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GEO. COOLING &. SONS, BATH. 
|RIS. 
GERMANICA. The spring months are the best for planting 
these beautiful hardy Iris, which are of easy cultivation and 
most varied in their colours, which range through richest 
yellows, intense purples, delicate blues, soft mauves, beauti- 
ful claret reds, whites, primroses, and bronzes of every 
shade, rivalling Orchids in their markings and singularity. 
Choicest Named Kinds per doz. 9/ 
Mixed Colours, from a very fine collection ,, 4/ 
KjEMPFERI. Magnificent Japan Iris. Flowers are of 
enormous size, averaging 6 to 8 inches in diameter, of 
indescriljable and charming hues and colours, varying like 
watered silk in the sunlight — each flower representing 
several shades. .Succeed best when planted on sides of 
streams or ponds in full sun ; flower from June to August. 
Choice Named Varieties, strong flowering roots doz. 9/ 
Finest Mixed, strong flowering roots ... ,, 4/ 
LILY OF THE VALLEY. d 
Finest Berlin Pips. Every pip may be depended upon 
to produce a spike of flower per 100, 5/6 i o 
Dutch Pips, for outdoor planting ... ,, 4/6 o o 
Strong Imported Dutch Clumps, for forcing each 1/ to 6 
Fortins’ Large Flowered Variety. Quite distinct, being 
twice the size and substance of the Berlin variety, it pro- 
duces long stiff stems and flower spikes 
averaging one foot in height, the in- BiflYi jlii 
dividual bells being of immense size, and often 18 to 20 on 
a spike. It will thrive in any ordinary soil, and is un- 
doubtedly a very valuable acquisition ; strong flowering 
crowns ... per too, iz/6; per doz. 2/ 
Strong roots for planting ... ,, 9/ ; ,, 1/6 
MONTBRETIA. 
Beautiful late summer flowering plants resembling a small 
Gladiolus. They are perfectly hardy and increase rapidly. The 
flowers are freely produced on branched spikes 2i feet high, 
and are very useful as cut blooms for vases, &c. 
100 Selected Bulbs in 10 choice varieties, 4s. 
Per doz.— s. d. 
Etoile de Feu {Star of Fire), bright vermilion, centre 
yellow', outside blood red, very floriferous, one of the 
most beautiful per 100, 4/6 o 9 
George Davidson {new), flowers of large size, glisten- 
ing orange-yellow, well opened, very vigorous in 
growth, 3 feet ... ... ... 2 o 
Gerbe d’Or, pure golden yellow ... ... per too, 3/6 o 6 
Germanica, extra large orange scarlet flow'ers, 3 to 3J 
inches across, produced in great profusion ... ... i 6 
Prometheus {new), rich orange with dark crimson spots 
at the base of the petals ; the flowers are larger than 
those of any other Montbretia ; 3 feet ...each 2/ 21 o 
Speciosa, orange with yellow disc in the centre, very 
distinct ... ... ... ... ... per 100 3/6 o 6 
Rosea, bright salmon rose, distinct ... ,, 3/6 o 6 
SPIR>EA. 
One of the most useful and charming plants for ordinary 
greenhouse culture. Its graceful feathery tufts of pure white 
flowers and fern-like foliage, together with its easiness of man- 
agement, make it a universal favourite for the conservatory, or 
for cutting for bouquets or button-holes. 
Astilboides floribundus, feathery spikes of elegant white flowers, 
quite distinct and forces well ... each 6(1. ; per doz. 5/ 
Blondin, excellent for forcing, said to be the best of the many 
beautiful varieties of .Spira-as introduced of late years, 
each qd. ; per doz. 6/ 
Queen Alexandra {new), flowers of a delicate pink colour, well | 
above the foliage. Awarded (Sold Medal at Holland llou.sc 
Show ... ... each gd. : per doz. 7/6 
Peach Blossom {new), a companion to the preceding, but of a I 
lighter pink colour each qd. ; per doz. 7/6 
P/EONIES. 
Few plants are so deserving of general favour as the various 
types of Paoniesy and they succeed in almost any situation. 
The flowers are of marvellous beauty and great substance, and 
represent the finest self colours as white, pink, blood-red, crim- 
son, and purple, whilst others are spotted and shaded. They are 
excellent for planting on the front side of shrubberies, and when 
several are planted together the effect is superb. They bloom 
in May and June. 
COOLING’S GUINEA COLLECTION OF 
PiEONIES. 
Fifteen Strong Flowering Clumps of various shades of 
colour, named varieties. 
Each— s. d. 
Delicatissima, flesh, passing to blush white, very double, 
rose scented ; extra fine ... ... ... ... 2 6 
Candidissima, beautiful primrose-yellow, with pure 
white guard petals, Anemone flowered and rose 
scented; extra fine ... ... ... ... ... 2 6 
Grandiflora alba, immense pure white flowers, of fine 
form ... ... ... ... ... ... ... I 6 
Reine des Fleurs, bright rose pink, strongly rose scented. 
very double ; extra fine 
2 
6 
Old Double Crimson 
0 
9 
Old Double White 
1/6 and 
2 
0 
Choicest Named Varieties 
... per doz. 21/ 
2 
0 
Tree Varieties, assorted 
3/6 ‘0 
5 
0 
Descriptive List on application. 
RANUNCULUS. 
FRENCH, excellent for cutting on account of 
the length of their stems and richly coloured Doz. 
flowers, vigorous and free-flowering. Mixed, s. d. 
extra fine ... ... ... ... ...09 
PERSIAN, finest double varieties ... ... o 4 
Superfine named varieties i 0 
TURBAN, Scarlet, exceedingly bright ... o 4 
Mixed, all colours 04 
TIGRIDIAS. 
100 
s. d. 
S o 
2 o 
7 o 
2 6 
2 O 
A handsome autumn flowering plant, with a profusion of 
remarkable and strikingly beautiful flowers, which last for a day 
and are produced in daily succession for a length of time. Their 
gorgeous colourings look more like the blossoms of some bril- 
liant Orchid or inhabitant of the warm stove than the produce 
of an open-air plant. Per doz.— s. d. 
Aurea, rich old gold, a perfectly clear flower with small 
centre, mottled chocolate ... i o 
Conchiflora, petals yellow, cup yellow and spotted scarlet i o 
Grandiflora alba, fine white flowers with large brown- 
red blotch on yellowish ground ... i o 
Lilacea, a beautiful and distinct variety ; the petals are 
brilliant crimson-magenta with white centre, which 
Is heavily marked with dark chocolate spots ... i o 
Pavonia, petals scarlet and spotted scarlet, with orange cup i o 
Rosea, petals pure white, suffused and lined with bright 
rose towards the edge, centre maroon wiih dark spots ; 
very attractive and distinct I o 
Fine Mixture of above varieties ... per too, 7/ i o 
DOUBLE TUBEROSES. 
These produce long spikes of double pure while flowers, ex- 
ceedingly fragrant and invaluable for bouquets. The value ot 
the Excelsior Pearl over other varieties consists in its flowers 
being of double the size, imbricated like a rose, and its dwarf 
habit, growing only from i8 to 24 inches in height. The bulbs 
should be potted firmly in rich loamy soil, and plunged in bottom 
heat, care being taken that the temperature does not fall below 
60 degrees. 
Excelsior Pearl per doz. 2/; per 100, 12/6, 
From Mr F. Ashman, East Southsea. — “ 1 am much pleased with Bulbs and Plants to hand ; the careful 
way they were packed could not have been better.” 
