BARR’S BEAUTIFUL HARDY LILIES, AND EUROPEAN SINGLE PEONIES. 
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BAKU’S BEAUTIFUL HARDY LILIES. 
Culture Out-of-Doors. — In choosing a situation for planting, perfect drainage , natural or artificial, 
should be the first consideration. The borders of Rhododendron and Azalea beds, and such-like positions, 
are generally suitable for Lily culture, as the necessary compost for the particular species can easily be given, 
and the shelter from the surrounding branches is beneficial in protecting the plants in spring, and also afford- 
ing a partial shelter from the sun’s rays in summer. In preparing the ground, loosen the soil to a depth of 
several feet, and add fresh loam, coarse sand, and sweet decomposed leaf soil, or good peat, care being taken 
that the soils are as free as possible from insect life , and the compost sufficiently friable. Plant the bulbs 4 to 6 
inches deep (except where otherwise stated), and let them remain undisturbed for many years, as when once 
established the Lily objects to being moved. The bog or swamp-loving Lilies, Superbum, Canadense, and 
the varieties ot Pardalinum, require a moist peaty soil and rather shady situation ; they are admirably adapted 
for growing amongst Rhododendrons and Azaleas in moist situations, and for the sides of brooks, ponds, 
rivulets, etc. 
Culture In-Doors. — When grown in pots, the Lily should have a compost of fibrous loam and sweet 
decomposed leaf soil, with plenty of coarse sand, or good peat, loam, and sand, the bulb being potted firmly, 
and the top covered at least two inches ; this done, plunge the pots in ashes or cocoa fibre out of doors , under a 
wall or hedge, facing the north; and to avoid stagnant moisture the plunging ground should be raised a little 
above the general level , and the ashes made firm , on which the pots stand , to prevent worms entering ; there let 
the Lilies remain till the flower buds are formed, when they may be removed to the conservatory, corridor, or 
sitting-room. Lilies in pots, when removed from the ashes, should have clear weak liquid manure twice a 
week. The drainage of the pots must be good , or the soil will become sour and the bulbs rot. Superbum, 
Canadense, and the varieties of Pardalinum, prefer moist sandy peat. 
%ST A full descriptive list of Lilies will be sent on application. 
barr’s selections of lilies. 
For Conservatory Decoration, 25 in 25 beautiful vars £1 is., £1 10s., & £2. 2s. 
1. >< t , 12 in 12 „ ,, i2s., 18s., £1 5s., to £2 2s. 
For Flower border decoration, 26 in 25 ,, £1 is., £1 10s., & £2 2s. 
»» ,, ,, 12 in 12 ,, ,, 7s. 6d., 10s. 6d., 15s., £1 is., to ^2 2s. 
each— s. 
AURATUM (The White Golden-rayed Crimson-spotted Hill Lily of Japan), this is, indeed, the 
Queen of Lilies, and should have a place in every garden and conservatory. It is of simple 
culture and perfectly hardy. Out-of-doors it should be planted 6 to 9 inches deep in good fibrous 
loatn, sweet leaf soil and peat. 
Fine Strong Healthy Bulbs from Japan ; orders booked for delivery in November, 
December, January, February, and March, per doz. 5/6, 7/6, and 10/6 ; each, 6d. t 9 d., & 10 
monster bulbs, per doz., 15/ & 21/ ; each 1/6, 2/ & 2 6 
Special Offer for large plantings, per 100, 42/, 63/, & 84/ 
,, platyphyllum, large and handsome flowers of great substance, with broad over-lapping white 
petals, spotted crimson, 7 to 10 feet. First-Class Certificate, R.H.S., extra strong, 2 /6 8c 3 6 
,, rubro-vittatum, a rare and beautiful Lily ; flowers large pure white, with a broad deep 
crimson band down the centre of each petal. First-Class Certificate , R.H.S 3/6 & 
,, virginale, a most beautiful Lily, with large white expanded flowers, a golden band running 
down the centre of each petal, ht. 6 ft. First-Class Certificate, R.H.S. 
5 * 
5 * 
Canadense flavurn 
I 
O 
Longiflorum Harrisii 
Speciosum punctatum 
, , rubrum 
I 
6 
(Bermuda Lily) 
per doz. 10/6 
I 
0 
,, mixed ...per doz. 10/6 
I 
O 
p. doz. 5/6 & 7/6 ; 6d. & 
O 
9 
,, purpureum ,, 
10/6 
I 
0 
Candidum, see General Bulb 
,, japonicum giganteum, 
„ rubrum... ,, 
7/6 
O 
9 
Catalogue. 
