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CLIBRANS, IMPORTERS AND GROWERS OF FLOWER BULBS 
Spiraeas. 
Spiraeas liave within the past few years become almost universal favourites. Their ornamental foliage, compact 
yet elegant habit, and the great abundance of their handsome plume-like flower spikes render them e,\ceptionalIy 
valuable as decorative plants for rooms and conservatories, while the gracefulness of all their parts make them 
specially useful for cutting purposes generally. Their cultural requirements are very simple, and so long as they 
have sufficiency of light and moisture, with protection from frost, they almost in\’ariably do well. The clumps 
offered are specially grown for forcing, being thickly set with growths containing flowers. They should be potted 
as soon as recei\'ed in any good garden soil, in si.\ to nine inch pots, well watered, and placed in a cool frame or 
outdoors until well rooted, protecting from frost by a covering of ashes, cocoa fibre, or sand, after which they may 
be taken to a warmer temperature for forcing into flower as required. They retjuire a moist atmosphere and an 
abundance of water when forced, and should be placed in saucers of water during growth. 
New Pink Varieties. 
QUEEN ALEXANDRA. I Jeep pink, free bloomer and forces well 1/H and 1/9 each ; l-l/- and 18/- per doz. 
PEACH BLOSSOM. Clear blush pink, compact spike, forces well 1/6 and 1/9 each ; 1-5/- and 18/- per doz. 
(The above Novelties have been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Gold Medal). 
SPIR.T.A ASTILBOIDES. 
each— s. <1. 
Japonica, the best known of all, with pretty white flower 
clusters; extra Strong imported clumps 
per 100, per doz.. 5/- 0 H 
fine strong clumps ... per 100, 20/ ; per doz., ii/B 0 4 
— compacta nuiltiflora, a striking variety, the spikes 
of bloom being very dense, pure white, and much 
finer than those of S. japonica. Strong vigorous 
habit, and a grand acquisition for forcing, being 
free flowering and as easily forced as S. japonica 
per doz. B/B and ^(1- d 
AruncuS) invaluable for forcing, handsome foliage and 
graceful feathery plumes of white Bowers ; beautiful 
plants for large borders ; splendid clumps, per doz., 5/- 0 B 
Astilboides, a charming border plant of great merit, 
invaluable for forcing or pot culture, producing large 
and beautiful feathery branches of elegant snow- 
white flowers, extremely free and very attractive. 
Extra strong clumps for forcing, per doz., B/- ; 
fine clumps, per doz., 5/-; Bd. and 0 S 
floribunda. An excellent variety, distinct from all 
others, produces an immense (piantity of graceful 
spikes of pure white flowers. Perfectly hardy and 
forces easily ... per doz., 4/B and B/ ; Bd. and 0 K 
Gladstone, one of the best of the Astilboides type; 
the plant is t)f loose graceful habit and bears long 
plumes of pure white flowers ... ... per doz., 7/B 0 9 
Palmata, a tall growing variety, with tasselly flowers, of 
bright ro.sy crimson colour; it is a fine border plant. 
(piite hardy, and extremely ornamental as a cut flower 
when forced in winter; Strong Clumps per doz., 4/ ' 0 (5 
alba, a lovely pure wliite form of the well-known 
Palmata. a gem for herbaceous borders, and a good 
forcing plant ... ...per doz., 5/- to B/-; (5d. to 0 S 
- elegans, white and rose-coloured flowers, very free ; 
distinct per doz., 5/- 0 
For mimes uml (icscrif>ffons of imniy other beautiful Spirwas of Herbaceous Plants. 
