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IXIAS, MORPHIXIAS, SPARAXIS AND TRITONIAS. 
IXIAS, MORPHIXIAS, SPARAXIS, TRITONIAS, AND BARIANAS. 
Culture In-Doors. — From September to January plant in a four or five-inch pot five or six bulbs, 
using a compost of turfy loam, leaf soil, and silver sand. Make the soil firm about the bulbs, then plunge 
the pots in ashes in a cold pit or frame, and withhold water till the plants appear, then at first give sparingly. 
Except during wet or frosty weather, especially when the plants are in growth, the lights should be left off. 
Early in February, or when the plants have made sufficient growth, remove them to the greenhouse, keep 
close to the glass, and carefully attend to the watering. 
Culture Out-Doors. — Plant from October to January, at a depth of three inches, and two to three 
inches apart, in a prepared light loamy soil, thoroughly drained, the bed raised six inches above the general 
level, with a due south aspect. Should the earlier plantings make foliage in autumn, slight protection must be 
given especially during severe frost. The plantings made in December and January need no protection beyond a 
little fern, which gradually remove in spring, as the plants spear through it. These late plantings will flower 
later than the earlier ones, therefore select a situation for them where the sun’s rays will be somewhat broken, 
and thus the blooming period will be prolonged. 
IXIAS. 
The Ixia is a slender graceful growing plant, with long loose spikes of bloom. The colours are rich, 
varied, and beautiful, the centre always differing in colour from the other parts of the flower, so that the 
blossoms expanding in the sun’s rays, present a picture of gorgeous beauty. 
s. cl. | s. d. 
813 6 each of 20 splendid varieties 17 6 . 816 1 each of 12 splendid varieties 2 6 
814 3 each of 20 ,, 9 6 I 817 Choice mixed per 100, 6/6 ; per doz. 1 3 
816 3 each of 12 ,, 5/6 & 7 6 ' 818 Fine mixed per 100, 4/6; ,, o 10 
J 9ST The following varieties of Ixias are the most distinct and beautiful in cultivation. 
per doz. a. d. 
819 Alice, pure white , velvety crimson centre 1 6 
820 Azurea, azure-blue , violet centre 2 o 
821 Beauty of Norfolk, canary, centre black... 1 6 
822 Bucephalus, magenta-purple, beautiful ... 1 3 
823 Conqueror, yellow , shaded red 2 o 
824 Crateroldes, rich cerise-scarlet, early, and 
greatly valued for cutting ...per 100, 6/6 1 o 
826 Donnatello (new), brick-scarlet, brown 
cents e, large and fine 5 6 
826 Elvira, French-grey, violet centre 2 o 
827 Emperor of China, yellow, centre black... 3 6 
828 Erubescens major, deep rose-carmine, 
black centre 1 6 
829 Golden Drop, golden-yellow, dark centre.. 1 6 
830 Glory, bronze-crimson, black centre 1 6 
831 Hercules, white tinged rose, deep rose 
centre, fine 1 o 
832 Humbert (new), very large coppery rose, 
black centre, beautiful and distinct 7 6 
833 Josephine, striped rose and white, pretty... 1 6 
per doz. s. d. 
834 Lady Carey, buff-orange , black centre 2 o 
835 La Favourite, primrose , crimson centre , 
very fine 2 o 
836 Lady Slade, beautiful pink, carmine centre I 6 
837 Magniflca, handsome , rich deep yellow , 
chocolate centre 1 6 
838 Magnum bonum, large white, blue centre 2 6 
839 Nitens, intense deep magenta , handsome... 2 o 
840 Pallas, beautiful primrose, purple centre... 1 3 
841 Pearl, white, violet centre, large 1 6 
842 Proestans, ruby-crimson , beautiful 1 6 
843 Queen of Roses, beautiful bright rose, 
large double fiowers 3 6 
844 Smiling Mary, pretty rose-pink 1 6 
846 Sunbeam, orange, striped crimson, showy 1 6 
846 Virgilius, pale primrose, violet centre 1 6 
847 Viridiflora, sea-green, black centre, distinct 3 6 
848 Vulcan, orange-red, black centre 2 o 
819 White Queen, the largest of the Ixias, 
pure white, velvety crimson centre 2 6 
MORPHIXIAS. 
These have the same graceful habit as the Ixia, but are dwarfer, the flowers long and tube-shaped ; they 
come into bloom later than the Ixias, and continue in flower frequently till August. 
per doz. — a. cl. per doz. — 9. d. 
850 Paniculata, beautiful buff colour 1 6 | 861 Paniculata rosea , deep rose and white... 3 6 
SPARAXIS. 
It would be difficult to conceive colours more diversified and gorgeous than is represented by the Sparaxis. 
Its compact dwarf growth and beautiful rich colours render it invaluable for pot-culture, rockwork, &c. 
a. d. 
853 3 ,, 12 ,, ,, 8 6 
864 1 „ 12 ,, „ 3 6 
per doz. 8. cl. 
867 Angelique, white, yellow centre 2 6 
868 Constantine, crimson-black edged scarlet , 
yellow centre 2 6 
869 Delicata, light yellow, centre spotted brown 3 6 
860 Garibaldi, -rich crimson, yellow centre ... 5 6 
861 Josephine, white, with yellow centre 2 6 
862 Lady Carey, French-white, blotched purple 2 6 
863 Leopard, primrose, spotted brown ,y el. centre 2 6 
9. d. 
865 Choice mixed ...per 100, 7s. 6d. ; p. doz. 1 6 
866 Fine mixed per 100, 55. 6d. ; ,, 10 
per doz. 8. d. 
864 Maculata, white, purple, and primrose ... 2 6 
8b5 Nain, white and crimson , primrose centre 2 6 
866 Queen Victoria (new), white, spotted black 2 6 
867 Tricolor grandiflora, scarlet, marbled 
crimson, centre yellow, large 
and handsome 1 6 
868 ,, alba, white, black, and yellow., 2 6 
869 Victor Emmanuel, red and yellow 2 6 
TRITONIAS. 
The habit and growth of these resemble the Sparaxis, but the prevailing colours differ, and flowering later, 
they form a most important succession. The colours range from buff to rose and the richest glowing orange, 
the flowers always having a beautiful transparency. For pot-culture they are most valuable. At Cliveden, 
the late Mr. Fleming was in the habit of growing hundreds of pots of Crocata for furnishing jardinets. 
BARR AND SON’S SELECTIONS OF BEAUTIFUL TRITONIAS. P.100, p.doz. 
870 5 each of 10 splendid varieties 18 o 
871 3 ,, 10 ,, ,, 12 o 
372 1 „ 10 „ s 6 
s. d. 3. d. 
873 Crocata. showy bright orange 12 6... 2 o 
874 Choice mixed 7 6...1 6 
876 Fine mixed 5 6...1 o 
[ Barr and Son, 
