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BARR’S SPRING CATALOGUE of Bulbs and Tubers. 
MONTBRETIA —continued. ? d< f eao } 
s. a. s. a. 
crocosmseflora, Etoile de Feu, one of the most brilliant, a remarkably striking flower, large 
and of an intense, deep glowing vermilion , shaded orange-scarlet with a 
golden centre and golden authers per ioo, i6.r. 6d. 2 3...0 3 
,,, Pluie d’or, large rich apricot-orange , shaded golden-yellow, tall and handsome, .. 
and valuable to bed with crocosmcejlora , 2b ft per 100, 18s. 6 d. 2 9...0 3 
,, Rayon d’or, large flowers, deep golden shaded apricot-orange with crimson 
central ring per 100, 14J. 6 d. 2 0...0 3 
i> Solfaterre, a delicate primrose-yellow colour, rather late, and valuable for 
succession, ft 3 0...0 4 
,, Talisman, rich vermilion, shaded orange, late and valuable for succession, 
4 6...0 5 
,, Transcendant, very large flowers, orange, red, golden, and vermilion , ib ft. 
per 100, i6j. 6 d. 2 3...0 3 
NEMASTYLIS 
Pringlii, very beautiful star-shaped azure-blue flowers 2 inches across, in June, £ft. ; hardy on 
rockwork in warm spots, where it is dry in winter. Plant early in spring r 3 
ORNITHOGALUM longibracteatum, a striking plant and very ornamental in pots 
for greenhouse and window decoration, ij ft 6 0...0 8 
OXALIS (Wood -Sorrel), remarkably pretty little subjects for hot dry positions on rockwork, 
&c., in light soil ; they make charming edgings. 
Bowiei, large brilliant rose flowers and elegant foliage, i ft per 100, gs. 1 6...0 2 
cernua, beautiful large canary-yellow flowers, 6 in per 100, gs. 1 6...0 2 
floribunda, flowers rose-coloured with dark veins, produced in profusion for many months, 
8 ' n 2 6...0 3 
alba, flowers white, beautiful, 8 in 2 6...0 4 
lasiandra, very handsome and distinct, with large deep green leaves and woolly stems, and 
umbels of rosy crimson flowers, 9 in .... per 100, gs. 1 6...0 2 
PANCRATIUM calathinum, see Hymenocallis. 
illyricum, beautiful white flowers, with long filamentous outer segments. A fine pot plant, 
or it may be planted out (the top 4 to 6 inches below the surface) under a south 
wall, 2 ft fine bulbs 10 6...1 o 
maritimum ( The Sea Daffodil), white flowers, delightfully fragrant, suitable for pot culture, 
or to plant under a south wall (the top to be 4 to 6 inches below the surface), 1 k ft 5 6...0 6 
C £ 3 * Other species can also be supplied. 
PARDANTHU S chinensis (The Chinese Leopard-Flower), bearing in summer hand- 
some showy star-shaped flowers, orange with crimson-black spots; hardy in sheltered 
sunny situations, such as under a south wall, 2 ft 4 6...0 6 
PH7EDRANASSA 
chloracea, yellow, very fragrant, ii ft \ The Phsedranassas (Queen Lilies) are) 5 6...0 6 
handsome pot-plants, but may also be 
schizantha, vermilion, tipped yellow and green ... t grown under a south wall, planted at !• 1 6 
the depth of 5 or 6 inches. April to 
ventricosa, scarlet, with protruding anthers, ij ft . ) June-flowering. ) 2 0 
BARR'S TURCO-P£RSIAN 
RANUNCULI. 
RANUNCULUS, Turco-Persian, Turban and Persian. 
CULTURE. — Plant the Turban and Turco-Persian Ranunculus from October 
to March, and the Persian varieties from January to April in light richly manured 
soil. Select a dry day for planting and draw drills two inches deep and five or six 
inches apart ; at the bottom of the drill sprinkle a little sand, press the tubers firmly 
into the soil, claws downwards, and cover them with sand, then with soil, keeping 
the crown of the tuber two inches under the surface. Cover the early plantings with 
long straw, cut heather, or other light mattrial, which remove in spring when danger 
of severe frosts is gone. In April and May, during dry weather, water the beds 
freely, two or three times a week, if necessary, and when the flower-buds appear, 
water daily if required, and continue doing so while the plants are blooming ; this 
will insure fine flowers. In watering, wet the foliage as little as possible. While in 
growth the plants must be protected from cutting winds, and this can be managed 
by sticking in the bed cut evergreen branches. If grown as pot-plants put three 
tubers in a 4-inch pot aud plunge out of doors until well rooted. 
