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BARR ’ 5 GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1897. 
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IIGRIDIA Van Houttei, flowers 2 in. across, chocolate-brown, reticulated yellow, a very curious, 
distinct and beautiful little species 1 0 
vlolacea, a charming little species, flowers nearly 2 in. across, rosy purple, centre dotted rose- 
purple on white ground, J ft 1 0 
TRITELEIA, see Mil hi. 
TRITOMA, In habit and growth resembling the Sparaxis, but the prevailing colours differ, and 
flowering later it 1 forms a most important succession. The colours range from buff 
to rose and the richest glowing orange , the flowers always having a beautiful transparency. 
For pot-culture they are most valuable. Culture same as for Ixias. 
Selection— 5 each of 10 splendid varieties, 7/6 ; 3 each, 4/6 ; 1 each, 1/9. 
Barr’s Beautiful Mixture of Colours per 100, 6/6 ; per doz. 1/ 
TBOPAOLUJI, all beautiful climbers. Azureum and Jarratti are recommended for the green- 
house to trail over trellises, round pillars, etc. Polyphyllum revels on dry sunny slopes. 
TuberoBtun requires an open situation and poor soil, and should have branches to 
scramble over. Speclosum is one of the most lovely of hardy climbers, and may in the 
south of England be successfully grown if planted in a cool, moist situation, away from 
the sun's rays ; it delights in a shady place, and especially near a stream where its roots 
can reach the water. In hot dry districts we have also grown it successfully, planted close 
against the north side of evergreen hedges. 
azureum, true, a rare bulb, flowers rich violet-blue, with white centre, very lovely 3 6 
Jarrattll, flowers scarlet, orange, and black, an exceedingly showy species per doz. 5/6 o 6 
polyphyllum, golden-yellow flowers in long trusses, quite hardy 4/6 o 5 
speclosum, bright vermilion-scarlet flowers in clusters, quite hardy ; grow in northern aspect and 
moist soil established pots, full of roots, per doz. 7/6 & 10/6 ; gd.,i/-Sc 1 6 
‘tuberosum, flowers yellow and red, very showy; plant in Spring fine bulbs, per doz. 4/6 o 5 
T LBERO.SE, This valuable sweet-scented flower is too well-known to need description. For early 
flowering pot the bulbs as soon as received, and plunge the pots in a temperature of about 
60 degrees. The bulbs for succession keep dry, or pot at once to make root growth ; in 
either case the temperature should not be below 50 degrees or the bulbs will suffer. 
•Double American Dwarf, “ Excelsior Pearl ” ; comparatively dwarf, with pure white double 
flowers ; strong forcing roots, ready from January per 100, 15/ ; per doz. 2/6 o 3 
,, Extra Early African, flowers pure white, very double ; strong bulbs, ready from September 
per 100, 21 / ; per doz. 3/. A few very large bulbs, per doz. 4/6 o 5 
BARR’S FAMOUS TULIPS. (See Illustration on Back Cover of Catalogue .) 
AWARDED MANY MEDALS AND PRIZES AT THE LONDON SPRING FLOWER SHOWS. 
T ulips are extremely hardy, and of easy culture, flowering freely in either sunny or shady situations, 
and developing their handsome showy flowers even in a confined town garden. By a judicious selection of 
Single, Double and May-flowering Tulips, a most brilliant display of colours may be maintained in the 
garden from early April to end of May. In gardens where the flower beds must be kept gay from the 
earliest dawn of Spring, plant between the Tulips Sci I la sibirica, Chionodoxas, Snowdrops and 
Crocuses; these flower first, and when out of bloom the leaves form a charming green groundwork for 
the blossoms of the Tulip. Our large breadths of Tulips at the Long Ditton Nurseries in Spring 
create much comment and elicit the greatest admiration from all who see them (See Illustration on Back 
Cover). 
BARR’S EARLY SINGLE TLLIPS. Bulbs of Finest Quality Only. 
Those alone who have massed the different varieties of Single Tulips ( planting the bulbs 4 inches apart ) 
can form an idea of their great beauty and the rich diversity there is in shade and colour, and the grand effect 
they produce grouped in flower beds or borders. The Single Tulip is extensively grown for indoor decoration 
(three or five bulbs in a pot), and cultivated in the same way as the Hyacinth for early-flowering and succession. 
The varieties of the little early Due Van Thol Tulips (with exception of the scarlet edged yellow variety. 
which flowers first), bloom together, and are of the same height, which renders them valuable for beds and 
borders, where a very early Spring display is required, also for early forcing with the Roman Hyacinth, etc. 
Hints as to the arrangement of Early Tulips in beds, etc. A difficulty is often experienced 
by Amateurs in knowing what kind of Tulips to select to bed together, seeing that they are not all the 
same height, and that some are earlier in flower than others. For the assistance, therefore, of purchasers 
we have taken special observations at our Nurseries this Spring as to the heights and the order in which 
the Early Single and Double Tulips flower. 
The Heights we give in inches, and the order of flowering is indicated by (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) 
after the na me. It will be noticed that the Double Tulips generally are a little later-flowering than the 
Singles. The difference in time of flowering between each number is not great so that (1) and (2) may be 
bedded together, also (2) and ( ;i, and so on. The varieties of Due Van Thol are not numbered, as 
they flower before any of the others. 
Visitors invited to see Barr's "Gold Medal" Daffodils In Bloom March and April. 
