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LACHENALIA, very beautiful greenhouse plants flowering in early Spring, with curiously 
spotted leaves and handsome flower-spikes. They should be potted as early as possible in 
Autumn in a compost of loam, sweet leaf soil, sand, and well-decayed cow manure ; place 
in an airy greenhouse or frame, near the glass, and never allow them to suffer for want of 
water while in growth. The temperahire in Winter should not be below 45°. A very beautiful 
effect is obtained by planting Lachenalias in wire hanging baskets for greenhouse decoration. 
a.urea, a very handsome variety with reddish brown stems and large rich golden heUs, early, 
ht. 1 ft pef doz. to/6 
Cami, flowers deep golden, with red shading, stem red, vigorous grower, ht. 9 in. ,, 10/6 
Cawston Gem, bells yellow and green faintly tipped red and expanded at mouth, 
early, ht. 9 in 7/6 
Cowslip. See Novelty List, page 7. 
Garnet, very early, bells rosy scarlet, yellow, and green, tipped ruby, very showy, 
foliage faintly mottled, stem spotted, ht. 9 in per doz. 7/6 
Slaucina, pretty metallic blue flowers, handsome foliage, very striking, ht. § ft. ,, 8/6 
Little Beauty, bells crimson-scarlet, yellow, and green, tipped ruby, ht. 9 in 
luteola, bells citron, shaded green and red, ht. i ft per doz. 8/6 
,, maculata, flowers like the above, but foliage handsomely spotted, ht. i ft. ,, 7/6 
Nelson i, large rich golden-yellow bells, and a reddish stem, remarkably beautiful and very 
free-flowering, early, ht. to in. First-Class Certificate K.II S per doz. 7/6 
pendula, large brilliant red bells, tipped green and purple ; a grand handsome showy 
flower, ht. 9 in -per doz. 6/6 
,, s;igtintea (jy/«. Aureliana), a fine improvement on the type Pendula ; it bears bold 
handsome spikes of rich deep red bells, tipped green and purple, ht. 10 in 
quadricolor, true, scarlet, yellow, and green, with bro.id crimson tip, an exceedingly 
be.autiful flower, ht. 10 in P^t doz. 8/6 
Rector of Cawston, rich deep yellow, tipped red, ht. 9 in ,, 10/6 
Red Cap, bells greenish yellow, base of tube flamed brilliant crimson, ht 9 in 
Ruby, bells scarlet, yellow and green, very showy, ht. i ft 
superba, a very pretty variety, bells shading from salmon scarlet at top down to yellow 
and green, while the mouth is heavily margined crimson-maroon, ht. 9 in per doz. 10/6 
Topaz, flowers scarlet, citron, and green, a very free and showy variety, ht. 9 in 
tricolor, bells scailet, citron, and green, a very free and showy variety, ht. 9 in. per doz. 7/6 
LAPEYROUSIA cruenta. See Anomatheoa cruenta. 
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Leucojum vernum, the Spring Snowflake, is 
one of the earliest and most beautiful Spring flowers, 
handsome in outline and of elegant drooping habit. 
L. astivum and Hemandezii, the Summer Snow- 
flakes, flower in April and May, and their elegant 
blossoms are prized for bouquets. L. autumnale 
and roseiim are charming little graceful Snowflakes, 
blooming in August and September ; they are best 
planted in pure .sand. L. trkhophyllum resembles 
Autumnale in its graceful flowers, but blooms in 
Spring; plant in pure sand, and give cold frame 
treatment, keeping it well moist while in growth. 
All the Snowflakes delight in shady situations, 
autumnale (Acis), white and pink flowers 
in Autumn, graceful in pots and on 
rockwork, etc., ht. 4 in. ; grow in pure 
sand in shade ; quite hardy 
per 100, 5/6 ; per doz. \od. 
trichophyllum (Acis), pure white, a 
rare and very beautiful Spring-flowering 
species ; grow in moist sand, give cold 
frame or cool greenhouse treatment 
per doz. 3/6 
sestivum (Summer Snowflake), a 
handsome plant, bearing spikes 
of elegant drooping while 
flowers in May, which are 
greatly prized for cutting, 
ht. li- ft., p. icoo, 45/-; 
p. too, 5/- ; per doz. ^d. 
„ „ Sma//cr 6u/6s, for naturalisation 
per 1000, 30/- ; per 100, 3/6 
Hemandezii {syn. pulchellum), elegant 
drooping white flowers in May, ht. ij ft 
per 100, 8/6 ; per doz. 1/3 
