Puschkinia, Muscari, Lily of the Valley, Dielytra, and Spiraea. 
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Scillas, May-Flowering— continued. 
715 Choice Mixed Wood Hyacinths, for naturalization in shrubberies, etc per 1000, 
716 Fine „ „ ,, ,, ,, 
717 English Blue Bells ,, „ ,, „ 
718 ,, Large Red Scillas ,, ,, ,, 
719 ,, ,, White Scillas, large spikes of white bells, prized for cutting ,, 
p. 100. p. doz. 
s. d. s. d. 
301. 4 6...0 10 
21 s. 3 6...0 8 
21 s. 3608 
55 f. 6 6 ... 1 o 
55 f - 6 6 -* 1 0 
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. 
720 Autumnalls, purple-blue perdoz. 3/6 o 
721 ,, japonica, rose ...per doz. 3/6 o 
722 Ciliaris, large spreading heads of beautiful 
light blue flowers per doz. 5*. 6 d. o 
each— s. d. 
723 Peruviana, large handsome heads of dark 
blue flowers ...per doz. 45. 6d. o 6 
724 ,, alba, white o 6 
725 Verna, lilac-blue per doz. 2 s. 6d. o 3 
PUSCHKINIA. 
This beautiful variety of Puschkinia is a first-class dwarf hardy April-flowering bulb, and should be 
represented in the permanent flower borders of every garden ; it is charming on rockwork, and is also a 
very pretty in-door pot-plant (6 bulbs in a pot). A coloured plate of it appeared in The Garden, 1878 and 1881. 
726 Puschkinia libanotica compacta, white, deeply shaded and striped blue, height, 4 to 6 in., 
per 100, 12/6; per doz. 2/; each o 3 
MUSCARI. 
M. botryoides, the Grape Hyacinth , has a neat dwarf compact growth, with flower spikes of dark blue, clear 
pearl-blue, blush, or pure white. It is an admirable plant for edgings to permanent beds, and beautiful under 
.glass, 6 bulbs in a pot, M. neglectum, the Starch Hyacinth , is in bloom with M. botryoides, but differs in 
having a larger flower spike and the foliage being recumbent. The new species, Armeniacum, Conicum, and 
Szovitzlanum are very beautiful. M. moschatum, the Musk- Hyacinth, has delightfully fragrant flowers, and is 
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,” says Mr. William Robinson , in his paper at the 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, they may be naturalized anywhere, and are in flower for a long time. 
per doz. each 
727 Armeniacum, ultramarine blue, s. d. s. d. 
very beautiful, ht. 6 in., p. 100, 15/ 2 6...0 3 
729 Botryoides cceruleum, dark blue, 
ht. 6 in. ...p. 100,2/6 o 6 
730 ,, album, beautiful pure 
white ...per 100, 5/6 o 10 
733 ,, pallidum grandiflorum, 
lovely pale azure blue 3 6...0 4 
734 Conicum, large spikes of bright blue 
flowers, very early ; the finest of all 
per ioo, 21/ 3 6...0 4 
per doz. 
735 Moschatum, the Musk-Hyacinth, s. d. 
very fragrant, ht. 8 in 4 6. 
738 Neglectum, large spikes of dark-blue 
flowers ...per 100, 5/6 o 10. 
739 ,, majus, blue-black, large 
and very early ; remains 
long in beauty, p. 100,6/6 1 o. 
741 Plumosum monstrosum (Feathered 
Hyacinth), purple-lilac, p. 100, 7/6 1 3. 
742 Szovitzlanum, pretty light blue 
dwarf species p. 100, 10/6 1 6. 
each 
s. d. 
.0 6 
•0 3 
LILY OF THE VALLEY. For forcing, and malcing 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 ; 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, and then they are removed to a less shady situation. If they are grown in a dry 
atmosphere, or get an insufficient supply of moisture, the crowns, technically speaking, “ go blind.” 
Naturalization. — The Lily of the Valley is admirably adapted for naturalizing in woods, etc., and the 
Dutch Crowns will be found the best for this purpose. 
each — s. d. each — s. d. 
743 Extra Strong Selected Clumps, p. doz. 12 / 
744 Strong Berlin Crowns, for early -forcing, 
per 100, 6 s . ; per bundle of 25, 2 s. 
745 Dutch Crowns, for out door planting, and 
naturalizing in woods, etc., 
per 100, 55. 6 d. ; per 1000, 42*. 
DIELYTRA (LYRE FLOWER). For forcing or planting out. 
The most elegant of all forced plants for conservatory and room decoration, and also to cut for furnishing 
vases. The graceful pendant branches are loaded with beautiful red heart-shaped flowers, and furnished witli 
the most delicate rich green foliage. In shrubberies or herbaceous borders, few plants in summer are so 
attractive as the Lyre Flower. 
each — 9. d. each — s. d. 
746 Spectabilis, clumps, p. doz., 5/6 & 7/6; 6d.& o 9 | 747 Spectabills alba, white, 2 ft 1 6 
SPIRAEA (THE MEADOW SWEET). For forcing or planting out. 
The large graceful, feathery, pure white, fragrant flowers of Spiraea japonica 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 
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