P- I0 °, 35 /; P- d° z - s/6 
O 
6 
,, ,, extra strong ,, 
10/6 
I 
0 
Cbalcedonlcum. . . per doz. 9/ 
I 
O 
,, Takesimse... ,, 4/6 
O 
6 
Sulphureum 
5 
6 
Columbianum ... ,, 15/ 
I 
6 
,, Wilsonl ,, 10/6 
I 
0 
Superbum doz. 7/6 & 10/6; 9 d.S 
1 
O 
Concolor 
I 
0 
Martagon, purple ,, 3/6 
O 
4 
Testaceum per doz. 12/ 
1 
3 
,, coridion 
I 
0 
„ album 1/6 & 
2 
6 
Thunbergianum. 
Croceum per do/.. 3/6 
O 
4 
,, dalmatlcutn 
2 
6 
, , alutaceum 
3 /d 
0 
4 
Davuricum, erectum 
Monadelplium szovitzlanum 
2 
6 
,, ,, P. of Orange ,, 
3/6 
0 
4 
per doz. 3/6 
O 
4 
Pardalinum doz. 7/6 & 10/6 : 
, , armeniacum 
9/ 
1 
0 
,, incomparabile ,, 3/6 
O 
4 
9 d. & 
I 
O 
,, atro-sanguineum 
,, Sapplio s/6 
O 
6 
,, Bourgaei 2/6 & 
3 
6 
per doz. 7/6 
0 
9 
,, fine mixed varieties 
,, californicum 
2 
6 
,, Batemaui ... ,, 
10/5 
1 
0 
p. 100, 15/ ; p. doz. 2/6 
,, Michauxi doz. 15/; 1/6 & 
2 
6 
,, bieolor ,, 
5/6 
0 
6 
Elegans, Thunbergianum. 
,, pallidifolium 
2 
6 
,, flore pleno ... „ 
1 5 / 
1 
6 
Giganteum each 5/6 to 
IS 
O 
Parryi 
3 
6 
,, sanguineum.. ,, 
S/6 
0 
6 
Hansoni 3/6 & 
s 
e 
Pbiladelphicum 
1 
O 
,, Van Houttei. ,, 
7/6 
0 
9 
Humboldt! 
6 
Pomponium ...per doz. 10/6 
1 
O 
,, Wallaeei 
10/6 
1 
0 
Japonicum Brownii 
2 
6 
Pyreuaicum flavurn ,, 4/6 
0 
6 
,, mixed, p.100,25/,, 
4/6 
,, Colchester! 
5 
6 
Speciosum, album Kraetzeri 
Tigriuum Fortunei ,, 
3/6 
0 
4 
,, Krameri,doz.7/6& 10/6 
p. doz. 15/ 
1 
6 
,, flore-pleno ,, 
3/6 
0 
4 
each 9 d. & 
I 
O 
,, ,, ,, monster bulbs, 
,, sinense 
2 / 
0 
Leichtlini 2/6 & 
3 
6 
per doz. 18/6 
2 
O 
,, splendens 
Longiflorum albo-margi- 
,, album verum ,, 10/6 
1 
O 
p. 100, 15/ „ 
2/6 
0 
3 
natum 
2 
6 
„ Melpomene ,, 18/6 
2 
O 
Washingtonianum 
2 
6 
BARR’S BEAUTIFUL HARDY SINGLE P10MES, 
MAY AND JUNE-FLOWERING. 
Elegant Herbaceous plants bearing hi profusion flowers of great beauty, and valuable for flower borders, 
beds on lawns, shrubberies , rock-gardens (as on the rockwork at Kew Gardens), and for naturalization. 
The beautiful and we may say rare species and varieties of SINGLE EUROPEAN P PEONIES offered in 
the following collections are comparatively new to gardens, and some of them are new introductions. We can 
confidently recommend them as possessing considerable character and diversity in foliage and habit of growth ; 
some are tall with a fine bold outline, others dwarf and bushy ; the flowers of some are large and poppy-like, 
while others are not unlike water-lilies. 
12 and 13 King St., Covent Garden , 1894.] 
