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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1897. 
BARR S HARDY LILIES — continued. each- 
Monadelphum szovitzianum (Colchicum), bearing handsome spikes of numerous large flowers of 
great beauty, clear citron-yellow, spotted black, turban-shaped, 3 ft per doz. 21 s. 
Pardallnum, stately, elegant growing shade-loving plants, with large, handsome, showv flowers. The 
best Lily for naturalizing in grass. 
type, bright scarlet, shading to rich yellow, freely spotted purple-brown, flowers large, numerous 
and very handsome, 5 to 6 ft per doz. $s. 6d. 
Bourgaei, bright crimson, shading to yellow, spotted maroon, with narrow foliage, in regular 
whorls, flowers abundant, large and beautiful, 6 ft per doz. 7 s. 6 d. 
californlcum, flowers intense crimson, shading to orange, and spotted, large and very showy ; 
of more slender growth than the other varieties, 3 to 4 ft per doz. 10 s. 6d. 
Michauxi, crimson-scarlet, shading to yellow, spotted maroon; later blooming than the other 
varieties 4 to 5 ft . p er doz. $ s . 6 d. 
mixed varieties for naturalizing in quantity in damp peaty places.. .p. 100, 32*. ; ,, 4s. 6d. 
Parvum, shotoy bright orange, bell-shaped flowers freely produced on stems 3$ ft. high... per doz. io.f. 6d. 
Parryi, beautiful large rich golden-yellow fragrant flowers of extreme beauty. Awarded First-Class 
Certificate 
Philadelphicum, a graceful little Lily with charming flowers, scarlet, shading to orange, elegantly 
spotted black, 1 ft . per doz. 105. 6 d. 
Pomponium, true, a beautiful early-flowering Lily, with very graceful foliage, flowers reflexed and of a 
rich sealing-wax scarlet colour, ht. 2 to 3 ft per doz. 7s. 6 d. 
Pyrenaicum flavum, bearing elegant spikes of numerous yellow flowers, spotted black, July-flowering , 
3 “ per doz. 4 s. 6 d. 
Rubescens, a very beautiful and distinct Lily, flowers pearly white changing to rose and going off purple, 
spotted crimson, delicately fragrant 
Speciosum (syn. lanclfolium). Beautiful autumn-flowering Lilies with large handsome flowers, with 
reflexing petals ; when cut they last a long time in water, 
album Kraetzeri, extremely beautiful large white flowers of great substance, with dark 
orange anthers, 3 ft Strong flowering bulbs, per doz. 10s. 6 d. 
•• •• Extra strong bulbs ,, i$s. 
album verum, a rare and beautiful Lily, earlier than Kraetzeri, flowers snowy white, with 
yellow anthers, broad light green foliage, 3 ft per doz. j8.v. 
Melpomene, the richest coloured of this group, large handsome flowers dark crimson, heavily 
spotted purple, and margined white, 3 ft . .Strong bulbs, per doz. 7s. 6 d. & io*. 6d. ; 9 d. 8c 
punctatum, white spotted pink, anthers yellow, distinct and beautiful, 3 ft per doz. 7s. 6d. 
purpureum, a very fine variety, with abundance of dark purple-rose flowers, heavily spotted 
deep crimson-purple, a fine strong grower, 3 to 5 ft per doz. 7s. 6 d. 
rubrum, suffused and heavily spotted crimson, on white ground, 3ft. p.ioo, 35J. ; ,, 5^ 6d. 
Sulphureum (syn. Wallichianum superbum). The flowers 9 inches long, of great substance, and 
deliciously fragrant ; on first opening sulphur-coloured, then changing to white, tinged 
rose ; a charming pot Lily , requiring greenhouse culture, 4 to 6 ft 3*. 6 d. & 
Superbum, flowers orange to crimson, spotted rich brown, and elegantly recurved, stately in growth, late 
summer floviering , bog-loving Lily, 4 to 7 ft. (Coloured Plate, 6d.) per doz. 7s. 6 d. 
Testaceum (syn. excelsum), very beautiful, large handsome flowers of a lovely apricot colour with showy 
scarlet anthers, delightfully fragrant ; a hardy vigorous grower, 4 ft per doz. ioj. 6 d. 
Tigrlnum 1 Tiger Lily), a remarkably handsome section, with abundance of large showy brilliantly coloured 
flowers, lighting up the garden in August and September. All very hardy vigorous growers. 
,, Fortunei, flowers rich orange-scarlet, spotted crimson, stem very woolly, 4 ft. ...per doz. $s. 6d. 
»* .. flore-pleno, double orange-scarlet flowers, lasting long in bloom, 4 ft. „ 3*. 
,, splendens, very handsome, with large pyramidal heads of bright fiery orange-scarlet flowers, 
covered with large crimson-black spots, 6 ft per ioo, icj. ; per doz. 2s. 3 d. 
Thunbergianum (syn. elegans), a very beautiful group of showy Japanese Lilies, June and July, 
flowering, greatly valued for flower border and pot-culture 
,, “ Alice Wilson, ' large lemon-coloured flowers, a rare and beautiful Lily, 2 ft 
,. alutaceum . Prince of Orange, flowers rich clear apricot-orange, spotted black, a valuable 
dwarf showy Lily for filling flower beds and front borders, 1 ft. ...per 100, 17 '6 ; p. doz. 2/6 
• • *• “ Sunset,” flowers very large and of a beautiful glowing golden-chamois colour, 
remarkably handsome and free-flowering per doz. 15.?. 
,, anneniacum, soft rich glowing orange-red, late-flowering, a grand showy Lily, i£ft., 
.* .. macranthum, a remarkably handsome large-flowered variety of the abotie 
,, Beauty, new, large brilliant orange flowers, shaded red, handsome, 2 ft 
,, bicolor, large beautiful apricot-orange, flamed scarlet, 1^ ft 
„ Crimson Beauty, glowing crimson with vermilion tinge, very handsome, i.J ft 
,, flore-pleno, large double blood-crimson flowers, i£ft 
I. fulgens atrosanguineum, rich blood-red thinly spotted black, 1^ ft 
,, G. F. Wilson, a very beautiful variety, and latest of this section to bloom, flowers large and erect, 
apricot, spotted purple, with central yellow streak, very free^flowering, 2 ft. ...per doz. 15/ 
,, Othello, new garden variety , large handsome blood-red flowers tinged orange, a fine 
handsome showy Lily per doz. 12s. 
,, robustum, a very handsome vigorous growing variety, with bold heads of large handsome orange- 
yellow flowers, freely spotted dark crimson, 2^ ft. Awarded First-Class Certificate by tin 
R. li. S p er doz. 2_ s . 6 d. 
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