GLADIOLI, EARLY AND LATE FLOWERING. 
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BARR’S BEAUTIFUL GLADIOLI. 
EARLY-FLOWERING IIARDY GLADIOLI, for Autumn and Whiter- Planting. 
Bulbs ready from October. 
These beautiful Early-flowering Gladioli are greatly prized as cut flowers from May to July for filling vases, 
&c., and on this account, as also for the fine effect they produce in the flower garden, they should be largely 
planted. G. Colvillei, “The Bride,” is exceptionally valuable, and is extensively grown in pots to cut during 
April, May, and June for Covent Garden Market. All the Gladioli we have enumerated as early-flowering may 
be grown in pots for indoor decoration. 
Culture Out-doors. — A sunny situation is preferred. Trench the ground, working in plenty of rotten 
manure in the underspit ; plant the varieties marked with an * from October to December, and the others 
from November till February, at a depth of six inches. If the summer is dry and the weather hot, a good 
soaking of water or liquid manure twice a week greatly benefits the growing plants. When planted in autumn , 
the beds should be lightly covered with fern, wheat-straw, or marsh reeds, which should be removed in March. 
Culture for Conservatory Decoration. — Plant three to five bulbs, according to size, in a five 
or six-inch pot, and plunge in ashes in a cold frame or pit, withholding water till the bulbs have started into 
growth ; or, the pots may be buried in ashes out of doors, as recommended for the Hyacinth, and there 
allowed to remain undisturbed till ready to remove indoors. 
MAY AND JUNE-FLOWERING HARDY GLADIOLI. 
1165*Byzantlnus, showy brilliant rosy claret, useful for borders, naturalizing, or cutting, ht. 2 ft... 
1166*Colvlllel, crimson-purple, faked white, very showy, valuable for naturalization, ht. ft ... 
1167* ,, “The Bride,” pure white fowers, most valuable in early Summer for border deco- 
ration and cutting. It is also a grand pot-plant indoors, ht. 2 ft. ... 
1168* ,, “ The Bride,” extra large roots 
p. 100 . p.doz. 
s. d. e. d. 
3 6...0 6 
3 6...0 6 
3 6...0 6 
4 6...0 8 
JUNE AND JULY-FLOWERING HARDY GLADIOLI. 
a. d. I «. d. 
1169 6 each of 12 beautiful varieties ... 12 / & 18 o 1172 Early Gladioli, Splendid mixed, of many 
1170 3 ,, 12 ,, ,, 6/6 & 9 6 beautiful shades, valuable for beds and 
11711 ,, 12 ,, (l 2/6 & 3 6 I borders p. 100 , 6 / 6 ; p.doz. 1 o 
p. doz. — s. d. 
1173 Amsterdam (new), large salmon-scarlet, 
with white blotches, ft 2 6 
im*Alfred Tennyson, delicate pale salmon- 
rose, with white fakes, beautiful, ft. ... 2 6 
1175*Blu8hing Bride, ivory-white, faked deep 
crimson , beautiful and early, ft 6 6 
1176*Cardinalis, bright scarlet and white, 1 ^ ft. 1 9 
1177 Eleganti 3 simu 8 ,y?«<? rose, spotted, ig ft. 1 9 
1178*Fire King (new), brilliant orange- scar let, 
flaked crimson and white, large handsome 
flowers, ft 7 6 
1179 Formo 8 iS 8 lmu 8 , scarlet, flaked white, ft. 2 o 
1180*In8igni8, large rosy scarlet, flaked purple- 
1181 Magnlflcus, deep red, handsome, if ft. ... 2 o 
1190 Gladiolus Nanus, Dwarf Early Mixed, beauti 
scarlet , etc., charming for grouping in beds 
p. doz.— 0 . d. 
1182 Ne Plus Ultra, deep salmon-rose, shaded 
scarlet, blotched crimson and white, 2 ^ ft. 1 6 
1183 Pink Perfection (new), long graceful spikes 
of clear satiny pink flowers 3 6 
1184*Prince Rudolph, dark cherry-scarlet, with 
crimson blotch, handsome, ht. ij ft 5 6 
1185 Queen Victoria, bright scarlet, flaked 
white, shozuy, ht. if ft 1 6 
1186 Ramosus, beautiful salmon-rose, flaked 
crimson, 2 ft 1 9 
1187*R08y Gem, bright rose-pink, free-flower- 
ing, valuable for cutting, ht. 1 J ft 2 6 
1188*Salmon Queen, clear salmon-pink 3 6 
ll89*Sarnian Gem, beautiful salmon, with 
white and carmine flakes, 1 ^ ft 5 6 
l shades of blush, pink, rose, salmon, orange, a. d. 
id borders, ht. 1 ft per 100 , 31 . 6d . ; per doz. o 8 
AUTUMN-FLOWERING GLADIOLI ( Varieties of Gandavensis). 
Bulbs supplied from December to May. 
1191 3 each of 30 beautiful vars 45 / & 63 / 
1192 1 ,, 30 17/6 & 24 / 
1193 3 20 25 / & 42 / 
1194 1 each of 20 beautiful vars 9 / & 15 / 
1195 3 „ 12 „ „ ... is/, 21 /, 30 /, 42 / 
1196 1 ,, 12 6 /, 9 /, 12 /, 18 / 
ffST A descriptive list of Gladiolus Gandavensis Varieties ready in December, free by post on application. 
per 100 . per doz. 
8 . d. 8 . d. 
1197 Brilliant Reds, and Scarlets, of 
shades in mixture 17 6 ... 2 6 
1198 Roses of shades, in mixture 17 6. ..2 6 
1199 Whites of shades, in mixture 17 6. ..2 6 
per 100 . per dow. 
s. d. e. d. 
1200 Yellows of shades, in mixture 30 0...4 6 
1201 Flesh and Salmon shades, mixed . ..21 0...3 o 
1202 Fine mixed, all colours 12 6... 2 o 
1203 CHOICEST UNNAMED FRENCH GLADIOLI IN MIXTURE, these have long handsome spikes of 
large bold beautiful flowers in great variety of rich and brilliant colours. Purchasers will be 
well satisfied with the flowers of this grand strain of autumn-flowering Gladioli 21 0.3 o 
1204 CHOICE UNNAMED DUTCH GLADIOLI IN MIXTURE, these embrace many rich and varied 
colours , and have bold spikes of large handsome flowers 16 6 ... 2 6 
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