36 BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1897. 
ISMEA'E CAMTHUIlliH, see HymenocaUis. 
IXIA. — The African Corn Lily (see Illustration, page 31), a graceful slender 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. 
Culture In Pots. — From October to January plant five or six bulbs in a four or five-inch 
pot, 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, and 
at first give sparingly. When the plants are in growth, the lights should be left off, except 
during wet or frosty weather. 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 the bulbs 
two inches apart, in a prepared light loamy soil, thoroughly drained, in a sunny situation, protected 
if possible from cold east and northerly winds. Cover the earlier plantings with 5 or 6 inches of straw 
litter, heather, fern-bracken, or other light material to protect the early top growth from frosty winds, 
but remove the covering in March. The later plantings will flower after 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. The gorgeous beauty of these flowers amply rewards the little extra care they 
require to ensure success. 
BARR S SELECTIONS OF NAMED IXIAS. 
s. d. s. d. 
6 each of 20 splendid varieties 17 6 3 each of 12 splendid varieties 4/6 & 6 6 
3 each of 20 „ 9 6 leach of 12 ,, 2 6 
Barr’s "Rainbow ’’ Mixture of Ixlas in great variety of gorgeous colours, for filling beds and 
massing in sunny borders per 1000, 25/ ; per 100,3/6; per doz. 6d. 
tar The following varieties of Ixias are the most distinct and beautiful in cultivation. 
per doz. s. d. | 
Azurea, azure-blue, violet centre 3 6 
Beauty of Norfolk, canary, centre black ... 1 6 
Bucephalus, rich claret. colour, beautiful... 1 o 
Conqueror, yellow, shaded red 1 6 
Crateroides, rich cerise-scarlet, early, and 
greatly valued for cutting per 100, 4/6 o 8 
Donnatello (new), large, flowers brick- 
scarlet, brown centre, a most lovely colour 2 6 
Elvira, French-grey, violet centre 2 6 [ 
Emperor of China, rich yellow, centre 
black, a grand, handsome variety 3 6 
Eruhescens major, deep rose-carmine, 
black centre, beautiful 1 6 
Excelsior (nesv), large handsome crimson- 
scarlet 1 6 
Golden Drop, golden-yellow, dark centre . . 1 o 
per doz. s. d. 
Humbert, very large coppery rose, black centre, 
beautiful and distinct 2 6 
La Favorite, primrose, crimson centre 1 6 
Lady Slade, beautiful rose-pink, carmine centre, 1 o 
Longiflora, see Morphixia. page 42. 
Magnlflca, handsome, rich deep yellow, 
chocolate centre 1 6 
Magnum bonum, large white, blue centre 1 6 
Nltens, intense deep magenta, handsome 1 6 
Froestans, ruby crimson, beautiful 1 6 
Queen of Roses, beautiful bright rose, large 
double flowers 3 6 
Viridiflora, sea-green, black centre, distinct ... 5 6 
Vulcan, orange-red, black centre 1 6 
White Queen, the largest pure white Ixia, 
with velvety crimson centre 2 6 
As beautiful companion plants to the Ixia, we recommend the Morphixia, Sparaxts, Tritonia, 
and Babiana. These all require the same treatment as the Ixia. each 
s . d. 
IXIOLIRION, a beautiful and elegant family of hardy bulbous plants, thriving in a good light soil 
and open dry sunny situation. 
Sintenlsii (new), large heads of lovely rich deep blue, i J ft 2 6' 
tataricum (Pallasl), beautiful deep blue tubular flowers in handsome heads, ft per doz. 5/6 o 6 
macrantbum, heads of very large handsome bright deep blue flowers, ft 2 6 
.lOJN’qi ILS, S\\ EET SCENTED- 
The Double and Single Jonquils are prized for their graceful sweet-scented flowers in or out of doors. 
For in-door decoration three to six bulbs should be grown in a 4 or 5-inch pot, and cultivated the same as 
the Hyacinth in all respects, whether for early flowering or succession. If planted out-doors and treated the 
same as Daffodils, a long succession of these deliciously -scented flowers for room decoration may be maintained. 
per doz.— s. d. 
Single Jonquil, rich full yellow ...p. 1000, 21s. 
p. 100, 2 s. 6 d. o 3 
„ extra large bulbs ,, 4L 08 
per doz.— a. d. 
Double Jonquil, flowers of a rich full yellow, 
small, very elegant and delightfully fragrant 
p. 100, 18/6 2 9 
For Campernelle Jonquil and Queen Ann's Double Jonquil, see our Daffodil Catalogue, page 21. 
LAC HE A ALIA, very beautiful greenhouse plants flowering in early Spring, with curiously spotted leaves 
and handsome flower spikes. They should be potted early in Autumn in a compost of loam, 
sweet leaf soil, and sand, placed in a greenhouse or frame, and never be allowed to suffer for 
want of water. See Plate in The Garden, 1880. 
Cheap Offer of Hardy Bulbs and Plants to Naturalize in Grass, &c., see page 7. 
