BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1899. 
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STARCH HYACINTH. See Muscari, 44. 
STERNBERGIA lutea (The Lily of the Field). each-j. J. 
In Autumn it produces handsome golden-yellow Crocus-like flowers from amidst a bright green 
foliage. Plant 4 inches deep, in a good, well-drained soil and a sunny aspect. Naturalised 
on sunny grassy slopes it is charming per 100, 10/6 ; per doz. 1/6 o 2 
For S. Fischeriana and macrantha. see Specialities, page 6. 
STREPTOCARPUS (Cape Primrose), New Hybrids, bearing handsome trumpet- 
shaped flowers, cure white to lilac, and pretty rose-purple, of easy greenhouse culture, p. doz. 4/6 o 6 
TECOPHILA3A cyanocroous, a most beautiful Chilian Spring-flowering bulb, bearing 
large Crocus-like bright rich blue flowers with white throat, delicately scented. It makes 
a charming pot-plant, as well as being a gem for warm dry sunny situations on rockvvork, or 
under a south wall, £ ft per doz. 15/- 1 6 
’THLADIANTHA dubia, a beautiful rapid-growing climber for covering trellises, arbours, 
& c. ; flowers bright yellow, and heart-shaped bright green leaves per doz. 3/- o 4 
’TIGRIDIA PAYONIA (Tiger-spotted Flowers). 
Few flowers are more gorgeously coloured or so beautiful. The bulbs are supplied from 
December to May ; for pot-culture, pot up as soon as received and plunge in a cold frame, 
withholding water till the foliage appears, then giving sparingly at first. Those bulbs intended for 
outdoors should be stored in dry soil or sand, away from frost, till March, and then be planted in 
sunny positions in the flower border. Beds of Tigridias make a gorgeous picture during July, 
August, and September, and should be made a special feature of in all gardens. ( Beautiful Coloured 
Plate ofT. grandiflora alba, price 6 d.) 
Collection -12 bulbs of each of the following 5 varieties of Tigridia, 7/6; 
6 bulbs each, 4 /- p. I0O p. doz. 
s. d. s. d. 
conchiflora, petals yellow, cup yellow, spotted scarlet, large flower v . 10 6...1 6 
grandiflora rubra, petals rich scarlet, cup spotted crimson on a yellow ground, 
flowers very large, 1 ft 10 6...1 6 
,, alba, petals white, cup spotted ruby, large, very chaste, and beautiful, 1 ft. 10 6...1 6 
,, ,, immaculata, flowers pure white throughout, beautiful, 1 ft 15 0...2 3 
,, Ruby Queen, beautiful soft ruby-rose, large handsome flower, t ft 15 0...2 3 
each — s. d. 
’TIGRIDIA Van Houttei, flowers 2 inches across, chocolate-brown, reticulated yellow, a 
very curious, distinct little species, ht. I ft 1 o 
violacea, a charming little species, flowers nearly 2 inches across, rosy purple, centre dotted 
rose-purple on white ground, J ft I 9 
TRITELEIA. .See Milla. 
TRITONIA. In habit and growth this resembles the Sparaxis, but the prevailing colours differ, 
and flowering later it forms a most important succession. The colours range from buff to 
rose and the richest glowing orange, the flowers always having a beautiful transparency. For 
pot-culture they are most valuable. Culture same as for 1 xias . 
Selection— 5 each of 10 splendid varieties, 6/6; 3 each, 4/-; 1 each, 1/6. 
crocata, flowers large and bright orange, remarkably showy, J ft., p. too, 12/6 ; p. doz. 1/9 
Barr’s Beautiful Mixture of Colours per 100, 7/6; per doz. 1/3 
TROP-ffiOLUM, -all beautiful climbers. Azureum and Jarratti are recommended for 
the greenhouse to trail over trellises, round pillars, &c. Polyphyllum revels on dry sunny 
slopes. Tuberosum requires an open sunny situation and poor soil, and should have 
branches to scramble over. SpeciOSUlU may be successfully grown in the south of Eng- 
land if planted in a cool, moist, or shady situation, away from the sun’s rays ; it delights in a 
shady place, and especially near a stream where its roots can reach the water. In hot dry 
districts we have also grown it successfully, planted close against the north side of evergreen 
hedges. 
azureum, a rare bulb, flowers rich violet-blue, with white centre, very lovely... per doz. 24/- 2 6 
Jarrattii, flowers scarlet, orange, and black, an exceedingly showy species ... ,, 4/6 o 5 
polyphyllum, golden-yellow flowers in long trusses, quite hardy ,, 3/6 o 4 
speciosum, bright vermilion-scarlet flowers in clusters, quite hardy ; grow in northern 
aspect or shady position, and in a moist soil, established pots, full of roots 
per doz. 7/6 & 10/6; gd., i/-& 1 6 
’tuberosum, flowers yellow and red, very showy ; plant in Spring and lift in Autumn ; 
the roots are eaten by the natives of Peru, and have been found, in this country, to form an 
agreeable dish when boiled fine bulbs, per doz. 3/6 o 4 
TUBEROSE. This valuable sweet-scented flower is too well known to need description. For 
early flowering pot the bulbs as soon as received, and plunge the pots in a temperature of 
about 60 degrees. The bulbs for succession keep dry, or pot at once to make root growth ; 
in either case the temperature should not be below 50 degrees or the bulbs will suffer. 
’Double American Dwarf, ‘Excelsior Pearl;’ comparatively dwarf, with pure 
white double flowers; Strong" forcing" roots, ready from January 
per too, 15/-; per doz. 2/6 o 3 
,, Extra Early African, flowers pure white, very double; bulbs ready from 
September larg’e bulbs, per 100, 15 /-; per doz. 2/6 ... 
monster bulbs „ 3/6 ° 4- 
