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BY APPOINTMENT. 
ALTRINCHAM 
Greenhouse Plants— continued. 
NICOTIANA affinis, 
white sweet- 
scented To- 
bacco plant. 
In 3 in. pots ready in April, 
4d. each ; 3/- per doz. ; 
in 5 in. pots later in the 
season, 9d. each ; 6/- per 
„ doz. 
Sanders, (New Hybrids), Gold Medal and 
F.C.C., R.H.S., and Gold Medal, Paris. 
Most beautiful of all the Nicotianas; 
They produce flowers covering a wide 
range of colours, pure white, pink, light, 
red, dark red, purple, crimson, violet and 
salmon with the utmost profusion ; of 
strong vigorous branching habit, and 
clothed from base to summit with flowers ; 
exceptionally hardy and of strong constitu- 
tion, admirably adapted for the Green- 
house, Conservatory, or decorative use 
generally. Price as preceding. 
POSOQUERIA multiflora, velvety leaves ; pure 
white sweetly perfumed flowers, in clusters. 
2/6 to 3/6 
POLYGALA Dalmaisiana, rosy-purple butterfly- 
like flowers. 1/- and 1/6 
PRIMULA KEWENSIS, F.C.C., R.H.S., flower 
stems numerous, 10 in. to 18 in. high, 
flowers in whorls, at intervals of 2 in. or 
3 in. along their entire length. Each whorl 
has eight to 12 bright yellow flowers, very 
fragrant ; an excellent plant for Winter 
use. also for cutting. In 3 in. pots, 
in Autumn, 6/- per doz. ; in 4J in. and 
5 in. pots, later in the season, 9d., 1/-, 
and 1/6 each. 
NERTERA depressa (Bead Plant), forms a dense 
carpet of tiny glossy oval leaves with a 
profusion of bright orange-red berries the 
size of a small pea. 4d. and 6d. 
0PHI0P0G0N jaburan fol. var., leaves beauti- 
fully striped cream ; invaluable for table 
and conservatory decoration. 1/- and 1/6 
VERTICILLATA (Abyss i nian Primrose) , 
deep yellow, scented flowers, produced 
in whorls ; bold handsome foliage, covered 
with a fine white powder. A fine Winter- 
flowering subject. 6d., 9d ; and 1/- each. 
SINENSIS. (See page 84). 
Fortunei, margins variegated white ; dis- 
tinct. 1/- and 1/6 
OLEA fragrans, clusters of sweetly fragrant 
yellowish-white flowers. 1/6 to 2/6 
REHMANNIA ANGULATA, A M., R.H.S., flowers 
3 inches in diameter, similar shape to those 
of Incarvillea Delavayi, rose-purple colour, 
yellow throat spotted deep purple. 
9d. and 1/- 
ORCHIDS. See page 76. 
PALMS. See pages 77 to 79. 
PHORMIUM tenax, New Zealand Flax, shining 
leathery leaves of great beauty ; useful 
decorative plant ; nearly hardy. 1/6 to 3/6 
RICHARDIA ( Calla ), the Lily of the Nile or 
Arum Lily, of easy culture, requiring rich 
compost, and being marsh plants need 
abundance of water in the growing season. 
Africana Multiflora, profuse bloomer, pure 
white spathes, large. 1/- and 1/6 
tenax variegata, beautifully striped 
cream and gold bands, ornamental and 
vigorous. 3/6 to 5/- 
PHYLLOCACTUS “GERMAN EMPRESS,” a very 
beautiful pink-flowered variety. 9d. to 1/6 
PILEA muscosa (Artillery Plant), a small orna- 
mental plant of compact bushy habit ; 
pretty and interesting. 1/- and 1/6 each. 
PIMELEA, of easy culture, but require much 
water and syringing in Summer. 
decussata, pretty reddish-rose. 1/- to 2/6 
spectabilis, large heads, white tinged pink. 
2/6 
aethiopica, the Lily of the Nile, pure white, 
excellent for Christmas and Easter deco- 
rations. 1/- to 1/6 
— — The Godfrey, spathes are whiter, and 
produced earlier, and in greater numbers 
than in JEthiopica . 1/- to 1/6 
grandiflora, larger flowers than 
the type. 1/6 
nana, or Little Gem, dwarf form, with 
graceful foliage ; invaluable for cutting. 
9d. and 1/- 
“ Perle von Stuttgart,” pure white, 
a profuse bloomer, even in a small state ; 
compact habit, very fine. 1/- to 1/6 each. 
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