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BARR AND SON, 12, KING STREET, COVENT GARDEN. 
CHOICE NAMED DUTCH CROCUS. 
OUR OWN SELECTIONS. 
iooo in io splendid varieties 28 o I 
500 in 10 „ 14 6 I 
Extra fine mixed, from named varieties, all colours, 
per 100. per doz. 
t. d. a. d. 
.Barr’s New Golden-Yellow, roots 
very large, and generally pro- 
ducing from 12 to 18 flowers each... 
Baron von Brunon, large dark 
purple 
David Rizzlo, deep purple 
La Majestueuse, violet-striped, on a 
delicately tinted ground 
La Neige, snow-white 
.Lilacinus superbus, sky-blue, tipped 
white 
Madame Mina, deep violet-striped . . . 
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3 
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4 
4 
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6...0 
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.250 in 10 splendid varieties 7 6 
.100 in 10 „ 4 o 
per ioo, 2 s. 6d., per 1,000. 24J. 
per 100 per doz. 
8. d. 8. d 
.Mrs. Beecher Stowe , pure white ... 3 6...0 6 
.Mont Blanc, large pure white 3 6...0 6 
Ne Plus Ultra, fine lilac-purple 3 0...0 6 
.Pride of Albion, white, striped violet, 
large and fine 3 6...0 6 
.Prince Albert, large purple-lilac ... 3 6...0 6 
Queen Victoria , pure white 3 0...0 6 
.Sir J. Franklin, large dark purple... 4 0...0 8 
Sir Walter Scott, beautifully pen- 
cilled lilac, very large 3 0...0 6 
Vulcan, rich purple-lilac 3 0...0 6 
WINTER ACONITE. 
Winter Aconite, golden-yellow, per doz., 6d. ; per 100, 2 s. 6 d., large roots 3*. 6d. ; per 1000, 21J. to 30*. 
CHIONODOXA LUCILIJE (The Glory of the Snow). 
GMonodoxa Lucilise (The Glory of the Snow). Mr. Maw, in describing the circumstances under which he 
found the Chionodoxa Lucilias, says, “ At the lower level it was out of flower, but near the summit of the 
mountain a mass was met with in full splendour, forming one of the most sumptuous displays of floral 
beauty I ever beheld ; a mass of blue and white resembling Nemophila insignis in colour, but more intense 
and brilliant.” The Chionodoxa Lucilice was beautifully figured in The Garden, July 3rd, 1880, and in 
1878 the Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society awarded to our specimen a First Class 
Certificate. Collected roots, per 1000, 1st size, 120J.; 2nd size, ioor.; 3rd size, 8oj. ; per 100, 2 is., 15;., 
& ioj. 6 d.; per doz., 3*. 6d., 2». 6d., & is. 6 d. Extra sized roots for pot culture, per doz., 51. 6d. 
.Chionodoxa sardensls ; this beautiful species we offer for the first time. Our correspondent informs us 
the roots were gathered close to the ruins of the ancient town of Sardis, at an elevation of 4000 to 5000 
feet. The flowers he describes as larger and more numerous than those of C. Lucilise, and, with the 
exception of a very] small white eye, are of a rich uniform intense Nemophila-blue. Collected roots, 
per 100, 1st size, 42*. ; 2nd size. 30J.; 3rd size, 21 s.; per doz., ys. 6 d., 5 s. 6 d. & 31. 6 d.\ extra sized roots 
for pot culture, per doz., ioj. 6 d . 
The annexed illustration 
of Chionodoxa Luciliae, 
and the following re- 
marks, are from The 
Garden, June 7, 1879 : 
' ‘ The Chionodoxa Lu- 
ciliae is, without doubt, 
the finest addition that 
has recently been made 
to our list of hardy 
spiing-flowering dwarf 
bulbous plants. Its habit 
at once reminds one of 
the two-leaved Squill 
(Scilla bifolia), as it 
rarely developes more 
than a pair of leaves. 
The blossoms, from five 
to ten in number, are 
produced on gracefully 
arched stems, from 4 to 
8 inches high, and are 
each nearly one inch 
across, star-like in form, 
and of a beautiful blue 
tint on the outside, gra- 
dually merging into pure 
white in the centre. As 
to the hardiness of 
Chionodoxa Lucilice 
there can be no doubt, 
as it has withstood the 
past trying winter with 
impunity, and flowered 
freely during March and 
April.” 
<§* Established bulbs of Chionodoxa Luciiice have from 10 to 20 blossoms on a spike. The new species, C. 
sardensis, is even mare Jloriferous. 
SNOWDROP (GALANTHUS NIVALIS). 
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, the turf need 
not be disturbed, but holes five inches deep should be made with a dibber, dropping in two inches of fresh 
