2° BEARDLESS FLAG IRISES, IRIS KiEMPFERI, & DOUBLE CHINESE PjEONIAS. 
Quantity. BEARDLESS Flag I RISES —continued. each— s. d. 
Vlrglnlca, S. lilac , F. rick purple with white and yellow spot\ f p. ioo, 35/j p. doz. 5/6 o 6 
,, column®, S. and F. lilac I These arc I o 9 
>> Foaterl, S. and F. pale blue, bate white and yellow... [all extreme- | per doz. qs. 6d. 0 9 
,, major, S. pile lilac, F. red-lilac , with white and I ly beautiful, 1 
yellow spot height , 3 ft. I 7;. 6d. o 9 
pulchella, S. and F. red-lilac J ^ 1 6 
&hr For various Beautiful bulbous and Tuberous-rooted Iris Species, sec our General Bulb Catalogue. 
BEAUTIFUL JAPANESE FLAC IRISES. 
IRIS KJEMPFERI (THE CLEMATIS-LIKE IRIS OF JAPAN). 
The magnificence of these splendid new Japanese Irises surpasses any written description that we could 
give of them. The large flat flowers measure from 6 to 8 inches in diameter, with a breadth of petal 3 to 
3 $ inches ; the prevailing colours are white, magenta, crimson, rose, lilac, lavender, Frencb-gVey, 
purple, violet, and blue, each flower usually representing several shades, while close under the petaloid stigma 
there is a brilliant yellow or orange blotch or feather, more or less conspicuous, and almost always sur- 
rounded, except in the whites, by a halo of blue or violet. Coloured plates of Iris Ksempferi were issued by 
The Garden , 1876 and 1881. 
Culture. — A naturally good adhesive, moist, loamy garden soil, laying well to the sun, suits this plant. 
When a soil has to be specially prepared, wc recommend leaf-soil, loam and peat in equal parts ; but manure 
should not be given unless as a liquid. We are of opinion that the Iris Keempferi is semi-aquatic in summer, 
but should be moderately dty in winter. Professor Foster’s experience is to keep the soil round the plants in a 
wet quagmire state, from early in April to October. We have followed this plan with great success, and our 
plants make strong growth, and give abundance of flowers. 
BARR & SON'S SELECTIONS OP BEAUTIFUL JAPANESE CLEMATIS LIKE IRISES. 
Quantity. 
6 in 6 beautiful varieties 7S . 6d., xos. 6d. & its. 
Jo J 11 ^ »» »» 21 s. & 30 .L 
18 in 18 
( The term duplex is applied to flowers having six petals instead of three.) 
Alexander von Humboldt, pure white, yellow blotch at base of each petal 1 o 
Beauty of Gorey, white , flaked and speckled blue-purple, very fine 2 6 
Bertha, claret-red, shading off to and reticulated white 2 6 
Duke of York, rich purple , yellow spot at base 2 6 
Empress of India, duplex, rich crimson-claret, edged white, orange at base of petals, with crimson 
halo, very large flower 3 5 
Fair Helen, duplex, white, pencilled and shaded rose, petaloid stigma tinged lilac 2 6 
Grace Darling, duplex , pure wH&te 3 6 
Jewel, white , veined rose , with rose standards, very beautiful 3 6 
Lord Byron, semi-double , radiated with blue lines , blotch yellow at base of pi /a l, petaloid 
stigma white, tipped purple \ 2 6 
Prima Donna, duplex, white, petals broadly margined rose 3 5 
Prince Arthur, duplex, rich crimson, yellow at base of petals, petaloid stigma white, shaded purple 3 6 
Princess of Wales, duplex, white, petaloid stigma white , stained violet 1 6 
Prince of Wales, duplex, white , reticulated and veined, yellow spot at base of petal 2 6 
Prince George of Wales, duplex, white, veined light violet, and stained crimson, petaloid stigma 
white, tinged rose 3 5 
The Prince, duplex, blue-purple , yellow at base of petals 3 5 
Wellington, duplex, rick clarct-purplc, veined blue, spot at base yellow, petaloid stigma deep purple 2 6 
The Type, red-lilac, veined purple, spot at base primrose, standards rcd-purpit per do/, ss. 6d. o 6 
.. White variety „ los . 6d. 1 o 
HARDY HERBACEOUS CHINESE DOUBLE P/EOMAS. 
VARIETIES OF ALBIFLORA. Plants supplied from October to March. 
The flowers, which are produced in June, are large and handsome, varying in colour from pure whites and 
blushes, to roses and the deepest crimsons , while most of them are deliciously rose-scented. The ornamental and 
massive foliage in addition, renders these Hardy Paeonias attractive plants for the herbaceous border or to 
intermingle with shrubs. They are of simple culture, succeeding in any ordinary garden soil. The flowers are 
greatly valued for cutting, as they travel well, and last long in water. 
Culture. — Trench the ground before planting, as deeply as possible, adding abundance of rotten manure, 
and then mulch the surface with manure. In Summer, if convenient, give a plentiful supply of liquid manure 
twice a week to encourage a rapid development, as the plant is decorative in proportion to its size. The 
Pffiony may be planted in any position, but, considering that the flower buds are formed early in Spring, it is 
preferable to grow the plants where the sun's rays do not fall upon them, in Spring, earlier than 11 or 12 o’clock. 
SPLENDID NEW DOUBLE CHINESE PJEONIAS. 
BARR AND SON' 
Quantity. 8 . d. 
60 in 50 beautiful varieties 84s. & 106 0 
40 In 40 „ „ 70s. & 85 0 
80 In 30 „ ,, 55s. & 63 0 
S SELECTIONS. 
Quantity. 3. d. 
20 In 20 beautiful varieties 30 b., 42 s., & 50 0 
12 In 12 ,, ,, 158., 21s., & 30 0 
6 In 6 „ ,, 7/6, 10/6, & 15 0 
[ Barr and Son , 
