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ELWES GIANT SNOWDROP. 
GALANTHUS (Snowdrop). 
In the early Spring months, there is nothing more 
beautiful than a sheet of the anowy graceful blossoms 
of the Snowdrop. In planting, the bulbs should almost 
touch each other. An effect of surpassing beauty may 
be obtained with Snowdrops associated with Scillas 
slblrica, or bifolia, Chlonodoxa Luclli®, C. sardensls, 
or C. glgantea. When practicable such plantings 
should be permanent, and the surface of the soil top 
dressed in Summer and sown with annuals, such as 
Nemophila, Leptosiphon, etc., or planted with surface 
rooting bedding plants. The Snowdrop and the Crocus 
when planted in alternate circles are very effective, and 
follow each other so closely that no gap is left in the 
succession. 
In beds of Tulips and Hyacinths, Snowdrops are 
very effective between the lines ; they flower while these 
bulbs are just moving the surface, and when the flowers 
are over there remains an elegant groundwork of green 
foliage. 
The Snowdrop, nestling in grass, looks charmingly 
at home. The turf need not be disturbed, but holes 
about three inches apart and five inches deep should 
be made with a dibber, dropping in three inches of 
fresh soil, then three or more bulbs. The Giant Single 
Snowdrop , Galanthus Elwesii, should be extensively 
used; its flowers are large and valuable for cutting. In 
its native habitat it is found growing with the Chlono- 
doxa, and the effect of the two together is lovely. 
Single-flowering Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) p. 1000 
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ELWES’ GIANT SINGLE SNOWDROP ( Galanthus Elwesii), a distinct and beautiful species from 
the mountains near Smyrna, the largest and most handsome of all Snowdrops. It has 
very large pure white globular segments, with rich emerald-green and white tube. 
Extra Strong Selected Bulbs per 1000 35 o... per 100 4 o...perdoz. o 8 
Strong Selected Bulbs ,, 25 o... „ 3 o... ,, 06 
Smaller Bulbs for Naturalization, mostly flowering 
size 15 o... ,, 1 9... 
A few Monster Bulbs for Pot Culture , 5 6. ..per doz. 010 
caucaslcus grandis, very handsome, see Novelty List, page 4. 
•clllcicus, a beautiful new species, see Novelty List, page 4. 
Elwesii var. Cassaba, a strong grower with large bold foliage and fine globular flowers per doz. 2 6 
Ikarise (new), a most beautiful, distinct Snowdrop, see Novelty List, page 4 per 100, 21/ ; ,, 30 
Imperatl, fine large white flowers, tall grower ,, 7/6 ; ,,13 
latifollUB (Redoutei), the Broad-Leaved Snowdrop, a fine distinct species, with broad light green 
foliage per 100, 24/- ; per doz. 3 6 
octobrensis, a rare a utum //-flowering species per doz. 12/ ; each 1 3 
pllcatus ( Giant Crimean Single Snowdrop ), large handsome flowers with plicate foliage very 
distinct extra large bulbs, per 100, 21/- j per doz. 3 o 
robustus, see Novelty List , page 4. 
(&“ For other Beautiful New and Autumn-flowering Snowdrops, see Novelty List , page 4. 
(.ALTOV IV CWDKAVS. See Hyaclnthus Candlcans. 
GASTROVEMA. See Cyrtanthus. 
GEISSORIIIZA 
Rochensls, a Cape bulb of exquisite beauty, bearing in May or June, intense Tyrian blue flowers with 
rich crimson blotches in centre, a gem for pot-cultuie and rockwork, ht. $ ft. ...per doz. 7/6 ; each o 8 
Garden Requisites— Insecticides, manures, Soils, etc., see page 60. 
