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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1912. 
FREESIA — coutimted. each— j 
Dainty Maid, a remarkably pretty new hybrid with habit of F. refracia alba, hearing 9 to 
12 well-formed flowers on a raceme, silvery rose-lavender with coppery tinge, and having a 
bright yellow spot on lip, centre white per doz. 12/6 1 
LeiChtlini major (true), primrose, with orange blotch, ft., per too, 6/6; ,, i/- 
„ ,, Extra large bulbs ,, 8/6; „ 1/3 
retracta, white with soft yellow blotch, robust grower and free bloomer 
Very large bulbs, per 1000, 65/- ; per 100, 7/- ; ,, l/- 
,, alba, the true pure white variety, bearing sprays of snowy white flowers 
highly prized for cutting, very beautiful, i ft. 
per 1000, 65/- ; per 100, 7/- ; per doz. i/- 
Tuberg^eni (F. refracta alba x P. Armstrong!), a pretty hybrid with flowers of a 
delicate rose-lilac shade wilh white throat and base of tube bronzy gold per doz. 10/6 i 
New Seedings, The Herbert Chapman Strain, varying in shade from rich and soft 
yellows to primrose, apricot, and pure white, some with a deep orange blotch 
per too, 21/- ; per doz. 3/- — 
mixed hybrids, with flowers ranging from pure white to white blotched yellow, and 
primrose, etc per too, 6/- ; per doz. lod. 
For Beautiful New Freesias, set Novelty List, page 14. 
FRITILLARIA, an extremely elegant family of hardy plants, bearing graceful drooping bell- 
shaped flowers in May. The large-flowered varieties are charming for grouping in borders 
and for clumps on rockworU; while the smaller-flowered dwarf kinds, like armena, aurea, 
and pudica, etc., are gems for warm sheltered nooks on the rockery, where they should be 
planted 2 to 3 inches deep. The Meleagris vars. produce a pretty effect naturalised in 
grass in shady glens or under large trees. Plant the bulbs about 6 inches deep (the lighter 
the soil the deeper), placing a little sharp sand around the bulbs. As pot plants (several 
in a pot) they are very pretty. The named varieties of Meleagris offered are very fine. 
meleagris (The Large Snake’s-Head Fritillary). 
,, pure white, graceful and beautiful, ht. \ ft per too, 8/6 ; per doz. 1/3 o 
,, Cassandra, mottled purple on a silvery grey ground, and shaded green; 
a very striking and graceful flower, ht. J ft per too, 10/6 ; per doz. 1/6 o 
„ Orion, very dark claret-purple, mottled, ht. 3 ft., ,, 10/6; ,, 1/6 o 
,, Sylvanus, while, slightly mottled purple on the outside, pretty, ht. | ft. 
per too, 12/6; per doz. 1/9 o 
,, Triton, rich claret-purple, beautifully mottled ,, 12/6; „ 1/9 o 
,, mixed varieties, flowers rosy and purplish shades, beautifully chequered, 
also pure while, hi. 5 ft 1 per too, 6/6; per doz. t/- 
latifolia mixed shades, broad foliage and very handsome chequered flowers, larger 
and earlier than the Meleagris varieties, ht. I ft. ...per 100, 10/6 ; per doz. 1/6 o 
„ Beets, very large handsome flower, chequered bronzy red and yellow, inside 
mottled yellow and red, ht. I ft per doz. 8/6 o 
,, Vondel, very large flower of great substance, dull rose and green, inside 
mottled pale green and red, curious, ht. i ft per doz. 8/6 o 
armena, rich yellow "j Charming dwarf species from Asia Minor, bearing f p. 100, 8/6 
I elegant small bell-shaped flowers in April. They! p. doz. 1/3 
,, rubra, j shouldbeplantedinclumpsof i2bulbsormore,on| 
plum-coloured j rockwork, etc. They also make good pot-plants. 1. ,, 2/- o 
aurea, a very lovely species from Asia Minor, be.aring in April large rich golden-yellow 
flowers, with brownisli mottling inside ; charming alike in borders, pots, or on rockwork 
lit. J ft. (a Coloured Plate sent post free for Ed.) per too, 12/6 ; per doz. 1/9 o 
,, ,, ,, ,, Extra strong bulbs ,, 17/6; ,, 2/6 o 
chitralensis. Novelty List. 14 per doz. i8/- i 
Citrina, pretty bright green bells, shaded citron-yellow, ht. J ft... .pir too, 8/6; ,, 1/3 
COCCinea, a remarkably showy species of very elegant growth and bearing handsome red 
• flowers with recurving petals; more easily grown than F. reatrva, per 100, 32/6 ; per doz. 4/6 o 
Elwesii, a lieautiful species, with large bright green bell-shaped flowers reflexed at mouth, 
delicately blotched reddish brown, ht. I ft per doz. 8/6 o 
Guicciardi, bells maroon-purple and green, distinct and handsome, ht. I ft. ... ,, 6/6 o 
imperialis (Crown Imperial). See page 33. 
kamschatica (The Black Lily), producing elegant pyramidal spikes of handsome black 
flowers in May, a very striking plant, ht. | ft 2 
