BARR & SONS, 11, 12 & 13 King Street, Covent Garden, London. 33 
x EARLY SUMMER-FLOWERING HARDY GLADIOLI. 
These commence to bloom out of doors the beginning of June or by gentle forcing may be had in flower 
in April and May. per 100 per doz. 
Byzantinus, showy brilliant rosy claret, useful for borders, naturalising, or cutting, 
ht- 2 ft per 1000,30/- 
Colvillei, crimson-purple, flaked white, very showy, valuable for naturalisation, 
ht. 2j- ft. per 1000, 27/6 
„ roseus, flowers soft rose with deep salmon-rose stripe down petals, very 
beautiful and decorative, ht. 2 ft. This variety blends charmingly with the 
snowy white flowers of The Brit/e per 1000, 45/- 
1 , The Bride, pure white flowers, valuable in early summer for border de- 
coration and cutting. A grand pot-plant indoors, ht. 2 ft. 
Strong selected bulbs, per 1000, 35/- 
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x S ummer-flowering Hardy Gladioli. 
These flower out ot doors from June to July or by gentle forcing may be had in bloom from 
April to May. The varieties offered we have selected out as being the most free-blooming and 
having the most striking and beautiful colours. 
12 bulbs each of 12 choice named sorts, 21/-. 
6 each of 12 beautiful vars. 7/6 & 10/6; 3 each of12 beautiful vars. 4/ & 5/6 
Extra choice mixture, containing an extra fine selection of colours and including 4 
some of the newer seedlings, ht. 15 to 21 in per 1000, 35/- ; per too, 4/- ; per doz. o 7 
Fine mixture, beautiful shades; valuable for filling beds and borders, and to plant for 
cutting, ht. 15 to 20 in per 1000, 21/- ; per 100, 2/3 ; per doz. o 4 
t 5 T The numbers after the name indicate the relative time of flowering ; thus, those marked 
(1) come into bloom first, while those marked (3) are the latest to bloom. 
' ’ p. 100 p. doz. 
Ackerman (3), salmon, with conspicuous white blotches, edged carmine and fiery s d s. d 
scarlet, very beautiful, ht. I j ft 5 6...0 10 
Blushing Bride ( syn . Delicatissima) (2), one of the most beautiful, flowers 
ivory-white with deep crimson flakes, ht. 22 in., strong grower 5 
Cardsnaliselegans( 3 ), fiery 
orange-scarlet, with conspicuous 
snow-white blotches and light 
centre, very handsome, ht. 21 in. 12 
Crimson Queen, fiery orange- 
scarlet with crimson glow, 
blotched carmine and white, of 
branching habit, very showy 7 
Fairy Queen, deep salmon- 
rose shaded orangetowards centre, 
with white blotches heavily 
margined blood - crimson, very 
pretty and free flowering 4 
General Scott(3)white shaded 
delicate rose, with cream-coloured 
blotches, edged brilliant vermilion, 
very beautiful, ht. 15 in 15 
King Edward VII. See 
Novelty List, page 8. 
Little Lady (new) (3), very 
beautiful and dainty, flowers ivory- 
white, with conspicuous cream- 
coloured blotch, broadly margined 
blood -crimson, ht. 15 in 25 
Lord Grey, very large flowers 
on branching spike, soft rose 
shaded salmon, the lower petals 
having conspicuous creamy white 
blotches, margined scarlet ; very 
beautiful 7 
Madame Ccwsin (3), flowers 
large, white shaded lavender, with 
bright lilac blotches, edged purple, 
and blue anthers, distinct and 
gladiolus blushing bride. beautiful, ht. 22 in 35 
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