16 PUSCHKINIA, MUSCARI, LILY OF THE VALLEY, DIELYTRA, AND SPIRAEA 
May- Flower i ng Sci llas — contin ued . 
670 
671 
672 English Blue Bells 
673 ,, Large White Scillas 
674 „ „ Red Scillas 
Choice Mixed Wood Hyacinths, for naturalization in shrubberies, etc per iooo, aor. 
Fine „ „ „ .. 
per 100. per do/., 
d. 8 . d. 
6...0 io 
6...0 8 
6.. .0 8 
6.. . 1 3 
6 ..r 3 
2TJ. 
215 , 
6 05 . 
SCILLAS, VARIOUS SPECIES. 
Peruviana and Ciliaris are the giant-flowering Scillas of Summer, and when established are grand border 
plants. Autumnalls japonica has beautiful rose-coloured flowers, and blooms from August. 
each — s, 
675 Autumnalls, purple-blue ...per doz. ir. 6 d. o 
676 ,, japonica, beautiful rose , 
per ioo, io/6; per doz., i/6 o 
677 Ciliaris, large spreading heads of light blue 
flowers o 
each— t. d. 
678 Peruviana, large spreading heads of dark 
blue flowers ...per doz. 55. 6 d. o 6 
679 ,, alba, white ,, 75. 6 d. o 9 
680 Verna, lilac-blue, p. 100 , 125 . 6 d.\ ,, 25 . o 3 
PUSCIIKINIA. 
This beautiful variety of Puschkinia is a first-class dwarf hardy April-flowering bulb, and should be repre- 
sented in every garden ; on rockwork it is charming, and is also found a valuable pot-plant (6 bulbs in a pot) 
under glass. A coloured plate of it appeared in The Garden, 1878 and 1881. «. d. 
681 Pusch kini a libanotica compacta, white , deeply shaded and striped blue, ht. 4 to 6 in., 
per 100, 2 ij. ; per doz. ar. 6 d. ; each o 4 
MUSCARI. 
M. botryoides, the Grape Hyacinth, has a neat dwarf compact growth, with flower spikes of dark blue, clear 
pearl-blue, rose, or pure white. It is an admirable plant for edgings to permanent beds, and beautiful under 
glass, 6 bulbs in a pot. M. racemosum, the Starch Hyacinth, is in bloom with M. botryoides, but differs in 
having a larger flower spike and the foliage being recumbent. M. moschatum, Hie Musk-Hyacinth, and its 
varieties have delightfully fragrant flowers, and are recommended for pot-culture. M. plumosum monstrosum, 
the plume-like appearance of its handsome flowers has secured to it the name Feathered Hyacinth ; it is the 
last in this section to flower, and deserves a place in every flower border and rockery. The Muscari, like the 
Wood Hyacinth, is a fine plant for naturalization, continues long in bloom, and is not particular as to soil or 
situation. 
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». d. 
7 6 
-S 6 
•S 6 
per 100. per doz. per ioo. per doz. 
690 Commutatum, light blue, a remark- #- d. s. d. 
ably neat dwarf species io 6...1 6 
691 Heldrelchii, long spikes of fine large 
blue flowers, ht. 8 in 5 6 
692 Moschatum, the Musk-IIyacinth, 
very fragrant, ht. 8 in 5 6 
693 ,, major, the Large Musk- 
Hyacinth, fragra/it 9 o 
694 ,, flavum, the Large Yel- 
low Musk- Hyacinth, dense spikes, 
2 to 3 inches long , of fine yellow 
fragrant flowers,newa 7 icl rare,ea..y /6 
695 Plumosum monstrosum, purple-lilac 10 6...1 6 
696 Racemosum, very dark blue, ht. 8 in. 5 6...1 o 
>...0 
>• -3 
...2 
...7 
682 Argoei, intense dark blue, a very fine 
species 
683 Armenlacum, ultra-marine blue, 
very beautiful , ht. 6 in 
684 Atlantlcum, sky-blue, large and 
beautiful 
685 Azureum, sky-blue, earliest of all the 
Muscaris 
686 Botryoides cceruleum (Grape Hya- 
cinth), dark blue, ht. 6 in 2 i 
687 ), album, white , beautiful 21 c 
688 „ pallidum, pearl-blue , 
very pretty 
689 „ roBeum,y?//£ rose 
LILY OF THE VALLEY. For forcing, and making plantations out-of-doors. 
slumps 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 best for very early work ; the Devonshire crowns force best 
after Christmas. I he 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. 
__ ,, C-ULTUHE. — 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 m 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 insufficietit supply of moisture , the crowns, technically speaking, 14 go blind.” 
each — *. d. 
697 Fine strong clumps per doz. 125. od. 1 3 
698 Extra selected clumps ,, 15*. 1 n 
699 Strong Berlin Crowns, specially selected 
for early-forcing, per 100, 75. 6 d. ; per 
bundle of 25, 25 . 6 d. 
each—*. 
700 Strong Devonshire Crowns, "Victoria,” 
extra fine variety for forcing later, 
per 100, 85. 6 d . ; per bundle of 25, 2 5. 6 d. 
701 Dutch Crowns, for out door planting, 
per 100, 55. 6 d . ; per 1000, 42 s. 
DIELYTRA (LYRE FLOWERS). For forcing and planting out. 
„--„J he -r! T10St elef ? a , nt of a11 f ? rced plants for conservatory anrl room decoration, also to cut for furnishing 
, ar gI ? Cef “ u P endant branches are loaded with beautiful red heart-shaped flowers, and furnished with 
nch green foliage. In shrubberies or berbaceouB borders, few plants in summer are so 
attractive as the Lyre Flower. cach ^ 
702 Speotabrns clumps, p.doz., 5/6 & 7/6; 6rf. & o 9 | 703 Spectabilis alba, white, 2 ft 2 6 
704 Spectabilis fol. aureo-variegatis, 2 ft., clumps per doz., 75. 6 d. ; each, 9 d. 
SI Ht/LA (THE MEADOW SWEET). For forcing, and planting out. 
l ar ^ g raceful - feath fry- pure white, fragrant flowers of Spircea japonica surpass all else in this way 
n°ml!Lt 0 o r fr^ rni i hing Va j e V n , d 1 ' e p ant 1S °. ne of thei "ost decorative for the conservatory and room. In forcing, 
st atmosphere and abundance of water is necessary. Spiraia palmata has bright red feathery flower spikes, 
[Barr and Son, 
