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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1899 
WOOD HYACINTHS. See Scilla, page 48. 
ZEPHYRANTHES (syn. Amaryllis). These Swamp Lilies are a beautiful family of 
bulbous plants requiring greenhouse culture, or they may be grown in a sunny well-drained situation 
against a south wall. Charming pot-plants, several bulbs in a pot. Early summer-flowering, 
except Candida, which produces its charming white flowers in Autumn. perdoz each 
s. d. s. d. 
atamasco, large pure white flowers, nearly 3 in. long, | ft 7 6...0 S 
Candida (The Flower of the West WTnd), producing a profusion of white 
Crocus-like flowers in Autumn, valuable for edgings, masses, &c per 100, 7/6 1 3 
carinata, beautiful delicate rose colour, large handsome flowers, 1 ft. ... ,, 42/- 6 0...0 7 
TreatiaB, beautiful white fragrant Lily-like flowers. 1 ft 12 0...1 3 
BARR’S SELECT LIST OF STRAWBERRIES. 
We have made a careful selection of the very best and most distinct varieties of Strawberries, and 
recommend all of them, feeling confident they will give the greatest satisfaction; all other sorts can also 
be had. 
WelURooted Runners. Supplied during August and September. 
Srff Less quantities than 50 are chargca at a little higher rate . 
VERY EARLY. 
King of Earlies, small black-red fruit of delicious pine-flavour, free bearer, valuable for preserving' 
d. 
6 
EARLY. 
Keen’s Seedling, dark crimson globular fruit of rich flavour 5 6 
Royal Sovereign, a grand new variety, bearing very large handsome fruit, conical in shape 
and of luscious flavour, flesh firm and white, good continuous cropper, and good forcer 3 6 
Yicomtesse Hericart de Thury, a great and continuous cropper of rich flavour, good for 
preserving. 4 6 
FOR MAIN CROP. 
British Queen, very large, of exquisite flavour, requires good cultivation in heavy soil 6 6 
Countess, very handsome dark crimson fruit of extra fine flavour, moderate cropper 6 6 
Dr. Hogg, large and handsome, one of the best flavoured Strawberries in cultivation, likes a 
heavy soil 6 6 
Louis Gauthier, a fine new variety, producing an enormous crop of pale pink fruit of pleasant 
pine flavour ; the new runners if left undisturbed produce a second crop in autumn 6 6 
President, large and handsome, of richest pine-flavour, heavy cropper 5 6 
Sir Charles Napier, large and prolific, of refreshing flavour, a heavy cropper, prefers a light 
4 6 
Sir Joseph Paxton, handsome solid fruit of delicate flavour, very prolific, a favourite market 
variety 2 6 
LATE. 
Frogmore Late Pine, fruit large, of extra fine pine-flavour, a connoisseur' s fruit 8 6 
Queen of Denmark, a valuable late variety, bearing dark mulberry red small fruit of very rich 
flavour, good sturdy grower 8 g 
VERY LATE. 
Eleanor, a fine free-growing large variety, heavy cropper 4 6 
Waterloo, very large dark fruit of cockscomb shape, valuable for dessert 6 6 
Latest of All, large fruit of cockscomb shape and grand flavour, prefers a heavy soil 6 6 
Strawberry Plants in Small Pots. 
To fruit first season outdoors or for shifting into large pots for forcing. ..per 100, 17/6 ; per doz. 2/6. 
CeT The following favourite Strawberries we specially recommend for forcing Auguste Nicaise, 
President, Royal Sovereign, and Vicomtesse Hiricart de Thury. 
ROSES FOR AUTUMN-PLANTING. 
Orders for Standard Roses should be given in September in order to secure good plants, s. d. 
Selected Standards and Half-Standards of finest sorts. ..per 100, £9 . ; per doz. 24/- & 30 o 
Selected Dwarfs of finest sorts for beds and borders ,, £4. 10s. ; ,, 9 /- & 12 o 
Selected Climbing of finest sorts ,, 10/6 & 15 o 
>> >> ,> extra strong plants, each 2 6, 3/6 & 5/6 
Tea-Scented, in pots per doz. 15/-, 2 r/— & 30 o 
„ large plants for forcing, ,, 30/- & 42 o 
New Polyantha Rose, ‘Crimson Rambler,’ one of the most charming of Climbing Roses 
for arbours,. porches, and to ramble over rooteries in wildernesses, &c., each 1/6. 2/6. and 3/6. 
