CROCUS, CHOICE NAMED DUTCH AND CHOICE SPECIES, & MEADOW SAFFRON. 15 
CHOICE NAMED DUTCH CROCUS. 
The following varieties are recommended for their large flowers, rich, beautiful, varied, and distinct colours. 
They are admirably adapted for select beds, or carrying out specific designs. Amongst them are purples of various 
shades, whites pure as a snowflake, and yellows bright as burnished gold ; while amongst variegates, Sir Walter 
Scott stands out prominently with flowers almost as large as the Tulip. For pot culture, the following varieties 
are the best; they should be planted thickly, and in the first stage treated as recommended for the cultivation 
of the Hyacinth, in pots. When removed from under the ashes, place them in an airy situation, and give water freely. 
OUR OWN SELECTIONS. 
708 1000 in 10 splendid varieties 30 
709 500 in 10 ,, 16 
710 250 in 10 splendid varieties 8 
711 100 in 20 ,, 4 
712 Extra fine mixed, from named varieties, all colours per ioo, 2 s. 6d., per 1,000, 24*. 
per IOO. per doz. 
713 Barr’s New Golden Yellow, roots ex- 
tremely large, and generally pro- 
ducing from 12 to 18 flowers each... 4 
714 David Rizzio, deep purple 3 
715 General Garibaldi, white, striped 
with purple 3 
716 Koh-i-noor, large dark purple (new) 7 
717 La Majestueuse, violet striped, on a 
delicately tinted ground 3 
718 La Neige, snow white 4 
719 Lamplighter, bright purple 4 
720 Lilacinus superbus, sky blue 3 
721 Mrs. Beecher Stowe, pure white ... 3 
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722 Mont Blanc, large pure white 3 
723 Ne Plus Ultra, fine lilac-purple 3 
724 Othello, fine dark purple 3 
725 Pride of Albion, white, striped violet, 
large and fine 3 6...0 6 
726 Prince Albert, large purple-lilac ... 2 6...0 6 
727 Princess Alexandra, white, striped 
lilac, large flower 3 0...0 6 
728 Queen Victoria, pure white 2 6...0 6 
729 Sir J. Franklin, large dark purple... 3 6...0 6 
730 Sir Walter Scott, beautifully pen- 
cilled lilac , very large 2 6...0 6 
731 Vulcan, rich purple-lilac 2 6...0 6 
G&* The foregoing varieties embrace the largest flowered and most diversified colours to be found amongst the 
Dutch named Crocus, a collection of which we grew at our Experimental Grounds for the purpose of 
cataloguing the best representatives only. 
CHOICE SPECIES OF CROCUS. 
Those enumerated under this heading are more or less rare. They are all beautiful, and we recommend 
them to cultivators of hardy flowers, as they form the connecting link between the bulbous plants of Summer 
and of Spring. In our Experimental Grounds we have one or other of these species of Crocus in bloom from 
September to April. The first to flower is Nudiflorus, with its large violet-purple blossoms, followed by Speciosus, 
the only really blue Crocus, which is a great beauty, and continues in flower a long time. These are 
followed by Serotinus, Sativus, and the beautiful soft lilac Odorus longiflorus, the white lladriaticus, and Imperati, 
with its remarkable combination of colours ; these, and a few other species which we hope to offer at some future 
time, continue the succession till the Dutch varieties commence blooming ; (a) indicates the Autumn flowering 
Crocus, (w) the Winter, and (s) those which flower in Spring. 
per doz. each 
s. d. 8. d. 
732 Aureus, rich golden yellow, very 
rare (s) 1 o 
733 Biflorus pusillus, a miniature form 
of the Scotch crocus (s) 2 6...0 3 
734 Hadriaticus, white (a) o 9 
735 Imperati, violet, fawn, and black (w) $ 6...0 6 
736 Lacteus, creamy-white (s) 1 o 
737 Nudiflorus, violet-purple (a) 2 6...0 3 
738 Odorus longiflorus, soft lilac (a) ... 5 6...0 6 
739 Oliver!!, orange yellow (w) o 9 
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740 Sativus, purple (a) o 6 
741 Serotinus, blue (a) 2 6...0 3 
742 Sieberi (nivalis), violet (w) 5 6...0 6 
743 Speciosus, blue, very effective in 
744 Stellaris, yelloiv, black striped (s) ... 2 6...0 3 
745 Sulphureus concolor, sulphur (s) ... 2 6...0 3 
746 ,, striatus , yellow, striped 
black ( s) 2 6...0 3 
747 „ pallidus, primrose (s)... 5 6...0 6 
C0LCHICUM OR AUTUMN MEADOW-SAFFRON. 
Those who are unacquainted with the leading varieties of the Colchicum, can form no adequate idea how 
decorative are the great masses of the Crocus-like flowers which they produce in Autumn. They range in colour 
from pure white, through all the shades of rose, to the intense crimson-magenta of Speciosum rubrum. Some of 
them are beautifully chequered, while in size they vary from the most miniature, to the gigantic form figured in 
the " Garden " of 30th June, 1877. In September and October, and even in November, the Colchicums at our 
Experimental Grounds are a great attraction, carpeting the beds with a profusion of strikingly beautiful flowers. 
The foliage, which appears in spting, is almost as varied as the flowers ; some of the varieties have large massive 
leaves, others have small frill-like foliage. 
per dor, — 
748 Autumnale, rich rose-purple per 100, ios. 6 d. 1 
749 „ plenum, lilac , large and very double 3 
750 ,, „ striatum, lilac, striped ■white, large and very double 4 
751 ,, album , pure white 2 
762 „ ,, plenum, pure white, large, and vety double each is. Gd. 15 
753 „ atro-purpureum, flaked, intense crimson 5 
754 „ long'ipetalum, rose, very distinct and beautiful 7 
765 „ pallidum, pale delicate rose S 
756 ,, roseum, rose-lilac 4 
757 ,, striatum, rose-lilac, striped white per 100, 135. 2 
758 Bertoloni, pale rose each 1 
759 Bivonaa each 1 
760 Byzantinum, rose, flowers beautiful, perfect in form, and produced in great profusion ..per 100, 2rr. 3 
761 ,, foil variegatls, foliage variegated each is. 10 
762 Laetum, pale rose, very small flowers each 1 
763 Montanum (Merendera Bulbocodium), rich rose-lilac .' S 
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