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BARR’S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES, Autumn, 1910 . 
FREESIA — continued. each — s d 
Rose Queen, offered for Ihe first time, quite a new shade in Freesias, the flowers being 
of a brilliant carmine-rose deepening in colour with age ; they are freely produced and 
last a very long time in condition. Award of Merit R.H.S., February 23rd, 1909. 
(See “ The Garden,” March 6, 1909.) (only a few for sale) 15 o 
Tubergeni (F. refracta alba x F. Armstrong!), a lovely new hybrid with flowers 
the size of Freesia refracta alba, of a delicate rose-lilac shade with white throat and base of 
tube bronzy gold, deliciously scented per doz. 25/- 2 3 
Tubergeni “Amethyst,” flowers a charming soft shade of lavender or mauve, very 
beautiful. Award of Merit R.H.S., 1907 per doz. 36/- 3 3 
GALANTHUS— English Single Snowdrop, gigantic bulbs, the largest Single 
Snowdrop bulbs ever supplied per 1000, 50/- ; per 100, 5/6 ; per doz. 10 d. — 
GALANTHUS Elwesii, Extra Early Strain for Forcing, a remarkably early strain of 
Elwes’ Giant Snowdrop ; can easily be brought into bloom in pots or vases for Christmas 
decoration Extra strong bulbs, per 1,000, 60/-; per 100, 6/6 ; per doz. 1/- — 
,, „ Monster bulbs ,, 7/6 ; „ 1/3 — 
GLADIOLUS 
x King Edward VII., a beautiful new hybrid of the Early Gladioli Crimson Queen x Ardens , 
having in July very large spreading flowers of a brilliant red shaded orange, the three lower 
petals being marked purple and silver, ht. 18 in. Award of Merit R. H.S 3 6 
xprimulinus (Maid of the Mist), a rare and lovely species found growing in the 
neighbourhood of the Victoria Falls on the Zambesi River, where the spray at times 
completely covers it. The flowers, which are of a beautiful soft primrose-yellow, are of 
quaint hooded form and borne on spikes 2 to 3 ft. high, from July to August. Easily 
grown in pots in a cold greenhouse or out of doors in warm localities ; while in full growth 
the plants should be given a liberal supply of water per doz. 21/- 20 
x primulinus hybrids, containing some beautiful shades of soft primrose, pale buff-yellow, 
apricot, pale copper and other delicate art shades, ht. 25 ft per doz. 15/- I 6 
x princeps, one of the largest-flowered and most showy Gladiolus ever raised. Flowers 
of great size, very open, and beautifully formed, brilliant deep scarlet with white stripe down 
centre of petal ; remarkably effective in the flower border per doz. 8/6 o 9 
* GLORIOSA Leopoldi, a fine new Glory Lily from the Congo, producing an abundance of 
beautiful self-golden-yellow flowers ; a grand warm greenhouse climber 3 6 
x HYMENOCALLIS Amancaes, the Golden-Yellow Peruvian Daffodil, a rare and hand- 
some greenhouse bulbous plant, ht. i| to 2 ft per doz. 48/- 4 6 
IRIS reticulata major, true, from Herr Max Leichtlin’s original variety, flowers brilliant 
deep violet with golden-yellow blotch, larger and with broader falls than the type ; hardy, 
flowering outdoors in February, ht. J ft. Very scarce 3 6 
IRIS, New Regelio-Cyclus Varieties, a lovely new race of Irises, see page 48. 
IRIS, English and Spanish— Beautiful New Varieties, with large handsome 
flowers of brilliant varied colours, included in our general list cm pages 42 to 45. 
IRIS, New Giant Early Xiphium Irises, early-flowering hybrids of I. Xiphium, 0 tc. 
See page 45. 
LILIUM 
candidum (The Madonna Lily) a few monster bulbs, per 100, 55/- ; per doz. 7/6 o 8 
>> » >, very large bulbs „ 35/- ; „ 5/- o 6 
x Marhan “Miss E. Willmott,” a very beautiful new hybrid Lily producing large 
elegant spikes of large flowers with reflexing petals, June to July, colour orange tinged 
carmine with crimson-purple spots, ht. 31 ft 
x myriophyllum (new), a rare and beautiful refined form of Lilium Brownii, bearing in 
July flowers of great substance, with three very broad petals and three narrower segments 
recurved at tip and elegantly waved at margin, colour waxy white, anthers golden, back 
of petals broadly banded ruby-red, sweet-scented, foliage narrow and elegantly curled, ht. 3ft. 
x pardalinum “Red Giant,” a remarkably fine new Lily selected from hybrids raised 
by Mr. Lttther Burbank ; it is a very strong grower, bearing in July heads of blood-crimson 
flowers shaded red towards centre and profusely spotted dark maroon, very effective 
xsulphureum (syn. Wallichianum superbum and ochroleucum), a very beautiful 
Trumpet Lily from Upper Burmah, producing in September handsome flowers 9 inches long, 
of great substance, and deliciously fragrant ; on first opening they are of a soft sulphur colour, 
but change ultimately to white tinged rose, ht. 4 to 6 ft. In the South of England and mild 
localities this charming Lily may be grown out of doors, but otherwise we recommend pot- 
culture in a cool airy greenhouse, plunging the pots out of doors in summer and bringing 
them indoors for blooming in autumn. A peaty soil suits it best strong bulbs 
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