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PHLOXES, SINGLE AND DOUBLE PYRETHRUMS, AND SUNFLOWERS. 
BARR’S BEAUTIFUL HARDY PERENNIAL PHLOXES. 
SUMMER AND AUTUMN-FLOWERING. 
The beauty and usefulness of these grand border plants give to them a deservedly first place amongst hardy 
plants. For cutting, their large trusses go a long way in floral decorations. In colour they range from pure white 
to richest crimson and purple, and from soft rose and salmon to bright coral-red, some having a delicate 
fragrance. These beautiful Perennial Phloxes form two sections — those which flower in June and July, 
which are comparatively dwarf in growth; and the taller growing Phloxes, which bloom in August and 
September. Thus, by planting an assortment from both sections, a display of these charming flowers is main- 
tained from June to September. Perennial Phloxes succeed in almost any soil or situation, and are much 
benefited by a mulching of decomposed manure in spring, and in hot weather an occasional soaking of water 
is advisable. 
EARLY-FLOWERING PERENNIAL PHLOXES (Suffruticosa Varieties). 
These are all very free bloomers, with large trusses of bright coloured flowers in June and July. In height 
they range from 2 to 2J ft. 
Barr and Son’s Selections, 12 In 12 varieties, 6/ & 9 / 
LATE-FLOWERING PERENNIAL PHLOXES (Decussata Varieties). 
These are among the most important of early autumn-flowering border plants, supplying a variety of light, 
bright, cheerful colours at a season when the prevailing tints of the garden are a little sombre. In growth they 
are stately and elegant, being 3 to 4 feet in height. The flowers are large, and produced in branching heads, 
the colours ranging from pure whites to beautiful shades of salmon, rose, and crimson, and from delicate lilac 
to deep purple. They are decorative during August and September. The new large-flowered varieties we offer 
are a great advancement on the older kinds, the flower heads being bolder and the individual blooms much larger. 
25 In 25 New Large-flowered Varieties, 21/ & 30/ ; 12 in 12 New Large-flowered Varieties, 9/, 12/, & 18/ 
25 In 25 Finest of the Older Varieties, 10/6 & 15/ ; 12 in 12 Finest of the Older Varieties, 6/ 
A full descriptive list of the above Phloxes sent on application. 
BARR’S BEAUTIFUL HARDY PYRETHRUMS. 
Plants always ready to send out, and may be planted out at any time. 
The Pyrethrum in May and June occupies the same position as that held by the Chrysanthemum in 
September and October, therefore the name “ Spring-flowering Chrysanthemum ” is not inappropriately 
given to it. The flowers are large, elegantly formed, and vary in colour from snow-white to the richest crimson. 
The habit of the plant is graceful, the foliage elegant, and the flowers are produced in great profusion. Its 
hardiness is beyond all doubt, having stood uninjured, without the slightest protection, during the severe winters 
of 1830 and i89t. In herbaceous borders, shrubberies, and situations where a mass of colour is important in 
May and June, Pyrethrums are matchless. As cut flowers for vases and table decoration, the blossoms are of 
the greatest value, and last in water longer than almost any other flower. 
In addition to the early summer display, the Pyrethrum, if cut back in summer, and encouraged to make 
vigorous growth, will again flower profusely in autumn. 
Our Annual Exhibitions of these flowers at the R.H.S. Fortnightly Meetings, and at King Street, Covent 
Garden, attract much attention. 
NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM-FLOWERED DOUBLE PYRETHRUMS. 
12 in 12 good vara., 5/6 ; very fine vars., 7/6 ; extra flne vars., 10/6 
25 in 25 „ 15/ „ 21/ 
50 in 50 ,, ,, 30/ ,, ,, 42/ 
Selections for extensive planting, 3 plants each of 34 varieties, 50/ & 63/ 
BARR’S NEW SINGLE PYRETHRUMS. 
The flowers with which the plants are smothered are very elegant, and valuable for bouquets and vases. 
12 in 12 flne varieties, s/6 ; 12 in 12 extra flne varieties 7/6 
25 in 25 beautiful varieties 10/6 & 15 /- 
Seedlings from many beautiful colours per 100, 30/- ; per doz, 4/6 
BARR’S HANDSOME PERENNIAL SUNFLOWERS & THEIR ALLIES. 
Awarded a Silver Medal, Oct. 8th, 1892 , at the Int. Hort. Exhibition, London. 
It would be impossible to describe the grand effect produced by these late summer and autumn-flowering 
plants, grouped in shrubberies, or massed in flower borders, or used to fill large beds in grass, or to naturalize. 
They are all profuse bloomers, succeeding in any soil or situation, and where cut flowers are wanted for church 
decoration or table bouquets, the supply is almost unlimited. These Perennial Sunflowers and Allies and 
the beautiful varieties of Ox-Eye Daisies (Chrysanthemums, p. 23) and the splendid varieties of Michaelmaa 
Daisies (Asters,^. 23) are exceptionally valuable where large breaks of colour are wanted for late summer and 
autumn effect, or where cut flowers are in demand, no other classes of plant will be found so useful, and at the 
same time so accommodating as to soil and situation ; they grow anywhere, and no amount of frost injures them. 
£ 2 T October , 1891, there was a great Conference on Perennial Sunflowers , Michaelmas Daisies , etc . , at 
the Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens , Chiswick, where our collection formed a conspicuously striking feature . 
The names of the species and varieties of Perennial Sunflowers arid their allies were verified by the Committee 
appointed by the R.H.S. to settle the nomenclature , and determine which were the best and most desirable 
varieties for garden culture. A list with descriptions, height, and time of flowering,/)^ on application. 
BARR’S SELECTIONS OF PERENNIAL SUNFLOWERS AND THEIR ALLIES, comprising 
Coreopsis, Helenium, Helianthus, Heliopsls, Rudbeckia, and Silphium. 
3 each 25 named varieties 42 / 
1 each 25 ,, ,, 15 / 
3 each 12 ,, „ 15 / & 21/0 
1 each 12 named varieties 5/6 & 7/6 
3 each 6 ,, ,, 8/6 
1 each 6 ,, ,, 3/6 
\Barr and Son. 
