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GEO. COOLING &. SONS, BATH 
Bulbs and Roots for Soring Planting. 
ARUM. 
ELLIOTIANA, a most distinct variety, flowers deep golden 
yellow, foliage deep green with white spots, It requires 
rather more heat than the ordinary white variety. 
Small plants for growing on ... i/ and i/6 each. 
Extra strong flowering roots ... 2/6 and 3/6 each. 
MRS ROOSEVELT, a handsome new variety, flowers of a 
heautiful delicate pale primiosc, foliage rich deep green 
freely blotched silvery white each 1/6 
ALSTRC£MERIA {Peruvian Lilies). 
Beautiful large lily-like flowers borne in clusters ; colours 
crimson, rose, yellow, purple, &c., shaded and marked. They 
are splendid for cutting, being of good substance, and lasting 
in perfection a long time. Fine mixed, per doz. 1/ ; 100 6/6. 
ANEMONES 
PUl^GENS {T/tf Sfar/el splendid s. d. 
dazzling vermilion, in constant bloom from 
February to May ... ... ... ... i o 
NEW GIANT FRENCH or POPPY, 
single, splendid mixed, an improved large 
flowering variety, recommended o 6 
ST BRIGID, very large handsome flowers, 
sometimes semi-double, exceedingly free- 
flowering ... ... ... ... ... o 9 
CHRYSANTHEMUM FLOWERED, 
very beautiful double Anemones, flowers 
iarge and well imbricated like an incurved 
Chrysanthemum ... ... ... ... i o 
DOUBLE SCARLET, extra large i o 
DOUBLE MIXED, all colours ... ... o 9 
SINGLE SCARLET, fine bedding... ... o 6 
SINGLE MIXED, in splendid variety ... o 4 
100 
s. d. 
7 o 
3 6 
5 6 
7 o 
7 o 
4 6 
3 o 
2 o 
GANNAS— CROZY’S NEW DWARF. 
These are most ornamental as pot plants for the eonservatory, 
or in the borders, or for bedding out of doors. Madame Crazy is 
one cf the best kinds lor the latter purpose. Each s d 
Madame Crozy, flaming scarlet bordered with gold, 
dwarf compact habit ... ... ... doz. 7/6 o 9 
Choice Varieties, to name ,9/ to 
mixed .. ... ... ,,6/ 09 
CHRISTMAS ROSE (Hellehorus niger). 
Spring is the best time for planting Christmas Roses to get 
them well established for the winter flowering. Each s d 
Hellehorus Niger Major (true Bath variety), extra 
large clumps ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 o 
strong clumps .. per doz. 15/ i 6 
small size, for planting 10/6 I o 
Hellehorus Niger Maximus (the great Christmas 
Rose). Figured in the Garden under the name 
Helleborus AUifolius, is remarkable for its large dark 
green leaves and immense rose-tinted flower, which 
becomes pure white under glass protection 1/6 and 2 6 
CARNATIONS, PICOTEES, & PINKS. 
Per doz. — s. d. 
Carnations, choicest named Show varieties, very fine, 6/ to 9 o 
— Malmaison, in upwards of twenty of the best 
varieties ... ... ... 9/ to 18 o 
Cloves, the true old crimson variety ... ... 6 o 
Picotees, choicest named Show varieties, very fine, 6/ to 9 c 
Pinks, choicest named Show varieties, very fine ... 6 o 
Double White, sweet-scented ... ... ... 2 0 
Her Majesty, [lurest white, clove scented, the finest 
white border pink ..26 
Mrs Sinkins. a beautiful large-flowering pure 
white variety ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 6 
CYCLAMEN (Hardy). 
A beautiful class of hardy plants not so much grown as they 
deserve. They are of easy culture, and under favourable condi- 
tions improve each year ; partial shade, a free soil, with limestone 
(broken mortar rubbish) near the roots, are all they require. 
Per doz. — s. d. 
Atkinsli Seedlings, beautiful spring flowering varieties, 
very free ‘ ... e.ach 4d. 3 6 
Coeum, lovely bright crimson with dark base, excellent 
for rock-work, flowers early in .spring each 6d. 4 6 
Pyrenaicum odoratura. Autumn flowering, purplish 
crimson, sweet-scented each 4<1. 3 6 
Hederaefolium (the Ivy-leaf Cyi/amen), rose-coloured 
flowers, very free, with pretty marbled and splashed 
foliage, early autumn flowering ... each 3d. 2 6 
album, flowers pure white, most ornamental foliage, 
nearly every plant being different ... each 6d. 4 o 
Repandum, bright crimson, flowering in M.ay, a charming 
variety ; thrives best in a sheltered position, each 4d. 3 6 
CYPRIPEDIUMS {Hardy Lady's Slippers). 
Beautiful hardy Orchids, which succeed in a mixture of sandy 
loam and leaf mould ; the best position for them is a sheltered 
and slightly shaded well-drained spot. „ , 
Each — s. d. 
Acaule (.Stemless Lady’s Slipper), immense large flowers, 
rose and yellow, veined purple, shaded to white ... i o 
Calceolus (Alpine Lady’s Slipper), yellow and purple, 
grows freely in a chalky soil ... ... o 6 
Parvifiorum (Small Yellow Lady’s Slipper), bright 
yellow and brownish irurple, fragrant i 6 
Pubescens, an American yellow flowering species, very 
easy to grow, and very free flowering I 6 
Spectabile, rose and white, the most beautiful of all the 
hardy varieties ... ... ... ... ... ... i 6 
DAHLIA ROOTS. 
Supplied during the early spring months as pot roots of last 
year’s growth ; our colleetion embraces all the choicest varieties 
in cultivation. 
Per doz. — s. d. 
Show and Fancy Kinds 
Pompone Varieties 
Singles, from our own superb collection ... 
Cactus, all newest and best kinds... 
Paeony-flowered, newest and best varieties 
... 4/ and 6 o 
...4/ and 6 o 
...4/ and 6 o 
... 6/ to 9 o 
... 6/ to 9 o 
LENTEN ROSES (Hellehorus orientalis). 
Distinct late flowering varieties of the Hellebore, should be 
more largely grown, the flowers are large and vary in all shades 
of rose, purple, and light red, many are beautifully spotted. 
Strong Flowering Clumps ... ... 1/6 and 2/6 each. 
HOLLYHOCKS. 
Fine Plants in Pots, seedlings from Chater’s choicest strains, 
per doz. 6/ 
HYACINTHUS CANDICANS. 
Large Flowering Roots per doz. i/ 
From M. Lewin, Esq., Great Bedwyn. — “ The Plants are entirely to my satisfaction." 
