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BARR’S SPRING CATALOGUE of Bulbs and Tubers. 
Lily of the Valley. For Forcing and making Plantations out-of-doors. 
The Berlin Crowns are extensively used for forcing by the growers for Covent Garden Market ; of 
these, 15 to 20 may be planted in a 5-inch pot. For Lily of the Valley beds, also for massing in north 
borders, and to naturalise in woods, copses, &c., we recommend Fortin’s Giant flowered, the 
“ Alexandra” strain, and the Dutch. 
CULTURE Indoors. — A moist atmosphere, with a temperature of 80 to 85 degrees , and abundance 
of water is necessary to success in forcing Lily of the Valley; to encourage simultaneously the development 
of flower and foliage, place the pots in a shady damp part of the house, or invert a flower-pot over the 
crowns, till the flower and the foliage have made some progress, when remove to a less shady situation. If 
they are grown in a dry atmosphere, or get an insufficient supply of water at the roots, the crowns, technically 
speaking, go “ blind." J 
Barr's Finest Selected Berlin Crowns, for general forcing in pots or boxes, &c. 
per 1000, 6o.f. ; per 100, 6s, 6 d. 
Barr’s Strong Selected Clumps for pot culture 10 
Fortin’s Giant-flowered Strain (.ur Illustration in our General Bulb Catalogue), a very 
beautiful strain, with remarkably large handsome bells on long sturdy stalks; a giant 
compared with the ordinary variety ; we specially recommend it for out-door culture. 
Plant the crowns 9 inches apart, and when established its grand flower spikes will 
surprise the grower. The flowering crowns offered may be very slowly forced in March , 
Flowering Crowns, per 100 15*. 2 
Planting Crowns (specially recommended) ,, 8.r. 6d. r 
Barr’s Improved English Strain “Alexandra,” bearing sturdy spikes well clothed with large 
handsome bells ; specially suited for out-door culture, but may also be very sl.oi.uly forced 
>*' March per 100, '8s. 6 d. ; 1 
Good Selected Flowering Dutch Crowns, for out-door planting, in beds, &c., and natural- 
ising in woodlands per tooo, 42 s. ; per 100, 5.V. 
Littonia modesta, an elegant greenhouse climber, bearing in July and August numerous 
elegant golden-yellow bell-shaped flowers. Pot up for the greenhouse, or plant outdoors 
in April in a warm situation and light soil I 
Malvastrum 
Gilliesii (Modiola), a charming dwarf hardy rock-plant profusely covered with crimson- 
purple flowers all the summer 
Medeola asparagoides (Smilax), an elegant little greenhouse climber for hanging baskets, 
&c. ; its flowers are scented like those of orange blossoms, while the foliage is much 
in demand for table decoration 4 
Milla biflora, a bulbous plant of chaste beauty, bearing late in summer large pure white 
flowers of great substance ; grow in pots under glass, or plant out in March in a well 
drained and sunny situation 
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Mirabilis Jalapa (The Marvel of 
Peru), a fine border plant, 
forming handsome and compact 
bushes covered in summer with 
a profusion of bright attractive 
flowers ; it delights in sunny 
situations, and should be freely 
used in large beds and borders. 
The Culture is the same as for 
Dahlias. 
In separate colours 
Mixed colours 
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Montbretia. 
The Montbretias rank amongst our most 
decorative hardy summer-flowering 
bulbous plants, They have an elegant 
growth, and produce freely in early 
August graceful spikes of gorgeously 
coloured flowers, which are of the 
greatest value for cutting, lasting long 
in water, and mixing well with all 
kinds of foliage. They grow freely in 
any flower border enriched with man- 
ure, but a sunny situation is preferable. 
As pot plants they are remarkably 
graceful and decorative. 
Pottsii, graceful branched spikes of medium-sized brilliant vermi lion-scarlet flowers, remark- 
ably showy, 2 ft. Figured in The Garden per 1000, 25 s. ; per too, 3.?. 
,, superba, brilliant glowing vermilion, inside a rich golden, \h ft per 100, 105. 6d. 
crocosmaeflora, elegant branched spikes of large handsome showy flowers, brilliant orange-red 
shaded golden, a grand flower for cutting, 2I, ft. per tooo, 35.5-. ; per 100, 4.V. 6 d. 
,, aurea, large golden-yellow flowers, beautiful, 2 ft .."...per 100, lo.v. 6 d. 
” Bouquet Parfait, deep yellow , shaded vermilion , very showy, 2 ft. 
. , , per 100 I2J. 6 d. 1 9...0 2 
»* Drap d Or, rich deep golden, shaded apricot-orange, late, rA ft. per too, io.r. 6 d. 1 6...0 2 
,, Etoile de Feu, one of the most brilliant, a remarkably striking flower, large 
and of an intense deep glowing vermi lion , shaded orange-scarlet with a 
golden centre and golden authors per 100, T2.r. 6d. 1 9...0 2 
MONTBRETIA CROCOSM.IOT.OR A 
