FUNKIA, AND HELLEBORUS (CHRISTMAS AND LENTEN ROSES.) 
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Quantity. Single P^EONIAS— continued. each— s. cl. 
Russi (Rot. Mag.), crimson, going off rose 2 5 
>> (Sweet), rich purple crimson, bright yellow anthers o 6 
Tenuifolia, rich crimson /lowers, nestling amongst the graceful feathery foliage ’** 1 0 
.. pi., large double crimson flowers, nestling amongst the finely divided foliage 2 6 
Trltemata (Daurlca), crimson, going off to rose, a very distinct plant o 6 
W ittmanniana, creamy white, seeds rich corn l-rcd 21 o 
FUNKIA, OR THE HARRY PLANTAIN LILY. 
Plants supplied from October to March. 
These handsome hardy herbaceous plants develope their ornamental foliage early in Spring, and in 
Summer and Autumn throw up a profusion of tine Lily-like flower spikes. The leaves range in size from the 
miniature to the gigantic, and from pule green to a deep glaucous-green. All are grand plants for edgings, and 
the large-leaved sorts adapted especially to naturalize in wild gardens, also to grow as distinctive objects on the 
grass of parks, etc., as exemplified by their extensive use in Hyde Park. For pot-culture under glass we 
especially recommend, for its neat snow-white flowers, Ovata spathulata speclosa, a small-leaved variety, 
and for its large spikes of beautiful snow-white flowers, Subcordata grandiflora, a handsome large-leaved 
variety ; also those with variegated foliage, especially the varieties of Undulata. Out of doors, in shady and 
somewhat moist situations, the Plantain Lily is most decorative, the foliage developing to its full size. 
each— 8. d. | 
Ovata, large green foliage, flowers purple 
per doz. 10/6 1 o 
,, aureo-variegata, gold and green- 
variegated foliage 1 6 1 
,, glauceacens variegata, yellow and 
green -variegatedfoliage, p.doz. 4/6 o 6 
,, undulata argentea, white and green- 
variegated foliage 1 6 
,, ,, aurea, bright golden- coloured 
foliage 1 o 
,, sinensis cordifolia, strong round 
cordate leaves per doz. 5/6 o 6 
,, spatliulata marglnata, small green 
foliage , edged white p. doz. 4/6 o 6 
,, spathulata speclosa, small foliage, 
-bare white flowers o 9 1 
,, virldis marglnata, green foliage con- 
spicuously edged white p. doz. 7/6 o 9 
each— s. cl. 
Fortune!, very distinct blue-green foliage , 
flowers white , tinged lilac 2 6 
Sleholdlana, large very handsome blue- 
green foliage 1 o 
,, major, very large handsome blue- 
green foliage , large pale lilac 
/ lowers per doz. 10/6 1 o 
,, marmorata, yellow-marbled foliage 1 6 
Subcordata grandiflora, large light green 
foliage , large white flowers, per doz. 10/6 1 o 
COLLECTIONS. s . d. 
3 each 12 best and distinct varieties ... 21 o 
1 12 „ „ ... 7 6 
1 „ 6 „ „ 2 / 6 , 3/6 & 5 6 
HELLEBORUS, OR CHRISTMAS AND LENTEN ROSES. 
Plants supplied up to March. 
Christmas and Lenten Roses are hardy Winter-flowering plants, covered with blossoms at n period 
of the year, when flowers out-of-doors, are a rarity. In this family there is much variety, both in flower 
and foliage, and established plants in flower borders and on rockwork, are highly decorative. 
R 3 f The Christmas and Lenten Roses snake good pot-plants , and are well worth, the attention of gardeners 
to grow into large specimens , for Conservatory decoration. 
BARR'S AND SON'S SELECTIONS OF CHRISTMAS AND LENTEN ROSES. 
Quantity. s. d. 
6 Lenten Roses in 6 vars. ... 10 / 6 , 1 ( 5 / & 21 0 
12 ,, In 12 vars 16 /, 21 / & 30 0 
...... 18 „ in 18 vars. ... 26 /, 30 / & 42 0 
Quantity. s. d. 
30 Lenten Roses in 30 vars. ... 50 /, G 3 /, & 84 0 
6 Christmas Roses in 6 vars. , 9 /, 10/6 & 16 O 
12 „ in 6 vars., 18 /, 21 / & 30 0 
THE CHRISTMAS ROSE (HELLEBORUS NIGER). 
The Christmas ROBe is in flower during December and January. To have the blossoms pure white for 
Christmas decoration, the plants should be protected at the time of flowering. A hand-light, resting on bricks, 
will be sufficient for a large specimen ; but when a great number of flowers are required, a temporary pit should 
be made, the natural soil, if unsuitable, removed, and a mixture of loam and rotten dung, or loam, leaf soil and 
dung, substituted. When the flower buds appear, protect with lights, and give plenty of air, but dispense with 
the lights as soon as possible after the flowering season. For naturalization and wild gardens, the Christmas 
Rose is a grand plant. 
each — s, d, 
Niger maxlmus ( the Great Christmas Rose), figured in " The Garden," 1878, under the name of 
Helleborus altifolius. This is a grand species , and is as remarkable for its large dark green 
leaves, as for its very large rose-tinted flowers, which are pure while if opened under the 
protection of a hand-light or frame, after the flower buds appear 1/6, 2/6 & 3 6 
,, The Bath Christmas Rose, one of the most useful, an exceedingly fine variety r/6 & 2 6 
,, Iuvemls (“ St Brigid's" Christmas Rose), a grand plant with large massive pate green 
leaves and leaf -stalk, and large snow-white fenoers produced in great profusion 3 6 
,, Caucaslcus , flowers snow-white, outside of petals tinned rose, fragrant 1/6 & 2 6 
„ rubra , flowers rosy white, outside of petals purple-red, a fine late-flowering variety 2/6 & 3 6 
12 and 13, King St., Covent Garden, 1890.] 
