ALPHABETICAL LIST OF BULBS AND TUBERS. 
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF BULBS AND TUBERS. 27 
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1177 Brodisea congesta alba, flowers white, quite hardy, 2 ft per doz. 51. 6 d. o 6 
1178 ,, grandiflora, fh>wers bright blue, a charming dwarf plant, quite hardy, \ ft. ,, is. 6d. o 3 
1179 ,, Howellll, bearing umbels of purplish blue jlowcrs, handsome variety, ft 1 6 
1180 ,, volubills, a twining species with a terminal umbel of rose-purple flowers, half-hardy 2 6 
1181 Brunsvigia corantca, flowers delicate rose , powerfully orange-scented, 3 ft ... 7 6 
1182 multiflora, large umbel of red flowers, 3 ft 7 6 
The Brunsvigia , or Giant Amaryllis , produce on stout stems, immense umbels, crowded with large 
flowers. Requires warm-house treatment. 
1183 Bulbocodium vernutn, early in Spring this fine bulb produces a mass of rose-purple flowers close to 
the ground ' ; valuable for edgings and rockwork, hardy, h ft. ...per 100, 7 s. 6 d.; per doz., is. 3 d. 
1184 Buphane toxlcarla major, orange-red , 1 ft )Clo*tl\j allied to the Brunsvigia, and require the ( 15 o 
1185 t t minor pink, f ft j same cultural treatment, Jlowers in large umbels. \ 12 6 
1186 *Caladlum, 12 in 12 named beautiful varieties \ These are perhaps the mori beautiful » 2 is., 30 s., & 42s. 
1187 * ,, 6 in 6 ,, , , ^andpicturesqueoffoliage8toveplant8.^ Il2 s.,jy.,&2is. 
1188 *CaJla setbloplca, large white flowers per doz., qs. 6d. o 9 
1189* „ albo-maculata, foliage beautifully spotted white, a very effective pot-plant 3 s. 6d. o 4 
1190 * ,, hastata, fine yellow flowers ,with black centre and white-spotted leaves 3 6 
1191 * melanoleuca,yf«£ primrose flowers , with black centre per doz. 7 s. 6d 09 
The Cullas are all greenhouse plants. FEthiopica is the Lily of the Nile, and one of the very useful 
plants which is extensively grown for Covent Garden Market. Albo-maculata is much prised for 
its beautifully-spotted foliage; Hastata for its fine yellow flowers. See figure in “ The Garden 1880 
Calliprora flava, flowers yellow, with brown stripe, in umbels, a fine hardy bulb ...per doz., 3*. 6d. 
TheButtcrfly Tulip of California posse sues such 
delicacy and brilliancy of colour that the mott 
unobservant are struck with its characteristic 
beauty. Colours white to lilac , spotted crimson* 
towards the centre, Upped yold. Blooms in 
July ; quite hardy. Plant late in Autumn, and 
protect tnWinter from excessive damp. V. 
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1193 Calochortus allDlis, white 'I The Butterfly Tulip of California possesses such i 
1194 ,, elegans blue, deepening into rich purple delicacy and brilliancy oj colour that the most j 
1195 , , luteus, golden-yellow, with purple blotches 
1196 „ magentus, rich magenta 
1197 ,, splendens, purple-lilac , blotched crimson 
1198 ,, venustus , pure white and crimson 
1199 Calydorea nuda (new), a chat ming little bulbous plant from Buenos Ayres, with sky blue flmvers, 
marked orange, 1 ft. Offered to ihe public for the first time. Frame-culture in light soil 5 
Camassia atro-coerulea, star-shaped rich purple flowers, in long graceful racemes, i\ ft. , per doz., 3/6 o 
,, esculenta, Star-shaped bluiih purple flowers, in long graceful racemes, 1$ ft. ,, 2/6 o 
,, Fraserl, a fine distinct species from California, with pale blue fiowers, ft. ,, 5/6 o 
The Camassia s are very handsome in the flower border, and perfectly hardy. 
Canarina campanulata, a fine winter-flowering warm-greenhouse plant , with beautiful Campanu- 
late, pendulous orange-red flowers, prettily veined I 
Carnations and for fioiucr beds and borders per doz., 9 s. & 12s. 
Carnations (Tree), for greenhouse decoration. (See also page 32) per doz., i8r. , 24;., & 30X. 
