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CuTtefs Ctocus Garden, exhthtted tn the Royal Horticultural Society's Hall at Westminster, London. The lawn of young grass, 
from Carters Tested Seeds, was also greatly admired. 
NAMED CROCUS, OLDER, BUT GOOD VARIETIES FOR BEDDING AND POT CULTURE. 
Most of the following varieties are not quite as large flowering as the newer introductions on previous page. 
If hy parcel post add postage at zone rates ; 
Baron von Brunow. —Outside petals purple mauve ; inside 
petals mauve, with purple base. 
Per doz., .20 ; per 100, 1.25 ; per 1,000, 10.00 
Caroline Chisholm. —One of the best of the older varieties 
of white crocus ; good bold globular flower. 
Per doz., .20 ; per 100, 1.25 ; per 1,000, 10.00 
David Rizzio. —Purple variety ; good colour, but rather 
small liower. Per doz., .20 ; per 100, T.25 ; per 1,000, 10.00 
King of the Whites. —Large handsome pure wliite variety ; 
globular ; tall grower and free bloomer. 
Per doz., .25 ; per 100, 1.50 ; per 1,000, 12.00 
La Majesteuse.— Outside petals wliite, feathered mauve; 
inside petals mauve, feathered white ; base and stem 
purple mauve. 
Per doz., .20 ; per 100, 1.25 ; per 1,000, 10.00 
Louis d’On. —Golden yellow variety ; strong grower and 
free bloomer, mostly throwing from 7 to 10 flowers from 
a single bulb. 
Per doz., .25 ; per 100, 1.50 : per 1,000, 12.00 
weight 3 lb. per 100. Dozens mailed free. 
Mont Blanc. -Pure white variety of good substance, with 
slight purple marking at base. 
Per doz., .20 ; per 100, 1.25 ; per i,ooo, 10.00 
Madame Mina. —Outside petals white, with faint mauve 
feathering ; inside petals mauve, margined white ; base and 
stem purple mauve. 
Per doz., .20 ; per 100, 1.25 ; per 1,000, 10.00 
Purpurea Grandiflora. —One of the largest flowered 
varieties grown ; flue deep purple ; large globular flower. 
Per doz., .25 ; per 100, 1.50 ; per 1,000, 12.00 
Queen Victoria. -White; good old well-known variety, 
faint mauve marking on base and stem. 
Per doz., .20 ; per 100, 1.25 ; per 1,000, 10.00 
Sir John Franklin. —Lavender purple outside petals, with 
slightly lighter shade on inside petals ; base and stem 
purple. Per doz., .20 ; per 100, 1.25 ; per 1,000, 10.00 
Sir Walter Scott. —White, slightly feathered mauve ; good 
sized globular flower ; base and stem purple mauve. 
Per doz., .20 ; per 100, 1,25 ; per 1,000, 10.00 
CROCUS FOR THE OPEN GROUND. 
Largest Golden Yellow. —Extra fine. 
Per 100, 1.25 ; per 1,000, 10.00 
Golden Yellow. —Good. Per 100, i.oo ; per 1,000, 8.50 
Large Blue. —Mixed shades. Per 100, .75 ; per 1,000, 7.00 
Large White.— -Mixed varieties. 
Per 100, .75 ; per 1,000, 7.00 
Large Striped. —Mixed varieties. 
Per 100, .75 ; per 1,000, 7.00 
Cloth of Gold. —Golden yellow variety of unusual character ; 
small open flower with recurved petals, with brown striping 
outside ; for rockeries and massing in clumps, but too 
small for ordinary edgings. Per 100, .75 ; per 1,000, 7.00 
Cloth of Silver. —White, flaked Wue ; early flowering. 
Per ioo, 1.25 ; per 1,000, 10.00 
Extra Fine Flowering. 
MIXED CROCUS. 
Per 100, 1.00; per j,ooo, 8.50 | Large-flowering Roots. 
Per 100, .75 ; per i,ooo, 7.00 
