MUSCA RI , LILY OF T HE VALLEY, DIEL YTRA, SPIRAEA, AND IRISES. 17 
Muse AR I — con tin ued. 
Mr. William Robinson, in his paper at ike Conference on Hardy Flowers, " / made trial of and was delighted 
with the pretty clouds of blue in the grass." We may add, these bulbs require no special culture or soil, and 
may be naturalized anywhere , and are in flower for a long time. 
per doz. each per doz. each 
727 Armenlacum, ultramarine blue , *. d. *. d. ~~~ m ~ ' ' " ” ’ ’ 
very beautiful, ht. 6 in., p. ioo, 15/ 2 6...0 3 
728 Azureum, beautiful sky-blue, earliest 
of all the Muscaris. Figured in 
The Garden, 1889 8 6 ,.o 9 
729 Botryoides cceruleum (Grape Hya- 
cinth), dark blue, ht. 6 in., 
per ioo, 2s. 6d. o 6 
album, beautiful pure white 
per 100, 51. 6d. o 10 
candidum, white, tinged rose 5 6...0 6 
leucophaeus, beautiful pale 
porcelain-blue 7 0...0 9 
pallidum grandiflorum, very 
beautiful pale azure-blue 3 6...0 4 
734 Conicum, large spikes of bright blue 
floiuers, very early ; the finest of all 
per 100, 2t s. 3 6...0 4 
730 
731 
732 
733 
736 
737 
*. d. ». d. 
4 6...0 6 
...s 6 
736 Moschatum, the Musk-Hyacinth, 
very fragrant, ht. 8 in. 
„ m aj or , the Large M usk- 
Hyacinth, fragrant 6 6...0 8 
,, flavum, large spikes 
offline yellow fragrant 
flowers, rare 
738 Negloctum, large spikes of dark-blue 
flowers, per 100, 5 s. 6d. 
739 ,, majus, blue-black, large 
and very early. Remains 
long in. beauty . p. 100,6/6 
740 Paradoxum, handsome spikes of dark 
blue black flowers 
741 Plumosum monstrosum (Feathered 
Hyacinth), purple-lilac, p. 100,7/6 
742 Szovitzianura, pretty light blue, 
dwarf species per 100, 10/6 
3 
6...0 
LILY OF THE VALLEY. 
For forcing , and malting 'plantations out-of-doors. 
The clumps of Lily of the Valley quoted, have been specially prepared, and cannot fail to give abundance 
of flowers. In potting, the top of the crowns should be one inch below the rim of the pot ; tight potting is of 
great importance, and care should be taken, in the first watering, that the moisture penetrates to the centre 
of the clump. Prepared crowns are now extensively used by the growers for Covent Garden Market, who put 
20 to 30 in a 5-inch pot. The Berlin crowns are the best for very early forcing. The prepared clumps we think 
will be found by private growers preferable to crowns. The supply of Extra Selected clumps being limited, 
orders should be booked early for dispatch in November. 
Culture. — A moist atmosphere and abundance of water is indispensable to success in forcing Lily of the 
Valley ; therefore, to encourage simultaneously the development of flower and foliage, most growers place the 
pots in a shady damp part of the house, or invert a flower-pot over the crowns, till the flower and the foliage 
have made some progress, then they are removed to a less shady situation. If they are grown in a dry atmos- 
phere, or get an insufficient supply of moisture, the crowns, technically speaking, “ go blind." 
Naturalization. — The Lily of the Valley is admirably adapted for this purpose, and the Dutch Crowns 
will be found the best. each—*, d. 
746 Dutch Crowns, for out door planting, and 
naturalizing in woods, etc., 
per 100, 51. 6 d . ; per 1000, 42J. 
743 Extra strong selected clumps, p. doz. 12/ 
744 Strong Berlin Crowns, for early-forcing, 
per 100, 6s. ; per bundle of 25, 2 s. 
DIELYTRA (LYRE FLOWERS). For forcing or planting out. 
The most elegant of all forced plants for conservatory and room decoration, also to cut for furnishing 
vases. The graceful pendant branches are loaded with beautiful red heart-shaped flowers, and furnished with 
the most delicate rich green foliage. In shrubberies or herbaceous borders, few plants in summer are so 
attractive as the Lyre Flower. „ch- 8 . d. each-.,, d. 
746 Spectabllis, clumps, p. doz. 5/6 & 7/6; 6rf. & o 9 | 747 SpectabUls alba, while, 2 ft \ 6 
SPIRiEA (THE MEADOW SWEET). For forcing , or planting out. 
The large graceful, feathery, pure white, fragrant flowers of Spiraea japonica and the new variety com- 
pacta multiflora surpass all else in this way to cut for furnishing vases, while the plants are amongst the most 
decorative for the conservatory and room. In forcing, a moist atmosphere and abundance of water is necessary. 
Spiraea palmata has feathery clusters of lovely rosy crimson blossoms, which for vases are greatly prized. 
Spiraea japonica fol. aureo-reticulatis is a most handsome and ornamental plant, and forces as easily as S. 
japonica. In sheltered moist borders out of doors these plants are very decorative. 
each— s. d. 
761 Palmata, lovely rosy crimson flowers, 
clumps for forcing per doz. 7/6 o 9 
762 ,, alba, elegant light-green foliage 
with large spreading plumes of 
snow-white flowers, beautiful 1 6 
763 Astilboides, a lovely Japanese species, bear- 
ing dense plumes of gracef ul snowy white 
flowers clumps 2 6 
each — s. 
748 Japonica, white, strong clumps for 
forcing p. doz. 5/6 o 6 
749 ,, fol. aureo-reticulatis, golden - 
blotched foliage, handsome, 
clumps per doz. 10/6 1 o 
760 ,, compacta multiflora {new), 
dwarf and compact, with large 
dense spikes of feathery white 
flowers clumps, p. doz. 7/6 o 9 
For other Species of Spiraeas, see Plant Catalogue. 
IRISES. 
The Iris is the “Orchid” of the flower garden. The blossoms of the Flag Iris are the most rich and 
varied in colour of hardy plants, and should be extensively planted in flower and shrubbery borders, and naturalized 
in wild gardens. As a cut-flower these Irises are invaluable, competing in richness and variety of colour with the 
choicest and the most beautiful Orchids. A judicious selection of Flag Irises should include not only the rich 
colours and the aesthetic combinations of colours, but such varieties that will ensure a succession from Christmas 
to August, and this is achieved at an outlay not exceeding the cost of one specimen Orchid. See Daffodil Catalogue. 
A selection can be made from the various bulbous Iris, which will give a succession of bloom from early 
winter, see page 19. The Spanish bulbous Irises flower in June and are rich and varied in colour with curious 
blending of shades ; these are followed by the English bulbous Irises, remarkable for their large flowers and 
Tange of sumptuously beautiful colours. 
To cut for filling vases and for table bouquets, all the Irises are admirably adapted, and when necessary to 
forward the flowers to a distance, gather just when the buds are colouring and before expanding, and, like 
the Gladioli, they will open in water . 
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