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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1910. 
A few Good Hardy Border Plants 
For Autumn Planting. 
The following are good Hardy Border Pi.ants which are best planted in Autumn. They 
include some good novelties which we can strongly recommend. For a full descriptive list of the Best 
Hardy Border and Rock Plants, see our Illustrated Hardy Plant Catalogue (free on 
application ). 
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ACONITUM volubile (The Climbing Monkshood), a rare handsome species with flowers 
soft lilac-blue, produced from August to October , and foliage a glistening dark green ; this 
plant has a remarkable twining growth and attains a height of 9 to 10 ft. ; a valuable 
climber for pergolas, arbours, etc - 1 
ADONIS, charming plants for the rock garden or flower border. 
amurensis, having a graceful fern-like foliage, and bearing large single yellow flowers 
during February and March, ht. 1 ft per doz. 10/6 I 
fl-Pl. flowers double, yellow, ht. I ft I 
„ fl. pi. var. Kikusaki, a lovely new and rare variety from Japan, 
producing handsome double flowers of a clear self-yellow, ht. I ft I 
„ «■ Pi. var. Sandasaki, another rare and new Japanese form, flowers 
opening yellow with a green centre afterwards developing to a self-green 
flower and then to yellow, ht. I ft 3 
ANEMONOP8IS macrophylla, a rare and beautiful plant producing sprays of drooping 
wax-like Anemone-shaped flowers, white shaded pink, ht. l|- ft. ; delights in shady borders... 2 
ANTHER ICUM, handsome border plants, with charming flowers in early Summer, valued for 
cutting ; they are also gems for naturalising in grass, woodlands, etc., where their exquisite 
snowy white flowers lighten up the whole landscape. 
LiliagO (St. Bernard’s Lily), producing graceful spikes of starry white flowers, ht. 2 ft. 
per doz. 5/- o 
„ maj US, having large star-shaped snow-white flowers, ht. 2 ft ,, 7/6 o 
Liliastrum majus (syn. Paradisia), the St. Bruno’s Lily, bearing elegant spikes 
of beautiful large pure white Lily-like flowers, ht. 2 ft per dor. 5/- ° 
„ gigantsum, a giant-flowered form with handsome white flowers borne on stiff 
erect stems, ht. 3 ft I 
ramosum (syn. graminifolium), a very graceful free-flowering species, with tiny star- 
like pure white flowers and grassy foliage, ht. 2 ft. ; valuable for cutting per doz. 5/- o 
A8TILBE 
Chinensis Davidii, a handsome hardy border perennial from Central China, producing 
large plumes of handsome rich crimson-purple flowers with violet anthers, ht. 3 to 5 ft. 
First-Class Certificate R. If. S., August 1902 per doz. 7/6 o 
Thunbergii Moerheimi (new 1910), producing enormous plumes of pure white 
flowers during July and August I 
DELPHINIUM (Perennial Larkspur). 
Handsome stately border plants which should have a place in every garden, 
fcr (s) Indicates those which have a single row of petals ; (d) a double row of petals. 
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BARR’S SELECTIONS OF NEW HARDY DELPHINIUMS. 
12 in 12 beautiful named varieties 10/6, 15/- & 21/- 
6 „ 6 „ ,, 4/6. S/6. 7/6 & 10/6 
Fine Mixed Hybrids in beautiful Colours... 5/6 per doz.; 42/- per 100 
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Belladonna (s), soft Cambridge blue 
with white eye, ht. 2 ft per doz. 7/6 o 9 
Chamont (d), rich violet-blue shot with 
purple, dark eye, ht. 5 ft. First-Class 
Certificate R.H.S I 6 
Dr. Berghmann (d), a brilliant blue 
with violet centre, ht. 3 to 4 ft 1 o 
King of Delphiniums (d), immense 
flowers of intense indigo-blue and purple, 
large handsome truss, ht. 5 ft., extra fine I 6 
Lamartine (s), new 1910, bearing 
handsome trusses of large flowers of a rich 
clear violet-blue, very effective for mass- 
ing, ht. 3 to 4 ft. Quite a new free- blooming 
type. Award of Merit R.H.S. 
per doz. 15/- 1 6 
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Lizzie Van Veen (s), new. immense 
flowers of a lovely clear sky-blue with 
white centre, symmetrically set on a hand- 
some truss, tall grower, extra fine 3 6 
Masterpiece (s) (new), large well- 
formed truss of clear gentian-blue flowers 
with white eye, tall grower, extra fine 36 
Mrs. J. S. Brunton(new),a dwarf free- 
blooming variety with lovely soft clear 
blue flowers, veiy fine, ht. 3 to 4 ft 3 6 
Moerheimi(new 1910), bearing branched 
stems of beautiful white flowers ; said to 
be a cross between D. Belladonna and 
D. grandifiorum album. Award of 
Merit R.H.S., June 22nd, 1909 10 6 
