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X MONTBRETIA, a family of most decorative hardy bulbous plants of elegant growth, and producing 
freely in early August graceful spikes of gorgeously coloured flowers, which are of the greatest 
value for cutting, lasting long in water and mixing well with all kinds of foliage. They grow freely 
in any ordinary flower-border enriched with manure, but prefer a sunny situation. As pot-plants 
they are charmingly graceful. 
Plant outdoors November to March, cover the earlier plantings lightly with litter. 
Pottsii, graceful branched spikes of medium- 
sized brilliant vermilion- scarlet flowers, re- 
markably showy, ht. 2 ft 
crocosmaeflora, elegant branched spikes 
of large showy flowers, brilliant red 
shaded golden, a grand flower for 
cutting, ht. 2% ft 
,, aurea, large golden-yellow flowers, 
beautiful, ht. 2 ft 
» Bouquet Parfait, deep yellow, 
shaded vermilion, very showy, ht. 2 ft. 
,, Drap d’or, rich deep golden, shaded 
apricot-orange, late , ht. ij- ft 
,, Eldorado, flowers rich deep orange- 
yellow, fine, ht. 3 ft. 
05 Etoile de Feu, one of the most 
brilliant , a remarkably striking flower, 
large and of an intense deep glowing 
vermilion, shaded orange-scarlet, with 
a golden centre and golden anthers, 
ht. 3 ft 
Crocosmaeflora Pluie d’or, large rich apricot-orange, shaded golden-yellow, 
tall and handsome, and valuable to bed with crocosmaflora , ht. 2.V ft 
,, Solfatara, flowers delicate primrose-yellow, foliage shaded bronze, rather 
late, valuable for succession, ht. ig- ft 
MON 1 BRETIA CROCOSM/tFLORA. 
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,, Sunbeam (syn. Rayon d’or), large flowers, deep golden, shaded apricot- 
orange, with crimson central ring, ht. 2^ ft 7 6...1 3 
»> Transcendant, very large open flowers, orange-red, shading to golden 
and vermilion, ht. 1 J ft 8 6...1 3 
,, mixed hybrids, containing many beautiful and showy colours 4 6...0 8 
12 each of the foregoing 11 named varieties, 10 / 6 ; 25 each, 19 /- 
x MONTBRETIA — grand new hybrids, all fine border plants and prized for cutting. 
Anneau d’Or, bearing broad-petalled flowers measuring over 2 inches across, brilliant 
orange-yellow with velvety purple base and light yellow centre, buds rich dark red, 
ht. 2\ ft per doz. 10/6 
George Davison, a fine variety, very large handsome rich golden-yellow flowers, 
produced on long branching spikes, ht. 3J ft per 100, 15/-; per doz. 2/3 
Germania, producing a profusion of graceful spikes, clothed with large expanded flowers, 
glowing orange-red with blood-red centre, ht. 3! ft per 100, 12/6 ; per doz. 1/9 
Hereward, resembling somewhat George Davison , but blooming a month later, with large 
bright golden-yellow flowers on slender stems, ht. 3 ft. Certificate of Merit Shrews- 
bury per doz. 3/6 
King Edmund, a robust grower with branching spikes of large open flowers, rich 
golden with carmine-blotched centre, ht. 3 to 4 ft. Certificate of Merit Shrews- 
bury per doz. 5/6 
Lady Hamilton, a very pretty variety of erect habit, with yellow Watsonia-like flowers, 
having a reddish orange centre and passing to apricot with age, ht. 3J ft. Award of 
Merit R.H.S per doz. 4/6 
Lord Nelson, a fine handsome variety with dark stems, flowers of great substance 
shaded rich vermilion on outside and inside rich deep orange, a very sturdy grower, 
3 ^ per doz. 15/- 
Lothario, very brilliant apricot-yellow with orange-red ; a bright and attractive variety 
per doz. 4/6 
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