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CROCUS, MIXED VARIETIES, NAMED VARIETIES AND SPECIES. 
CHEAP DUTCH CROCUS. 
To encourage extensive planting in shrubberies, woodlands, wild gardens, in grass, on lawns, pleasure parks, 
etc., Crocus are quoted by the thousand cheaply. One season, at the lower grounds, Aston, about 50,000 
Golden- Yellow Crocus were used to edge off beds cut in the grass, and the gorgeous effect produced in February 
and March was such the skill of the artist failed to portray, it. On another occasion, 20,000 purple, white, 
and striped Crocus were planted in alternate lines with Early Tulips. 
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708 rooo in 8 varieties 16 o I 710 250 in 8 varieties 4 6 
709 500 in 8 ,, 8 6 | 711 100 in 8 ,, 2 o 
712 Mixed, all colours per 100, is. 6d., per 1000, 12 s. 6d. 
per 1000. per 100. per doz. 
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- 713 Blue and Purple, mixed 15 6...1 
u -*?14 Striped, mixed 15 6...1 
White, mixed 15 6...1 
716 Golden -Yellow, very Jitu 12 6...1 
717 Large Golden-Yellow 17 6... 2 
718 Extra large Golden. Yellow.. 25 0...3 o.. 
719 Cloth of Silver, white, striped 
purple or lilac 16 6. ..2 0...0 4 
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per 1 000. per 100. per doE. 
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720 Cloth of Gold , golden-yellow, 
striped brown 15 0...1 9...0 4 
721 Old Cloth of Gold, striped, yeU 
lo7v , striped black , distinct 15 0...1 9...0 4 
722 Old Cloth of Gold, Self, sul- 
ph ur-yellow , very distinct ... 25 o . . . 3 
723 Scotch, white, striped purple.. 25 0...3 
724 Versicolor, white, sir ipedpurp. ib 6. ..2 
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CHOICE NAMED DUTCH CROCUS. LARGE ROOTS. 
The following large-flowered named Crocus are recommended for planting in groups, edgings, select beds, 
and in designs. There are purples of shades, pure whites, rich yellow, light and dark, and striped sorts. When 
grown in pots, use the named varieties, plant thickly, and treat as recommended for the cultivation of the Hyacinth 
in pots, on page 7. When removed from under the ashes, place in an airy situation, and give water very freely. 
OUR OWN SELECTIONS. 
725 1000 in 10 splendid varieties 28 o 1 727 250 in 10 splendid varieties 7 6 
726 500 in 10 ,, 14 6 | 728 100 in 20 ,, 4 o 
729 Extra fine mixed, from named varieties, all colours per 100, 2 s. 6d., per 1,000, 24 s. 
per 100. per doz. 
730 Barr’s New Golden-Yellow, roots 
very large, and generally pro- 
ducing from 12 to 18 flowers each... 
731 Baron von Brunow, large dark 
purple 3 
732 Dandy,' rich purple, tipped white ... 3 
733 David Rizzio, deep purple 3 
734 King of Blues, intense blue-purple... 4 
735 La Majestueuse, violet- striped, on a 
delicately tin ted ground 3 
736 La Nelge, snow-white 4 
737 Madame Mina, deep violet-striped ... 3 
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4 6...0 9 
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per 100. per doz. 
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738 Mrs. Beecher Stowe, pure white 
739 Mont Blanc, large pure white 3 
740 Ne Plus Ultra, fine lilac-purple 3 
741 Pride of Albion, white, striped violet, 
large and fine 3 O...C 
742 Prince Albert, large purple-lilac ... 3 0...0 
743 Queen Victoria, pure white 3 0...0 
744 Sir J. Franklin, large dark purple... 3 6...0 
745 Sir Walter Scott, beautifully pen- 
cilled lilac, very large 3 0...0 
746 Vulcan, rich purple-lilac 3 0...0 
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 the Autumn and Winter-flowering species form a connecting link between the 
bulbous plants of Summer and those 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 C. nudiflorus, with large violet- 
purpleblossoms, followed by Speciosus, the blue Crocus, and the beautiful soft rose-lilac flowers of C. odorus longiflo- 
rus, the charming C. byzantinus, the lovely C. pulchellus, the exquisite C. zonatus, the beautiful C. medius, and 
the characteristic Imperati, etc. [a) indicates the Autumn-flowering Crocus, (w) the Winter, and (s) those which 
blossom in Spring. 
per doz. each. 
747 AlatavlCUS,tt/£tVi, with black lines (s) .. 
748 Asturicus, purple-lilac, darker at 
base (a) 
749 Aureus, rich golden-yellow , rare (s) 5 
750 Balansae, orange, feathered crimson (s) .. 
751 BannatlcU8, purple, deeper at apex[ s) 7 
752 Blflorus pusillus, miniature form 
of the Scotch Crocus (s) p. 100, 7/6 1 
753 Boryanus, white (s) 
754 Cancellatus, white, purple at base (a) 10 
755 Cartwrightianu8, lilac (w) 
756 Chrysanthus, clear soft yellow (w)... 10 
767 ,, fusco-tlnctus, clear 
yellcnu, sta ined brown ( w ) 10 
758 Clusii, veinous purple , darkest at 
throat (a) 
759 Etruscus, white , with purple lines (w) 
760 Imperati, violet, fawn, and black (w) 
761 Irldlflorus (Byzantinus), rich purple, 
inner segments pale lilac (a) 
762 Lacteus, creamy white (s) 7 
763 Laevigatus, crimson edged white, 
inner segments lilac , shading to 
white (a) 10 
764 Leedsil, rich purple, apex white (s) .. 10 
765 Leucorilyncus white, feathered pur- 
ple, very distinct (s) 
763 Longlfloru 8 (Odorue),^//^^-/E 7 ^(a) 3 
767 WLe<lt\l8, purplc-lilac, lighter at base [a) .. 
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768 Nudiflorus, violet-purple (a) 3 
769 Obesus, purple, darker at base (s) 
per 100, 10/6 1 6...0 3 
770 Ocbroleucus, creamy white , bright 
orange base, (a) 7 6...0 9 
771 Oliver! (Aucheii), bright orange (w) 5 6...0 6 
772 Pulchellus, lavender blue (a) 10 6...1 o 
773 Retlculatus, white striped crimson- 
brown, inner segme?its lilac (s) ... 7 6...0 9 
774 Salzmannl, lilac and feathered (a) 1 o 
775 Sativus, purple (a) per 100, 2/6 o 6 
776 Serotinus, lilac, shided lavender (a) 4 6...0 6 
777 Sleberi, bright purple (w) 5 6...0 6 
778 Speciosus, blue , very effective in lines 
and masses (a) per 100, 5/6 1 o 
779 Stellarls, orange, feathered purple- 
brown (s) per 100, 5/6 1 o 
780 Suaveolens, violet, fawn, arid purp. (w) 5 6...0 6 
781 Sulphureus concolor, sulphur (s) 
per 1000, 30 s. : per 100, 4/6 o 9 
782 ,, strlatus, sulphur, striped 
crimson- brown (s) per 100, 5/6 1 o 
783 „ pallidus, primrose(s) 1 o 
784 Tournifortia, delicate rose-lilac (a) 7 6...0 9 
785 Weldeni, pure white , blue base (s) 1 o 
786 ,, violaceo-tinctus, while, 
stained blue (s) 1 o 
787 Zonatus, rose lilac, with scarlet zone, 
most beautiful (a) 1 6 
[Barr and Son, 
