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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1897. 
NARCISSUS or DAFFODILS^ see Daffodil Catalogue. 
XEWASTYLIS each — 8. d, 
Pringlil, very beautiful star-shaped azure-blue flowers two inches across, in June, ^ ft. Hardy on 
rockwork in warm spots, where it is dry in Winter. Plant early in spring i 3 
AERIXE 
sarnlensi8 (Guernsey Lily). A most brilliantly-coloured and lovely flower of elegant form ; colour 
vivid crimson-scarlet, sparkling in the sun as if bespangled with gold. If grown in pots, 
encourage a free growth duriog winter and let the bulbs go to rest in May by withholding water, 
then start watering them again about the end of August when they should start into growth and 
bloom in Autumn. In very mild localities this bulb may be established out of doors, planted 
against a south wall, if the foliage in winter is protected from frost per doz. 8/6 o 9 
undulata (crispa), rose-coloured flowers, petals elegantly curled, a little gem for the greenhouse, $ ft. 1 o 
ORXTTHOGALUM (Star of Bethlehem), very pretty hardy bulbs, flowering in Spring 
and early Summer. Arablcum and aureum should either be grown in pots or planted 
in a warm situation close to a south wall, at a depth of 6 inches. Pyramidale, Nutans 
and Umbellatum are charming plants for naturalizing in woodlands, meadows, &c. ; the 
two latter will thrive in dense shade where few other plants will grow, 
arablcum, white, black centre, handsome fragrant flowers in June, very beautiful in pots in the 
greenhouse ; may be planted on warm sunny south borders, i| ft large roots, per doz. 3/6 o 4 
aureum, rich apricot-orange, a beautiful little species for pot or frame culture, 1 ft ,, 7/608 
montanum, a pretty dwarf species, with umbels of starry white flowers, J ft 2 /- o 3 
nutans, elegant spikes of silver-grey flowers, outside shaded pale sea-green, beautiful ; valuable for 
cutting and naturalizing in woodlands, etc., rfl per 100, 5/6 ; per doz. jod. 
pyramidale, a very beautiful bulbous plant, but little known ; in Spring its large spikes of beautiful 
snowy white flowers, are very attractive in borders, 2 ft. (see Illustration , page 30) per doz. 7/6 o 8 
umbellatum splendens, a large handsome form of the old Star of Bethlehem, bearing umbels of pure 
white starry flowers, effective in masses and edgings, valuable to naturalize, p.ioo, 3/6; p.doz. 6 d. 
OXALIS cernua var. b8rmudlana (The Bermuda Buttercup Oxalis), a charming Winter-flowering 
bulb lor indoor decoration, producing a luxuriance of graceful bright yellow flowers for weeks. 
After potting keep in a dark cool position for a few weeks to root well, and then remove to a 
sunny window, or greenhouse per ioo, 30/ ; per doz. 4/6 o 5 
PANCRATIUM calatblnum, a synonym of Hymenocallis, see page 28. 
lllyrleum, beautiful white flowers, with long filamentous outer segments. A fine pot plant, or for 
planting under a south wall at a depth of a foot, 2 It fine bulbs, per doz. 10/6 1 o 
marltlmum (The Sea Daffodil), white flowers, delightfully fragrant, suitable for pot culture, or to 
plant under a south wall at a depth of a foot, itj tt per doz. 3/6 0 6 
W Other species can also be supplied. 
*I*HrEDRANASSA 
chloracea, yellow, very fragrant, i£ft 
achizantha, vermilion, tipped yellow and green... 
ventricosa, scarlet, with protruding anthers, ft. 
The Pheedranassas (Queen Lilies) are ( doz. 5/6 
handsome pot-plants, but may also be grown J 
under a south wall, planted at the depth of a j 
foot. April to June-flowering. 
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* POL YG OX ATU M (Solomon's Seal, or David's Harp). 
elatum, the Tall Solomon's Seal, a fine bold plant of graceful habit, having graceful arching 
stems of pendant white flowers, valuable for naturalizing in woodlands, wild gardens, &c., 2 ft. 
per 100, 12/6; per doz. 1/9 
multiflorum. the Dwarf Solomon’s Seal, its graceful habit and elegant white flowers render it a 
valuable pot-plant for early iorcing ; it is equally prized for naturalizing in woodlands, ike. , 1 ft. 
per 100, 12/6 ; per doz. 1/9 
also other species, macropbyllum, per doz. 10/6 ; roseum, per doz. 7/6 ; Thunbergil, per doz. 3/6 ; 
vertlcillatum, per doz. 6/. 
POLYANTHUS tuberosa, see Tuberose, page 48. POLYANTHUS Narcissus, 
see Narcissi. 
PUSCHRINIA, a first-class dwarf hardy April-flowering bulb, which should be represented in 
the permanent flower borders of every garden ; it is charming on rockwork, and is also a lovely 
indoor pot-plant (6 bulbs in a pot). A Coloured Plate of it appeared in The Garden, 1878 and 1881. 
llbanotlca compacta, white, deeply shaded and striped blue, 6 in. per ioo, 10/6 ; per doz. 1/6 o 2 
RANUNCULUS, Turco-Persian, Turban and Persian 
Culture. — Plant the Turban and Turco-Persian Ranunculus from October to March, and the 
Persian varieties from January to April. When the soil works kindly, and the day is dry, draw drills 
two inches deep, and five or six inches apart ; at the bottom of the drill sprinkle a little sand, press the 
tubers firmly into the soil, claws downwards, and cover them with sand, then with soil, keeping the 
crown of the tuber two inches under the surface. Cover the early plantings with long straw, cut 
heather, or other light material, which remove in Spring when danger of severe frosts is gone. 
In April and May, auring dry weather, water the beds freely, two or three times a week if necessary 
and when the flower-buds appear, water daily if required, and continue doing so while the plants are 
blooming ; this will insure fine flowers. In watering, wet the foliage as little as possible. If grown as 
pot-plants put three tubers in a four-inch pot and plunge out of doors for a time. 
Barr’s " Covent Garden ’’ Collections of Bulbs for the Flower Garden, see page 2. 
