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BARR & SONS, 12 & 13 King Street, Covent Garden, London. 
jjEPHYEAHTHES (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. , 
0 per doz. each 
atamasco, large pure white flowers, nearly 3 in. long, ^ ft 7 6...0 i) 
Candida (The Flower of the Wost Wind), producing a profusion of white 
Crocus-like flowers in Autumnj valuable for edgings, masses, &c per 100, 7/6 1 3 
ca.rinata, beautiful delicate rose colour, large handsome flowers, 1 ft. ... ,, 42/- 6 0...0 7 
Treatise, 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. 
Well = Rooted Runners. Supplied during August and September. 
Less quantities than 50 are charged at a little higher rate. 
VERY EARLY VARIETIES. el . m 
John Ruskin, large rich glossy red, good for first forcing only 3 6 
King of Earlies, small black-red fruit of delicious pine-flavour, free bearer, valuable for preserving 4 6 
EARLY VARIETIES. 
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 3 6 
Yicomtesse Hericart de Thury, a great and continuous cropper of rich flavour, good for 
preserving. 4 6 
MAIN CROP VARIETIES 
Bicton White Pine, heavy cropper, bearing large white fruit of fine pine-flavour 3 6 
British Queen, very large, of exquisite flavour, requires good cultivation in heavy soil 6 0 
Ur. Hogg, large and handsome, one of the best flavoured Strawberries in cultivation, likes a 
heavy soil q q 
Gunton Park, immense handsome dark crimson-scarlet fruit of fine flavour, continuous cropper; 
this strawberry has a great future 6 0 
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 
soil 4 6 
Sir Joseph Paxton, handsome solid fruit of delicate flavour, very prolific, a favourite market 
variety 2 6 
LATE VARIETIES. 
Frogmore Late Pine, fruit large, of extra fine pine-flavour, a connoisseur’s fruit 7 6 
Lord Sufheld, large handsome rich dark crimson fruit, flesh firm and richly flavoured, prolific ... 5 6 
VERY LATE VARIETIES. 
Eleanor, a fine free-growing large variety, heavy cropper 4 <3 
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/G. 
The following favourite Strawberries we specially recommend for forcing— President, Royal 
Sovereign, Sir Joseph Paxton, and Sir Charles Napier. 
ROSES FOR AUTUMN- PLANTING. 
Orders for Standard Hoses should be given in September in order to secure good plants, s. d. 
Selected Standards and Half-Standards of finest sorts... per 100, fx) ; per doz. 24/ . & 30 o 
Selected Dwarfs of finest sorts „ £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/-, 21/- & 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., Strong plants on 
own roots, each 3/6. 
