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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1899. 
♦MONTBRETIA — continued. each— s. d. 
crocosmaeflora, Solfaterre, a delicate primrose-yellow colour, rather late, and valuable 
for succession, 15 ft per 100, 17/6 ; per doz. 2/6 o 3 
„ Talisman, rich vermilion, shaded orange, late and valuable for succession, i-k ft. 
per 100, 21/- ; per doz. 3/- o 4 
,, Transcendant, very large open flowers, orange-red, shading to golden, and ver- 
milion, ft per too, 10/6; per doz. 1/6 o 2 
,, mixed seedling varieties, containing many beautiful and showy colours 
per 1000, 55/- ; per 100, 6/6 ; per doz. 1/- 
MORPHIXIA (syn. Ixia longiflora). 
Lovely little bulbous plants with the same graceful habit as the Ixia, but dwarfer, the flowers being 
long and tubular ; they come into bloom later than the Ixias, and continue in flower frequently till 
August. These little gems should be given choice spots on rockwork or front border. 
per doz. — s. d. 
Paniculata, flowers inside a beautiful buff 
colour, outside brick-rose 1 6 
Paniculata rosea, deep rose and white 1 6 
Paniculata lutea, 
shaded buff, beautiful... 
soft 
per doz.- 
lemon, 
6 
MUSCARI (Grape, Starch, Musk, and Feathered Hyacinths). 
These lovely Spring Flowers require no special culture or soil. On rockwork they are 
beautiful, while as edgings and masses in the flower border they are most charming, and continue a 
long time in bloom, lit. 4 to 6 inches. We can strongly recommend them all for naturalisation ( see 
Illustration of Muscari ‘ Heavenly Blue,’ naturalised on a grassy bank, page 6). 
1 Heavenly Blue.’ This lovely variety was sent us some years ago from per doz. each 
Trebizond ; the colour is of the brightest and richest shade of gentian-blue imagin- *■ rt ' s ' 
able, and large masses produce a wonderful effect in Spring ; the flowers have a 
delightful fragrance, and are very valuable for cutting as they last long in water ; by 
far the showiest of all the Muscaris. Awarded a Certificate of Merit by the 
Royal Botanic Society, 1897. (See Illustration, page 6) 
per 1000, no/-; per 100, 12/6 1 9...0 2 
Armeniacum. ultramarine blue, very beautiful, succeeding M. ‘ Heavenly Blue' in 
lime of flowering per 100, 12/6 1 9...0 2 
Azureum, bearing lovely little heads of Cambridge blue, early in February ,, 15/- 2 3...0 3 
Freynianum, numerous large spikes of turquoise-blue, very beautiful... 6 6...0 8 
Botryoides caeruleum (Grape Hyacinth), fine dark blue, very pretty as 
edgings and for massing on rockwork, or filling small beds 
per 1000, 15/-; per too, 1/9 o 3 
,, album, beautiful pure white ,, 21/-; ,, 2/6 o 4 
„ candidum, white, tinged rose 4 6...0 5 
,, pallidum, pretty spikes of pearl-blue per too, 6/6 1 o 
,, grandiflorum, beautiful pale azure-blue 5 o.. o 6 
comosum (Tassel Hyacinth), forming at top of stem curious tassel-like heads of 
deep blue flowers per too, 5/6 o to 
Heldreichii, beautiful spikes of deep blue with white at mouth of bell 7 6...0 S 
Moschatum major, the Large Musk Hyacinth, fragrant 5 6...0 6 
,, fiavum, large spikes of fine yellow fragrant flowers, rare 2 3 
Neglectum majus (Starch Hyacinth), blue-black, large and very early. 
Remains long in beauty per 100, 10/6 
Paradoxum, long handsome spikes of very nearly pure black flowers, very handsome 
per too, 8/6 
Plumosum monstrosum (Ostrich Feather Hyacinth), purple-lilac 
per 100, 3/6 
MUSK HYACINTH. See Muscari moschatum. 
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NARCISSUS BUNCH-FLOWERED, OR POLYANTHUS NARCISSI. 
ALL VERY SWEET-SCENTED. 
The Polyanthus Narcissi produce large heads of SWeet-SCented flowers, and are specially 
adapted for Winter and Spring decoration in pots and jardinets. The effect is greatly enhanced when 
three bulbs are grown together in a 6- or 7-inch pot. The culture is the same as that of the Hyacinth. For 
flower beds and mixed borders, the Polyanthus Narcissi are great favourites, and produce a beautiful 
effect. Plant in October or November, but at the approach of winter give a light covering of long litter 
or other material to keep off severe frosts ; remove the covering in March. 
Where flowers are in demand in November, December, and early in January, the Paper White 
‘ Early Snowflake ’ and Double Roman Narcissi are of great value for forcing with the Roman 
Hyacinths (see Culture,/^ 1). 
SELECTIONS FOR POT-CULTURE, BEDS, BORDERS, FLOWER BOXES, &c. 
( not including Paper White or Double Roman Narcissi). 
100 in 12 splendid varieties 25/— 
50 in 12 „ „ 13/- 
36 in 12 „ „ 10/- 
12 in 12 „ „ 3/9 
Barr’s Choice Mixture of Polyanthus Narcissi, specially made up, for mixed flower 
beds and borders, &c per 100, 8/6 ; per doz. 1/3 
