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CLIBRANS’ LIST OF INDOOR PLANTS. 
Tropaeolums. 
Handsome Trailers for Conservatories, &c., their brilliant blooms standing out in charming 
relief against the green foliage. The dwarf varieties are indispensable for bedding. 
Marked (c) are Climbers, 
Purchasers’ selection, 4d. each ; 3 dozen. 
No. 
c 2 Annie Clibran, rich golden-yellow, crim- 
son blotch ; fragrant. 
d 6^Bowdon Beauty {Clibran), deep maroon, 
flaked orange. 
c 10 Clibrans’ Gem, rich crimson-maroon, pro- 
fuse in Summer or Winter. As an 
outdoor Summer Climber invaluable. 
c 14 Dr. Mules, crimson, splendid for training 
over rockeries, &c., rapid grower. 
c 16 Fireball, brightest .scarlet ; dazzling. 
c i8 Glolre de Bordeaux, very double, bright 
scarlet-yellow, washed gold. 
d 28 Mrs. Clibran, pure golden-yellow, pro- 
duces a brilliant display, habit 
dwarf. 
(D) Dwarf varieties. 
Twelve, in 6 varieties, our selection, 2/6, 
No. 
c 3 1 Mrs. William Plant, deep yellow, effective 
trailer for Conservatory, 
d 34 nanum II. pi. Hermine GrAsshofl, dark 
orange-red, double, free ; splendid 
for cut flowers. 
d 35 Varlegatum, light scarlet, foliage 
variegated creamy white. 
c 41 Phoebe, pleasantly-scented, golden-yel- 
low, crimson feather on each petal, 
c 45 Richmond Comet, retains all the charac-' 
teristics of Canariensis in the shape of 
/ flower, with the freedom and strength 
of Fireball ; excellent winter variety, 
rf 56 The Queen, orange-scarlet, profuse 
bloomer. 
Verbenas. 
For Greenhouse or Bedding, Verbenas make a pretty display ; when cultivated under glass 
care should be taken to fumigate at intervals to ward off attacks of insects. A cool temperature 
at all seasons, together with a free circulation of air, and a free supply of water, during the Summer, 
suits them admirably. 
Ellen Willmott, the finest variety for pots, lovely pink with a white eye ; a good grower and a free 
bloomer ; the finest of its colour. 4d., fid. & pd. each ; 3/-, 4/fi & 6/- per dozen. 
In variety, 3d. each ; 2/fi per doz. 
A full list of varieties appears in our List of Bedding Plants. 
Vines. 
Our collection of Grape Vines will be found Listed on page fi2. We make a speciality of these, and 
wish to direct special attention to them. 
Ex. The Garden . — .Among the great nurseries of Britain must be reckoned that of 
Clibrans, Altrincham, partly on account of its extent, partly because of the representative 
collection of plants it contains, but chiefly because of the up-to-date and successful methods 
of cultivation that are here practised. Firstly, as to the extent of the nurseries. They cover 
approximately 300 acres of land, exclusive of five acres of glass houses, and between 250 and 
300 men are regularly employed. 
In addition to the establishments at Altrincham, Clibrans are also found at Bowdon, 
Cheshire ; their seed and bulb business is at 10, Market Street, Manchester ; the floral 
depot is at 12, Market Street. It is well to impress upon visitors that although Clibrans, 
-Altrincham, is the address of the firm. Hale Station is much the nearer of the two. For the past 
two years the glass houses, offices, and packing department have been in course of removal 
from Altrincham to Hale, and the new establishment at the latter place is fast nearing com- 
pletion. The newly-erected glass houses are models of convenient and economical working. 
All are span-roofed and i8oft. long, although some are wider than others. The largest are 
21ft. wide, and the smallest have a width of lift. Miniature tram-lines are laid down the 
pathway of each house, and the value of the trolleys which run upon them for transferring 
plants from house to house or from diflerent parts of the same house, can hardly be over- 
estimated. 
It should be mentioned that when the scheme is completed there will be a corrider at one 
end of the block of houses, also with a tramway along the centre, and this will be connected 
with the packing shed. It will thus be possible to remove plants from the houses to the 
packing shed by means of the light tramway without once taking them out of doors. Another 
innovation tliat tends greatly to lessen labour in Messrs. Clibrans’ glass houses is the pro- 
vision of water pipes beneath the stages, with taps at intervals of every 10 feet. Watering 
by means of cans is (except in the case of the more tender plants and young seedlings), practi- 
cally dispensed with ; a small hose pipe is fitted to the end of the tap. and by this means one 
man can cjuickly water a houseful of plants. The new packing shed is a large span-roofed 
building (large enough to accommodate a dozen vans and carts at one time). The length 
is 230 ft., and the w-idth 105ft. One part is enclosed and heated specially for the packing and 
despatch of tender plants. The offices are ranged upon one side and end of the shed, to which 
easy access is obtained. 
