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CmONOOOXIK—conlinueU. 
gigantea {syn. C. grandiflora), a very distinct and beautiful species, with large flowers 
of a beautiful soft lavender-blue per looo, 45/- ; per too, 5/- ; per doz. gcf. 
„ extra selected bulbs ,, 55/-; „ 6/-; ,, lod. 
,, a few large bulbs, for pot-culture ... ,, 10/6; ,, 1/6 
„ alba, flowers white, very beautiful and rare each 2/6 
Boissieri, a grand showy species blooming a shade dvvarfer and later than C. Lucilue, flowers large, 
soft lavender-blue, with very large and striking snowy white centre per too, 7/6; per doz. 1/3 
Tmolusii, a valuable species for succession; it blooms later than C. Lttcilia, the blue is more 
intense and the white centre larger per too, 7/6 ; per doz. 1/3 
X OLIVIA fsyn. Imantophyllum), very hand'ome bulbous plants for conservatory and house 
decoration. They are easily grown in a temperature of 45 to 55 degrees with a moist atmosphere, 
but should be kept fairly dry while at rest. 
New Named Varieties, bearing on stout stems bold umbels of large handsome r. d 
flowers of various fine shades of orange and orange-scarlet 5/6, 7/6, 10/6 & 21 o 
Unflowered Seedlings, from a fine strain of hybrids 3/6, S/6 & 7 6 
COLCHICUM (Meadow Saffron); the great Crocus-like flowers carpet the ground in 
September and October, with colours ranging from pure white to intense crimson, more 
or less chequered or tesselated. In flower borders or naturalised in grass they are most 
beautiful. The foliage docs not appear till Spring, and is very varied. If planted in August 
and early September most of the bulbs will bloom almost immediately ; but C. aulumnale 
type being a wild collected bulb requires to become established a year before blooming 
freely. Colchicums should not be planted in grasslands used for grazing. 
eiutumna.le type, light rosy purple per 100, 14/6 ; per doz. 2/- 
,, plenum, lilac, large and very double ,, 16/6 ; ,, 2/4 
,, album, pure white 14/6; ,, 2/- 
,, ,, plenum, pure white, large and very double, scarce ,, 25/- 
,, roseum, flowers a charming purplish rose colour, a very strong grower 
and free bloomer, remarkably showy. 
Extra fine bulbs giving abundance of bloom, per too, 18/6; per doz. 2/8 
,, ,, Gigantic bulbs, giving a great mass of flowers ,, 4/6 
byzantin um, very beautiful rose-coloured flowers, perlect in form, and produced in great 
profusion per too, 35/- ; per doz. 4/6 
clllcicum, large handsome flowers, soft rose chequered deeper rose and shaded crimson 
per doz. 5/6 
giganteum (sjzr. Bornmiilleri), a grand giant species from the Zigana Dagh (Gypsy 
Mountain), bearing immense expanded flowers of a beautiful soft rose shading to white at 
base, remarkably handsome. (See coloured plate in “ Flora and Sylva," June 1903) doz. 7/6 
SpeclOSUm, large handsome flowers varying in colour from light to bright rosy crimson, 
petals of great substance per too, 42/- ; per doz. 5/6 
,, album, a grand new variety with very large snowy white flowers of perfect 
form, remarkably handsome. Awarded First-Class Cert. R.H.S. 
per doz. 1 5/- 
,, ,, extra large bulbs „ 21/- 
,, maximum, flowers very large and handsome, rich deep crimson 
per doz. 25/- 
varlegatum (syn. tessellatum and Agrippinum), chequered rose-purple and white, a 
very pretty and showy flower per 100, 17/6 ; per doz. 2/6 
mixed varieties, for naturalising in wild gardens, woodlands, etc. ,, 14/6; ,, 2/- 
Collection. — 6 each of 10 named varieties, 2i /- ; 3 each, 12/6. 
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Winter and Early Spring-flowering Miniature Colchicums. 
DeCalSnel, producing in profusion soft flesh-coloured flowers, November to January 
per doz. 5/6 o 6 
llbanoticum (syn. montanum), producing in early Spring rose and white flowers 
per doz. 4/6 o 5 
X CO MM ELINA tuberosa (Blue Spiderwort). See oui Spring Catalogue of Bulbs and 
Tubers per 100, 7/6; per doz. 1/3 o 2 
X COOPERIA Drummondll (Evening Star), a lovely little bulbous plant from Texas, 
requiring out of doors a sunny sheltered situation and light soil, otherwise a frame or cool 
greenhouse : it produces long tubular waxy white flowers slightly tinged red outside, opening 
in the evening with a delicate primrose fragrance, ht. | ft per doz. 7/6 o 8 
CORYDALIS bulbosa, a very graceful little plant for front border and rockwork, pro- 
ducing in April rosy purple flowers, ht. J ft. ...per too, 5/6 ; per doz. lod. — 
„ Ledebourlana, a beautiful little creeping species from Bokhara, bearing 
racemes of rosy purple flowers in February and March per doz. 15/- I 6 
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