1206 *Chlidantllus fragrans, sweel-scented, yellow flowers 4 to 5 inches long ; flowers under glass in May. 
Keep the roots dry during Winter per doz., 5J. 6 d. o 
1207 *Coburgla Hava, beautiful yellow flowers, 4 to $ inches long, a fine greenhouse bulb 2 
1208 * „ incarnata, beautiful orange-red flowers, 4 to 5 inches long, a fine greenhouse bulb 1 
1209 Colchicum autumnale, rich rose-purple per ioo, ioj. 6 d.\ per doz., is. 6d. o 
1210 ,, „ roseum, rose ,, 7s. 6d.\ ,, is. o d. o 
1211 ,, ,, plenum, lilac, large and very double ,, 3s. 6d. o 
album, pure white per ioo, 15X. ,, 2 s.6d. o 
album plenum, pure white , large and very double 3 
Striatum, rose-lilac, striped white per 100, 17s. 6 d. ; per doz., 2 s. 6d. o 
atro-purpureum, deep purple, striped pale pink, very dwarf ,, qs. 6d. o 
byzantinum, rose, flowers perfect in form and in profusion, p. 100, 21s.', p. doz., 3J. 6d. o 
luteum, a fine yellow-flowered species from Central Asia, blooming in spring 1 
montanum (Merendera bulbocodium), rich rose-lilac ,, lor. 6 d. 1 
ParkiDSOni, petals gracefully reflexed, and beautifully chequered rose-lilac 1 
speciosum, large fhnuers, ranging in colour from rose to deep crimson per doz., 7/6 o 
,, rubrum, intense crimson-magenta, petals of great substance, and flowers the 
largest and most magnificent of the family. Figured in ' ' The Garden," 1879, p. doz. , 10/6 1 
variegatum, chequered rose-purple and white per 100, qs. 6 d.; per doz., is. 3d. o 
,, pallidum, delicate rose, chequered white 10 s. 6d. 1 
The great Crocus-like flowers of the Colchicum, or Autumn Meadow-Saffron, carpet the ground 
in September and October with colours ranging from pure white to the intense crimson of Speciosum 
rubrum, which was figured in 1 1 The Garden " of 30 th June, 1877. All the Colchicum flowers are 
more or less chequered , Parkinsoni and Variegatum are the most 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 ; a grand bulb lo naturalize in grass. 
Commelina tuberosa, a fine border plant, blossoms of the richest blue , with continuous succession of 
flowers during Summer and Autumn; plant in Spring, i£ ft... per doz., 2/6 o 
J.UOU „ „ alba, flowers pure white, i£ ft per doz., 31. 6d. o 
1226 *Conanthera bifolia, pretty drooping star-shaped flowers of a deep azure-blue, with dark violet 
centre, produced in Spring; should be protected from frost and wet in winter , or lifted and kept 
dry beyond the reach of frost, and replanted in Spring , ht. 6 to 12 in 3 
Cooperla Drummondil, solitary fragrant white fiowers, 5 or 6 inches long , borne on a graceful 
stem, surrounded by slender elegant leaves; greenhouse bulb , forces well, ^ ft 2 
, , pedunculata, this species opens its fragrant white flowers under glass at night, i$ ft 2 
Corydalis bulbosa, red, a fine native plant to naturalize, £ ft. ...per 100, 5 s. 6d.- } per doz., is. 6 d. o 
,, capnoides, flowers white, tipped yellow, Spring-flowering, % ft. 1 
,, cava albiflora, true, white , a very elegant sweet-smelling Spring flower, rare t i ft 1 
,, eximia, bright red, graceful, ^ ft per doz., 3 s. 6d. o 
,, Kolpattowskiana , a new species from Turkestan, £ ft. 1 
,, Ledebouriana, a very distinct new species , with peculiar glaucous foliage, and deep 
purple Jlowers, with pinkish spurs , £ ft 1 
,, nobilis, yellow, a grand border plant, 1 ft 1 
,, Scouleri, an American species , with very elegant foliage •••• 2 
The Corydalis, or Fumitories, are elegant hardy border plants ; Eximia and Nobilis make fine pot-plants. 
1237 *Crinum aquaticum, flowers rosy red ; stand this remarkable plant whilst growing in water , 3 ft. ... 5 
King Street, Covent Garden, 1888.] 
