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Bulbocodlum vernum, the earliest and most dis-_ 
tinctive in character of spring flowers, throw- 
ing up its large rose-purple flowers while the 
snow of winter still lingers on the soil 17 
Caladium, unsurpassed for ornamental foliage ; 
some are of rare and exquisite beauty, others 
are large and massively grand 31 
Calla JEttiioplca, Lily of the Nile, an effective 
plant in the sitting-room or conservatory, and 
for ornamental ponds in summer 31 
Calliprora flava, a hardy bulb, with fine umbels 
of yellow flowers 3 1 
Calysteglas, the perennial Convolvuli, fine hardy 
climhers 3 [ 
Camassia esculenta, the Quainash of the North 
American Indians. A fine hardy plant, with 
beautiful blue flowers, produced in May and 
June 3 1 
Canna. As the Geranium is the Plant of the 
Period for the flower garden, so is the Canna 
for the sub-tropical or leaf-garden 31 
Chlidanthus fragrans, remarkable for its long 
frankincense-like fragrant yellow flowers 31 
Choretis glauca. The flowers are of rare beauty, 
and their formation is remarkably curious ... 31 
Coburgiaincamata, afine plant of striking aspect 31 
Cocoa fibre and Charcoal, prepared for culti- 
vating Hyacinths and other bulbs successfully 
in the sitting-room or drawing-room in jar- 
dinets and any of the many elegant contri- 
vances adopted for this purpose 41 
Colchicum autumnale. The flowers of these ap- 
pear suddenly in autumn as if the magic wand 
of Flora's Harlequin had called the more 
spiritual portion of the plant prematurely into 
existence, leaving the material accompaniment , 
the leaves, to follow 3 1 
Collections of Bulbs, for the decoration of the 
conservatory and sitting-room, and for fur- 
nishing the spring flower-garden, cape pits, 
and flower borders ; also collections for wood- 
land walks and semi-wild situations 7 and 30 
Collections of Cliveden Plants for producing a 
display in the spring flower garden 35 
Commelina coelestis. Few, indeed, would be 
satisfied with merely a passing glance at a 
group of this ornamental plant 31 
Convallarla multlflora. This and Dielytra spec- 
tabilis are the most graceful of early forced 
plants for dinner-table and conservatory de- 
coration, or to cut for jardinets and table 
bouquets 3 1 
Cooperia, displaying in the evening its pretty 
flowers, and emitting its primrose-like fragrance 31 
Corydalls. Charming border plants, and for 
rockwork and semi-wild places 31 
Crocosmia aurea. For conservatories, for filling 
jardinets, and for bouquets, this plant, grown 
several in a pot, is a charming acquisition ; 
for out-doors it is as hardy as the Gladiolus... 31 
Crocus, cheap Dutch varieties, are oficred by 
the thousand at a low price, to induce our cus- 
tomers to plant them thickly in those matchless 
lines and edgings to beds, which are less fre- 
quently met with now than in days gone by. 
Planted in lawns and pleasure grounds in 
groups or designs, the effect is matchless 16 
Crocus, Dutch named varieties. For in-door 
decoration, or for carrying out fancy designs 
and planting select beds, the large flowers of 
these admirably adapt them 17 
Crocus species, more or less rare 31 
Crown Imperials, stately plants for centres of 
spring beds and flower borders 24 
Curcuma, exquisite in flower and foliage 31 
Cyclamen. The Persicum varieties form a prin- 
cipal feature in our Metropolitan Spring flower 
shows ; so elegant, so graceful, and attractive 
are these that wherever there is a group there 
you will find them surrounded by the ladies. 
Hederifolium, vernum, repandum, Grcecum, 
Coum, Atkinsi, etc., do not possess the gay 
dress of their Persian sister : their aspect is 
more humble, and at our flower shows they 
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generally appear in collections of herbaceous 
plants. Being perfectly hardy, and of easy 
culture, they are within the reach of all, and 
as they bloom in succession, wherevir there is 
a rockwork there should be a collection of 
Cyclamen. The Grsecum section have extra- 
ordinarily beautiful foliage, and many of them 
have very fragrant flowers 2 3 
Cypella Herbert!, an elegant species of the Tiger- 
spotted flolver ; 3 2 
Dactylis elegantisslma, a dwarf, silvery-foliaged 
gmss of great beauty for lines and ribbons ... 35 
Dahlia. Dry roots of these are supplied from No- 
vember to April : 3 2 
Dielytra spectabilis and Convallaria multiflora. 
When forced, their long graceful racemes of 
flowers give them an aspect the most attractive, 
beautiful, and graceful, which is seen on the 
dinner-table and in the conservatory 3 2 
Dodecatheon Meadia, in this country called the 
“American Cowslip;" by the Americans 
called the “Shooting Star" 32 
Dog's-Tooth Violets (Erythronium). Few spring 
flowers present so charming an aspect, the 
foliage being beautifully variegated, and the 
flowers resembling the Cyclamen 32 
Eucharis amazonlca, the loveliest of fragrant 
white flowers for bouquets and for ladies' hair 
and dresses 3 2 
Eucomis punctata, a highly ornamental hardy 
plant, with singular-looking flower-spikes sur- 
mounted by a tuft of green leaves 32 
Frltillarias, so called from the curious chequered 
dice-board appearance of their elegant bell- 
shaped flowers 2 4 
Funkias. Most of them are valued for their orna- 
mental foliage, and all for their pretty bell- 
shaped flowers 3 2 
Gagea, a nice little plant for rockwork, etc 32 
Galaxia, producing bright yellow flowers for weeks 
in succession 3 2 
Geranium tuberosum, a valuable rock-plant, with 
elegant foliage and effective flowers 32 
Gesneras, charming hothouse plants for summer 
and winter decoration 3 2 
Gladiolus, the gayest of garden favourites, and the 
most ornamental and useful for cutting. In 
water the cut flowers last longer than they do 
on the plant. The Ramosus are the branch- 
ing and earliest flowering section ; Gandaven- 
sis the latest and the stateliest 28 
Gloriosa, exceedingly beautiful climbing I.ilies 32 
Gloxinias, exquisite hothouse plants, with flowers 
remarkable for their softness, richness of 
colour, and profusion of bloom 32 
Guernsey Lily. The exquisite flowers of this bulb, 
when fully expanded, have the appearance of 
being spangled with gold-dust 25 
Gunnera scabra, a hardy and exceedingly orna- 
mental plant, with immense nigged leaves and 
large spikes of curious inflorescence 32 
Habranthus, an exceedingly handsome section of 
the Amaryllis family 32 
Hsemantbus, remarkable for its ornamental foliage 
and the markings of its fine flower-scape 32 
Hedychium Gardnerianum, the beautiful and 
fragrant " Garland-flower " of the hothouse... 32 
Helleborus niger, the white "Christmas rose,'' 
in flower during winter and spring 32 
Hemerocallls.The variegated varieties are amongst 
the most attractive of hardy foliage plants... 32 
Hepatica, a universal favourite, and a charming 
plant for growing in shrubbery and Rhododen- 
dron borders, and for rockwork ; the North 
American species, Angtilosa, has very large 
flowers, and is a valuable acquisition 32 
Herbaceous border plants. Of these we can 
supply a fine collection, dwarf or stately in 
growth, but do not publish a list of them. 
Any of our customers desirous of adding to 
their collections, if they will send 11s a list of 
what they have, we can make additions, or 
those who will leave the selection to us, may • 
rely upon having a nice assortment sent to them 39 
