BARR & SONS, 12 & 13 King Street, Covent Garden, London. 
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BARR’S 
1897 DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
OF 
BULBS, TUBERS, & PLANTS, 
FOR ALL SEASONS AND CLIMATES. 
ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED FOR EASY REFERENCE. 
In the following pages we give descriptions, as far as space permits, of the various Bulbs, &c., with general 
notes as to their cultural requirements, &c. The illustrations are mostly reproductions, on a grea y 
scale, of sketches and photographs taken at our Long Dltton Bulb Nurseries. G«a« care is taken in the 
selecting of our Bulbs, those from Holland and France being drawn from the heat farms ong We pay 
frequent visits to Holland to inspect crops which we intend drawing from. Of high class Dattodils and 
Tulips, also of many little rare and beautiful bulbous plants, we are ourselves large growers and are in a 
position therefore to select for our customers an extra fine quality. 
gggr Those marked thus * ripen late and will be ready to send out from the middle of 
October to March. All other bulbs, etc., are ready for despatch early m September 
Orders which embrace earlier and later ripening bulbs, etc., will be executed therefore 
two PartS^ j le ig! lt 0 f t h e plants given in feet and inches. In most cases Cultural .Votes are added. ^ 
*ABOBRA VIRIDIFLORA, an elegant half-hardy perennial scarlet-fruited climber ; plant 
outdoors in Spring and lift the tubers in Autumn, storing them in dry sand in a cool place 
away from frost... per doz. 5/6 ° « 
*ACHIMEXES, these make charming pot-plants for the greenhouse, and are very decorative with 
their brilliantly coloured elegant flowers ; pot in rich light soil in bpring and start in bottom leat. 
12 beautiful varieties, 1 root each, 3/6 ; 3 roots each, 12 varieties, 8/6 
ACONITE — WINTER. See Winter Aconite. 
AGAPAXTHUS (African Lily), valuable pot-plants for the greenhouse, and when grown in 
tubs on terrace walks and lawns few plants have a more noble look ; very effective planted 
out by streams, lakes, and ponds. During severe winters they should be covered, or in 
very cold climates be taken indoors until Spring, water being given only sparingly. 1 his 
plant is a gross feeder, and likes a rich soil and plenty of moisture while in growth. 
umbeUatus, handsome umbels of rich blue flowers P er aoz - 7 /° 9 
maximus, same colour as above, but with larger flowers g 
,, albus, handsome umbels of white flowers ■■■_■ 
Mooreanus, small blue flowers in graceful umbels P er ao '* 71 * 
ALBUCA, decorative greenhouse Cape bulbs, which may also be planted out under a south wall. 
Roots supplied during September and October only. 6 
canaliculata, produces handsome trusses of very fragrant golden flowers, i$ ft "7g r Q 
Nelson!, a lovely flower. See Novelty List , page P er oz ‘ 1 
ALLIUM, a decorative and showy family of hardy spring and summer-flowering bulbs valuable 
alike for borders or rockwork and for naturalizing in woods, kc. A. neapohtanum is 
easily forced, and the cut blooms are extensively used for vases and table bouquets. 
acuminatum, a beautiful species, with bright rose-coloured flowers in umbels, 1 It p-r . \ ^ 
azureum, handsome intense blue flowers, quite hardy, 2 ft j _ '" ft " ~L . 6 
cyaneum, pretty deep blue flowers in clusters, i ft. es ^..* 1 ® ' e 4 , 1*!, , 0 
karatavlense , remarkable for its very large broad glaucous-green handsome foliage, A . P • / 
Moly, bright yellow flowers in umbels, very showy, r ft per 100, 3/6 ; per doz M ... 
neapolitanum, an elegant bouquet flower largely grown for the market ; it produces numerous heads 
Ostrowskianum (jy«. oreophyllum), a charming species trom Asia Minor, with large heads 
beautiful rose-coloured flowers, 2 ft V’P er I °°-„ I Tj, ^ heautifil 
pedemontanum (syn. narcissiflorum), rose-purple, drooping bell-shaped flowers in clusters, beantilul ^ & 
and very distinct, if ft ••••• ""12 _ - 
pulchellum, graceful heads of charming bright rosy-purple flowers, in July, f ft - 5 
flavum, small canary-yellow flowers in graceful drooping umbels, very 
July. flowering, | ft „ ;; per ’ 3, /6 0 g 
Rosenbachianum, large purple-rose flowers, ft • •• ••••••■ '•••••■*,, . ' d 
triquetrum, white, striped green, graceful drooping umbels preity, i ft. ...per 100^5/ , >• 
# 5 - We also grow many other species of Alliums not mentioned above. 
♦AIiSTROMERIA. these beautiful -Peruvian Lilies 1 ' are very easy to cultivate and produce in 
Summer abundance of charming cut flowers which last long in water. Them showy and 
attractive flowers render them most valuable border plants. Plant S umhes deep, and 
by preference close to a wall, protecting, the first winter, with leaves or litter. A. pelegrlna 
plant on a warm sunny b order, and protect every Winter, or grow in frames 
Barr’s Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of Perennials and Alpines, free. 
