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BARR’S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES IN BULBS &c. 
A Few Fine Novelties and Specialities 
IN BULBS AND TUBERS &c. 
each— s. d. 
&LBUCA Nelsoni, a most beautiful Cape bulb, producing in June handsome spikes of 
almond-scented flowers, pure white with slight brown stripe (under glass pure white). For 
pot-culture or outdoors under south wall, ht. 3 ft per too, 40/- ; per doz. 5/6 o 6 
ALLIUM Sohuberti, a very curious and beautiful new species, having star-like flowers of a 
pretty rose-lilac colour, radiating from the top of the stem, ht. I I to 2 ft. It is hardy, if 
lightly covered during severe weather in winter per doz. 10/6 1 o 
zebdanense, a lovely species from Asia Minor, bearing graceful heads of snowy white 
flowers, quite hardy, ht. 1 5 inches per doz. 7/6 o 8 
ANEMONES plant from October to February, but by preference in November, and protect from 
ground winds. 
fulgens Leichtlini, very large handsome flowers, fiery scarlet with white centre ; plant 
under a south wall or in any other warm situation 2 6 
Giant Single ‘ Glory of the South,’ this is a grand Anemone ; the flowers are single 
and very large, with broad rich brilliant scarlet petals and rich blue-black central boss ; a 
flower of great beauty and fine substance per too, 10/6 ; per doz. 1/6 
New Double ‘Victoria Giant,’ a double strain of this grand Anemone, colours most 
brilliant and varied, and flowers very large per doz. 3/6 o 4 
* La Dame Blanche,’ white, faintly tinged rose, large flowers with broad 
outer petals and centre filled with incurving florets, of great beauty. 
1 st Class Certificate per ioo, 21/-; per doz. 3/- o 4 
‘ Snowball,’ very beautiful snowy white curled flowers, resembling in form 
a white incurved Chrysanthemum. 1 st Cl. Cert. .. p. ioo, 21/-; p. doz. 3/- 0 4 
‘ Vesuvius,’ flowers of perfect form and fully double, rich brilliant scarlet, 
a most striking flower per 100, 24/-; per doz. 3/6 o 4 
< St. Brigid,’ a very lovely strain of Poppy Anemones, flowers very large, mostly semi-double, 
and of the most brilliant and varied shades of colour, all having a handsome blue-black central 
boss. Plants graceful in habit, and remarkably free -flowering ...per 100, 10/6 ; per doz. 1/6 ... 
BRODI 7 E A Candida, bearing umbels of large light blue flowers, very handsome in borders, 
1 ft. When planting cover the bulbs with sharp sand per doz. 7/6 o 8 
CALOCHORTUS VENUSTUS Eldorado Strain, a new race of the lovely Butterfly 
Tulips of tall sturdy growth, from l£ to 2 ft. in ht., and flowers distinct in form and colouring. 
They vary greatly in shade— from white and cream to lilac, deep velvety purple and rosy 
purple, red, pink, and salmon. All have a showy centre of brown and yellow prettily 
speckled, while others have a beautiful golden blotch on each petal. As cut flowers they 
are invaluable, the buds opening well in water, and for beauty they cannot be excelled ; 
they continue in bloom often for two months, and delight in a warm sunny situation and light 
sandy soil. (For full Cultural Notes see page 15.) The Royal Horticultural Society granted 
this strain an Award Of Merit, 1896 . (For Illustration of Butterfly Tulips seepage 13.) 
Beautiful varieties mixed, per ioo, 18 per.doz. 2/6 
EREMURUS himalaicua, a most lovely species from the Himalayas, and one of the hardiest. 
It attains a height of 5 to 8 feet, bearing dense heads nearly 2 feet long, of large snowy white 
flowers, with golden anthers, from May to June. It requires a well-drained soil with a north 
or north-west aspect, protected from cutting winds in spring roots of flowering si~e 5 6 
ERYTHRONIUM revolutum ‘ Pink Beauty’ (new). We have much pleasure in intro- 
during this lovely variety. The flowers arc large with gracefully reflexing petals, colour 
delicate pale pink with a central zone of gold. ( See Illustration , page 14.) We strongly 
recommend it to all lovers of hardy flowers per 100, 30/- ; per doz. 4/6 o 5 
ERYTHRONIUM revolutum Pink Beauty and Watsoni, in mixture, two 
beautiful large-flowered American Dog’s Tooth Violets, of the same elegant form, but the 
former is pink and the latter white. They delight in a rather moist sandy soil and shady 
situation per 100,30/-; per doz. 4/6 o 5 
FRITILL ARIA— all lovers of shade ; when planting cover the bulbs with sand. 
Elwesii, a beautiful species, with large bell-shaped flowers reflexed at mouth, olive-coloured, 
with brown markings, ht. I ft P er ^ oz - 7 /6 o S 
pluriflora, true, a remarkably distinct and beautiful species introduced in 1S96, of very 
graceful habit, flowers pale rosy purple, very early. . It is a native of the Sacramento l alley. 
and delights in shade and protection from cutting winds per doz. 7/6 o 8 
Whittallii (new), flowers beautifully tesselated inside and out with reddish brown on a 
yellowish ground. 1st Class Certificate R.H.S. per doz. 5/6 o 6 
GALANTHUS cilicicus, a fine new species resembling G. Fostcri, but flowering in late 
autumn and early winter. It is a tall grower with long handsome flowers per doz. 4/6 o 5 
Ikariee a most distinct and beautiful Snowdrop, with broad glossy light green reflexing foliage, 
flowers snowy white, inner segments heavily lipped bright green, per 100, 10/6 ; per doz. 1/602 
