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remove in March. If the Summer is dry and the weather hot, give an occasional good soaking of 
water or weak liquid manure. A mulching of well-decayed manure in early summer will considerably 
benefit the plants. 
Culture for Conservatory Decoration. — Plant three to five bulbs, according to size, in a 
5- or 6-inch pot, and plunge in ashes up to the rim of the pot in a cold frame or pit, withholding 
water till the bulbs have started into growth; or, the pots may be buried up to the rim in ashes out 
of doors under a south wall, a light covering of such material as dried heather being given as a 
protection against severe frost. When the plants ate well advanced in growth they may be removed 
to the conservatory or greenhouse. 
r early summer-flowering hardy gladioli. 
These commence to bloom out of doors the beginning of June or by gentle forcing may be had in flower 
in April and May. per 100 per dor. 
^ s. d. s. d 
ByzantinuS, showy brilliant rosy claret, useful for borders, naturalising, or cutting, 
ht. 2 ft per 1000, 35/- 4 0...0 7 
Colvillei, crimson-purple, flaked white, very showy, valuable for naturalisation, 
ht. ft per i°°o, 32/6 3 6 ..o 6 
,, roseus, flowers soft rose with deep salmon-rose stripe down petals, very 
beautiful and decorative, ht. 2 ft. This variety blends charmingly with the 
snowy white flowers of iTif per 1000, 45/- 5 0...0 9 
„ The Bride, pure white flowers, valuable in early summer for border de- 
coration and cutting. A grand pot-plant indoors, ht. 2 ft. 
Strong selected bulbs, per looo, 35/- 4 0...0 7 
X Summer-flowering Hardy Gladioli. 
These flower out of doors from June to July or by gentle forcing may be had in bloom from 
April to May. The varieties offered we have selected out as being the most free-blooming and 
having the most striking and beautiful colours. 
Barr's Selections of Summer-flowering Gladioli. 
12 bulbs each of 12 choice named sorts, 21/-. 
6 each of 12 beautiful vars. 7/6 & 10/6 ; 3 each of 12 beautiful vars. 4/-* 5/6 
GLADIOLUS BLUSHING BRIDE. 
Extra choice mixture, containing s. » 
an extra fine selection of colours and 
including some of the newer seedlings, 
ht. IS to 21 in. 
per 1000, 45/- ; per lOo, 5/- ; perdoz. o 9 
Fine mixture, beautiful shades ; valu- 
able for filling beds and borders, and to 
plant for cutting, ht. 15 to 20 in. 
per 1000, 25/- ; per 100, 2/9 ; per doz. o 5 
1^ The numbers after the name indicate 
the relative time of flowering ; thus, those marked 
(l) come into bloom first, while those marked 
(3) are the latest to bloom. 
Ackerman (3),salmon, with con- 
spicuous white blotches, edged p. too p. doz. 
carmine and fiery scarlet, very s d. s. d 
beautiful, ht. i.V ft — S 6...0 10 
Blushing Bride (19/H. Delica- 
tissima) (2), one of the most 
beautiful, flowers ivory-white with 
deep crimson flakes, ht. 22 in., 
strong grower S 6...0 10 
Cardinaliselegans(3), fiery 
orange-scarlet, with conspicuous 
snow-white blotches and light 
centre, very handsome, ht. 21 in. 10 6... I 6 
Crimson Queen, fiery orange- 
scarlet with crimson glow, 
blotched carmine and white, of 
branching habit, very showy 7 d...i 3 
Fairy Queen, deep salmon- 
rose shaded orange tow.ards centre, 
with white blotches heavily 
margined blood - crimson, very 
pretty and free flowering 4 6...0 8 
