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FREESIA— conlinued. 
farmyard manure and a little bonemeal. Care 
must be taken that there is good drainage. Stand 
outside on a sunny border and keep them 
slightly shaded until growth is showing, when 
expose them to full sun. Before severe frost comes 
on, remove the pots to the sunny part of a green- 
house and give plenty of air (not draught). Or 
they may be placed in an airy, sunny window, care 
' being taken to expose them to draught or the 
drying heat arising from gas. When the flower 
buds are opening, a little weak liquid manure water 
will be found beneficial. If required for Christ- 
mas decoration the corms should be potted up in 
August, grown out of doors as described above, and 
A POT OF FREEsiAs. about the beginning of December be gently forced. 
Leichtlini major (true), primrose, with orange blotch, ij ft., per too, 6/6; per doz. i/- 
,, ,, Extra /org'e bulbs ,, 8/6 ; ,, 1/3 
refracta, white with soft yellow blotch Very large bulbs ,, 6/6; ,, l/- 
„ alba, the true pure white variety, bearing sprays of deliciously scented 
snowy white flowers highly prized (or cutting, I ft. ( 7 '/te bulbs of this variety are 
a little smaller in size than the common F, refracta^ but they produce more bloom 
and will give greater satisfaction) per too, 6/6; per doz. l/- 
auroa, a graceful little species from South Africa with yellow flowers blotched orange 
crop failed 
mixed hybrids, with flowers ranging from pure white to white blotched yellow, and 
primrose, etc t°o, 4/6 ; per doz. 8rf. 
New Mixed Seedlings— the Herbert Chapman Strain. E'w Novelty List, 6. 
Chapmanii; Dainty Maid j Novelty List, 6. 
Tubergeni; Tuberg^eni “Amethyst”/ 
Rose Queen. Novelty List, 6. 
FRITILLARIA, an extremely elegant family of hardy plants, bearing graceful drooping bell- 
shaped flowers in May. The large-flowered varieties are charming for grouping in borders 
and for clumps on rockwork; while the smaller-flowered dwarf kinds, like arinena) aurea, 
and pudica, etc., are gems for warm sheltered nooks on the rockery, where they should be 
planted 2 to 3 inches deep. The Meleagris vars. produce a pretty effect naturalised in 
grass in shady glens or under large trees. Plant the bulbs about 6 inches deep (the lighter 
the soil the deeper), placing a little sharp sand around the bulbs. As pot plants (several 
in a pot) they are very pretty. The new varieties of Meleagris are very fine. 
meleaffris (The Large SnakeVHead Fritillary). 
,, pure whitCi graceful and beautiful, ht. f ft. ...per 100, 10/6 ; per doz. 1/6 
,, Cassandra, (new), mottled purple on a silvery grey ground, and shaded 
green ; a very striking and graceful flower, ht. f ft. 
per ICO, 10/6 ; per doz. 1/6 
„ Orion (new), very dark claret-purple, mottled, ht. j ft. 
per 100, 10/6; per doz. 1/6 
,, Sylvanus (new), white, slightly mottled purple on the outside, pretty, 
ht. J ft per 100, 10/6 ; per doz. 1/6 
,, Triton (new), rich claret-purple, beautifully mottled ,, 12/6; ,, i /9 
,, mixed varieties, flowers rosy and purplish shades, beautifully chequered, 
also pure white, ht. ^ ft per 6/6 ; per doz. i/- 
latifolia mixed shades, broad foliage and very handsome chequered flowers, larger 
and earlier than the Mekagris varieties, ht. i ft. ...per 100, 12/6; per doz. 1/9 
,, Beets, very large handsome flower, chequered bronzy red and yellow, inside 
mottled yellow and red. ht. 1 ft 6oz. 6/6 
,, Vondel, very large flower of great substance, dull rose and green, inside 
mottled pale green and red, curious, ht. i ft per doz. 6/6 
armona, rich yellow Charming dwarf species from Asia Minor, bearing fp. lOO, 6/6 
I elegant small bell-shaped flowers in April. They I p. doz. i/- 
,, rubra, j should beplanted in clumpsof 12 bulbsormore.onj 
plum-coloured j rockwork, etc. They also make good pot-plants. I, ,, 2/- 
auroa, a very lovely species from Asia Minor, bearing in April large rich golden-yellow 
flowers, with brownish mottling inside ; charming alike in borders, pots, or on rocxwoi k 
ht. J ft. (a Coloured Plate sent post free for 6 ^ 4 ) per 100, 8/6 ; per doz. i/3 
„ „ ,, „ Extra strong bulbs ,, 12/6; ,, i /9 
citrina, pretty bright green bells, shaded citron-yellow, ht. J ft — ,, 6/6 ; ,, */- 
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