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CROWN IMPERIALS. 
Very effective unci stately spring flowering 1 border plants, growing freely in almost any soil and situation, with 
clusters of pendent bell-shaped flowers, surmounted with tufts of fresh green leaves. 
1033 Aurora, red 7 
1034* Crown-upon-Crown, one cluster of 
k 'flcnucrs above another *.\. .... 7 
i035^Gup;d, orangc knew) . 16 
1036 Gold-Striped foliage 10 
per doz. each. pcr d oz> 
d. s. d. d. 
6...0 8 1037 Maxima, large single red 10 6 .. 
1638 „ large single yellow 16 o. 
1039 Orange Crown, single yellow 10 6 . 
1040 Wiliam Rex, red: 
. oV .1:0415 Mixed, vhri^us shades 
6 .*.o 8 
a, . » 1 6 
each. 
8. d. 
I o 
r 6 
.1 . 
l\k° 0 l 
’! » * •>: 
FRITILLARIAS. 
These are miniature Crown Imperials, most of them with singularly marbled pendent belf-shaped flowers, 
which are very interesting and effective grown in groups in the borders. They succeed in any ordinary garden 
soil, and are also very attractive cultivated in pots. Those marked with a * are varieties of F. Meleagris. 
‘Choice mixed, varieties, 10/6 per 100 ; 1/6 doz. | 1047 ‘Flaccus, red spotted, per doz.. 1 / 6 . 
1043 ‘Fine mixed, varieties, per ioo, 7/6 ; per doz. 1 /. 
1044 ‘Agathe, red brown, per doz. 2 / 6 . 
1045 ‘ Angustifolia purpurea, per doz. 1 / 6 . 
1046 Camschatica, the black lily, each, s/ 6 . 
1048 Persica, brown and purple, per doz. 4 /. 
1049 „ folUs varlegatls, per doz.. 6 /. 
1050 " Prsscox, white, per doz. 4 /. 
1051 Pyrenaica, purple, per doz. 2 / 6 . 
importance, whether viewed for its effect 
SCILLA. 
Amongst Spring and early Summer flowers the Scilla is of the first 
in the flower garden, or its value as a cut flower, 
early Spring flowers. In our F 
trasls richly with the Snowdrop j ... 
if planted sufficiently thick, the effect is matchless, and equally so grown in the bordersin groups of from a dozen 
to a hundred. In pots and in jardinets it is exceedingly decorative. S. amoena is also beautiful, grows a little 
taller, and flowers somewhat later, and ts useful as a succession. S. bifolia is a pretty little plant, and the first in 
bloom, but S. sibinca true, is the gem of the early flowering Scillas. 
S. campanulas and its varieties are very showy, and should be grown in masses or in long lines, several deep 
and eft undisturbed for years S. nutans is also very decorative. In woodland walks and semi-wild situations of 
any kind Campanulata and Nutans are quite at home. S. peruviana throws up an immense head of bloom, and 
111 J une established masses of this fine old favourite are exceedingly effective 
1 1 S ' s ) i | ji " ca „ cultiv f ted P° ts is charming, being very dwarf, and of the intensest blue, and associates admi- 
rably with the Snowdrop, Ciocus, Hyacinth, etc., in all the elegant contrivances which ingenuity can suggest for 
111 -door decoration ; S. amoena is valuable for the same purposes. As edgings or for bedi, in the Sprint? flower 
garden they are botli unique. S. campanulata, and all the other varieties, make excellent groups in the flower 
Autumnahs and Japonica flower in Autumn. 
border or in beds. 
per doz. 
s. d. 
1052 Amoena (true), bright blue 3 6 
1053 Autumnalis, purplish blue 3 6 
1054 Bifolia (prsecox), bright blue, very dwarf 3 6 
1055 Campanulata, blue, true 2 6 
1056 „ alba, white, true 2 6 
1057 „ rosea, rose, true 2 6 
1058 „ c orymbo sa , / righ t blue, true 2 6 
1059 „ hyaclnthoides, rich blue, 
true 2 6 
1060 Ciliaris (Algerlensis), light blue 18 o 
1061 Japonica (new) | each o 9 
1061.$ „ rosea (new) each 1 o 
per 100. per doz. 
1062 Nutans Belgicus, blue) v r „ ( 10 / 6 ... 1/6 
1063 „ „ alba, white [ a, S. cam- J 10 / 6 .. . 1/6 
1064 „ ,, rosea, rose j pamdata and j 10 / 6 ... 1/6 
1086 „ „ rubra, red) S.hyacinthtidtt. 10 / 6 ...i /6 
1066 Patula , fine dark blue ... 2/6 
1067 Peruviana, bright dark blue, handsome ... "4 6 
*068 „ alba , white 7/6 
1069 Sibirica (true), intense bright blue, very 
dwarf, charming in beds, for edgings, 
and pots or jardinets in-doors 12 / 6 . . . 2/0 
1070 Fine mixed, for woodla?id walks, wild 
gardens, etc., per 1000 , 40 / ; per ioo, 5 / 6 . 
MUSCARL 
M botryoides, the Grape Hyacinth, is remarkable for its dwarf growth and neat compact heads of bloom ; 
the dark blue, clear bright light blue, and pure white varieties, contrast strikingly with each other planted in lines, 
circles, or in beds, ribbons, groups, etc. M. racemosum, the Starch Hyacinth, flowers at the same time as M. 
botryoides, the spikes of bloom in the two species very much resemble each other ; but in racemosum the indi- 
vidual flowers and spikes arc somewhat larger and more numerous, foliage more ample, and, on the whole, in a 
bed or group, the richer effect is in favour of racemosum. M. racemosum pallens (new) is less dense in colour 
a trifle dwarfer, and forms a fine contrast to the darker species, M. racemosum ; both M. botryoides and varieties 
and M. racemosum, and varieties are charming, cultivated in pots. M. moschatum, the Musk Hyacinth, is inef- 
fective, but the flowers are delightfully fragrant, so we recommend them being cujtivated in pots. M. plumosum 
monstrosum, the leathered Hyacinth, flowers latest in this section ; its remarkably handsome plume-like appear- 
ance entitles it to a prominent place in every border. 
per 100. per doz. 
1071 Botryoides cceruleum dark blue... 
1072 „ album, white 
1073 „ pallidum, pearl blue ... 
1074 Moscbatum Minor, fragrant 
1076 „ Major, „ 
1076 Plumosum monstrosum, purple . . . 
а. 
б. .. 1 
8. d. 
0...2 
...4 
•5 
6. ..2 
per 100. per doz. 
». d. 8. d 
1077 Racemosum, very dark blue, dwarf 
and effective in beds 10 6...1 6 
1678 ,, pallens (new), rich 
bright blue, dwarf, and very effec- 
tive in beds 3 6 
1079 Fine mixed, for woodland walks and 
wild gardens ... per 1000 , 50 / ; per 100 , 6 /. 
AMARYLLIS. 
THE FAR-FAMED BELLADONNA AND GUERNSEY LILIES. 
•.1 ^ * K ‘ lowers of the beautiful Guernsey Lily are brilliant scarlet, and in the sun’s rays appear as if spangled 
with gold-dust. 1 he Belladonna Lily is white, flushed with rose-purple, verv handsome. 
