Illustrated Catalogue of Dutch Flower Roots. 
Violets — Sweet-scented. 
These deliciously-scented and ever welcome favourites, so extremely useful as cut flowers for bouquets, button-holes, &c,, may, with 
a little management, be had in abundant bloom throughout the Winter and Spring months — a time when they are especially 
valuable. The stock plants should be divided in April or early in May and planted out in rich soil in a partially shaded position, 
the doubles in rows one foot apart and nine inches apart in the rows, the singles one foot apart each way. As growth commences, 
the young shoots or runners should be removed and the plants should bo watered in tho evening in dry weather, whilst if 
extra line plants are required, they should have a mulching of well-decayed manure from an old mushroom bed or cucumber 
frame. Towards the end of September the plants may be lifted and planted into specially prepared frames placed in a south 
aspect, and partially tilled with stable litter, leaves, &c., with about six or eight inches of soil on the top. The plants should 
be placed sufficiently close together to fairly fill the spaco without crowding, and should be as near tho glass as the foliago will admit. 
When planted, give a thorough watering and keep close for a few days, after which admit air freely at every opportunity through 
the Winter. The glass may be entirely removed in sunny weather when there is no frost, and in all mild weather plenty of 
ventilation should be given. Marie Louise, Count Brazza’s, and Neapolitan are the best of the doubles to bo grown in this way, and 
when treated as recommended above will produce some grand flowers. 
Double-flowered vars. 
each — a. d. 
Count Brazza’s Neapolitan White (syn. Swanley 
White). Magnificent variety; large, double, pure white 
flowers, deliciously scented ; the finest of all double white 
Violets; splendid for bouquets. The only variety 
awarded a First Class Certificate by the lt.H.S. 
per doz. 7s. 6d. 0 9 
,, ,, ,, extra strong plants 1 6 
Belle de Chatenay White. New double ; pure white, 
tipped with bluish purple ; very double per doz. 6s. 0 9 
Belle de Chatenay Blue (new). A fine dark-blue- 
flowered variety of the above ; very fine and double ... 0 9 
De Parme. Deliciously fragrant flowers of a delicate pale 
lavender purple, in great profusion ... per doz. 6s. 0 9 
Duchess of Edinburgh. Blue, fine per doz. 5s. 0 6 
Marie Louise. A fine variety, large double flowers, rich 
lavender blue, with white centres . . . per doz. 5s. 0 6 
Mademoiselle Bertha Barron (new). A fine vigorous 
compact grower ; flowers a beautiful indigo blue, 
deliciously scented, and produced very freely 
per doz. 10s. 6d. 1 0 
Neapolitan. Lavender blue, flowers very large and 
double, profuse bloomer ... ... per doz. 3s. 6d. 0 4 
Queen of Violets. Flowers large, double, white, slightly 
tinted with violet rose ; finely scented ... ... 0 6 
Single-flowered vars. 
Odoratissima. Similar to Victoria Regina, but of a 
finer shape and brighter blue ... ... ... 0 8 
Sawson’s White. A very free-flowering and beautiful 
variety, producing immense quantities of deliciously 
fragrant pure wfliite flowers ... per doz. 10s. 6d. 1 0 
The Czar. An almost constant bloomer per doz. 3s. 0 4 
Victoria Regina. Large, fragrant, fine-shaped flowers, 
on strong flower-stems ... ... per doz. 3s. 6d. 0 4 
Wellsiana. Very large, deep rich purple, superior to 
Victoria Regina ... ... ... per doz. 7s. 6d. 0 9 
Carnations and Picotees. 
Our collection of these is very fine, and includes all the choicest of the yellows, scarlets, flakes, 
bizarres, and fancy varieties. Our Grounds are peculiarly well suited to their cultivation, and in 
consequence of the past favourable Autumn, we are enabled to offer unusually strong, well-rooted, 
and healthy plants from pots at the following cheap rates. Autumn is decidedly the best time for 
planting Border Carnations and Pinks. 
50 in 50 choice named sorts ... ... 40s. 
25 in 25 extra choice sorts ... ... 21s. 
25 in 25 standard varieties ... 17s. 6d. 
12 in 12 extra choice sorts ... 12s. 
12 in 12 good sorts, border 9s. 
12 in 12 popular varieties, border 6s. 
PERPETUAL or TREE CARNATIONS— 
A good collection of choice sorts, per doz. 18s., 21s., 24s., 
and 30s. ; each 2s., 2s. 6d., and 3s. 
Crimson Clove. The fine old spice-scented variety 
per doz. 5s. ; each 6d. 
Blush Clove. Lovely soft blush colour ; finely scented 
per doz. 6s. ; each 8d. 
Gloire de Nancy. Large pure white clove-scented flowers; 
very fine per doz. 9s. ; each Is. 
SELECTED BORDER CARNATIONS (Seedlings)— 
All good double flowers, and in fine variety; strong plants 
per doz. 4s. 6d. ; 6 for 2s. 6d. 
GARDEN PINKS— Strong Plants. 
Choice named varieties, our own selection per doz. 4s. 6d. 
