BARR & SONS, 12 & 13 King Street, Coveht Garden; Bonbon. 
ANEMONES — continued. each— 1. 
Nemorosa rosea fl. pi,, double pink, 
i} ft per doz. 6/6 o 
», Robinsoniana, sky-blue, 
very beautiful, £• ft. 
per doz. 5/6 
Palmata, yellow, ^ ft per dbzV 2 6- 
,, alba, pure white, £ ft.' 3/6 
Ranunculoides {The- Yellow IVoodi 
Anemone), yellow, A ft., 
per 100, '7/6 ; per doz.. 1/3, 
J° r ° l Ji er k eautiful Anemones, see our Hardy Plant Catalogue, free on application. 
*ANOMATHECA 
cruenta, a charming bulbous plant, with small bright scarlet, crimson-blotched flowers in 
July and August ; very pretty as an edging out of doors, or on rockwork, and in 
pots, f ft., plant in early Spring per 100, 5/6 ; per doz. ioa'.' 
>' grandiflora, large handsome flowers, bright scarlet, blotched crimson, £ ft. 
APIOS tuberosa, a rapid-growing elegant hardy deciduous climber, for arbours trellises &c 
* -fowfflsdeUcioiwly sceI1 ^. d -per doz. 2 16 
AK U M, curious and interesting border plants, more or less handsome. They should be given 
choice spots on the border or rockwork. As pot-plants they are very ornamental. 
Draeuneulus and Itulicum are quite hardy ; the other species require Winter protection ' 
such as ashes, leaves, litter, or cocoa fibre, and should be grown by preference in light loamy 
soil on a sunny border. 3 
cornutum {syn. Sauromatum guttatum), red flowers, spotted black, stems curiously 
marbled, handsome foliage, i£ ft per doZi , g 
crinitum, flowers reddish brown, and of immense size, stem marbled , 7/6 
Dicscoridis spectabile, bearing magnificent blackish-purple flowers, taller and flowering 
a few weeks later than A. palastinum (lit. 3 to 3-!- ft. with good culture) per doz. 8/6 
draeuneulus, large purple-red and black-blue flowers, marbled stem, very handsome ,, 3/6 
Eggeri, crimson-purple margined green, with large velvety dark maroon spadix, Spriim- 
_ flowering... per dp?' 15/- 
ltalicum, flowers greenish white, followed by spikes of scarlet berries, leaves spotted ,, T6 
palaestinum (syn. sanctum). The Sacred Black Calla from Lebanon, 
flowers velvety black inside, olive-coloured outside, sweet-scented, handsome ornamental’ 
— _ kJ 1 ^, Spring-flowering doz . s/6 
iSABlAIU A, the flowers range in colour from blue to the richest crimson-magenta, and are set off 
by a dark green hairy foliage. They have a fine dwarf compact habit, and are of great value 
for pots, rockeries, or the front of borders. Culture same as for the Ixia, see page 32. 
Extra choice mixture, of many beautiful colours per 100, 12/6 ; per doz. 1/9 
*BEGONIA, Barr’s Large-flowered Single English Bedding varieties in 
separate colours, scarlet, crimson, rose, salmon, pink, white, orange, and yellow 
, each colour, per 100, 35/- ; per doz. 5/- 
Choice Mixed Large-flowered Single varieties for bedding ,, 24/-; ,, 3/6 
Barr’s Handsome Exhibition English Single Begonias for pot-culture, 
having a stiff erect habit and large rouml-pctalled flowers of fine form and substance, cannot 
be surpassed, in separate selected colours per doz. 15/-, 21/-, & 30c 
Barr’s Handsome Exhibition English Double Begonias for pot-culture, 
flowers of grand form, equalling Camellias in symmetry, and of brilliant colours, 
Best nkmed sorts. ..per doz. 21/-, 30/-, &'3s/_ 
Barr’s Bedding Double Begonias, in six separate colours per doz. 10/6 
Barr's Bedding Double Begonias, mixed, in good Variety of colour 7/6 • 
BELLADONNA AND GUERNSEY LILIES, see Amaryllis, page- 9, and 
Nerine, page 43. 
BESSERA elegans.a beautiful Mexican bulbous plant with graceful umbels of drooping bell- 
shaped, bright scarlet flowers ; grow in pots for indoors, or plant on rockwork in spring. 
1 fl per doz. 5/6 c 
BLOOMERIA aurea, beautiful umbels of golden-yellow flowers, striped brown, hardy, 1 ft. 
. • per doz. 3/6 c 
BOBARTIA aurantiaca, a beautiful summer-flowering bulb. See Homeria. 
BOMAREA, magnificent greenhouse plants ; they grow best in a compost of equal parts rough 
sand, turfy loam, and peat. While in growth, manure water should occasionally be given.° 
salsilla (syn. oculata), a beautiful climbing species, purple spotted, red flowers in clusters, 
for greenhouse or warm positions outdoors per doz. 2/6 c 
*BOUSINGAULTIA baselloides, an elegant climber, valuable for hanging baskets, window 
boxes, rustic tubs, &c., leaves pale green and fleshy, flowers white and hawthorn Scented, 
hardy on dry rockwork, or in well-chained sunny situations per 100, 15/- ; per doz. 2/- c 
"BRAVOA geminiflora, a handsome hardy plant, long racemes of beautiful orange-scarlet 
drooping flowers ; charming in pots and flower borders, ih ft per doz. 4/6 0 
.BRODIA5A, a very beautiful family of hardy bulbs, well deserving a place in every choice border, 
or for select nooks on rockwork. June-July flowering. 
Bridgesii, a fine distinct species, bearing umbels of pretty purplish-rose flowers with light 
centre, 1^ ft per doz. 5/6 o 
capitata alba, bearing on tall stems umbels of lovely pure white flowers, 2 ft. per doz. 4/6 o 
coccinea (Fire-Cracker of California), a remarkably handsome plant bearing graceful 
umbels of long tubular bloocl-red flowers, tipped green, i-J ft. ...per 100, 21/- ; per doz. 3/- o 
congesta, lilac, flowers in rosettes, valuable as a cut flower, 2 ft , i/_ 
grandiflora, charming bright blue flowers, quite hardy, a most valuable dwarf spring 
flower for edgings, masses, &c., -i- ft per 100, 5/6; per doz. I0 t £ .. 
Hendersoni, handsome umbels of chrome-yellow flowers, striped violet o 
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