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Freesia— continued. each, 
in saucers of water, and give a little weak liquid manure. If required for Christmas 
decoration the varieties marked f should be potted up in August, grown on as described 
above, and brought into a very gentle warmth about the end of November. By bringing 
into warmth successive batches from November to January a succession of bloom can be 
easily maintained. The coloured Freesias offered are wonderfully decorative, but are 
not suitable for ordinary forcing, being best grown for March and April flowering. 
Those which may be forced early are marked f. 
Amethyst, flowers a charming soft shade of silvery lilac with white throat, very beautiful. 
Award of Merit, R.H.S.per 100, 25/- ; per doz. 3/6 -/4 
Apogee, flowers large and open, primrose-yellow Avith lighter shading and a blotch of 
orange on lower petal, beautiful. Award of Merit, R.H.S.. .per 100, 25/- ; per doz. 3/6 -/4 
Buttercup, flowers of fine form and substance, primrose-yellow with orange shading, 
very attractive. Award of Merit, R.H.S.per 100, 22/6 ; per doz. 3/3 -/4 
Daffodil, a charming clear soft yellow variety with orange blotch, large well-opened 
flowers borne on long stems, very early.per 100, 25/- ; per doz. 3/6 -/4 
tElder's Giant White, the largest white Freesia; flowers of great size Avith broad 
snowy white petals of beautiful form, very free-flowering... .per 100, 25/- ; per doz. 3/6 —/4 
tExceisior*, bearing on erect spikes flowers of great substance, cream-coloured, with faint 
touches of orange, very fragrant. Extra strong corms, per 100,16/- ; per doz. 2/4 -/3 
Jubilee, large creamy white flowers of fine substance, outside of tube suffused carmine, 
very sweet-scented. Award of Merit, R.H.S.per 100, 32/6 ; per doz. 4/6 -/5 
fLeichtlini major, a favourite old variety bearing creamy white sweet-scented flowers 
Avith orange blotch.per 100, 14/-; per doz. 2/- -/3 
M rs. Marc Peters, flowers of a most charming art shade of rosy terra-cotta with 
deep orange blotch and cream throat lined crimson, very effective. 
per 100, 35/- ; per doz. 5/- -/6 
f refract a, flowers white with soft yellow blotch, robust grower and good forcer. 
Extra strong corms, per 100, 12/6; per doz. 1/9 -/2 
f ,, Purity, of more branching habit than the above, bearing elegant sprays of 
snowy white flowers, highly prized for cutting.per 100, 14/-; per doz. 2/- -/3 
Orange Queen, fine broad petalled flowers of a rich buttercup-yellow with bright 
golden-orange blotch on lower petals.per 100, 35/- ; per doz. 5/- -/6 
Robinetta, flowers rosy lake with darkly veined white throat and yellow centre; 
a very richly coloured variety. Aavard of Merit, R.H.S.. .per 100, 37/6 ; per doz. 5/- -/6 
Rosa Bonheur, flowers bright rose developing to carmine-rose with rich yellow blotch 
on lower petals, beautiful.per 100, 28/— ; per doz. 3/9 -/4 
Sweet Lavender*, a very charming soft lavender-mauve colour with slight orange 
blotch.per 100, 32/6 ; per doz. 4/6 -/5 
Treasure, flowers very large and open, primrose-yellow with deep golden blotch, tall 
robust grower, early. Award of Merit, R.H.S.per 100, 28/-; per doz. 3/9 -/4 
Barr’s Beautiful New Primrose and Yellow Shades Mixed, fine 
beautifully coloured forms with very large open flowers ranging from pale to full primrose 
and rich buttery yellow with orange blotch, borne freely on branching sprays, delightfully 
scented, all very pretty and decorative.per 100, 22/6 ; per doz. 3/3 — 
Barr’s Beautiful New Hybrids Mixed, a charming strain, being hybrids of 
many fine varieties, rose, pink, ruby, salmon, coppery bronze, apricot, yellow, primrose 
and lavender shades, all deliciously scented.per 100, 18/6 ; per doz. 2/8 — 
See alao Novelty List, page 7. 
FRITILLARIA, an elegant family of hardy plants, 
bearing graceful drooping bell-shaped flowers in April 
and May. The large-flowered varieties (marked *) are 
charming for grouping in half shady borders and for 
clumps in the rock garden ; the dwarfer kinds are 
gems for warm sheltered nooks in the rock garden, 
where they should be planted 2 to 3 inches deep. The 
Meleagris varieties (Snakeshead Fritillaries) produce 
a pretty effect naturalised in grass, in shady glens or 
under large trees. Plant the bulbs about 4 inches 
deep (the lighter the soil the deeper they should be 
planted), placing a little sharp sand around them. 
As pot plants (several in a pot) they are very pretty. 
* Meleagris Purple (the old large Snakeshead 
Fritillary), flowers dusky rosy claret and purple 
shades, prettily chequered, ht. f ft. 
per 100, 21/- ; per doz. 3/- -/4 
* ,, alba, bearing graceful and beautiful pure 
white floAvers, ht. f ft. 
per 100, 18/6 ; per doz. 2/8 -/3 
FRITILLARIA MELEAGRIS ALBA. 
