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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1912. 
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BRODiyEA (Californian Hyacinth), a very beautiful family of hardy bulbs, well deserving 
a place in every choice border, or for select nooks on rockwork. June-July flowering. 
IVken planting snn ound the bulbs with sharp sand. 
cali'fornicEt Austinae), the largest- flowered of all the Brodiaeas ; flowers of a 
delicate heliotrope shade of colour, borne in graceful umbels, ht. 15 in per doz. 6/6 o 7 
Candida, bearing umbels of large flowers, very pale blue, almost white, a handsome 
border plant, ht. I ft per doz. 10/6 I o 
cocci nea (Scarlet Fire-Cracker of California), a remarkably handsome plant bearing 
graceful umbels of long tubular blood-red flowers, tipped green, 2 ft. ...large bulbs, per doz. 5/6 o 6 
COng^esta, lilac flowers in rosettes, valuable as a cut flower, 2 ft., per too, 5/6; ,, 10./. — 
grandiflora, a most valuable dwarf early Summer flower for edgings, m.asses, etc., 
colour bright blue, ht. -J ft per too, 6/6 ; per doz. i/- — 
Howellii lilacina, bearing clusters of elegant tubular flowers, pale lavender, tipped 
white, remarkably beautiful. First-Class Cbrtificate R.ll.S. 1 per doz. 10/6 i o 
hyacinthina, an elegant species bearing at the top of a tall wiry stem an umbel of many 
flowers, opening milky white with small green stripe and dying off lilac, ht. Ij ft. 
per too, 12/6; per doz. 1/9 0 2 
Ixioides splendens, a very handsome and beautiful variety bearing large umbels of 
light yellow flowers per doz. 4/6 o 5 
laxa (ry«. Triteleia laxa), bearing umbels of large rich Tyrian purple flowers, very 
handsome, ht. I ft per too, 6/6 ; per doz. i/- o 2 
multiflora, producing in June an umbel of pretty waxy deep lilac flowers of star-like form, 
ht. 18 in per too, to, '6 ; per doz. 1/6 o 2 
Murrayana, producing branching umbels of large deep violet-blue flowers, very handsome ; 
a free grower and a good bulb to naturalise, ht. 9 in per doz. 8/6 o 9 
peduncularis, a handsome species with umbels of china-w’.iite flowers on tong pedicels 
per too, 10/6 ; per doz. 1/6 o 2 
VOlubilis (The Twining Hyacinth), a lovely twining species, bearing a terminal cluster 
of pretty light rose-coloured flowers ; a light covering during Winter is advisable. Very 
pretty in hanging baskets per doz. s/6 o 6 
See also NoYelty List, page 13. 
BULBOCODIUM vernum, producing early in Spring a mass of bright rose-purple 
flowers, valuable for edgings, rockwork, and naturalising in grass, ht. ?, ft. . 
per too, 12/6 ; per doz. 1/9 o 2 
xCALADIUMS, perhaps the most beautiful and picturesque of foliage stove plants. 
12 beautiful named varieties, 15/-, 24/-, 30/- & 42/- ; 6 ditto, 8/6, 12/6, 16/- & 22/- 
CALLA, or Arum Lily. See Richardia. 
CALOCHORTUS, or more popularly known as the Butterfly or Mariposa Tulips, Globe Tulips 
and Star Tulips. These lovely Californian bulbs, although belonging to the same Natural Order 
as the Tulips of our gardens, bear little resemblance to them. They flower through June and July, 
and for delicacy of texture and brilliancy of colour are unsurpassed ; they deserve a place in every 
hardy flower border and rock garden. 
BUTTERFLY TULIPS (CALOCHORTUS VENUSTUS VAR.) 
The Mariposa or Butterfly Tulips are 
especially valuable for cutting, having long stems 
and being profuse continuous bloomers. 
Culture Outdoors. — The Calochorti are 
all quite hardy. The “ Mariposa ” and “ Star 
Tulips ” require a sunny position and light gritty 
or sandy soil on slightly raised beds to ensure 
perfect drainage ; plant from September to end 
of November, 2 to 3 inches deep, and 3 inches 
apart. Cover the beds after planting with straw 
or cut heather, to keep surface sweet and as a 
protection in case of early growth ; remove the 
covering in March. A position facing south 
and sunny spots on the rockery are specially 
suitable. When in full growth give occasional 
soakings of water, but not too frequently. After 
flowering, ripen off by placing glass over them, 
and take up when foliage dies' down. 
The “ Globe Tulips,” being woodland plants, 
like partial shade ancl a porous soil composed 
principally of leaf mould. 
Cui.TURE IN Pots — The Calochorti all 
make charming pot plants (three or four bulbs in 
a pot), and are easily grown in a cold greenhouse 
or cold frame with south aspect. 
