BARR’S SPRING CATALOGUE of Bulbs and Tubers. 
Cannas — continued. j. ' t . <t. 
E. Henan, flowers a soft rose-carmine and very pretty, foliage purple, 2k ft 7 6...0 9 
Florence Vaughan, a most beautiful variety, flowers large and of fine form, yellow spotted 
brilliant red, foliage green, 3 ft 7 6— 0 9 
Ftirst Bismarck, large vermilion scarlet flowers, foliage green margined purple, handsome, 
2 ft to 6...T o 
General de Meribel, flowers soft apricot-orange, foliage green, 3 ft 7 6...0 9 
Little Billee, the dwarfest of all Cannas, foliage green, flowers scarlet with narrow golden 
edge, a splendid little bedder and beautiful in pots, 2^ ft 12 6...1 3 
Madame Crozy, flowers very large, of a fiery red with golden margin, very showy and a 
splendid bedder, 2J ft 7 6...0 9 
Papa Canna, bearing an immense mass of large handsome flowers, orange-red shaded vermilion 
and broad green foliage, 3 ft IO 6...1 o 
President Carnot, flowers rich carmine with darker spots, foliage dark purple, 3k ft 7 6...0 9 
Splendid Mixed Varieties per too 40s., 5 6... — 
Chlidan thus fragrans, a pretty bulbous plant with sweet-scented yellow flowers in May 
and June ; plant out on a warm sunny border in April and take up in October, storing 
in sand until spring, or pot up in April and grow in a cold frame or greenhouse 3 6...0 4 
Commelina 
tuberosa, a fine border plant, blossoms of the richest blue, produced in a continuous succession 
during summer and autumn ; plant outdoors in a sunny situation in April, or start in 
a gentle warmth and plant out in May, ik ft ....per 100, tor. 6 d. 1 6...0 2 
Cooperia (Evening Star), lovely little bulbous plants from Texas, with fragrant flowers ; 
they require sunny sheltered situations and light soil, or may be grown in the frame or 
cool greenhouse. 
Drummondii, bearing a long tubular pure white flower scented like a primrose, 1 ft 4 fi...o 6 
pedunculata, resembling the above, but the flowers opening only in the cool of the evening... 4 6...0 6 
Crinum. mostly grand warm greenhouse plants, with large umbels of funnel-shaped flowers. 
C. Moorei may be successfully grown and flowered out of doors, planted under the south 
wall of a stove or warm greenhouse, and protected during winter with a little straw. 
C. longifolia varieties are hardy border plants. 
augustum, a noble species, bearing immense heads of bloom ; flowers inside white to purple ; 
outside rose-purple , deliciously scented each ior. 6 d., 15 s., & 
campanulatum (aquaticum), a handsome plant with large rosy red flowers ; it should be stood 
in water whilst growing, 3 ft 
erubescens, flowers rosy white, outside purple, 2 ft strong bulbs 
fimbriatulum, bearing umbels of very large fragrant flowers, striped white and carmine 
, , . (Handsome hardy border plants bearing) 
longifolium (syn. capense) pal umbels of long funnel-shaped fragrant f 
,, album, white, ( fl owerSi ht. 2 to 3 ft. ' 
Moorei (Makoyanum), fine large blush-rose flowers, handsome variety, 2 ft each 3.S. bd. & 
Other species— Americanum, each 31. bd. ; Powelli, each 3 s. bd. 
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Crocosma 
aurea, a most valuable decorative bulb, lighting up the garden in September with its graceful 
racemes of glowing orange - coloured flowers, which are greatly prized for cutting, 3 ft. Plant 
out in rich light soil in April or May, or pot up earlier and grow in a cold frame or green- 
house. As a pot plant (6 bulbs in a pot) it is very charming, and if left undisturbed will 
bloom freely each season per 100, 8r. bd. 1 3...0 2 
imperialis, a grand acquisition, flowers twice the size of Aurea, and of fiery orange 
colour, a tall and vigorous grower, exceedingly showy 10 6...1 o 
Cypella plumbea (syn. Tigridia coelestina), a charming plant with characteristic foliage and 
greyish-blue flowers, 3 ft. Culture as for Tigridias 3 6...0 4 
Cyrtanthus 
Macowanii, brilliant orange, very handsome, i ft 
Mackenii, sweetly scented pure white flowers in clusters, 
very beautiful 
sanguineus, blood-red flowers, remarkably handsome and 
beautiful 
[ These are remarkable for their ( 
handsome drooping blossoms ; 
sanguineus is one of the most -! 
handsome of all Amaryllids. Green- 
house culture. Summer-flowering. V 
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Dahlias 
Barr’s Choicest Double Exhibition named varieties 
,, Single ,, ,, ,, 
per doz. 7 s. 6 d. & io.y. 6 d. ... — 
,, ys. 6 d, & iov. 6 d, ... — 
