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nitidus (4), bearing several large flowers, white flushed lilac, each petal covered with long 
hairs, and having a bold indigo blotch, beautiful, ht. 15 to 18 in per doz. 3/6 o 4 
Plummerac (4), bearing a branching spike of beautiful large soft lavender flowers, lined 
with long silky golden hairs, ht. 12 to 18 in. Floral Certificate R.H.S. ...per doz. 9/6 o 10 
splendens atro-violaceus (5), having handsome brilliant purple flowers, with deep 
red blotch on petal, free-flowering, ht. 24 to 30 in per doz. 4/6 o 5 
,, ruber (4), bearing on tall slender stems large showy flowers of an exquisite 
lilac shade with purplish red centre, and covered with silky hairs, very beautiful, 
ht. 16 to 30 in p er (j oz- y/g o g 
Venustus group, all having flowers of exquisite beauty, large and elegantly formed, 
valuable for cutting, ht. 2 ft. ; these are all robust growers. 
>1 Citrinus (4), large flowers of a beautiful clear bright yellow, with conspicuous 
daik maroon blotch on middle of each petal, centre finely speckled maroon, 
and with a cushion of golden hair, of exquisite beauty ; a gem for cutting, 
ht. 16 to 24 in. First-Class Certificate ...per 100, 12/6 ; per doz. 1/9 o 2 
„ El Dorado (3), flowers varying in shade from white and cream to lilac, deep 
velvety purple and rosy purple, red, pink, and salmon, all having the centre 
exquisitely blotched and speckled soft brown and golden-yellow, while some 
have a beautiful golden blotch on each petal, of sturdy growth, ht. I J to 2 ft. 
Award of Merit R.H.S per 100, 21/-; per doz. 3/- — 
i> OCUlatus, a most beautiful variety, forming very long dark rose-coloured 
buds opening white with very dark blotch on petal, margined yellow, centre 
beautifully marked, exterior of flower rosy purple. Award of Merit R.H.S. 
per 100, 15/-; per doz. 2/3 O 3 
,, purpurasccns (4), a lovely variety, flowers large, outside purplish, 
inside creamy white, each petal handsomely blotched, very free-flowering, 
ht. 12 to 24 in. Award of Merit R.H.S per doz. 4/6 o 5 
,, roseus, flowers white, with carmine-rose on back of petals, inside having rosy 
red blotches and a rich maroon centre, beautiful, ht. 12 to 28 in., per doz. 4/6 o 5 
» Vesta (4), a lovely variety and one of the freest growers; flowers large, 
and borne freely on long stalks, colour outside rose-purple, inside creamy 
white, with a broad halo of crimson-maroon and below this crimson-brown 
pencilling on a lemon ground, ht. 20 to 30 in per doz. 5/6 o 6 
>> ,, extra large bulbs ,, 6/6 o 7 
mixed Butterfly or Mariposa Tulips. Everyone should grow these gems both 
in the open ground, on rockwork, and in pots per 100, 12/6 ; per doz. 1/9 — 
SECTION II.— GLOBE TULIPS OR FAIRY BELLS. 
These are the perfection of grace, with beautiful globular drooping flowers; charming little 
subjects for half shady nooks on rockwork. They were formerly known as Cyclobothras. 
albus (Fairy Lamp) (3), a species from the Sierras, bearing on branching stems several pearly 
white hairy flowers, which hang in pendent globes, ht. 12 to 14 in. ...per doz. 2/3 o 3 
.. The Pearl, a species from the Coast Range, bearing larger and handsomer flowers 
of a pearly white, tinged pink and brown, very globular per doz. 4/6 o 5 
amabilis (2), bearing a quantity of golden globe-like pendent flowers, margins fringed with 
hair, dwarf and beautilul; of easy culture, ht. 8 to 10 in per doz. 4/6 o 5 
amoenus (Pink Globe Tulip) (2), a lovely new species, bearing lovely pendent globe-shaped 
flowers of a beautiful rose colour, ht. 6 to 8 in. Floral Certificate R.H.S.. ..per doz. 5/6 o 6 
pulchellus, true, a lovely species, with flowers twice the size of C. amabilis and of finer 
form, colour delicate pale lemon per doz. 6/6 O 7 
mixed Globe Tulips or Fairy Bells per 100, 12/6; „ 1/9 — 
SECTION III.— STAR TULIPS. 
These produce dainty open cups on slender dwarf stems, and are ot exquisite beauty. On 
rockwork they are very charming. 
Benthami (1), bright yellow with dark blotch at base, and covered with yellow hairs, 
ht. 4 to 6 in per 100, 15/- ; per doz. 2/3 o 3 
Howelli, a fine Giant Star I a lip, with large pale straw-coloured flowers, ht. 12 to 15 in. 
per doz. 15/- 1 6 
liiacinus (1), a beautiful dwarf species bearing numerous large pale lilac flowers, with or 
without a dark blotch, of easy culture, ht. 6 to 10 in per doz. 2/3 o 3 
Maweanus, var. roseus, having large open cup-shaped flowers, white flushed rose, 
densely covertd with silky hairs, ht. 8 to 10 in per doz. 3/6 o 4 
Maweanus, var. major (2), a very lovely species bearing large open cup-shaped white 
flowers covered with silky blue hairs, ht. 8 to 10 in per doz. 3/6 o 4 
Purdyi (3), a very beautiful species of easy culture ; it produces stems 10 to 15 inches high, 
well lurnished with very large erect white flowers tinted mauve and green and covered inside 
with long hairs. First-Class Certificate R.H.S per doz. 6/6 o 7 
mixed Star Tulips, gems for the rock-garden per 100, 12/6; „ 1/9 — 
