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ANEMONES— continued. 
nemorosa alba fl. pi., double, pure white flowers, beautiful, ht. 1 ft. 
per too, 9/6; per doz. 1/4 
» », major, a lovely large-flowered single white variety, ht. 4 ft. 
. . . , . per ioo, 18/6; ,, 2/8 
„ Alleni (new), very large single flowers, soft lavender-purple, beautiful, ht. 4 ft. 
. per doz. 12/6 
,, Blue Bonnet, the largest flowered blue Wood Anemone, and later to bloom 
than others, very pretty, ht. 4 ft per doz. 8/6 
,, rosea fl. pi., bearing pretty semi-double pink flowers, ht. 4 ft. ... ,, 6/6 
„ Robinsoniana, large single flowers, pale lavender, one of the most beautiful of 
the Wood Anemones, ht. 4 ft per too, 21/- ; per doz. 3/- 
,, Vestal, flowers large, pure white, very lovely, ht. 4 ft ,, 15/- 
palmata, characteristic heart-shaped foliage and glossy golden-yellow flowers, ht. J ft. 
per doz. 3/- 
„ alba, flowers pure white, with golden-yellow stamens, beautiful, ht. J ft. 
per 100, 12/6; per doz. 1/9 
ranunculoides ( The Yellow Wood Anemone), a very pretty little dwarf species, bearing 
golden-yellow flowers in March and April, ht. 4 ft per 100, 4/6; per doz. 8 d. 
See also Novelty List, page 5. 
v ANOMATHECA (syn. Lapeyrousia). 
cruenta, a charming Cape bulb, with small bright scarlet, crimson-blotched flowers in 
July and August ; very pretty as an edging out of doors in sunny situations, or on rockwork, 
and in pots, ht. J ft ., plant in early Spring per 100, 3/6 ; per doz. 6 d. 
* ANTHOLYZA, handsome showy bulbous plants from the Cape, which may be grown in pots 
or out of doors under a south wall. 
sethiopica, bearing in summer a spike of showy red and yellow tubular flowers, ht. 3 ft. 
... . per doz. 5/6 
crocosmioides, a fine species with spikes of brilliant orange-scarlet flowers, 
...... . per 100, s/6; per doz. 10 d. 
LUCICior, producing in summer spikes of bright scarlet flowers, ht. 14 ft. Bulbs expected 
from South Africa in March c ] oz 
xAPIOS tuberosa, a rapid-growing elegant hardy deciduous climber, for arbours, trellises, 
etc., delighting in a sunny situation and a light sandy soil ; the flowers are brownish purple 
striped black and deliciously scented, the foliage light and graceful ; grow in pots or plant 
outdoors from March to April d oz . 2 /6 
ARUM, curious and interesting border plants, more or less handsome. They should be given 
choice spots in the border or on rockwork. As pot-plants they are very ornamental. 
Dracunculus and Italicum are quite hardy ; the other species require Winter protection, 
such as ashes, leaves, litter, or cocoa fibre, and should be grown by preference in light loamy 
soil on a sunny border. Plant Dioscoridis, dracunculus, italicum, and pahestinum in Autumn, 
and crinitum and cornutum in March or April. 
x cornutum (syn. Sauromatum guttatum), having a handsome foliage, with curiously 
rr arbled stems and flowers spotted dark crimson on a tawny red ground, ht. 14 ft. Plant 
out in a sunny spot in March or April or pot up earlier. This bulb is also sold under the 
name of Monarch of the East, and if kept in a warm room will bloom without the aid 
of soil or water strong tubers, per doz. 6/6 
>> very targe tubers for flowering in a dry state ,, 10/6 
crinitum (Dragon’s Mouth), flowers reddish brown, and of immense size, stem marbled, 
a remarkable-looking flower 
Dioscoridis spectabile, bearing magnificent blackish purple flowers, taller and 
flowering a few weeks later than A . pahestinum (ht. 3 to 3.4 ft. with good culture) ... doz. 8/6 
dracunculus (Dragon Arum), large purple-red and black-blue flowers, marbled stem, 
very handsome large bulbs, per doz. 4/6 
italicum, leaves spotted and flowers greenish white, followed by handsome spikes of 
scarlet berries in autumn per 100, 6/6 ; per doz. 1/- 
palaestinum (syn. sanctum), The Sacred Black Arum from Lebanon, a remarkably 
handsome plant with sweet-scented flowers of a velvety black inside, and olive-coloured 
outside, handsome ornamental foliage, Spring-flowering extra strong bulbs, per doz. 7/6 
pictum (syn. corsicum), a pretty species from Corsica and the Balearic Islands, producing 
in autumn curious deep violet flowers with purple-black spadix, rare per doz. 7/6 
ARUM LILY, or Ca.Ha. See Richardia. 
x ASPARAGUS medeoloides (syn. Smilax, Medeola and Myrsiphyllum), a very elegant 
plant for hanging baskets and table decoration, producing spray-like branchlets of small 
glossy green heart-shaped leaves, flowers delicately orange-scented per doz. 6/6 
ASTILBE chinensis Davidii. See Novelty List, page 5. 
,, japonica. See Spiraea. 
BABIANA (Baboon-root), the flowers range in colour from blue to the richest crimson-magenta, 
and are set off by a dark green hairy foliage. They have a fine dwarf compact habit, and 
are of great value for pots, rockeries, or the front of borders. Culture same as for the Ixia. 
Extra Choice mixture, of many beautiful colours per 100, 7/6; per doz. 1/3 
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