BARR & SONS, 12 and 13 King- Street, Covent Garden, London. 9 
GLADIOLUS NANCEIANUS. 
NEW GIANT-FLOWEKED. 
Lemoine's Hybrids of G. Saundersii and the best varieties of G. Gandavensis. 
Lemoine's newest race of magnificent Gladioli, surpassing all others in the enormous size of their large 
open flowers, which arc freely produced on erect branching sturdy spikes. In outline the flowers are elegant, 
while their colours are very brilliant, with beautiful spottings and markings ; they are hardy vigorous growers, 
and remarkably floriferous. 
The varieties offered below are a few of the best. 
*sT' The numbers (1), (2), (3), (4) following the name indicate the relative time of flowering; thus 
those marked (1) bloom first, while those marked (4) are the latest to open their flowers. 
p. doz. each 
A. de la Devansaye (i), very large flowers, brilliant salmon, with large blotches of a coppery orange s. d. s. d. 
and straw - colour 8 6...0 9 
A. R. Smith (3), enormous flowers, very brilliant Jicry orange-carmine , lower petals blotched purple 
on a lemon ground 10 6...1 o 
Casimir Maistre (2), flowers with very large petals, and measuring 6 inches across, claret- colour, 
lower petals with velvety black blotch and veinings on a white ground, very striking 10 6...1 o 
Dr. H. P. Walcott (2), bright madder-red , with maroon and sulphur markings 5 6...0 6 
General de Boisdeffre (3), enormous flowers, slate-rose , with large deep blood-red blotches, broadly 
margined and speckled straw-yellow, very handsome • 15 0...1 6 
General Duchesne (3), flowers very large and of beautiful form, deep velvety purple-rose, with 
enormous yellow blotches, pointed purple 10 6...1 o 
General Saussier (3), bearing an abundance of enormous flowers, velvety carmine with straw- 
coloured blotch speckled cherry-red — ...2 o 
George Paul (3), large flowers, velvety cri mson-maroon , with large yellow blotches, throat spotted 
purple 10 6...1 o 
Jean Dybowski (4), flowers of great size, borne on short erect branching spikes, colour intense fiery 
red , lower petals marked fiery red on a lemon ground 6 6...0 7 
Jules Finger (1), flowers very large and of perfect form, red, lower petals marbled fiery red on 
rose-coloured ground 6 6...0 7 
Le Grand Carnot (3), enormous flowers, brilliant scarlet with sulphur blotch, edges purple, 
producing a grand effect to 6...1 o 
Massdna (2), large open flowers on erect spikes, salmon-rose with ^razw-coloured blotch, dwarf 10 6...1 o 
Pacha (1), flowers orange-scarlet, centre sulphur spotted red 0 6...0 7 
President Carnot (2), enormous flowers, rich satiny cherry-red , slightly streaked carmine , lower 
petals blotchedyf<?/j scarlet with gold 6 6...0 7 
President Chandon (1), flowers very large and erect, vermilion with maroon-coloured blotch 
bordered lemon '. 8 6...0 9 
Soliman (1), a fine early variety, with rich scarlet flowers, lower petals speckled fiery red on a 
white ground — ...2 o 
Theodore Mommsen (2), enormous flowers, cherry-rose, with deep carmine and cream - coloured 
blotch — ...2 o 
W. Watson ( 2), flowers soft rose with warn;// -coloured markings 011 a j//Ym’-coloured ground 10 6...1 o 
One Bulb each of the foregoing 18 Grand Gladioli, 17 s. 6d. 
GLADIOLUS CHILDSIL— NEW GIANT-FLOWERED. 
Max Leichtlin’s Hybrids of Saundersii and the best varieties of G. Gandavensis. 
This grand race of Gladioli was produced by Herr Max Leichtlin, of Baden-Baden, and differs from 
G. Nanceianus in having a more robust habit and growing taller. 
Collection of 16 Splendid Named Varieties, one bulb of each, 9s. 
Splendid Unnamed Hybrids, mixed, all /lowering bulbs. We can strongly recommend these for filling beds 
and grouping in borders ; the magnificent flowers with their brilliant colours and markings are sure to 
please per 100, 42*. ; per doz. 5 s. 6 d. 
Gladiolus SaundGFSii. A beautiful showy species with large flowers, bright salmon-scarlet, lower 
petals blotched white , height 2 feet per doz. 7s. 6 d. ; each, 8 d. 
each — s. d. 
Gloriosa (Gloriosa Lily), very beautiful stove climbers, with richly coloured showy flowers ; when 
trained on wire globes or trellis their splendid blossoms are seen to advantage. 
superba, flow’ers brilliant orange and red 3 o 
virescens ( syn . Plantii), flowers rich orange and yellow 1 3 
Gloxinia, Barr’s Splendid Exhibition Named Varieties, per dozen i8j., 24 s. & 30.V. 
Good Named Varieties per dozen, 105. 6d 
Barr's Beautiful Seedling Varieties, Mixed ,, 45 . 6 d 
Griffinia hyacinthina {The Blue A maty llis), a beautiful warm greenhouse bulbous plant, bearing 
handsome blue flowers and ornamental foliage, 1 ft 
Haemanthus. It would not be possible to overrate the grand effect of these noble plants, with 
their handsome heads of bloom ; they may be grown in the greenhouse or stove. 
Kalbreyeri, a magnificent species, bearing immense heads of brilliant vet mi lion flowers with golden 
anthers 
Katharin®, a magnificent plant of noble bearing, with large heads of brilliant orange-scarlet 
flow'ers 
Nelsoni {neiv), a fine species with deep rosy purple flowers 
puniceus, orange-scarlet, 2 s. 6 d. ; coccineus, scarlet 
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