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WAT, SOMA •very ornamental and showy plants, requiring same cultural treatment as the Gladiolus. 
angusta O’Brieni, a lovely plant with snowy white flowers . ..) See Illustration, ( 2 
rosea, beautiful rose-coloured flowers, 2 ft J page 58 I ... per doz. 5/6 o 
WINTER ACONITE, its golden blossoms early in Spring are very beautiful, resling on emerald- 
green cushions of leaves, and very effective when associated with Snowdrops, Early Scillas, 
Chionodoxas, Anemone fulgens, Anemone apennina, etc. Under trees and in moist situations, 
where few other plants will thrive, the Winter Aconite luxuriates and densely clothes the 
ground with its bright green foliage long after the flowers have disappeared. It is a good 
useful plant to naturalize in grass, etc. 
good flowering roots per 1000, 15/; per 100, 1/9. 
extra strong roots per 1000, 21/ ; per 100, 2/6. 
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WOOD HYACINTHS, see Scilla, page 46. 
ZEPIIYRANTHES (syn. Amaryllis). These Swamp Lilies are a beautiful family of bulbous plants- 
requiring greenhouse culture, or they may be grown in a sunny well-drained situation against a south 
wall. Charming pot-plants, several bulbs in a pot. Early summer-flowering, except Candida, which 
produces its charming white flowers in Autumn. * p. <j oz . each. 
t. (7. «, d. 
atamasco, large pure white flowers, nearly 3 in. long, ^ ft 10 6...1 o 
Candida (The Flower of the West Wind), producing a profusion of white crocus-like flowers 
in Autumn, valuable for edgings, masses, etc per 100, 7/6 1 3 
carlnata, beautiful delicate rose colour, large handsome flowers, 1 ft 8 6...0 10 
Treatise, beautiful white fragrant Lily-like flowers, 1 ft 12 0...1 5. 
BARR’S SELECT LIST OF STRAWBERRIES. 
We have made a careful selection of the very best and most distinct varieties of Strawberries, and recom- 
mend all of them, feeling confident they will give the greatest satisfaction ; all other sorts can also be had. 
WELLECOTED RUNNERS. 
Supplied during August and September. 
ti&T Less quantities than 50 are charged at a little higher rate. 
VERY EARLY VARIETIES. per 100-8. d. 
John Ruskln, large rich glossy red, good for first forcing only 3 6 
King of Earlies, small black-red fruit of delicious pine-flavour, free bearer, valuable for preserving 3 6 
EARLY VARIETIES. 
Keen’s Seedling, dark crimson globular fruit of rich flavour 4 6 
Royal Sovereign, a grand new variety, bearing very large handsome fruit, conical in shape and of luscious 
flavour, flesh firm and white, good continuous cropper •. 4 6 
Vicomtesse Hericart de Tliury, a great and continuous cropper of rich flavour, good for preserving 4 6 
MAIN CROP VARIETIES. 
Bicton White Pine, heavy cropper, bearing large white fruit of fine pine-flavour 3 6 
British Queen, very large, of exquisite flavour, requires good cultivation in heavy soil 5 6 
Dr. Hogg, large and handsome, one of the best flavoured strawberries in cultivation, likes a heavy soil ... 5 6 
Gunton Park, immense handsome dark crimson-scarlet fruit of fine flavour, continuous cropper ; this 
strawberry has a great future 5 6 
President, large and handsome, of richest pine flavour, heavy cropper 5 6 
Sir Charles Napier, large and prolific, of refreshing flavour, a heavy cropper, prefers a light soil 4 6 
Sir Joseph Paxton, handsome solid fruit of delicate flavour, very prolific, a favourite market variety 3 o 
LATE VARIETIES. 
Frogmore Late Pine, fruit large, of extra fine pine-flavour, a connoisseur's fruit 7 & 
Lord Suffleld, large handsome, rich dark crimson fruit, flesh firm and richly flavoured, prolific 5 6 
VERY LATE VARIETIES. 
Eleanor, a fine free-growing large variety, heavy cropper 4 6 
Waterloo, very large dark lruit of cockscomb shape, valuable for dessert 5 6 
Latest of All, large fruit of cockscomb shape and grand flavour, prefers a heavy soil 5 6 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS I!5T SMALL POTS. 
To fruit first season out-doors or for shifting into large pots for forcing per 100, 17/6 ; per dcz. 2/6. 
4ST The following favourite Strawberries we specially recommend for forcing — Prcsident t Royal Sovereign , 
Sir Joseph Paxton , and Sir Charles Napier . 
ROSES FOR AUTUJKN-PLANTINC. 
3ST Orders for Standard Roses should be given in September in order to secure good plants. 
per doz.— s. <J. 
Selected Standards and Half-Standards of finest sorts per ioo, £9 ; per doz., 24/ & 30 o 
Selected Dwarfs of finest sorts „ £4 10s. ; ,, 9/ & 12 o 
Selected Climbing of finest sorts 10/6 & 15 o 
,, ,, ,, ,, extra strong plants, each 2/6, 3/6 & 5/6 
Tea-Scented, in pots per doz. 15/, 21/, & 30 o 
,, large plants for forcing, per doz. 30/ & 42 o 
New Polyantha Rose, “ Crimson Rambler,” one of the most charming of Climbing Roses for arbours, 
porchts, and to ramble over rooteries in wildernesses, etc., each, 1/6; strong plants on own 
roots, each 3/6. 
Barr’s Collections of Cheap Decorative Daffodils, see page 7 of Daffodil Catalogue. 
