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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1910. 
CHINESE SACRED LILY— continued. each— i. d 
Orders booked for immediate delivery on arrival, which we expect to be early in October. 
Very Large Bulbs, expected to arrive in October per doz. 5/6 o 6 
Fine Large Bulbs „ „ „ „ 3/6 o 4 
Fancy Decorated Japanese Bowls, same as used by the Chinese for growing the “ Good Luck 
Lily” in. 6 inches diameter (suitable for 1 bulb), 1/3; 7 in. dia. (for 1 bulb), 1/9; 8} in. dia. 
(for 2 or 3 bulbs), 3/- ; 9J in. dia. (for 3, 4, or 5 bulbs), 4 /-; 10J in. dia. (for 6 to S bulbs), 6/-; 
12 in. dia. (for 10 bulbs), 8/6. 
Barr's Doulton Ware Bulb Vases may also be used. See page 2 of Cover. 
Small Pebbles for growing the “ Good Luck Lily” in, per quart, 6r i. ( one quart required for 3 bulbs). 
Barr’s Fertilised Fibre, Shell and Charcoal Mixture, also recommended ( see page 96). 
NARCISSUS or DAFFODILS. See Daffodil Catalogue. each— j. j 
NERINE, greenhouse bulbous plants of remarkable beauty. Established in pots they produce 
annually their handsome umbels of bloom. In potting use a rich sandy loam, encourage a 
free foliage growth during Winter, and in Spring gradually reduce watering so that the bulbs 
may go to rest. In August they should be started again into growth for autumn flowering. 
Bowdeni, a new species from Cape Colony, and the finest of the section. It bears large 
umbels of flowers 3 to 4 inches across, pink with a dark rose-coloured line running down 
each petal. Award of Merit R.II.S 4 6 
corusca major, a handsome variety of Sarniensis, producing a close umbel of brilliant 
fiery orange-scarlet (lowers with protruding scarlet stamens 2 6 
flexuosa alba. See Novelty List, page 9. 
Fothergilli major, a grand plant, producing in early autumn large umbels of handsome 
crimson-scarlet flowers, ht. 1 J ft per doz. 24/- 2 3 
sarniensis (Guernsey Lily), a most brilliantly coloured Autumn flower of elegant form; 
colour vivid crimson-scarlet, sparkling in the sun as if bespangled with gold, lit. 1 to ij ft. 
Bulbs with flower-bud to bloom this Autumn will be supplied if possible per doz. 10/6 I o 
undulata (syn. crispa), producing small pale rose-coloured flowers, petals elegantly curled, 
a little gem for the greenhouse, lit. J ft per doz. 15/- I 6 
new hybrids. See Novelty List, page 9. 
ORNITHOGALUM (Star of Bethlehem), very pretty hardy bulbs, flowering in Spring and 
early Summer. Pyramidale, Nutans, and UMBELLATUM are charming plants for 
naturalising in woodlands, meadows, etc. ; the two latter will thrive in dense shade where 
few other plants will grow. 
arabicum, bearing in June handsome fragrant white flowers with glistening black central 
boss and yellow anthers. Well-grown specimens produce heads bearing as many as 20 
flowers, measuring 2 inches across. Plant on warm sunny south borders 6 inches deep, 
and slightly protect during winter ; by slight forcing it may be had in bloom by Easter, 
ht. i£ ft. After flowering the bulbs should lie well ripened off, if out-of-doors, by placing a 
hand-light over them, or if in pots by exposing them to full sun 
Guernsey-grown bulbs, per doz. 2/6 o 3 
„ ,, ,, Extra strong ,, 3/6 o 4 
monianum, a very pretty dwarf species, with umbels of starry white flowers, ht. \ ft. ; a 
most valuable bulb for massing and edgings, also usefid for naturalising in grass, woodlands, 
etc per ioo, 5/6; per doz. 10/. — 
narbonense, resembling O. pyramidale, but of more graceful habit ,, 5/6 o 4 
nutans, elegant spikes of silvery grey flowers, outside shaded pale sea-green, beautiful ; 
valuable for cutting and naturalising in woodlands, etc., ht. 1 ft per ioo, 7/6 ; per doz. 1/3 — 
py rami dale, a very beautiful bulbous plant, but little known ; in Spring its large spikes of 
beautiful snowy white flowers are very attractive in borders, ht. 2 ft per doz. 2/6 o 3 
umbel latum, the old Star of Bethlehem, producing in late Spring umbels of starry 
white floweis, ht. 1 ft. ; valuable for naturalising. ..per 1000, 21/- ; per 100, 2/3 ; per doz. 4 7 . — • 
umbellatum splcndens, a large handsome form of the above, bearing handsome 
umbels of pure white starry flowers ; very effective in masses and edgings, and valuable to 
naturalise, ht. 1^ ft per 1000, 30/- ; per 100, 3/6; per doz. 67 . — 
OSTROWSKYA magnifica, a grand herbaceous perennial, bearing in summer immense 
bell-shaped flowers 6 inches in diameter, satiny white with silvery lilac sheen, ht. 3 ft. 
First-Class Certificate R.II.S. Plant in a light well-drained gritty or sandy soil against 
a sunny wall, and slightly protect in spring Strong roots 2 6 
OXALIS (Wood-Sorrel), remarkably pretty little subjects delighting in hot dry positions 
on rock-work, etc., planted in a light sandy soil. In autumn they should be lifted and 
stored in dry soil or sand, being potted up in early spring for cold greenhouse, or planted 
out later for summer blooming. Thev all make pretty pot-plants, 
cernua var. bermudiana (The Bermuda Buttercup), a charming bulb for Winter 
flowering indoors, producing elegant terminal clusters of graceful bright yellow flowers for 
weeks. Pot up early in autumn, and then place in a sunny window, or greenhouse; the 
bulbs may also be potted later, kept in a frame, and planted out in spring. 
per 1000, 30/- ; per 100. 3/6 ; per doz. 67 . — • 
x floriburida, producing from summer to autumn a profusion of charming rose-coloured 
flowers, with dark veins, ht. 8 in per 100, 8/6 ; per doz. 1/3 o 2 
x ,, alba, flowers white, beautiful, ht. 8 inches „ 7/6; „ 1/3 o 2 
