CANNELLS’ SEED GUIDE, 1910 
CYCLAMEN, CANNELLS’ PERSICUM. 
OURS ARE THE FINEST AND NEAREST PERFECTION EVER SEEN. 
Awarded a Silver Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society for our Strain. 
Awarded a Silver Gilt Medal for a collection of plants, and a Certificate of Merit for the Strain, Royal Horticultural Society. 
Sow seeds thinly , in a compost of two parts turfy yellow loam, one of 
peat and leaf mould mixed together, and one part of thoroughly decayed 
cow-dung sifted very fine, and a little silver sand ; cover the seeds to the 
depth of a quarter of an inch ; place the pots on a shelf in the greenhouse, 
tear the glass in the Winter, and in Summer in any shaded pit. Under no 
circnmstances must the surface of the soil become dry. Some of the seeds 
die four months to germinate. 
Per pkt. — s. d. 
548. Giganteum, White Perfection — Pure white flowers of 
great size and substance ... Is. fid. & 2 6 
i 549. Pink Perfection — A lovely shade of pink, admired by 
all Is. fid. & 2 6 
| 550. King of the Violets — Flowers of a true violet tint, Is. (id. & 2 6 
651. Persieum, Mixed — Saved from our finest Prize Collection 
of the very best, gp, £ ft Is. 6d. & 2 6 
( 652. Glganteum, Mixed — Very large flowers, gp, 
j ft. Is. 6 d. & 2 6 
553. Low’s Salmon — Distinct salmon colour, most 
beautiful by artificial light Is. 6 d. & 2 6 
Per pkt.— 
554. Persieum Giganteum, Margaret -Snowy white with 
silky lilac base, a lovely aud delicate hue, marbled foliage 
555. Salmon King — Clear salmon-pink Is. 6 d. & 
556. Persieum Giganteum— Rose, gp, $ ft.... is. 6 d. & 
557. Salmon-pink, gp, $ ft. Is. 6 d. & 
558. White, with purple base, gp, £ ft. Is. 6 d & 
559. Papilio (The Butterfly Cyclamen)— Edges of the petals 
are prettily fimbriated and curled. Mixed ... Is. fid. & 
5C0. Persieum Glganteum Improved Papilio— A marked 
improvement as regards to the habit of growth and the size 
of the flowers Is. 6 d. & 
5G1. Feathered Pioneer — White, with a distinct crest of 
the same colour upon the face of each petal ... Is. 6d. & 
582. ■ Rose Pioneer — A pretty shade of rose 
Is. fid. & 
563. Salmon Pioneer— Charming is. 6 d. & 
564. Cyclamen Hardy— For the rockery, hp, { to i ft. 
565. Cyperus Alternifolius — Adapted for the decoration of 
the greenhouse, conservatory, or table, gp, 2 ft. ... 6 d. & 
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AWARDED 
GOLD MEDALS, 
V0RK, ROYAL AQUARIUM, 
and ROYAL 
HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY. 
CANNELLS’ DAHLIAS. 
AWARDED 
SPECIAL PRIZE, 
We Introduced Single and Cactus kinds, 
And have been Awarded Medals for many years past. 
EDINBURGH. 
Per pkt. — s. d. 
566. Dahlia, The Collaret — Ordinary yellow disc with a series 
of stalked appendices of a collaret form 1 0 
567. Gigantea, single — Large and noble flowers, hha, 
3 to 4 ft 0 6 
568. — — Double Gloria Anemone-formed— Culture is as 
with the other classes a very easy one. If sown in March- 
April they will flower in September 1 0 
569. Single Mixed — From the finest collection in cultiva- 
tion, hhp, 3 to 4 ft. fid. & 1 0 
570. Double — Saved from our unrivalled collection of show 
kinds, hhp, 4 ft 1 0 
571. Double Cactus— Choicest mixed, from our best 
named varieties, hhp, 3 to 4 ft. ... 1 0 
572. CaetUS-Shaped Single — Their characteristic is 
twisted or fluted petals, hhp ... 6d & 1 0 
673. Pompon — The pretty double bouquet Dahlias, hhp, 
2J to 3 ft. For descriptions, see Guide ... .. 6d. & 1 0 
Daisy — See Beilis. 
574. Datura Chlorantha fl. pi. — Golden, double, scented 
flowers, hha, 2£ ft. 0 3 
575. Cornucopia (“Horn of Plenty”)— French white, 
marbled with royal-purple; of easy culture, hba, ft. ... 0 6 
576. Meteloides, syn • Wrightli — Delicate blue and white 
shaded ; very handsome, hha, 2 ft 0 3 
577. Delphinium Brunonianum (the Musk Scented 
Larkspur) — Light blue shading to purple, black centre, hp, 
1 ft 10 
578. Cannells’ Hybridum, mixed— From one of the best 
collections. Awarded the Silver Medal of the Royal Botanic 
Society, Regent’s Park, hp, 3 to 5 ft ... 0 6 
See Collection in Floral Guide. 
579. Cardinale — Handsome species, scarlet and yellow 
flowers, hp, 3 to 4 ft 1 0 
580. Nudicaule — Flowers scarlet, hp, jj to 1J ft. ... 6d. & 1 0 
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581. Delphinium Sulphureum (Zalil)— Beautiful sulphur- 
yellow flowers, hp, 3 ft 0 6 
Devil-in-the-Bush— See Nigella. 
582. Dianthus Barbatus (Sweet William), Cannells’ Per- 
fection — Colours rich and varied, hp, 1 ft fid. & 1 0 
583. (Sweet William), Mammoth Holborn Glory - 
The most perfect formed and largely developed flower of 
Sweet William in existence, hb ... 64. i 1 0 
584. Pink Beauty — Of a delicate and pleasing pink 
colour .:. ... .. ... ... ... ... fid. & 1 0 
585. Scarlet Beauty — Very effective ; of a bright 
scarlet colour fid. & 1 0 
58G. Eastern Queen and Crimson Belle— Eastern Queen 
is beautifully marbled. Crimson Belle is of a rich, vivid 
crimson-lake, ha, 1 ft. Each, 6d. per pkt. Both colours 
mixed . ... 0 6 
587. Cannells’ Heddewigii— Single, easy to grow, and 
very showy, ha ... 0 3 
588. Heddewigii Nobilis, Royal Pinks— Petals are 
fringed, colours very bright blood red to shades of carmine, 
pink, and white. Most useful for cut flowers, ha, 1^ ft. fid. & 1 0 
589. Fl. PI, — Represents the ideal of all the 
Chinese Pinks, ha fid. & 1 0 
6S0. Diadematus Fl. PL— Flowers large; colours are 
arranged in zones, varying from lilac and crimson to dark 
purple ; petals are fringed and margined with white, 
ha, 1 ft 0 6 
591. Fl. PL, Fireball — Brilliant scarlet; branching 
bushes; an acquisition, ha, 1 ft. ... 6d. & 1 0 
592. Laciniatus Salmoneus Fl. PL, Salmon Queen- 
Vigorous and freeblooming, ha, jj ft 6 d. & 1 0 
593. Salmon Queen, Single — Salmony rose ; 
nicely fringed, ha, 1 ft fid. & 1 0 
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