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Ixioides splendens, a very handsome and beautiful variety bearing large umbels of 
laxa (sy«. Triteleia laxa), large rich Tyrian purple flowers, very handsome, he. 1 ft. 5 
-- . per 100, 10/6; per doz. l/6 o 2 
murrayana, large deep violet-blue flowers, very handsome ; a free grower and a good 
bulb to naturalise, ht. Q in * per doz b 3 / 6 
peduncularis, a fine handsome species, bearing magnificent umbels of large china- 
wlnte flowers on very long pedicels; it likes a damp sandy loam, and does well on the sandy 
_ margms of streams per doz. 2/6 
KLJrayi, a handsome new species, of pretty dwarf habit, flowers borne in graceful umbels, 
soft lilac with a handsome violet bar running down centre of each petal per doz. 7/6 
volubilis (The Twining Hyacinth), a lovely twining species, bearing a terminal cluster 
of pretty light rose-coloured flowers ; a light covering during Winter is advisable. Very 
pretty in hanging baskets doz. 5/6 
BULBOCOOIUM vernum, producing early in Spring a mass of bright rose-purple 
flowers, valuable for edgings, rockwork, and naturalising in grass, ht. J- ft per doz. 3/- 
x CALADIUMS, perhaps the most beautiful and picturesque of foliage stove plants 
12 beautiful named varieties, 15/-, 24/-, 30/- & 42/- ; 6 ditto, 7/6, 12/-, 15/- & 21/- 
CALLA, or Arum Lily. See Richardia. 
CALOCHORTUS, 
and 
Q? ’ ° r .. more popularly known as the Butterfly or Mariposa Tulips, Globe Tulips 
Star Tulips, lhese lovely Californian bulbs, although belonging to the same Natural Order 
as the Tulips of our gardens, bear little 
resemblance to them. They flower 
through June and July, and for delicacy 
of texture and brilliancy of colour are 
unsurpassed ; they deserve a place in every 
hardy flower border and rock garden. 
As cut flowers the Calochorti are of 
great value, the flowers lasting well and 
the buds opening readily in water; the 
varieties in the Mariposa or Butterfly 
section are especially suitable to cut, 
having long stems and being profuse con- 
tinuous bloomers. 
They all make charming pot-plants 
(several bulbs in a pot) for the cool 
greenhouse or Cape pit. 
Culture Outdoors. — The Calo- 
chorti are all quite hardy. The “ Mari- 
posa ” and “Star Tulips” require a 
sunny position and light gritty or sandy 
soil on slightly raised beds to ensure per- 
fect drainage ; plant from September to 
end of November, 2 to 3 inches deep, 
and 3 inches apart. Cover the beds after 
planting with straw or cut heather, to 
keep surface sweet .and as a protection 
in case of early growth ; remove the 
covering in March. A position facing 
south and sunny spots on the rockery are 
specially suitable. When in full growth 
give occasional soakings of water, but not 
too frequently. After flowering, ripen off 
by placing glass over them, and take up 
when foliage dies down. 
I he “Globe Tulips,” being wood- 
land plants, like partial shade and a porous 
soil composed principally of leaf mould. 
Selections of Calochorti, from Sections I., II., and III.: 
3 each of 20 beautiful varieties 22/6 
7/6, 1 2/- & 18/- 
GKOUP OF MARIPOSA TULIPS. 
.3/-, 4/6 & 6/6 
ear In the following List the numbers after the names indicate their relative order in time of flowering : 
thus those marked (I) are the earliest to bloom, and those marked (6) the latest. The heights we give are 
an average ; under exceptionally good or poor conditions the plants may grow taller or dwarfer. 
SECTION I. Butterfly or Mariposa Tulips, all of remarkable beauty, with large open flowers. 
Oatalinae (2), the earliest of all the Mariposa Tulips , bearing on tall slender stems very 
beautiful large flowers ranging from pale to deep lilac, with a dark maroon circle at base, 
ht. 16 to 24 in per doz. 8/6 o 9 
