S. dkr\i\ell & 00^^’ 0 -niele. 
NEW GLADIOLUS HYBRIDUS NANCEIANUS, 
1893 . 
CAPITAINE BINOER, +,s. 
COL. ARCHINARD, ‘U-. 6r/. 
COL. DODDS, 3s. 6rf. 
HYBRIDUS 
DR. BAYOL, 3.9. Gr/. 
JEAN DYBOWSKI, 4.9. firf. 
JULES FINGER, 4.9. Gd 
LEMOINEI VARIETIES. 
AMIRAL KRANTZ — Blush white blotches, 
purple-maroon, edged yellotv. Is. Gd. 
*ANDR:^I CHENIER — A great improvement 
on AJarie Lnmoine. Gd, 
BOUSSINGAULT — Rose, lower petals 
marked purple-red ; well-formed. Gd. 
CASTELAR — Deep salmon and pale yellow, 
blotches large purple- maroon, edged deep 
yellow. 1 . 9 . 
CHEVREUL— Quite a novel colour, magenta 
shade, large bluish-violet blotch. 6c/. 
DARWIN— Large, deep rose, bright purple 
blotches, edged bronzy yellow, firf. 
pHERVILLE — Reddisb cerise, shaded 
buff inside, reddish salmon, shaded green, blotches 
yellow and purple. i'<d. 
DE HUMBOLDT — Grand spike, reddish 
rose, blotched maroon, shaded pale yellow. 
9(/. 
DUGUESCLIN — Deep salmon, red blotches 
on lower petals ; fine flowers. Gd. 
EMILE GALL^l — Large, rosy violet. Bishop’s 
purple blotch, lined yellow towards centre. Gd. 
ETOILE POLAIRE — Deep yellow, blotches 
brown ; large. Is. (id. 
EUGENE LEQUIN — Naples yellow, lower 
petals deep purple and yellow. 1.9. 
*E. V. HALLOCK — Large and well-formed, 
sulphur, large reddish crimson blotch, ed<»ed 
yellow. Is. Gd. 
LAFAYETTE — Large, salmon, shaded yel- 
low, large crimson blotch in lower petals. Gd. 
•LA FRANCE — Chamois, shaded salmon, two 
lower petals blotched purple, pointed yellow. Gd. 
LAMaRCK — R ich salmon, slightly marked 
red, blotches crimson-yellow and red; fine. Gd. 
LEMOINEI — Colour creamy white, slightly 
* Awarded First- 
CULTURAL 
I tinted green, dashed with rich crimson-maroon t 
perfectly hardy. Gd. each ; 4s. per dozen. 
THIBAUT — Quite a new and 
I attractive colour of a violet shade, blotches 
j maroon- purple, dotted yellow. Is. 
LOUIS VAN HOUTTE — Flowers large, 
I yellow, shaded .salmon, very dark purple blotches ; 
I effective. Gd. 
MARIE LEMOINE — A useful variety. Gd 
each ; 4.9. per dozen. 
•MA.SQUE DE FER — Bronzy red, lower 
petals maroon, tvith a yellow stripe in centre; 
flowers well opened. Gd. each. 
MIRABEAU — Indian saffron, large velvety 
crimson blotches. Gd. 
M. LEVEQUE — Rich velvety crimson, lower 
petals marked deep yellow. Is. Gd. 
MLLE. THERESE LAMBERT— Clear 
lilac rose, lower petals velvety purple and violet, 
blotched pale yellow. Grf. 
MME.LEMOINIER — Early flowering, white, 
lightly shaded salmon, large blotch, violet and 
maroon Gd. 
ORIFLAMME — Long spikes, flowers bright 
lake, blotches velvety red. Gd. 
PACTOLE — Soft yellow, blotches velvety 
maroon. Is. 
VENUS DE MILO — White, passing as flower 
gets older to a blush shade, feathered blotches, 
clear maroon; one of the best. Is. Grf. 
VESUVE — Very rich colours, velvety purple, 
lower petals shaded deeper, centre of each petal 
marked yellow ; early. Gd. 
VICTOR MASSE — Rose, shaded carmine, 
very dark blotches, edged yellow. 9rf 
•VOLTAIRE — Violet carmine, maroon 
blotches, edged clear yellow. Grf. 
Class Certificates. 
DIRECTIONS. 
an open situation. In October, trench the soil 2 feet deep; use a 
T, <h”r.mannre, well mixed with the soil. Commence planting the Bret week in 
™ three rows, placing the bulbs one foot apart and 4 inobee deep. Stake 
high, and mnloh over the ground with half-rotted manure. As soon as the 
tte^*Mannre onc™a we^ beneficial for the full development of the flowers ; for this purpose, use our 
s FLOWEEQAEDBN DECOEATION.— Plant during March and April In borders, in clumps of three or 
between ESdend^o"s? Alaiew * 0 °“ beds, or 
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