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BARR’S SPRING CATALOGUE of Bulbs and Tubers, 
STENOMESSON (?». Coburgia), handsome and beautiful greenhouse bulbs of easy p. doz. each 
culture. s - d. s. d. 
flavum, bearing drooping clusters of long yellow flowers, i ft — •••2 o 
incarnatum, drooping clusters of long orange-red flowers, i£ ft — 6 
viridiflorum, flowers white with an emerald-green centre, beautiful, i£ ft 5 6...° 6 
THLADIANTHA dubia, a beautiful rapid-growing climber for covering trellises, 
arbours, &c. ; flowers bright yellcrw, and heart-shaped bright green leaves 3 0...0 4 
TIGRIDIA PAYONIA (Tiger-spotted Flower). 
No flower is more gorgeously coloured or more beauti- 
ful. The bulbs can be planted out-doors March, April, 01- 
May in a sunny situation ; but for indoor decoration pot 
up as soon as bulbs are received and plunge in a cold 
frame, withholding water till the foliage appears, and then 
giving sparingly at first. Those bulbs intended for out-doors 
should be stored in dry soil or sand, away from frost till 
time for planting. ( Beautiful Coloured Plate of T. Alba, 
price 6 d.) 
Collection —12 bulbs of each of the following 5 varieties of 
Tigridia, 6s. 6 d. ; 6 bulbs each, 35 . p. 100 p. doz. 
conchiflora, petals yellow, cup yellow, spotted scarlet , s. d. s. d. 
large flower 10 6...1 6 
grandiflora rubra, petals rich scarlet, cup spotted 
crimson on a yellow ground, flowers very 
large, 1 ft to 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 12 6...1 9 
TIGRIDIA GRANDIFLORA RUBRA. « , A , , - . , 
,, Ruby Queen, beautiful soft ruby-rose , large 
handsome flower, 1 ft 12 6...1 9 
TIGRIDIA Van Houttei, small flowers 2 in. across, chocolate-brown , reticulated yellow, a very 
curious, distinct, and beautiful little species, 1 ft each, ij. 
violacea, a charming little species, flowers nearly 2 in. across, rosy purple , centre dotted rose-purple 
on a white ground, £ ft each, is. 
TRICYRTIS, very little known, charming hardy Japanese perennials, flowering in late summer, 
well deserving of more general cultivation ; the flowers, which are not unlike orchids, and beauti- 
fully spotted, are produced at the axils of the leaves ; they delight in partially shaded positions, 
preferring a mixture of peat and old leaf soil. A fine Coloured Plate of these lovely Tricyrtis 
appeared in The Garden, April 18th, 1896. 
hirta, flowers pinkish, spotted crimson-black , ht. 2 to 3 ft per doz. 7 s. 6 d. o 9 
,, nigra, flowers crimson, spotted black, 3 weeks earlier than T. Hirta, ht. ft o 9 
,, macropoda, pale purple with minute spots, ht. 2 to 3 ft o 9 
TROPiEOLUM tuberosum, a very showy twiner, growing 3 to 4 ft. high, and producing in 
autumn a profusion of red and yellow flowers ; a pretty subject for trailing over trellises, 
old tree-stumps, &c. ; plant out in March and April, selecting an open sunny situation and 
a light sandy soil ; until planting time store the tubers in sand away from frost... per doz. 45. 6 d. o 5 
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 
60 to 70 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. For out- 
door decoration start the bulbs in a cold frame or in gentle heat, and plant out end of May. 
Double American Dwarf, ‘ Excelsior Pearl ’ ; comparatively dwarf, with pure white double 
flowers ; strong forcing roots, specially selected per 100, 15J. ; per dozen 2 s. 6 d. o 3 
,, Extra Early African, flowers pure white very double, and flowering a little earlier than 
the American Pearl Tuberose ; large bulbs, per 100, 155.; per dozen 2s. 6 d.\ 
Monster bulbs, per dozen 3*. 6d. o 4 
YALLOTA purpurea (The Scarborough Lily), a most valuable Autumn-flowering plant, its 
handsome trusses of brilliant scarlet flowers being greatly valued for vases. We recommend 
it to be planted out of doors in May, and when in bud potted up for conservatory decoration. 
Established in pots, per doz. 15^., 21 s. & 30 s.] each is. 6 d., 2s. 6 d. & 36 
WATSONIA 
coccinea, a very beautiful bulbous plant, bearing in summer handsome spikes of gorgeous 
vermilion-scarlet flowers on a reddish brown stem ; treat the same as A utuvm-flowering 
Gladioli, ht. ii ft 3604 
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. p. doz. each 
s. d. s. d. 
atamasco, large pure white flowers, nearly 3 in. long, £ ft 10 6...1 o 
Candida (The Flower of the West Wind), producing a profusion of white crocus-like flowers 
in autumn, valuable for edgings, masses, &c per ioo, 7 s. 6 d. 1 3 
carinata, beautiful delicate rose colour, large handsome flowers, 1 ft 8 6...0 10 
Treatise, beautiful white fragrant Lily-like flowers, 1 ft 12 0...1 3 
