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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1897, 
HYACINTHS— continued. 
BARR’S MINIATURE HYACINTHS for Children’s Cardens, etc. 
In children's gardens and small flower beds, or as front edgings and ribbons, these Miniature Hyacinths 
alone or intermingled with other dwarf spring-flowering bulbs, make a fine display throughout the Spring 
months. 
They are also valuable for growing in small glasses, fancy pots, old china bowls, crystal dishes, jardinets, 
etc., alone or associated with Scilla sibirica, Chionodoxas, Crocus, Snowdrops, Dwarf Tulips, and Daffodils, 
Iris reticulata, etc. Plant in “Barrs Prepared Mixture of Charcoal and Cocoa Fibre," ox in Jadoo Fibre 
(see page 60), the surface may be covered with fresh green carpet-moss till the plants appear. 
Barr’s Special Mixture of beautiful colours per 1000, 85/ ; per 100, 9/6 ; per dozen, 1/3 
WHITE ROMAN 
HYACINTH. 
EARLY DWARF ROMAN HYACINTHS. 
FOR EARLY FORCING. 
These may be forced into bloom by November, or may be brought into bloom for 
Christmas decoration. The elegant little flower spikes are greatly prized for bouquets 
while the individual flowers are of great value for buttonholes. 
Directions for Culture , see page 6. 
per doz. 
Roman Hyacinth Early Dwarf White, Sweet-Scented. 
Extra Strong Selected Bulbs, per ioo, 15/ 
Strong Selected Bulbs 10/6 
A Few Very Large Bulbs ,, 21/ 
— s. d. 
2 3 
1 6 
3 ° 
Smaller sized bulbs at lower prices we do not stock, but can procure them 
for customers if required. 
Roman Hyacinth, Early Blush. This beautiful variety flowers just after 
the White Roman Hyacinth per 100, 12/6 1 9 
Roman Hyacinth, Early Blue, flowers from a fortnight to three weeks later 
than the White Roman Hyacinth per 100, 10/6 1 6 
Beautiful Straw-coloured Early Hyacinth, of a charming pale chrome- 
yellow shade, flowering just after the White Roman Hyacinth, p. ioo, 24/ 3 6 
New Extra Early Hyacinth, “Harbinger,” flowering before any of the 
Roman Hyacinths ; its long spikes of pretty purple-blue flowers are very 
attractive per 100, 24/ 3 6 
HYACINTHUS CAYDICANS, THE GREAT SNOW-WHITE SUMMER-FLOWERING HYACINTH. 
Attains a height of 3 to 6 feet, according to 
soil and situation, and is surmounted with 20 
to 50 graceful pendant pure white bell-shaped 
flowers ; a handsome decorative plant for 
grouping in the flower border or on lawns, 
also a fine pot-plant for the conservatory. 
Large Flowering bulbs, p. 100, 6/6 ; p. doz. 1/. 
Larger selected bulbs, p. ioo, 8/6 ; p. doz. 1/3. 
HYACINTHUS 
amethystlnus, an elegant Alpine Hyacinth of the 
most beautiful amethyst blue ; charming in 
pots, and clumps in flower borders, or as 
edgings ; quite hardy, J ft. 
per 100, 6/6 ; per doz. 1/ 
azureus. See Muscarl azureum, page 42. 
*HYMENOCALLIS (syn. Pancratium or 
Ismenel, lovely bulbous plants for greenhouse 
or out-doors, planted close to a south wall, 9 
inches deep ; the flowers are of great beauty. 
each 
amancaes, the golden-yellow Peruvian s. d. 
Daffodil, a rare species, 1 J ft 5 6 
calathlnum, the pearly, sweet-smelling 
White Sea Daffodil, ij ft.. ..perdoz. 5/6 o 6 
# IMANTOPHYLLUM 
mlniatum, orange-crim- 
son flowers, in clusters, 
2 ft 
cyrtantbiflorum, orange- 
coloured flowers, in 
clusters, 2 ft 
Handsome j 
I bulbous plants | 
/ for stove 
I -warm 
I house. 
wo or 
green- 1 
4 6 
3 6 
Phytobroma,” Barr’s New Plant Food, see page 2 of Cover. 
