BARR'S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES, Autumn, 1910. 
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MONTBRETIAS -Beautiful New Hybrids, see page 6r. 
MUSCARI each— s. d 
“ Heavenly Blue,” the most beautiful of all Starch and Grape Hyacinths, and one of the 
loveliest blue flowers of spring Extra large bulbs, per ioo, 8/6 ; per doz. 1/3 — 
Masseyanum, a very distinct new Tassel-Hyacinth with bright rosy coloured flowers 
per doz. I ?/- 1 6 
NERINE 
flexuosa alba, a rare and beautiful bulbous plant, bearing an umbel of about twelve 
snowy white flowers, with elegantly undulated and recurving petals, ht. 2 ft. ; a fine subject 
for pot-culture in cool greenhouse, or to plant out of doors under a south wall. Award of 
Merit R.H.S. and R.B.S., 1906 Established plants in pots , per doz. 36/- 3 6 
Beautiful New Hybrids from an amateur’s collection, varying in colour from pink to 
dark crimson, ht. 18 in per doz. 30/- — 
TIGRIDIA (Mexican Tiger Flower) — Two New Yarieties. 
x “ Rose Giant,” (new), very large and beautiful rose-coloured flowers with spotted centre, 
a vigorous grower per doz. 15/- 1 6 
x “ The Giant,” (new), flowers large, orange- red with rose and yellow, very vigorous 
per doz. 15/- I 6 
TRITONIA Prince of Orange, a very beautiful variety of T. crocata , bearing very 
freely elegant branching racemes of very large glowing orange-scarlet coloured flowers ; a 
fine bulbous plant for south borders, terrace vases, or for pot culture in cool greenhouse 
per doz. 24/- 2 3 
TULIPS— New varieties and species. Mostly May-flowering. 
“ De Wet,” a beautiful new variety of Early Single Tulip, with large bold sweet-scented 
flowers, colour fiery orange shaded and stippled bright scarlet, centre yellow, very showy, 
ht. 20 in 3 6 
Golden Bronze (4), a handsome Cottage Tulip, flower large of beautiful saucer form, 
colour glossy golden-bronze shaded mahogany towards centre, ht. 26 in per doz. 10/6 I o 
Inglescombe Yellow (4), may be called a Yellow Darwin Tulip, large globular 
flowers of perfect form of a glossy canary-yellow, a remarkably beautiful flower, ht. 18 in. 
Award of Merit R.H.S. , May loth, 1906 per 100, 30/-; per doz. 4/6 o 5 
Kaufmanniana, Extra selected varieties, fine selected forms of this beautiful species, 
flowers large, white, variously marked with shades of red per doz. 15/- 1 6 
Lady of the Lake (2), a most lovely Cottage Tulip, flower a delicate pale lemon shaded 
primrose, very chaste, ht. 21 in per doz. 25/- 2 3 
Louis XIV. (4), a stately Cottage Tulip, bearing globular flowers of immense size, with 
broad petals rich purple heavily flushed golden-bronze at margin, inside golden-bronze 
shading to bronzy purple, very tall and stately; remarkably handsome, ht. 26 in. Certifi- 
cate of Merit R.B.S., May 22nd, 1907 per doz. 12/6 1 3 
Mrs. Kerrell, a Cottage Tulip of elegant form with pointed petals, the three outer ones 
slightly reflexing, colour a beautiful light rose with delicate amber tinge, centre white 
bordered electric-blue, very scarce per doz. 25/- 2 3 
Quaintness (4), a very distinct Cottage Tulip, large handsome long flowers, inside 
shaded mahogany on a dark golden ground, outside flushed deep rose. Award of Merit 
R.H.S., 1905 2 6 
Queen Mary (4), a beautiful new Cottage Tulip, with large handsome canary-yellow 
flowers, having the outer petals slightly recurved, fine erect grower, foliage bluish, ht. 24 in. 
per doz. 15/- 1 6 
retroflexa superba, a handsome new Tulip from the East which might be described 
as a greatly improved Retroflexa, having large soft yellow flowers with broad recurved 
petals, ht. 18 in per doz. 10/6 I o 
Walter T. Ware, a grand Cottage Tulip, and the richest deep golden of all, flowers 
globular, with broad petals, the three outer ones reflexing at the top, very beautiful. A 
wonderful lasting Tulip, ht. 18 in. Award of Merit R.H.S., May 15 , 1906 
only a few bulbs for sale 12 6 
TULIP, Parrot, a wonderful new break of colour. 
Sensation, a remarkably handsome variety and a great novelty, flowers very large, with 
deeply cut and curling petals, heavily blotched and striped blackish purple on a white ground, 
quite a new colour in Parrot Tulips. Very scarce (only a few bulbs for sale) 10 6 
URGINEA filifolia, a Cape Liliaceous plant, with grassy foliage and spikes of white flowers 
lined green, pretty and interesting, requires cold frame treatment 2 6 
A Select List of Hardy Border Plants for Autumn Planting. See page 88 . 
