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GEO. COOLING & SONS, BATH 
From Mr F. Ashman, East Southsea. — “ I am much pleased with Jiulbs and Plants to hand ; the careful 
way they were packed could not have been better.*’ 
AMERICAN HYBRID, Groff's Silver Trophy 
Comprising a most wonderful range of colours from 
while and cream to red, scarlet, and crimson, also lilac, heliotrope, 
and blue shades. Knormous flowers and spikes. 
Splendid Mixture, per doz. 3/ 
BLUE FLOWERED. 
BLUE JAY, the finest Blue-flowered Gladiolus in cultivation ; flowers 
of a dark velvety purple-blue with white markings ... per doz. 3/ 
NANCEIANUS HYBRIDS. A superb race of Amaryllis- 
flowered (lUulioli, resembling and surpassing the beautiful Gladiolus 
Ckildst in variety of colours. This race excels by a most varied 
range of colours and by its large weP opened flowers, and are very 
strong growing. 
Finest Mixed Colours ... per doz. 2/ ; per 100, 14/6 
CHILDSL Beautiful varieties of Hybrid Gladiolus, worthy of 
extended cultivation. They outrank all other varieties in size of 
spike, size of bloom, and vigour and freedom of flowering, and are 
altogether a distinct advance. 
AMERICA, a most beautiful variety, large open flowers of a most 
beautiful shell pink, large erect spike ... ... ... per doz. 2/6 
Large Flowering Bulbs, finest mixed varieties, doz. 2/ ; 100, 14/6 
LEMOINE’S SPOTTED HYBRIDS. The colours 
are very striking and diversified, and difler from the ordinary 
Gladiolus by having a distinct blotch on the lower petals of maroon, 
purple, or crimson. 
Fine Mixed Colours, per doz. 1/6 ; per 100, 10/6. 
GANDAVEIMSIS HYBRIDS. 
AUGUSTA, lovely pure white with blue anthers, strong straight 
spike per doz. 2/6 
Choice Named Varieties per doz. 4/ and 6/- 
Finest Mixed Varieties, a choice mixture of all shades of colour, 
will produce many beautiful and distinct kinds, doz. 1/6 ; 100, 10/6 
BRENCHLEYEIMSIS. For growing in quantities there is 
nothing to equal this variety. Its flowers are intense vermilion 
scarlet, and may be called without exaggeration the most showy flower 
of our gardens. 
Extra Large Bulbs per doz. 1/6 ; per too, 10/6 
Good Flowering Bulbs ... ,, 1/ ; ,, 7/- 
HOLLANDIA. Its large spike, wliich opens very regular with 
well formed flowers of a pale buff colour, lined slightly with red 
stripes inside, grows to a height of 4 to 5 feet ... doz. 2/ ; 100, 14/6 
EARLY FLOWERING. They flower from June to August, 
and have only to be better Known to he more extensively grown and 
appreciated. All last a long time in water, and on this account they 
are invaluable for cut flowers. They are also exceedingly pretty as 
pot plants for the conservatory. 
NANUS, Collection of 100 Bulbs in 8 choice vars. to name, 6/ 
,, Splendid Mixed ... per doz. fid. ; per 100, 2,fi 
COLVILLI ALBA. 
THE BRIDE, pure white ... per doz. fid. ; per 100, 3/- 
CHOICE HYBRID GLADIOLUS. 
For a rich and grand effect during the summer and autumn months, the many and beautiful colours of this splendid tribe of 
flowering bulbs form one of the most attractive features of the flower garden. They prefer a warm south border, hut will grow in 
almost any situation in ordinary garden soil, which must be deeply dug and 
slightly enriched with well-decayed manure. The bulbs should be planted 
from 3 to 4 inches deep, and covered with sand to the depth of an inch, 
over which place the soil. By planting from February until April a 
succession of bloom will he produced from July till October. 
