BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1897. 
ANEMONES, various Beautiful Species. 
Anemone apennina, the blue Mountain Windflower, forms a dense cushion of rich blue, and is 
one of the loveliest of dwarf Spring flowers. Mr. William Robinson in his paper at the Conference 
on Hardy Flowers described its fine effect when planted in meadows or near to large elm trees. Where 
Daffodils are naturalized this lovely flower and A. blanda should be freely planted, the effect obtained 
being most charming. A. blanda resembles A. apennina in flower, but blooms a month earlier. 
The varieties of Anemone nemorosa (The Wood Anemone) literally carpet the ground with their 
charming flowers. Being shade loving plants they should be planted under trees or in shady nooks on 
rockwork. A nemorosa Robinsoniana is remarkably beautiful, and A. nemorosa bracteata may be 
called " the Jack in the Green ” of Anemones, the white petals resting on green bracts. All the above- 
named species are exceedingly charming established on rockwork, and are beautiful as pot-plants. 
each— 8 . 
Apennina, beautiful single sky-blue flowers, 
as large as a half-crown, very 
hardy and free flowering, a 
gem for the rock-garden and 
hardy border, ^ ft., per 1000, 
45/ ; per 100 , 5 s.; per doz. 9 d. ., 
,, alba, white, £ft per 100 , 5/6 ., 
per doz. lod. . 
Blanda (The Grecian. Blue Windjlmver ), 
brilliant deep blue £ ft., per 
100, 1 7/6 ; per doz. 2/6 o 
>> cypriana, flowers from white to 
pale blue and lilac. ..per doz. 5/6 o 
>• scythinica. white, shaded blue... 1 
,, var. taurica, flowers ranging from 
light to very deep blue, p.doz. 7/6 o 
each— 8 . d. 
white florets, 
Nemorosa bracteata 11. pi., 
resting on green bracts, £ft., 
p. doz. 6/6 
,, albafl.pl., double, pure white, beau- 
tiful, £ ft. ...p. 100, 10/6; p. doz. 1/6 
,, rosea fl. pi., double pink, £ ft. 
per doz. 4/6 
,, Robinsoniana, sky-blue, very beau- 
tiful, £ ft., per doz. 6/6 
Palmata, yellow, £ ft 3/ 
,, alba, pure white, £ ft.... ,, 4/6 
Ranunculoides (The Yellow Wood Anemone), 
yellow, £ft.... per 100, 10/6; per doz. 1/6 
o 8 
o S 
o 8 
o 4 
o 5 
For Anemone japonica vars., pulsatllla, rivnlaris, sylvestris, and other beautiful Anemone plants, see 
our Hardy Plant Catalogue t free on application. 
*ANOMATHECA each-, 
cruenta, a charming bulbous plant, with small bright scarlet, crimson-blotchcd flowers in July and 
August ; very pretty as edgings out of doors, on rockwork, or in pots, £ ft., plant in 
Spring T 
per 100, 8/6; per doz. 1/3 
,, grandiflora, flowers very large and handsome, bright scarlet, blotched crimson, £ ft 2 
*A NTHOLYZA 
cocclnea, a very beautiful bulbous plant, bearing in summer handsome spikes of gorgeous vermilion- 
scarlet flowers on a reddish brown stem ; treatment same as or late Gladioli per doz. 3/6 o 
*AI»IOS 
tuberosa, a rapid growing elegant hardy deciduous climber, for arbours, trellises, etc. ...per doz. 2/6 o 3 
ARUM, curious and interesting border plants, more or less handsome. They should be given choice 
spots on the border or rockwork. As pot plants they are very ornamental. Dracunculus 
and Italicum are quite hardy ; the other species require winter protection such as ashes, 
leaves, litter, or cocoa fibre, and should be grown by preference in light loamy soil on a 
sunny border. 
comutum ( syn . Sauromatum guttatum), red flowers, spotted black, stems curiously marbled, hand- 
some foliage per doz. 2/6 o 3 
crinitum, flowers reddish brown, and of immense size, stem marbled 7/6 o 8 
Dloscoridis spectabile, a magnificent species bearing handsome blackish-purple flowers, taller and 
later to bloom than A. patccstinum per doz. 10/6 1 o 
dracunculus, large purple-red and black-blue flowers, marbled stem, very handsome 4/6 o 5 
Italicum, flowers greenish white, followed by spikes of scarlet berries, leaves spotted 1/6 o 2 
palaestlnum (syn. sanctum), The Sacred Black Calla from Lebanon, flowers velvety black inside, 
olive-coloured outside, sweet-scented, handsome ornamental foliage, spring-flowering (see 
Illustration, page 30) per doz. 5/6 o 6 
It.AIIlA IV A, the flowers range in colour from blue to the richest crimson-magenta, and are 
set off by a dark green hairy foliage. They form a striking contrast both in flower 
and foliage to the Sparaxis and Tritonia, but have the same fine dwarf compact growth ; 
the three are good companion plants for pots, rockeries, or the front of borders. Culture 
same as for the Ixia, see page 36. 
Extra choice mixture, of many beautiful colours per 100, i2r. 6 d.\ per doz. 1/9 
ltEGONIi 
Barr’s Large-flowered English Bedding varieties in separate colours, scarlet, crimson, rose, 
salmon, pink, white, orange, and yellow each colour, per ico, 35/ ; per doz. 5/ 
Choice mixed large-flowered varieties for bedding 24/ ; „ 3/6 
Barr’s Handsome Exhibition English Single Begonias for pot-culture, having a stiff erect habit 
and large round-totalled flowers of fine form and substance, cannot be surpassed. 
In separate selected colours, per doz., ro/6, 15/, 21/, & 35/ 
Barr’s Handsome Exhibition English Double Begonias for pot-culture, flowers of grand form 
equalling camellias in symmetry, and of brilliant colours, best named sorts ...per doz., 15 / & 23/ 
Barr’s Bedding Double Begonias, mixed, in good variety of colour per doz. 7/6 
B ELLA DONNA AND GUERN SEY LILIES, see Amaryllis, page 10, and Nerine, page 44. 
Barr’s Tulips were awarded a Oold Medal, 1896 and 1897. 
