BARR AND SON, 12, KING STREET, COVENT GARDEN. 
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HANDSOME FREE-FLOWERING TREE CARNATIONS, 
OLD CLOVES AND PINKS. 
TREE CARNATIONS. each-s. 
A 1 Alegatiire, brilliant scarlet, very handsome 2r. 6 d. & 3 
Alderman Isaacs, one of the best yellow Tree Carnations in cultivation ; very free flowerer 2j. 6 d. & 3 
Belle Halliday (new 1885), fine yellow variety, very floriferous 5 
Boycotted Howard (new 1885), glittering scarlet, very striking 5 
Daffodil Barr (new 1885), a first-class yellow variety, flowers of fine form, and petals of great substance 5 
La Puretd, pure white, plain edged, sweet-scented 2r. 6 d. & 3 
La Zouave, brilliant scarlet, vigorous grower 2r. 6 d. & 3 
Le Favorl, bright rose, very attractive ; entirely supersedes Mary Morris 2 s. 6 d. & 3 
Luolfer, brilliant scarlet, very free flowering 2s. 6 d. & 3 
Magnifica (new 1885), intense scarlet, fine well-formed flowers 5 
Mary Morris, rosy pink per doz. , 7 s. 6d. & 10s. 6 d . ; gd. & x 
Milkmaid (new 1885), deep cream colour, petals ol great substance ; a grand flower 7 s. 6 d. & 10 
Miss Joliffe, delicate flesh, very free flowering 2j. 6 d. & 3 
Mrs. George Hawtrey, rich yellow ; fine well-formed flowers of great substance 3 
Old Port (new 1885), dark velvety crimson, very large flowers ; good dwarf habit 5 
Peter Barr, one of the finest pure white Tree Carnations ; plain edged, very fragrant 2r. Ci. & 3 
Pride of Penshurst, a splendid yellow variety, equally useful for the border or pot-culture, very free- 
flowering 2 
Prince of Orange (Perkin's true Leamington Stock), bright yellow, edged vermilion ; a fine old variety 5 
Souvenir de la Malmalson, blush-white u. 6d. & 2 
The Pearl, pur? white, edged rose, very lovely zs,6d. & 3 
Thomas Page (new 1885), buff, striped orange-scarlet, very large flowers, free habit 5 
Tlssot's Yellow (new 1885), well formed delicate yellow flowers ; strong grower 5 
CLOVES. 
True Old Scarlet, very free flowering per 100, 5or.; per doz., 70 6 d. ... 
True Old Crimson, delightfully fragrant „ 50J.; ,, 7s. 6d. ... 
New Flesh-coloured, very pretty, free flowering per doz. , isr. 1 
Gloire de Nancy, large pure white fragrant flowers, very free flowering, an old favourite ,, 155. 1 
W. P. Milner, pure whrte, very sweet scented, raised by the late W. P. Milner, Esq., of Mearsbrook, 
per doz., 151. 1 
PINKS. 
Anne Boleyn, full rose, dark centre ; very free flowering per 100, sor. ; per doz., 71. 6 d. 
Lady Blanche, pure white, very erect and compact growth ; the best for 
forcing 501.; ,, 7 j. 6 d. 
Lord Lyons, the finest of all pinks ; dark rose, smooth edge jor. ; ,, js. 6d. 
Mrs. S inkins. A hybrid between the old White Pink and White Clove ; 
very floriferous „ ^or.; ,, js. 6d. 
Old Pheasant's Eye, white, with a chocolate-brown band ,, 42 r.; ,, 6s. 6d. 
Old White Fringed (Fimbriata alba), very fragrant 401.; ,, 5,. 6J. 
A 1 Alegatlisre's New Hybrid Perpetual Pinks, a new race of free-flowering pinks 
in many beautiful colours ; all with dark conspicuous centres, plants ready in 
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A FEW MISCELLANEOUS GREENHOUSE AND HARDY PLANTS READY 
TO SEND OUT NOW. 
Antburlum Scherzerianum raultiflorum, a compact dwarf-growing evergreen, for the stove, producing 
strikingly brilliant red flowers 
Anthurium Scherzerianum album, a white-flowered variety of the above 
Araucaria excelsa, a variety of the “ Monkey Puzzle” Tree ; a very ornamental table plant 2/6 & 
Aspidistra lurida, a splendid evergreen plant, admirable for a dark room, keeping its colour, and 
requiring but little care 2/6, 3/6, & 
Aspidistra lurida variegata, foliage variegated creamy white, very striking ; small plants, 2^ inch pots 
larger plants, 3/6, ^5/6, 7/6, & 
Asplenlum obtusatum lucidum, a handsome and ornamental greenhouse fern 2/6, 3/6, 5/6, & 
Blgnonta lnslgnis (new), a truly beautiful climber for an intermediate house 
Cyperus alternlfolius variegatus. a very ornamental greenhouse plant, with variegated foliage, white 
and green ; requires plenty of moisture 2/6 & 
Davallia canariensls (Hare’s-foot Fern), a handsome greenhouse variety 
Dracgena strlcta, a very handsome greenhouse foliage plant ; very scarce, each 3/5, 5/6, 7/6, and upwards 
Gardenia florida Intermedia fine plants 
P&ndanus Veltchl (Screw-Pine), a fine, handsome foliage plant for the stove or intermediate house 
Pteris major, a fine, strong-growing bracken 2/6, 3/6, 5/6, & 
Ptycbosperma Alexandrae, a fine greenhouse palm, good strong plants, in 8 inch pots 
SeafortbU elegans, a fine bold ornamental palm ; in all sizes, from 2/6, 3/6, 5/6, 7/6 each, and upwards. 
Stephanotis florlbuoda, Elvaston variety, very free bloomer, with delightfully fragrant white flowers 
Yucca recurva variegata, a fine, ornamental, hardy plant ; suitable for large rockeries, borders, etc. 
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