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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
ANEMONES— Single and Double -flowered. 
ANEMONE, ST. BRIGID. 
ANEMONE, St. Brigid. 
A brilliant and very beautiful elaas of largo semi-double flowers 
of the most striking and charming shades of colour, ranging from 
crimson and scarlet to rose, lilac, dark blue, &c., to the purest white. 
Nearly all the blooms have conspicuous whito centres, which add 
greatly to their beauty. Thoy are first-class for cut flowers, and 
if out when the bloom is beginning to open and the stems placod 
in water, they will retain their beauty for a long time. 
Very Choice Mixed. In beautiful variety 
per 1000, 45s. ; per 100, 5s. ; per doz. 9d. 
NEW PINK SPIRiEAS. 
These grand varieties are suitablo alike for forcing or planting 
in the open ground, when planted outside the colours will bo much 
deeper. 
QUEEN ALEXANDRA. Bright pink per doz. 15s. ; each Is. Gd. 
PEACH BLOSSOM. Pale pink . . „ 15s. ; „ Is. Gd. 
'J'liese made quite a sensation when exhibited at Holland Honse, and 
j were awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Horticultural Society. 
ANEMONES. 
SUPERB DOUBLE-FLOWERED. 
Producing large, handsome, double flowers of various beautiful colours 
some of the varieties are strikingly brilliant. per 100. per doz. 
s. d. s. d. 
CHOICE NAMED SORTS, our selection . . . . ..76 1 li 
CHOICEST MIXED, from named sorts . . . . ..60 10 
GIANT FRENCH SINGLE. 
(Poppy Anemones.) 
A magnificent olass, producing immense double and semi-double flowers of 
the most beautiful colours ; splendid for garden decoration. per 100 . per do*. 
s. d. s. d. 
Very Choice Mixed. Single .. .. .. ..50 09 
DUTCH ANEMONES. 
DOUBLE, finest mixed, fine roots 
SIN OLE, 
SCARLET, FINEST DOUBLE. Fine roots 
„ „ SINGLE . St rong roots 
PURE WHITE, SINGLE, “ THE BRIDE.” 
per 100. 
s. d. 
. . per 1000, 35s. 4 0 
„ 30s. .3 0 
..5 0 
..2 6 
Splendid . . 2 6 
per doz. 
a. d. 
0 8 
0 6 
0 9 
0 <> 
0 6 
ANEMONE SPECIES. 
Beautiful large-flowered varieties with dazzling vermilion scarlet blooms. 
Particularly valuable for cut flowers. Planted in September may bo had in bloom 
in February. Quito hardy. per 100. per doz. 
s. d. s. d. 
APPENINA. Blue mountain wind flower . . ..4 0 0 9 
FULGENS. Single scarlet ; very fine . . . . ..76 10 
RANUNCULI. 
Tho Ranunculi are very free-flowering and beautiful. They will succeed in 
almost any soil or position, and planted any time up to the middle of April will 
bloom abundantly during the Summer ; very useful for cutting. 
per 100. 
TURBAN, DANIELS’ GIANT. A splendid and robust-growing *. d. 
class, very superior to the common Turban varieties ; grows to 
tho height of eighteen inches ; each plant producing from 
forty to fifty splendid doublo flowers . . per 1000, 35s. 4 6 
„ SCA RLE T. Admirably adapted for filling beds, 
ribbon borders, or massing . . . . per 1000, 21s. 2 6 
„ MIXED. All colours ; a beautiful variety . . 2 0 
FRENCH GIANT. Ver y fine .. .. per 1000, 35s. 4 6 
PERSIAN, CHOICEST MIXED. In beautiful variety „ 1000, 20s. 2 6 
per doz 
s. d . 
0 9 
0 4 
0 4 
0 9 
0 4 
TIGRIDIAS -TIGER FLOWERS. 
Beautiful showy plants growing about one foot high ; quite hardy, per do*. 
n. d. 
CANARIENSIS. Yellow, spotted with scarlet .. ..13 
CONCHIFLORA. Brilliant yellow, spotted with scarlet . . 2 0 
PAVONIA. Scarlet and orange . . . . . . ..13 
GRANDIFLORA ALBA. Creamy white, spotted with red, and 
having a violet centre ; a fine and beautiful form . . ..13 
rich 
s. d. 
0 3 
0 3 
0 3 
0 3 
EREMURUS HIMALAICUS. 
A magnificent hardy plant, throwing up stately spikes of white campanulate 
flowers 6 or 8 feet high. Splendidly effective when planted in groups 
amongst shrubs, &c. .. .. . . each 3s. 6d., 6s., and 7s. Gd. 
HYACINTHUS CANDICANS. 
A splendid hardy bulbous-rooted plant, blooming in August, and throwing up fine spikes of white bell-shaped flowers three to four feet high. It makes 
■a capital plant for pots in the greenhouse, and is finely effective when planted out of doors in association with Gladiolus Brenchleyensis, whioh blooms 
at the same time. Fine Bulbs, per 100, 5s. 6d. ; per doz. lOd. 
