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PUDOR’S DESCRIPTIVE SEED LIST 
EARLHAM LARGE FLOWERED HYBRID MONTBRETIAS 
These are the magnificent New Montbretias which have attracted so much 
attention the last year or two at the Royal Horticultural Society’s shows in late 
summer and during autumn and gained the Gold Medal. They are a completely 
new race of flowers, the result of hybridization successfully carried out by the 
late Mr. Sydney Morris of Earlham Hall, Norwich. They represent an enormous 
advance over the ordinary Montbretias in commerce, being much taller and more 
robust in growth, and having flowers of great size and beauty, some measuring 
three to four or more inches in diameter. These Montbretias make first class 
border plants and are of great decorative value for cutting. 
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New Montbretia “His Majesty” 
Montbretias are of easy culture, preferring a light loamy soil well enriched with leaf 
mold, but no manure or chemical fertilizer should touch the roots. A little bonemeal can be 
used and a light dressing of lime may prove beneficial. The moisture supply should be 
good and they thrive in the partial shade of borders or shrubbery as well as in full sun¬ 
light. If planted in the fall, mulch lightly with peat or litter, but not manure. 
In severe climates, spring planting is best and they can be given the same treatment as 
Gladioli. 
