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CROCUS SPECIES, AND SNOWDROP. 
Crocus, named Dutch — continued. 
608 Barr’s New Golden-Yellow, roots 
very large , and generally pro- 
ducing from 12 to 1 8 flowers each... 
609 Baron von Brun on, large dark 
purple 3 
610 David Rizzlo, deep purple 3 
611 La Majestueuse, violet-striped , on a 
delicately tinted ground 3 
612 La Neige, snow-white 4 
613 Lilacinus superbus, sky-blue , tipped 
white 4 
614 Madame Mina, deep violet-striped ... 3 
CHOICE SPECIES OF CROCUS 
per 100. per doz, 
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per 100 per doz. 
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616 Mrs. Beecher Stowe, pure white ... 3 
616 Mont Blanc, large pure white 3 
617 Ne Plus Ultra, fine lilac-purple 3 
618 Pride of Albion, white, striped violet , 
large and fine 3 6...0 
619 Prince Albert, large purple-lilac ... 3 6...0 
620 Queen Victoria, pure white 3 °-° 
621 Sir J. Franklin, large dark purple... 4 0...0 
622 Sir Walter Scott, beautifully pen- 
cilled lilac, very large 3 °*° 
623 Vulcan, rich purple-lilac 3 °***° 
* , 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 Slimmer 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’ 
purple blossoms, 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. 
624 Alatavlcus, white , with black lines (s) . . 
625 Ancherl, bright orange (w) 7 
626 Aureus, rich golden-yellow, rare (s) 
627 Blflorus pusiUus, a miniature form 
of the Scotch Crocus (s) 2 
628 Boryanus, white (s) 
629 Cancellatus, purple (a) 
630 Carpetanus, pale purple (a) 
631 Cartwnghtianus, lilac (w) 
632 Chrysanthus, rich golden yellow (w) .. 
633 ,, fusco-tinctus, golden 
yellow, stained brown (w) .. 
634 „ fusco-striatU8,£<?Afc;z 
yellow ,. striped brown[ w) . . 
636 Elwesli, red-purple (w) 
636 Etruscus, blue, grey, and white (a).. 
6 17 Imperati, violet , fawn , and black (w) 
638 Irldiflorus (Byzantinus), rich lilac , 
shaded purple (a) 
639 Medius, putple (a) 
640 Nudiflorus, violet-purple (a) 3 
641 Ocbroleucus, creamy white , bright 
orange base (a) 7 
per doz. each 
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6...0 
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4 6...0 6 
1 6 
...1 o 
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6...0 9 
per doz. each 
h. d. 8. d. 
642 Odorus longiflorus, soft lilac (a) ... 5 
643 Salzmanni, lilac (a) # .. 
644 Sativus, purple (a) per 100 , 3/6 o 
646 Serotinus, blue (a) 3 
646 Sieberi , purple 4 
647 Speciosus, blue, very effective in lines 
and masses (a) per 100 , 7/6 1 
648 Stellari 8 , yellow t black-striped (s) 
per 100 , 7/6 1 
649 SuB.veolenQ, violet, fawn, andblack(\\) 5 
660 Sulphureus concolor, sulphur (s) 
per 100 , 7/6 1 
661 ,, striatU 8 , yellow, Striped 
black (s) per 100 . 7/6 1 
652 „ pallidus, primrose (s) 
653 Tommasinianus, pale sapphire- 
lavender (w) 
654 Vitellinus, orange, feathered brown (a) 
656 Weldeni roseus* (s) 
666 ,, violaceo-tinctus, white , 
stained blue (s) 
657 Zonatus, pale lavender, with scarlet 
zone, most beautiful (a) ... 
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...1 
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6...0 
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6...0 3 
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5 6...0 
SNOWDROP (GALANTHUS NIVALIS). 
A bed of Snowdrops is seldom met with, and yet in the early Spring there is nothing more beautiful than a 
sheet of the snowy graceful blossoms of the Snowdrop. In planting a bed, whether under the turf of the lawn 
or in the flower garden, the bulbs should almost touch each other. A combination bed of surpassing beauty may 
be arranged, having in the centre Snowdrops, with a deep edging of the bright blue Scilla sibirica, or Chionodoxa 
Lucilise ; also a charming bed may be had of the white and blue intermingled in equal proportions, and to attain 
this, plant two-thirds Snowdrops to one-third Scilla sibirica or Chionodoxa Lucilise. When it is practicable 
such beds should be permanent, and to have them always furnished a selection of the March and April-flowering 
Daffodils may be planted at a depth of six to nine inches, and on the top of these the Snowdrop and Scilla at a 
depth of four inches. When the spring flowers are past, top dress and plant the beds with surface rooting 
bedding plants, or annuals, such as Nemophila, Leptosiphon rosea, etc. The Winter Aconite, with its emerald- 
green cushion of leaves might well be intermingled in these permanent beds, with the Snowdrop, Scilla sibirica, 
and Chionodoxa. The Snowdrop and the Crocus planted in alternate circles are very effective, and succeed 
each other so closely as not to leave a gap in the succession. 
In beds of Tulips and Hyacinths, Snowdrops are very effective planted between the lines, as they are in flower 
while these bulbs are just moving the surface, and after flowering there remains an elegant green foliage to set 
off the massive blossoms of the Tulip or Hyacinth. 
The Snowdrop is most generally used as a permanent edging, and in masses. In lawns and pleasure parks, 
dotted about in tufts, it looks charming nestling in the grass. When planting the Snowdrop in grass, theturl need 
not be disturbed, but holes five inches deep should be made with a dibber, dropping in two inches of fresh 
soil, then three or more bulbs, keeping the holes about three inches apart. Snowdrops planted on banks and 
grass slopes are beautiful. d. «. d. s. d. 
659 Double-flowering per 1000 21 o ... per 100 2 6 ... per doz. o 5 
660 Single-flowering tt 21 o ... ,, 26 ... ,, o 5 
661 Double-flowering, extra large roots ,, 30 o ... ,, 36 ... ,, 06 
662 Single-flowering ,, 30 o ... ,, 36 ... ,, 06 
THE GIANT SINGLE SNOWDROPS. 
These large- flowered species of Single Snowdrops are natives of the remote parts of Western Europe, 
and are distinguished from the common Snowdrop, by the foliage being broader, the flowers larger, and the 
plants taller. They are all perfectly hardy, and should be naturalized with our native species, and for this 
purpose we recommend the most characteristic of the group, “ Elwcs' Snowdrop ," which we have had collected 
on the mountains near Smyrna, at an elevation of 3000 to 4000 feet. The shape of the flower reminds 
one of old Fuchsia globosa, while the rich emerald-green and pure white of the tube distinguishes it from all 
other Snowdrops. Figured in The Garden, 1877. \Barr and Son , 
