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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1910. 
C R I N U M — con! in ued. each — s. d 
Powel I ii, a very handsome species with large rose-coloured flowers, ht. 3 to 4 ft., per doz. 8/6 o 9 
,, album, bearing very beautiful large pure white flowers, ht. 3 to 4 ft. ,, 12/6 I 3 
,, intermedium, a very beautiful hybrid, with large pale rose-coloured flowers, 
ht. 3 to 4 ft 2 0 
Rattrayi, a splendid species from Central Africa, bearing in umbels very large handsome 
pure white flowers ; a noble stove plant, ht. 20 in 7 6 
yemense, having very large satiny white fragrant flowers ; a beautiful plant for warm 
greenhouse, and may also be grown in warm localities beneath a south wall, the bulbs being 
planted in spring, ht. 2 ft.., 3 6 
See also Novelty List , page 7. 
x CROCOSMA. 
aurea, lighting up the garden in September with its graceful racemes of brilliant reddish 
orange flowers, which are greatly prized for cutting, ht. 3 ft. The best treatment is to 
pot up the corms (6 in a 6-inch pot) in November or December, keep them in a cold frame 
until April, and then plant out in a peaty soil (not too dry) with warm sunny aspect. Unless 
the district is a cold one they may be left to establish themselves, but during winter a light 
covering should be given. The Crocosma aurea may also be grown on as a pot plant, and 
affords a brilliant decoration indoors in autumn per doz. 4/6 o 5 
imperial is, a grand acquisition, producing in September flowers nearly 4 inches across, 
and of a fiery orange-red colour ; a tall and vigorous grower, and exceedingly showy, ht. 4 ft. 
First-Class Certificate R.H.S per doz. 21/- 2 o 
CROCUSES. 
The Crocus is one of the earliest flowers of Spring, and occupies a deservedly prominent place in 
every garden. Planted as an edging in triple lines of one or more colours, the effect is striking. No Spring 
display surpasses that of broad wavy bands of golden-yellow, striped, purple, or pure white Crocuses when 
they expand their blossoms, in February and March. In lawns and pleasure parks, planted in the grass, 
Crocuses are extremely effective. In wild gardens, woodland walks, etc., the Crocus should be associated 
with the violet, the primrose, and the oxlip. 
For outdoors plant as shallow as possible , barely covering thg bulb ; many amateurs plant too deeply, 
which is often the cause of Crocuses failing to bloom. Early plantings give the best results. 
BARR’S CHEAP SHOWY CROCUSES for Large Plantings. 
For a gorgeous effect in early Spring nothing can equal the Golden-Yellow Crocus, large masses of 
which attract the eye at a great distance. The value of the larger sized bulbs of Yellow Crocuses is 
that they produce more flowers to a bulb, and are therefore more decorative. 
s. d 
250 in 5 varieties 5 6 
100 in 5 „ 2 3 
1000 in 5 varieties 21 
500 in 5 „ 10 
Splendid Mixed, purple, striped, and white (no yellows are included in this mixture unless specially 
requested) per 100, is. 8 d. ; per 1000, 15 s. 6 d. 
per 1000 per 
j. d. s. 
Barr's Deep Lavender-Purple ... 21 0...2 
Barr’s Rich Dark Purple 21 0...2 
Barr’s Striped 21 0...2 
Barr’s Pure White 21 0...2 
Golden-Yellow, strong flowering bulbs 16 6...1 
Golden-Yellow large bulbs 22 6. ..2 
BARR’S CHOICE NAMED 
IOO 
d 
per 1000 per 100 
s. d. s. d 
3 Golden-Yellow extra large bulbs 30 0...3 6 
3 Cloth of Silver, true, white feathered 
3 ruby-purple, very pretty 30 0...3 6 
3 Cloth of Gold, golden-yellow heavily 
9 striped brown on outer petals ; a 
6 lovely little flower for dwarf edgings 18 6.2 o 
LARGE-FLOWERED CROCUSES. 
Large Bulbs for Pot-Culture and Flower Beds, etc. 
The following large-flowered named Crocuses are the best in cultivation, and we can confidently 
recommend them for planting in groups, edgings, select beds, and in designs. To obtain the finest effect 
the bulbs should be planted an inch apart. When grown in pots, plant thickly, and plunge the pots in 
ashes up to the rims only. When removed from under the ashes, place in an airy situation, and give water 
very freely at the roots. A charming effect is obtained by growing Crocuses in shallow saucers, 
using Barr’s Fertilised Fibre and Shell Mixture, or Pebbles and water (the bulbs touching one 
another). The saucers should be kept in an airy room without a fire, where gas is seldom burnt and where 
they can get plenty of light. When the bulbs are coming into bloom they may be brought into the 
sitting-room. 
s d s. d 
1000 in 10 splendid varieties 27 6 250 in 10 splendid varieties 7 6 
BOO in 10 „ „ 14 6 100 in 10 „ „ 3 6 
Extra choice mixed, from named varieties (no yellows included except by special request), 
per 100, 2/3; per 1000, 21/- 
