride of Albion, white, striped violet, 
large and fine 2 6...0 6 
856 Prince Albert, large purple-lilac ... 3 0...0 6 
857 Princess Alexandra, white, striped 
lilac, large flower 3 0...0 6 
858 Queen Victoria, pure white 2 6...0 6 
859 Sir J. Franklin, large dark purple... 4 0...0 8 
860 Sir Walter Scott, ‘ beautifully pen- 
cilled lilac, very large 3 0...0 6 
861 Vulcan, rich purple-lilac 3 0...0 6 
CHOICE SPECIES OF CROCUS, AUTUMN, WINTER, AND SPRING-FLOWERING. 
The Crocus enumerated under this heading are beautiful, and more or less rare, and to the cultivators of 
hardy flowers most valuable, as they form a connecting link between the bulbous plants of Summer and of 
Spring. In our Experimental Grounds we have one or other of these Crocus in bloom from September to 
April. The first to flower in September is Nudiflorus, with its large violet-purple blossoms, followed by Speciosus, 
the handsome blue Crocus, the beautiful soft lilac Odorous longifiorus, the charming Byzantinus, the lovely 
Pulchellus, the exquisite Zonatus, the beautiful Medius, and the characteristic Imperati, etc. (a) indicates the 
Autumn flowering Crocus, (w) the Winter, and ( s ) those which blossom in Spring. 
862 Alatavicus, white , with black lines (s) 
863 Aureus, rich golden yellow, rare (s) 7 
864 Bannaticus 
865 Biflorus pusillus, a miniature form 
of the Scotch crocus (s) 2 
866 Boryanus, white (s) 
867 Byzantinus, rich lilac, shaded 
purple (a) 
868 ,, pallidus, rose-lilac (a) 7 
869 Cancellatus, purple (a) 
870 Carpaticus, pale purple (a) 
871 Cartwrightianus, lilac (w) 
872 Chrysanthus, rich golden yellow (w) 
873 „ fusco-tinctus, golden 
yellow, stained brown( w) ... 
874 ,, fusco-striatus,^/aV« 
yellow, striped brown (w) 
875 Elwesli, red-purple (w) 
876 Etruscans, blue, grey, and white (a ... 
877 Fletcherii 
878 Imperati, fawn, and black (w) 5 
879 Lacteus, creamy-white (s) 7 
880 Medius, purple (a) 
per doz. each 
s. d. 8. d. 
...I 
6...0 
...1 
6...0 
...1 
6...0 
...1 
...o 
...o 
...I 
-3 
...1 
...1 
6...0 
6...0 
...1 
881 Nudiflorus, violet-purple (a) 3 
882 Odoms longifiorus, soft lilac (a) ... 5 
883 Oliverii, orange yellow) (w) 
884 Pulchellus, lavender-blue 
885 Salsmannianus 
886 Sativus, purple (a) o 
887 Serotinus, blue (a) 3 
888 Sieberi (nivalis), violet (w) 5 
889 Speciosus, blue, very effective in lines 
and masses (a) per 100, 10/6 1 
890 ., pallidus, light blue 2 
891 Stellaris, yellow, black striped (s) ... 1 
892 Suavolens, violet, fawn, andblack' (w) 
893 Sulphureus concolor, sulphur (s) ... 1 
894 ,, striatus, yellow, striped 
black (s) 1 
895 ,, pallidus, primrose (si... 4 
896 Vitallinus ! 
897 Weldeni, white (s) 
898 „ violaceo-tinctus, white, 
stained blue (s) 
899 Zonatus, pale lavender, with scarlet 
zone, most beautiful (a) 
per doz. each 
d. s. d. 
6...0 4 
6...0 6 
6 
6...0 
6...0 
6...0 
6...0 
6...0 
...1 
6...0 
6...0 
6...0 
THE AUTUMN-FLOWERING MEADOW-SAFFRON (COLCHICUM). 
The great Crocus-like flowers of the Colchicum in September and October carpet the ground with colours 
ranging from pure white, through all the shades of rose, to the intense crimson-magenta of Speciosum rubrum. 
No. 917, figured in "The Garden" of 30th June, 1877. All the flowers are more or less chequered, but 
Parkinsonii and Variegata are conspicuously and elegantly chequered. The foliage appears in spring, and is 
almost as varied as the flowers ; some have large massive leaves, others small and frill-like. per doz.—*. d. 
900 Autumnale, rich rose-purple per 100, 105. 6 d. 1 6 
11 plenum, lilac, large and very double 3 6 
n » striatum, lilac, striped white, large and very double 4 6 
„ album, pure white 2 6 
n a plenum, pure white, large, and veiy double each 2 6 
a pallidum, pale delicate rose 5 6 
n roseum, rose-lilac per 100, i5r. 2 6 
a striatum, rose-lilac, striped white per 100, 15J. 2 6 
908 Atro-purpureum, deep purple, striped pale pink, very dwarf 7 6 
909 Byzantinum, rose, flowers beautiful, perfect in form, and produced in great profusion ..per 100, 21 s, 3 o 
a longipetalum, rose, very distinct and beautiful 7 6 
911 n foL variegatis, foliage variegated each 1 o 
912 Lfietum, pale rose, very small flowers each 1 o 
913 Montanum (Merendera Bulbocodium), rich rose-lilac 5 6 
914 Parkinsonii, petals gracefully reflexed, and beautifully chequered rosc-lilac and white each 1 6 
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