TULIPS-MAY-FLOWERING, DRAGON, SPECIES; AND CROCUS. 
MAY-FLOWERINa SINGLE TULIPS. 
The May-flowering Tulips are most valuable ; they produce a grand display of rich and varied coloured 
flowers in close succession to the Early Single Tulips, and on this account should be freely planted. The mixed 
English varieties quoted are specially recommended, the mixture consisting of the beautiful named varieties of 
one of the finest English collections. per loo. per doz, 
771 Mixed Bizarres, yellow ground, ». d. e. d. 
striped crimson, purple, or white... to 6...1 6 
772 Mixed Byblcemeas, white ground, 
striped black, lilac, or purple 12 0...2 6 
773 Mixed White Grotmds 12 0...2 6 
/ er 100. per doz. 
_ d. 9 . d. 
crimson, pink, or scarlet 12 6. ..2 o 
776 Fine Mixed Varieties 7 6...1 o 
776 Choice Mixed Varieties 10 6...1 6 
777 Splendid Mixed English Varieties. 15 6. ..2 6 
PARROT OR DRAGON TULIPS. 
The large and curiously laciniated flowers of these picturesque Tulips resemble a parrot’s beak ; the varied 
and rich colours in the same flower form brilliant and beautiful combinations. In mixed flower and shrubbery 
borders these Tulips are strikingly effective. Cultivated in hanging baskets the large flowers droop over and 
have quite an orchidaceous appearance. 
per doz.—*. d. per doz.—*, d. 
778 Admiral de Constantinople, red, slightly 781 Monster Rouge, large crimson i 6 
tipped orange i 6 782 Marhgraaf Van Baden, bright yellow, 
779 Coflfee Colour, crimson-brown, striped striped bright scarlet a?id green i 
yellow and green 1 o yellow, stripedgreen, tipped scarlet 1 
LViXge YeUow, pure yellow, slightly striped 784 Fine Mixed per 100, S/6 i o 
crimson and green 1 o 785 Splendid Mixed ,, 8/6 i 6 
VARIOUS SPECIES OF TULIPS. 
These are beautiful and very interesting. Clusiana, with its Ixia-like flowers, is a gem ; Comuta, 
has long twisted petals resembling spiral horns ; Oculus Solis, has a conspicuous crimson-black centre ; 
Viridijlora is green margined yellow ; Sylvestris is the sweet-scented Wood-Tulip ; Reirofiexa and Elegans 
have gracefully recurved petals ; Persica, is dwarf, fragrant, and very floriferous, and is effective for edgings. 
each—*. 
786 Clusiana, white, striped red, with violet 
centre, beautiful per doz. 3/6 o 4 
787 Cornuta, yellow and red ,, 1/6 o 3 
788 Elegans, rich ca?'mine ,, 1/6 o 3 
789 Fulgens, 1/603 
790 Oculus Solis {Sun’s Eye), crimson, with 
black centre, remarkable per doz. 2/- o 3 
each — *. 
791 yellow, fra^ant, dwarf, and valu- 
able for edging, per 100, 10/6; per doz. 1/6 
792 Retroflexa,y^//tw.. 
793 yellow, sweet-scented 
794 green, edged yellow, 
796 Fine Mixed Species 
1/6 
1/6 
1/6 
2/6 
CROCUS. 
The Crocus is charmingly beautiful, and among the first to unbosom its flowers in Spring. It possesses consider- 
able diversity of colour, and deservedly occupies a prominent place wherever Spring flowers are prized. As a per- 
manent edging to beds, planted in triple lines, in distinct or diverse colours, the display is remarkably striking. 
The effect is also grand planted in broad marginal lines in the flower border. We have seen long, wavy bands of 
golden yellow, of striped, of purple, and of pure white Crocus, also fancy devices, and groups of 10 to 1,000 bulbs 
expand, in February and March, with such brilliant effect as to elicit the most unbounded admiration. Planted 
in lawns and pleasure parks, where the grass is not mown very early, the Crocus and Snowdrop are extremely 
effective. The frequenters of Rotten Row were this season charmed with the profusion of Crocus dotted all 
over the grass. In wildernesses, woodland walks, rockeries, etc., they are universal favourites as associates of 
the sweet-scented violet, the primrose, and the oxlip. 
The Autumn and Winter flowering Crocus cannot be too highly praised. Early in September they com- 
mence flowering, and continue in succession till the Spring varieties come into bloom. Crocus speciosus is the only 
really blue Crocus in cultivation, and is the most beautiful of Autumn flowers. 845.) 
CHEAP DUTCH CROCUS. 
These are offered by the thousand to induce extensive planting as edgings to flower-beds, or in shrubbery 
borders, woodland walks, wild gardens, lawns, pleasure parks, etc. To one customer we supplied about 50,000 
Golden Yellow Crocus to edge off beds cut in the grass, and such was the effect that he has gone on edging 
beds and borders, as opportunity occurred, throughout his garden, and with such surpassing results that in 
February and March the skill of the artist fails to portray the gorgeous effect. On another occasion we 
sent to him 20,000 purple, white, and striped to plant in alternate lines with the Early Tulips, so that in 
February and March the Tulip beds were gay with Crocus. 
796 1000 in 8 varieties 17 o I 798 250 in 8 varieties 4 ^ 
797 500 in 8 ,, 8 6 [ 799 100 in 8 ,, 2 o 
800 Mixed, all colours per 100, \s, 6d., per 1000, 12s. 6d. 
per 1000. per 100. per doz. 
9 . d, *. d. *. d. 
801 Blue and Purple, 15 0...1 9...0 4 
802 Striped, mixed 15 0...1 9...0 4 
BOZ "White, mixed 15 o...i 9...0 4 
804 Golden Yellow, 13 6...1 6...0 4 
805 Large Golden Yellow 18 0...2 0...0 4 
806 Extra large Golden Yellow.. 25 0...3 0...0 6 
per 1000. per 100. per doz, 
807 Cloth of Silver, white, striped 
purple or lilac 18 
808 Cloth of Qo\6., golden yellow, 
striped brown 18 
809 Scotch, white, striped purple.. 25 
810 WeTBicoloT, white, strlpedpurp. 18 
d. *. d. *, d. 
.2 0...0 4 
0...2 
0...3 
0...0 
0...0 
0...0 
CHOICE NAMED DUTCH CROCUS. 
The following varieties embrace the largest flowered and most diversified colours to be found amongst 
Crocus, and are recommended for their rich, beautiful, 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 snow- 
flake, 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 FIyacinth,in pots. When 
removed from under the ashes, place them in an airy situation, and give water freely. 
OUR OWN SELECTIONS. 
811 1000 in 10 splendid varieties 30 o I 813 250 in 10 splendid varieties 8 6 
812 500 in 10 ,, 16 6 I 814 xoo in 20 ,, 4 ® 
816 Extra fine mixed, from named varieties, all colours per 100, ss. 6d., per 1,000, 24J. 
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