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GALANTHUS Elwesii, Elwes’ Giant Single Snowdrop, a distinct and beautiful species, and the 
largest and most handsome of all Snowdrops. It has very large snowy globular flowers, the inner 
segments being marked rich emerald-green and white. The bulbs for naturalising should be planted 
where possible on slopes or in woodlands, in unmanuied soil, 
flowering, but reproduce themselves by seed. 
They often die after the first year’s 
Extra Strong Selected Bulbs per looo 
Strong Selected Bulbs ,, 
Smaller Bulbs for Naturalisation on stony 
banks, in woodlands, etc. ,, 
A Eew Monster Bulbs for pot-culture, etc. ,, 
VARIOUS BEAUTIFUL SPECIES OF SNOWDROPS. 
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CAI.AMT11US WHITTALLI 
{Much reduceUj. 
Whittalli, a grand Snowdrop with large hand- 
some flowers, having longer petals than Elwesii, 
the foliage is broad and handsome, of a rich 
glaucous-green per too, 8/6 ; per doz. 
,, extra large bulbs ,, 12,6; „ 
aGALTONIA candicans (Hyacinthus candicans), the Great Snow-White 
Summer-flowering Hyacinth, growing 3 to 6 ft. high, according to soil and situation, 
and bearing a spike of 20 to 50 pure white bell-shaped flowers ; a handsome decorative 
plant for grouping in the flower border or on lawns, also a fine pot-plant for the conservatory. 
Very effective when grouped with the scarlet Gladiolus Brenchleyensis. Plant from October 
to March, covering the Autumn plantings with a little litter for the first winter. 
Strong bulbs, per too, 5/6 ; per doz. -/to. Extra large bulbs, per too, 7/6 ; per doz. 
GASTRONEMA. See Cyrtanthus. 
GELASINE azurea, a beautiful South American oulbous plant, producing in early summer 
umbels of lovely deep blue flowers, ht. I ft.; keep the bulbs dry duringwinter, per doz. 8/6; each 
GERANIUM tuberosum (Tuberous-rooted Crane's-bill), an elegant creeping plant 
bearing several violet-rose flowers in Summer ; hardy in sunny spots on rockwork 
per too, 5/6 ; per doz. 
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These are all beautiful, and clumps planted on the 
border or on rockwork will afford much pleasure to 
lovers of hardy flowers. s. d 
Foster!, a fine tall distinct species, with hand- 
some broad bright glossy green foliage, flowers 
snowy while, large, and fairly long the inner 
segments being coloured rich green except just 
above the mouth per too, 7/6 ; per doz. I 3 
Imperati, the Italian form of Galanthus 
NIVALIS, and when established a fine tall grower; 
plant in the shelter of shrubs and leave undisturbed 
per 1000, 50/- ; per 100, 5/6 ; per doz. o 10 
Ikariae, a most lovely Snowdrop, with broad 
glossy light green foliage, gracefully recurving, 
and elegant globular snowy white flowers, inner 
segments marked half way up from mouth bright 
green per 1000, 55/- ; per ico, 6/-; per doz. o 10 
,, extra large bulbs, „ 8/6 ,, *3 
latifblius (Redoutei), a distinct species from 
the Caucasus, with broad light green foliage 
per 100, 17/6; per doz. 2 6 
plicatus (The Giant Crimean Single Snow- 
drop), a tall-growing species having distinct broad 
plicate foliage ; flowers large, the inner segments 
having a broad dark green blotch at lips 
large bulbs, per 100, 21/-; per doz. 3 o 
GERBERA Jamesoni. Novelty List, 6. 
xGESNERAS, a very beautiful family of greenhouse plants requiring similar treatment to the 
Achimenes ; their handsome velvety foliage and elegant spikes of brilliantly coloured flowers 
render them objects of great beauty. 12 beautiful kinds, 10/6; 6 ditto, ^16 
Barr's Tall Flag Irises 
For Autumn Planting. 
A full descriptive List of these fine Border Plants will be found in our Hardy Plant Catalogae, 
sent free on applicatiou. 
