BARR & SONS, 11, 12 & 13 King; Street, Covent Garden, London. 65 
MONTBRETIA— GRAND NEW HYBRIDS— r««/z«K<rrf. 
,, Koh-i-noor, a very beautiful hybrid of fine erect habit, and very large flowers ^ 
of a brilliant golden-orange, ht. ft per too, 21/- ; per doz. 3/- o 4 
,, Lady Hamilton, a very pretty variety of erect habit, with yellow Watsonia- 
like flowers, having a reddish orange centre and passing to apricot with age, ht. 
ft. Award of Merit R.H.S .....per doz. 8/6 o 9 
,, Lord Nelson, a fine handsome variety with dark stems, flowers of great 
substance shaded rich vermilion on outside and inside rich deep orange, a very 
sturdy grower, ht. 3 ft 3 6 
,, Lothario, very brilliant apricot-yellow with orange-red, bright and attractive 
per doz. 7/6 o 8 
,, Norvic, a very showy variety with rich golden-orange flowers set off by 
maroon-coloured bracts and red stems, a free bloomer, ht. 28 in per doz. 10/6 I o 
,, Oriflamme, flowers brilliant scarlet with golden centre, a fine handsome 
variety, ht. 2 ft per doz. 7/6 o 8 
,, Prometheus, one of the finest hybrids yet raised, with immense open spread- 
ing flowers of a brilliant fiery orange with blood-red markings in centre ; a very 
vigorous grower, ht. 3 to 4 ft. Award of Merit R.H.S. and First-Class 
Certificates at York, Edinburgh .and Shrewsbury per doz. 21/- 2 o 
„ St. Botolph, a grand variety and the largest flowered of the Yellow 
Montbretias, producing erect branching spikes of large open yellow flowers, with' 
orange shading outside, ht. 4 ft per doz. 8/6 o 9 
,, Tragedie, perhaps the darkest coloured of all Montbretias and remarkably 
cflective, flowers broad petalled, rich deep orange, the lower half maroon-purple, 
buds almost black, shaded orange at apex, ht. 2J to 3 ft per doz. 15/- I 6 
,, Wcstwick, very distinct, flowers orange-red with yellow eye surrounded by a,’ ’ 
halo of rich maroon 2 6 
3 each of 12 New Hybrid Montbretias, 15 /-. 
MUSCARI (Grape, Starch, Musk, and Feathered Hyacinths). 
These lovely Spring Flowers require no special culture or soil. Naturalised on rockwork 
and grassy banks they look very beautiful, while as edgings and massed in the flower border they 
arc most charming, and continue a long time in bloom, ht. 4 to 6 inches. We can strongly recom- 
mend them all for naturalisation. 
“ Heavenly Blue,” a lovely Starch Hyacinth from Trebizond ; the colour is of the per ^2. each 
brightest and richest shade of gentian-blue imaginable, and large “ 
masses produce a wonderful effect in the garden from the end of March 
to May; the flowers have a delightful fragrance, and are very valuable 
for cutting, having long stalks, and remaining fresh in water a long time 
per 1000, 42/- ; per 100, 4/6 o 8... — 
„ ,, ,, Exira strong bulbs, ,, 60/- ; ,, 6/6 i o... — 
Azureum (.tjw. Hyacinthus azureus), bearing lovely little heads of Cambridge blue 
early in February per too. 5/® ° ^°--- 
„ amphibolus, a very pretty form bearing sturdy broad pyramidal 
spikes of open-mouthed bells, azure striped white per 100, 10/6 I 6...0 2 
robustum, a strong-growing variety of the beautiful Azureum, with 
larger flower-heads of a lovely Cambridge blue per 100, 7/fi I 3---° 2 
Botryoides cseruleum (Italian Grape Hyacinth), bearing from the end of 
March to early April pretty little spikes of dark blue flowers ; an old 
garden favourite used largely for small beds, edgings, and for natur- 
alising per 1000, >7/6 : per 100, i/io o 3... — 
„ album (Pearls of Spain), pure white ,, 32/-; ,, 3/6 o 6... — 
,, candidum, white, tinged rose, beautiful 5 6...0 6 
,, pallidum, beautiful pale azure-blue 5 ^---O ^ 
comosum (The Tassel Hyacinth), forming at top of stem curious tassel-like heads of 
deep blue flowers per 100. 6/6 i 0...0 2 
Masseyanum. See Novelty List,/n,^ 14. 
Moschatum maj us (The Large Musk Hyacinth), fragrant — .--2 6 
Neglectum majus (Starch Hyacinth), blue-black, large and very early, 
remaining long in beauty per 100, 7/6 I. 3 ---° ^ 
Paradoxum (The Caucasian Starch Hyacinth), long handsome spikes of nearly 
pure black flowers, very handsome per 100, 4/6 O 8... 
Plumosum (Ostrich Feather or Plume Hyacinth), bearing large broad plume-like 
heads of a pretty mauve colour per 1000, 35/- ; per 100, 4/- o 7--- 
Atiy other species of Muscari in commerce not mentioned above can be supplied if required. 
Barr's Sweet-scented Double Chinese Pseonies, for Autumn planting. 
For full Descriptive List and hints on culture sec Barr’s Hardy Plant Catalogue. 
