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SELECT GLADIOLI. 
GLADIOLUS. 
(HYBRIDS OF GANDAVENSIS.) 
Tlioro Hie few flowers more showy and beautiful than the Gladiolus, and the varieties of the 
GniKlnwimh section are perfectly hardy aud easily grow-n, whilst their erect and stately growth and 
loug spikes of flowers, developing themselve.s successively, never fail to win admirers. ’ 
To facilitate the cultivation of tliis highly decorative plant, a few remarks may bo necessary to 
The best aud safest time for plauting is from the heginuing of April to the end of May, when a 
ooiitinuoiis hlo.im may be assured from July to September. ' '' 
Soil is not much a point for consideration, so long as it is not stiff and consolidated ; but it is 
important that it should be deeply dug previous to planting. 
l.arge bulbs .should ho planted from 3 to 4 inches, aud smaller bulbs 2 inches deep. 
During excessively dry weather, copious waterings are recommended. 
Wnen any bulbs show signs of growth before the time mentioned above, they should be potted 
Ivopt in a cool frame until the proper season for planting- out ^ 
CHOICE GLADIOLUS. 
'lliis beautiful tribe of plants should 
lie largely planted everywhere. 
Orders are booked throughout 
the year at the following prices, 
and the bulbs supplied in Janu- 
ary, February, or March. 
12 choice named varieties, 2s. 6d., 
4s., 6s. & 9s. 
According to Selection. 
,, ,,4s. 6d., 6s., 9s. & 12s. 
Aocordhig* to Selection. 
,, ,, 9s., 12s., 18s. & 24s. 
According to Selection. 
,, „ 24s., 35s. & 48s. 
According to Selection. 
GLADIOLUS, Finest Mixed Hybrids. 
Tlio flowers of these magnificent hybrids are of great 
beauty, po.sses.sing great diversity of colour, many being 
sti-iped and^ splashed in the most handsome maimer. 
Invaluable for cutting. 
Various colours, 6s. per 100 j l.t. per dozen. 
GLADIOLUS BRENCHLEYENSIS. 
This beautiful and Showy bright scarlet species is most 
effective -when planted in quantity in beds or borders. 
Selected bulbs, os. per 100, or -los. per 1,000. 
GLADIOLUS, SHOW-WHITE. 
A magnificent Wliite Gladiolus, with large aud elegantly 
formed flowers of great substance sliglitly shaded with 
cream, a faint line of purple extending half-way through 
the lower. petal. 7s. 6rf. per dozen ; 9tl. each. 
GLADIOLUS, HARDY HYBRIDS. 
LEMOINEI. — A handsome hybrid early-flowering varietv. 
Is. Gd. per dozen. 
MARIE LEMOINE. — Very beautiful. Is. Gd. per dozen. 
LEMOINE'S HYBRIDS — Named varieties. 3s. Gd. and os. 
per dozen. 
LEMOINE’S HYBRIDS — Large blotched, choice mixed. 
GLADIOLUS LEMOINEI. dozen ; 7s. f-d. per 100. 
