Autumn 1912 
BARR’S 
Autumn Sulb Catalogue. 
We have been awarded at the principal London Flower Shows for our 
Exhibits of Spring=flowering Bulbs, etc., 
55 Gold Medals, a Ten-Guinea Challenge Cup, and 27 Silver Cups, 
Also many FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES and other high awards. 
GENERAL INDEX. 
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PRACTICAL HINTS ON BULB CULTURE Outdoors 
» ■■ I, „ „ in Pots and Boxes 2 
» II » „ „ in Barr’s Fertilised Fibre Mixture 3 
BARR’S COLLECTIONS OF BULBS- 
FOR EARLY FORCING [4 
FOR GREENHOUSE AND SITTING-ROOM DECORATION ... I4 
FOR THE FLOWER GARDEN 4 
FOR WOODLANDS AND NATURALISING 5 
FOR THE ROCK GARDEN 5 
FOR THE ALPINE GARDEN ... 5 
BULBS AND PLANTS FOR EARLY FORCING 6 
hardy bulbs and plants for extensive Planting in Shrubberies, etc. 8 
HARDY SPRING BEDDING PLANTS For Autumn Planting 11 
NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES FOR 1912 13 
DESCRIPTIVE LIST of the best BULBS and TUBERS for the Flower 
Garden, the Greenhouse, and for Forcing. Alphabetically arranged 
for easy reference 16 
FRUIT TREES 
STRAWBERRIES, strong-rooted runners, and plants in pots for 
Forcing g. 
ROSES, Standards, Half-Standards, Dwarfs, and Climbing ... 94 
HARDY BORDER PLANTS for Autumn Planting 94 
A FEW USEFUL TOOLS for Bulb Planting ... 95 
LABELS, MANURES, SOILS, etc 96 
BARR’S FERTILISED FIBRE MIXTURE AND FANCY BOWLS for growing 
Bulbs in, without drainage 9<3 
TERMS OF BUSINESS and Memoranda respecting Foreign Orders .. 97 
BARR & SONS, 
11, 12 & 13 King Street, Covent Garden, London 
Nurseries : -Taplow, Bucks. Visitors invited. 
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