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BARR & SUGDEN'S AUTUMNAL 



[1868. 



WINTER ACONITE. 



A charming little plant with golden blossoms, which expand simultaneously with the Snowdrop, 

 651 Winter Aconite, golden yellow, Gd. per dozen, Zs. 6d. per 100, 30s. per 1000. 



IRIS. 



The flowers of these are exceedingly beautiful, and their colours rich and varied. When planted in 

 masses in the flower and shrubbery borders, or amongst beds of American plants, they are extremely 

 effective. When phuiting, surround the bulbs with sand, and avoid wet situations. 



PAXTONIAN ENGLISH IRIS, IN COLOURS, FOR BEDDING OR MASSING. 



These have been selected for producing en masse a strikmg combination of rich and efliective colours. 



652 6 each of 10 magnificent varieties 



653 3 each of 10 ditto 



657 Arms of Rotterdam, pearl, spotted 



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10 



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5 



6 



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2 



6 



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2 



6 



2 



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6 



654 Fine mixed 



655 Choice mixed . 



per 100, 6/G 

 „ 10,6 



I'er Uoz.— «. 

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 . 1 



Per doz. — *. 



661 'M.i8a'Ba.temB.n,lilac,t>ariegatedcrimsoti 2 



662 „ Patti, blue, mottled white 2 



663 Negro Boy, dark purple 2 



664 Perfection of Covent Garden, white, 

 spotted red 2 



665 Russell's Beauty, white, spotted lilac 2 



659 Julia, clear porcelain, spotted dark blue 



660 Lord Palmerston, fine dark blue .... 



NEW ENGLISH IRIS. 



The following include the newest and most beautiful varieties of this splendid section, 

 and descriptions wUl be found in former editions of our catalogue. 



*. d. 



666 100 in 50 splendid varieties . . . 20 0 



667 50 m 60 ditto . . . 10 6 



The names 



668 25 in 25 splendid varieties 



669 12 m 12 ditto 



SPANISH IRIS. 



The flowers of this section are smaller than the English varieties, but not the less interesting and 

 pretty ; they possess a perfectly distinct character, and as they bloom about a fortnight earUer, they 

 constitute a valuable link in the succession between spring and summer flowers. 



839" The following collections embrace the newest and best varieties. The names and descriptions 

 will be foimd in former editions of our catalogue. 



670 100 in 50 choice varieties 



671 50 in 50 „ 



672 25 in 25 „ 



d. 



14 0 

 7 6 

 4 0 



s. d. 



673 12 in 12 choice varieties . , .26 



674 Fine mixed, 3s. 6d. per 100 ; 6rf. per doz. 



675 Choice „ 7s. 6rf. ,, Is. „ 



IRIS GERMANICA (Herbaceous Evergreen Perennial). 



These have large handsome flowers, beautifully striped with dark violet-purple or bronze, upon a 

 lighter ground. They are valuable plants for shrubbery borders, where they may remain undisturbed 

 for years ; and they succeed well in town gardens. The roots ready to send out in November. 



s. d. 



676 50 in 50 most superb varieties . , 14 0 



677 25 in 25 „ „ ..76 



678 12 in 12 most superb varieties . .46 



679 Mixed varieties . . .per doz. 2 6 



VARIOUS IRIS. 



The following species are so remarkably beautiful as to make them worthy of special recommenda- 

 tion. Pavonia and Persica make pret':y pot plants, three roots in a five-inch pot. PumUa, Susiana, and 

 Reticulata ready to send out in November. 



Per doz. — s. d. 



680 Pavonia Major, pure white, each petal blotched tvith bright blue, most beautiful 2 6 



681 Persica, white, blue, purple, and yellow, and fragrant as a violet; in bloom out of doors 



in April, and under glass can be forced for early flowering 2 6 



682 Pumila Coerulea, rich blue, very dwarf each I 0 



683 „ Atrocoerulea, deep blue, very dwarf. „ 1 0 



684 Reticulata, _;??ie Wue , 2 6 



685 Svisia.na..blush, tintedbrown, andnetted with dark lines, very distinct anihandsome., „ 0 9 

 Fol. v&riega.ta., leaves with white variegation, yerj effectiye „ 0 9 



IXIAS, SPARAXIS, TRITONIAS, AND BABIANAS. 



TODER GLASS THEY FLOWER IN MARCH AND APRIL, OUT OF DOORS IN MAY AND JUNE. 



These are amongst the most graceful, attractive, and beautiful of Cape flowering bulbs. They differ 

 considerably hi style and habit of gi'owth, but, being closely allied, they require the same cultui-al 

 treatment. 



For In-Doors. Plant in October or November five or six bulbs, in a five-mch pot, using a compost 

 of tm-fy loam, peat, or leaf mould, mixed with clean sand. Make the soil moderately finn about the 

 bulbs, then place them in a cold pit or frame, plunging the pot in ashes, and -irithhold water till the 

 plants appear, then give spaiingly at fhst. The lights should not be kept on except during wet or frosty 

 weather. 



For Out op Doors. Choose a Ught loamy soU with a due south aspect (the hotter the situation the 

 better), and if possible backed by a waU or greenhouse. Plant the bulbs six inches deep and fom- inches 



