MANCHESTER AND ALTRINCHAM. 
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RANUNCULUS. 
This is one of the most beautiful flowers of the garden for beds, masses, &c.,and being free-flowering is much prized for cutting purposes. 
For its successful culture it should have a deep moist cool soil, enriched with well decayed manure. It should he planted as soon after the 
beginning of I'ehruary as practicable, in rows six to eight inches apart, two or three inches deep, and two inches between the tubers — 
placing the claws downwards. In April and May, should the weather he dry, they should be watered freely two or three times a week, as 
a successful blooming depends on maintaining a uniform moist surface in dry seasons. Protect from severe frost and heavy rains with a 
covering of cocoa-fibre or litter, which should be removed before the growths hav'e pushed through the soil. Lift the tubers when the 
foliage turns yellow, dry them gradually, and store away in a dry place until planting time. The Persian varieties are not quite so hardy 
as the Turban, hut all are lovely and effective. 
French Double. 
Finest Mixed, very rich colours ... per 1000. lo/- 2 0 0 4 
Persian. f 
Finest Mixed, from named sorts ... per 1000, 15/- 2 0 0 4 
Scotch Spotted Varieties. 
Superb Mixed, choice assortment, l^er 100, 2/6 : per dozen, 5d. 
Turban Varieties. 
per 100 
s. d. 
Grandifiora, crimson and yellow 4 0 
Scarlet, fiery scarlet, very large and fine 2 0 
White (Hercules), snow white, large, extra 5 0 
Vellow, fine golden yellow ... ... 3 0 
Mixed, all colours, grand assortment ,.. ... 2 6 
per doz. 
s. d. 
0 7 
0 4 
0 9 
0 6 
0 4 
SCILLAS. 
.All the species and varieties of this genus are beautiful, and produce an abundance of flowers, often when snow is on the ground. 
They are charming when planted in combination with Snowdrops, the intense blue of the Scilla showing to great advantage mingled with 
the pure white of the Snowdrop, for edgings, or masses in small beds, window boxes, &c., and e<]ually so when grown in pots for con- 
servatory decoration. They are quite hardy, and succeed in any good garden soil. IMant early in .Autumn, and place the bulbs 3 inches 
apart. 
per looo 
S. (1. 
per 
s. 
roo 
(1. 
per doz. 
s. d. 
Sibirica, bright rich blue 
bell-shaped flowers, dwarf habit, a charming plant for early Spring gardening 
27 
6 
3 
0 
0 
15 
extra large bulbs . 
35 
0 
4 
0 
0 
8 
— - alba, flowers pure v 
Campanulata, blue, dark 
/bite, extremely beautiful, good grower... 
4 
0 
0 
8 
blue ( Spanish Bluebells. Very beautiful, late Spring j ... 
..." flowers, should be planted freely, make ]• ... 
25 
0 
3 
0 
0 
6 
alba, pure white 
35 
0 
4 
0 
0 
8 
rosea, rosy red... 
... 1 grand clumps in a border. J ... 
35 
0 
4 
6 
0 
9 
Nutans, dark blue, large and showy (Wood Hyacinths or Bluebells of the Wood) 
S N O W DROPS (Galanthus). 
22 
0 
2 
(> 
0 
4 
GALANTHUS ELWESII, 
Snowdrops succeed in any soil, and can be 
grown successfully anywhere, and though 
seemingly most delicate and fragile flowers, 
are in fact amongst the hardiest known to our 
gardens. They ai'e admirably adapted for 
massing or edgings to beds, borders, &c., for 
naturalising in grass and shrubberies, and for 
associating with Scillas, Chionodoxas, Crocus, 
and other early-flowering bulbous plants. 
They should be planted from October to 
December, in clumps, at a depth of three or 
four inches, and left undisturbed for years. 
For planting in grass, dibble holes 12 to IK 
inches apart, and place a little fresh soil and 
two or three bulbs in each hole. The Double 
variety is as hardy as the single, and the best 
for growing in pots. penoo perdoz. 
Single Snowdrops, ordinary sized s. d. s. d. 
bulbs 1000, 21/- 2 3 0 4 
extra large selected 
bulbs per 1000, 25/- 2 9 0 5 
Double Snowdrops, ordinarv sized 
bulbs 1000, 21/- 2 3 0 4 
extra large selected 
bulbs per 1000, 25/- 2 9 0 0 
specially selected, 1000, 35/- 4 0 — 
Elwesii, a distinct and beautiful 
species, with broad pure white 
segments, and rich emerald 
green and white tube. The 
flowers being largeand with long 
stems, are invaluable forcutting 
This variety so (piickly forms a 
large clump, and flowers so 
freely, that it is deserving of ex- 
tended cultivation in the herba- 
ceous borders or on the rockery. 
One of the most beautiful of all 
bulbous plants for growing in 
pots when protected from being 
soiled at the flowering season 
per 1000, 25/- 2 9 0 6 
Imperati, snow-white bells, one of 
the largest Snowdrops in culti- 
vation and very statelj i habit, 
bearing nodding scapes from 10 
to 12 inches in length : leaves 
twice as broad as the common 
Snowdrop ,., ... ... 6 0 1 0 
