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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1910. 
LYCORIS. See our Spring Catalogue of Bulbs and Tubers. 
each T d 
x MALVASTRUM Gilliesii (Modiola geranoides), a charming dwarf hardy rock-plant, 
profusely covered with crimson-purple flowers all the summer, ht. 5 ft per doz. 6 s. 6 d. o 7 
x ME DEO LA asparagoidcs (Smilax). See Spring Catalogue of Bulbs and Tubers. 
METHONICA superba. See Gloriosa superba. 
x MICHAUXIA campanuloides (Micliaux’s Bell-flower), a stately plant for dry south 
borders, bearing in summer branching spikes of large rosy white blooms like Passion-flowers, 
ht. 3 ft per doz. 5/6 o 6 
MILL A (Triteleia). 
x biflora. See our Spring Catalogue of Bulbs and Tubers, 
uniflora (Spring Star Flower), a charming little hardy plant from Buenos Aires; flowers 
white, shaded blue, of delicate fragrance, ht. ft. Naturalised on grassy batiks or 
on rockwork, this plant produces a lovely effect during April and May ; it is also 
valuable for small beds and edgings. By gentle forcing it may be had in bloom 
from January to March. A pretty effect is obtained by growing Milla uniflora in 
saucers or bowls of live sphagnum moss, also in hanging baskets. 
per 1000, 15/6; per too, 1/8 — 
,, violacea, differs only from the above in the flowers being porcelain-blue, striped 
violet, ht. J) ft per 1000, 12/6; per 100, 1/4 — 
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X MONTBRETIA, a family of most decorative 
hardy bulbous plants of elegant growth, and pro- 
ducing freely in early August graceful spikes of 
gorgeously coloured flowers, which are of the 
greatest value for cutting, lasting long in water 
and mixing well with all kinds of foliage. They 
grow freely in any ordinary flower- border en- 
riched with manure, but prefer a sunny situation. 
As pot-plants they are charmingly graceful. Plant 
outdoors November to March, and the earlier 
plantings cover lightly with litter. 
Pottsii, graceful branched 
spikes of medium-sized bril- 
liant vermilion- scarlet flowers 
remarkably showy, ht. 2 ft. 
Pottsii superba, bril- 
liantglowing vermilion, inner 
part of flower a rich golden 
colour, ht. isj ft 
crocosmseflora, elegant 
branched spikes of large 
showy flowers, brilliant red 
shaded golden, a grand 
flower for cutting, ht. 2\ ft. 
crocosmaeflora aurea, large golden-yellow flowers, beautiful, ht. 2 ft.... 
,, Bouquet Parfait, deep yellow, shaded vermilion, very showy, 
ht. 2 ft 
Drap d’or, rich deep golden, shaded apricot-orange, late, ht. I.J- ft. 
EBdoradO, flowers rich deep orange-yellow, fine, ht. 3 ft 35 
Etoile de Feu, one of the most brilliant , a remarkably striking 
flower, large and of an intense deep glowing vermilion, shaded 
orange-scarlet, with a golden centre and golden anthers, ht. 3 ft. ... 
Pluic d’or, large rich apricot-orange, shaded golden-yellow, tall 
and handsome, and valuable to bed with eroeosmceflora , ht. ft. ... 
Solfatara, flowers delicate primrose-yellow, foliage shaded bronze, 
rather late, valuable for succession, ht. 1 £ ft 
Sunbeam (jry«. Rayon d’or), large flowers, deep golden, shaded 
apricot-orange, with crimson central ring, ht. 2^ ft 25 
Talisman, rich vermilion, shaded orange, late, and valuable for 
succession, ht. ij ft 
Transcendant, very large open flowers, orange-red, shading to 
golden and vermilion, ht. ij ft 
mixed hybrids, containing many beautiful and showy colours 
MONTBRETIA CROCOSM/'EFLORA. 
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30 
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30 
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6 
35 
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7 
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0...3 
6...0 
6 
35 
0...4 
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55 
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45 
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21 
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12 each of the foregoing 13 named varieties, 6 / 6 ; 23 each, 1 1 / 6 . 
MONTBRETIA rosea. See Tritonia rosea. 
