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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1899. 
LILIES - continued. 
‘Auratum rubro-vittatum, large pure white flowers, with a broad deep crimson band 
down the centre of each petal ; a Lily of great beauty and the admiration of all 
who see it Extra Strong bulbs, per doz. 25/- 
,, Yirginale, beautiful large pure white flowers, with golden band down each 
petal, chaste and beautiful, ht. 6 ft. ...Extra Strong bulbs, per doz. 25/- 
Batemanni, a beautiful Lily with rich glowing orange-red flowers, in August and September , 
ht. 3 ft per doz. 7/6 
Brownii, a grand and beautiful Lily, producing, in July, handsome trumpet-shaped flowers 
nearly 10 inches long, tips of petals reflexing slightly, pure white inside, with brown anthers, 
outside a chocolate-brown colour, 3 ft. ; a splendid Lily for borders or pots, and of easy 
culture per doz. 7/6 
Extra strong bulbs „ 10/6 
Canadense flavum, flowers soft yellow, heavily spotted crimson, 3 ft 10/6 
„ rubrum, flowers red, inside orange spotted black, 3 ft ,, 10/6 
,, mixed, flowers variously spotted, 3 ft 7/6 
Candidum (The Snow- White Madonna Lily or Cottager’s White Garden 
Lily), bulbs supplied from September to December only. Before planting dust the bulbs with 
dry flour of sulphur, and this will keep away disease 
Solid healthy English-grown bulbs, per 100, 15/- ; per doz. 2/6 
Extra strong bulbs „ 3/6 
Catesbsei, a beautiful species, bearing in Autumn large erect flowers, orange-scarlet, spotted 
dark crimson, ft 
Chalcedonicum (The Scarlet Turk’s Cap Lily of Cottage Gardens), flowers 
intense deep scarlet, blooming in July , very showy and effective, 3 ft per doz. 10/6 
Extra large bulbs „ 15/- 
Columbianum, a very graceful Lily, bearing several small fragrant flowers of a brilliant 
deep orange, spotted crimson, and resembling a miniature fJumboldti, 3 ft 
Concolor, a small graceful Chinese Lily, bearing fiery scarlet flowers, 1 ft. 1 st Class 
Certificate R.H.S per doz. 7/6 
,, Coridion, rich golden-yellow flowers, blotched purple; an elegant Lily, 1 ft. 
per doz. 7/6 
Croceum (The Cottager’s Orange Lily), orange freely spotted black, showy and 
earI y per doz. 3/6 
Davuricum (syn. Umbellatum), a very showy section of Lilies, bearing in June large 
handsome flowers and very effective, planted in clumps in shrubbery and 
flower borders, also good pot plants. 
,, erectum, rich cerise-scarlet, shading to yellow, 25 ft per doz. 3/6 
,, Incomparable, intense rich crimson, freely spotted, a handsome showy 
variety, 2 ft per doz. 4/6 
,, Sappho, scarlet, shading to orange, moderately spotted, 2 ft ,, 4/6 
„ fine mixed varieties, 2 to 3 ft per 100, 17/6; „ 2/6 
Slogans. See Thunbergianum. 
Giganteum, the most majestic of Lilies , with large handsome heart-shaped leaves, and very 
long white trumpet-shaped flowers, 6 to io ft Monster bulbs, each 5/6, 7/6, & 
Grayi, a strikingly handsome Lily from the Alleghany Mountains, flowers of distinct and 
elegant form, rich deep blood-crimson, interior spotted maroon-black and shading to golden- 
yellow, habit light and graceful, 2 ft 
Hansoni (The Japanese Yellow Martagon Lily), large thick wax-like flowers, 
bright golden-yellow, spotted crimson-maroon ; one of the most beautiful and distinct of 
June-flowering Lilies, 3 ft.; robust and easy of cultivation. 1 st Class Certificate 
Henryi, a most handsome and elegant Lily discovered lately by Dr. Henry in North China ; 
the flowers resemble in form L. speciosum, but are orange-yellow in colour and freely pro- 
duced in branching heads, a hardy and vigorous grower, ht. 5 to 6 ft 
Humboldti, large handsome flowers, rich golden-yellow, spotted dark crimson, of great 
substance, with recurved petals, very showy, 5 ft 
Japonicum Colchesteri [syn. Odorum and Japonicum), a rare Lily bearing hand- 
some fragrant flowers in July; it resembles Lilium Brownii , but the flowers are of a 
chrome-yellow inside changing to creamy white, while the outside is a very dark chocolate- 
brown colour ; 3 ft. 1 st Class Certificate R.H.S 3/6 & 
Krameri, a chaste and beautiful flower, delicate rose-pink, of elegant outline and graceful 
habit of growth, July-flowering, 2ft., Extra Strong bulbs, per doz. 10/6& 15/-; each i/_& 
Leichtlini, bearing numerous handsome golden-yellow flowers, spotted crimson-purple, 
3 to 4 ft per doz. 18/— 
Longiflorum, very beautiful Lilies, with long snow-white, trumpet -shaped flowers, in June 
dxiUJuly. Greatly prized for pot-culture, and for flower beds and borders. 
„ albo-marginatum, very ornamental, handsomely silver-striped foliage, and large 
white trumpet-shaped flowers, 2 ft 
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