FLAG IRISES, IXIAS, MORPHIXIAS AND SPARAXIS. 
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BEAUTIFUL FLAG IRISES. 
FLAG IRIS BARBATA, THE BEARDED FLAG IRIS, COMMONLY CALLED GERMAN IRIS. 
Our collection of Bearded Flag Irises is the largest and most complete in Europe. 
DWARF FLAG IRISES, INCLUDING PUMILA, OLBIENSIS, Etc. 
Charming Flag Irises, growing 6 to 12 inches high, and flowering during March, April, and May. 
IRIS KiEMPFERI (the Clematis-flowered Japanese Flag Iris). 
The magnificence of these splendid new Japanese Iris, surpasses all description. 
BEARDLESS SPECIES OF FLAG IRIS. 
Many of these beautiful species make grand aquatics, while others may be grown as marsh aquatics. 
F or Descriptive List of the above-named Irises, with cultural directions and general 
information, see Daffodil Catalogue, free on application. 
IXIAS, MORPHIXIAS, SPARAXIS, TRITOMAS, A\I) BABIANAS. 
Culture In-Doors. — From September to December plant in a four or five-inch pot five or six bulbs, 
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, then at first give sparingly. 
Except during wet or frosty weather, the lights should be left off. Early in February, the plants having made 
sufficient growth, remove them to the greenhouse, close to the glass, and carefully attend to the watering. 
Culture Out-Doors. — Plant from October to January, at a depth of three to four inches, and two to 
three inches apart, in a prepared light loamy soil, thoroughly drained, the bed raised six inches above the 
general level, with a due south aspect. Should the earlier plantings make foliage in autumn, protection must be 
given during severe frost, and this is best done by hooping the beds over, and, when necessary, covering with 
mats; or tiffany may be used, and can remain on till the danger from severe frost has passed. The plantings 
made in December and January need no protection beyond a little fern, which gradually remove in spring, as the 
plants spear through it ; as these late plantings will flower later in summer than the earlier ones, select a situation 
for them where the sun’s rays will be somewhat broken, and the blooming period will thereby be prolonged. 
IXIAS. 
The Ixia is a slender graceful 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. 
BARR AND SON’S SELECTIONS OF BEAUTIFUL IXiAS. 
s. d. • s. d. 
746 6 each of 20 splendid varieties 17 6 ; 749 1 each of 12 splendid vaiieties 2 6 
747 3 each of 20 ,, 96 760 Choice mixed per ioo, 6/6 ; per doz. 1 3 
748 3 each of 12 „ 5/6 & 7 6 761 Fine mixed per ioo, 4/6; ,, o xo 
43T The varieties of Ixias enumerated are the most distinct and beautiful in cultivation. 
per doz. x. d. 
762 Alice, pure white , velvety crimson centre 1 6 
753 Azurea, azure-blue, violet centre 1 6 
764 Beauty of Norfolk, canary, centre black 1 6 
766 Bucephalus, magenta-purple , beautiful ... 1 6 
766 Conqueror, yellow, shaded red 2 o 
767 Crateroides, rich cerise-scarlet, early, and 
greatly valued for cutting ...per 100,5/6 1 o 
768 Ella, pure white, crimson centre 4 6 
769 Elvira, French-grey , violet centre 2 o 
760 Emperor of China, yellow, centre black... 4 6 
761 Erubescens major, deep rose-carmine , 
black centre 1 6 
762 Glory, bronze-crimson , black centre 1 6 
763 Hercules, white tinged rose, deep rose 
centre, fine 1 3 
764 Josephine, striped rose and white, pretty... 1 6 
765 Lady Carey, buff-orange, black centre 2 o 
766 Lady Slade, beautiful pink, carmine centre 1 6 
per doz. $. d. 
767 Magniflca, handsome , rich deep yellow, 
chocolate centre 1 6 
768 Magnum bonum, white, blue centre, large 2 6 
769 Nitens, intense deep magenta, handsome... 1 6 
770 Pallas, beautiful pale primrose, purple 
centre 1 6 
771 Pearl, white, violet centre, large 1 6 
772 Proestans, ruby-crimson , beautiful x 6 
773 Rosea plena (Wonder), bright rose-pink , 
double sweet-scented flowers 3 6 
774 Sarnia’s Glory, rich yellow, black centre.. 2 6 
775 Smiling Mary, pretty rose-pink 1 6 
776 Sunbeam, orange, striped crimson 1 6 
777 Virgilius, pale primrose, violet centre 1 6 
778 Viridiflora, sea-green, black centre, distinct 3 6 
779 Vulcan, orange-red, black centre 2 6 
780 White Queen, the largest of the Ixias, 
pure white, velvety crimson centre 2 6 
MORPHIXIAS. 
These have the same graceful habit as the Ixia, and are very floriferous ; they come into bloom later than the 
Ixias, and continue in flower frequently till August. 
per doz. — 8. d, per doz. — s. d. 
781 Paniculata, beautiful buff colour 1 6 I 783 Panlculata rosea, rosy apricot 3 6 
782 „ alba, white , black centre 3 6 | 784 „ mixed 2 6 
SPARAXIS. 
It would be difficult to conceive colours more diversified and gorgeous than is represented by the Sparaxis. 
Its compact dwarf growth and beautiful rich colours render it invaluable for pot-culture, rockwork, &c. 
BARR AND SON'S SELECTIONS OF BEAUTIFUL SPARAXIS. 
8, d. 
785 5 each of 12 splendid varieties 12 6 
786 3 ,, 12 „ 8 6 
787 1 „ 12 ,, „ 3 6 
per doz. s. d. 
790 Angelique, white, yellow centre 2 6 
791 Delicata, light yellow, centre spotted brown 3 6 
792 Garibaldi, rich crimson, yellow centre ... 5 6 
793 Josephine, white, with yellow centre 2 6 
794 Lady Carey, French-white, blotched purple 2 6 
795 Leopard, primrose, spotted brown, ye l. centre 2 6 
796 Maculata, white, purple and primrose ... 2 6 
797 Nain, white and crimson, piimrose centre, 2 6 
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788 Choice mixed ...per 100, 7s. 6 d. ; p. doz. 1 
789 Fine mixed per 100, 51. 6d. ; ,, 1 
per doz. s. 
798 Queen Victoria (new), white, spotted black 2 
799 Tricolor, scarlet, marbled crimson, centre 
yellow per 100, 10s. 6 d. 1 
800 ,, alba, white, black, and yellow. . 2 
801 „ grandiflora, rich cri mson , yellow 
centre, fine 2 
802 Victor Emmanuel, red and yellow 2 
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