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Hardy Border Plants for Autumn Planting — continued. 
PiCONIES Barr’s Double and Single Chinese. .Sei? Hardy Plant Catalogue. 
POPPIES— Giant Oriental (Papaver Orientale). See »k/- Hardy Plant Catalogue. 
SPIRAEAS (The Meadow Sweet). Specially valuable for shady and moist borders and at the margins 
of ponds and streams. Sec page 7. 
TRILLIUM (Wood Lily, Trinity Flower, or Three-leaved Nightshade), thriving in moist 
shady situations, where they make luxuriant foliage, and from April to June beautiful large 
flowers, ht. i ft. ; charming in rock-gardens. s- d 
erectum ipyn. atropurpureum), flowers deep crimson-purple per doz. 5/6 o 6 
erythrocarpum (The Painted Wood Lily), charming pure white flowers, with crimson 
blotch .at base of sepals per doz. 10/6 I o 
grandiflorum (Wake-Robin), large snowy white flowers per too, 32/6 ; ,, 4/6 o 5 
recurvatum, prettily recurved purple flowers, foliage marbled ,, 9/6 o 10 
rivals, a beautiful rare species with delicate mauve-coloured flowers ,, 15/" ■ ^ 
sessile califbrnicunn, large creamy white flowers and handsome spotted foliage, ht. 2 ft. 
First-Class Curtipicatb K.II.S per doz. ^ J (> o 9 
,, ,, Snow Queen (new), bearing large handsome white flowers ... ,, 9/6 o 10 
stylosum, large white flowers, flushed rose ° 9 
USEFUL TOOLS FOR BULB PLANTING, Etc. 
Barr’s Special Bulb Planter, specially designed for planting Daffodils and other bulbs in 
grass. This tool cuts and lifts a clean circular piece of turf, which is released from the cup when 
the second hole is made, and lies ready at hand to fill in the holes when the bulbs have 
been put in, it being only necessary to remove a little of 
Rd. 548091. „ the soil from the bottom of the sod. A lime must be 
chosen for planting when the ground has become soft- 
1 ened after early Autumn rains, and not when in a hard 
and baked condition, as it is then impossible to use this, 
or indeed any other tool with success. By the use of 
Barr's .SrECiAi, Bulb Blanter a large quantity of bulbs may be planted in a very short time, and 
without the least disturbance of the sward. The length of the tool is 38 inches over all, weight about 
BARR'S BULB PLANTER. 
3.J lbs. 
The cup is manufactured from high-class hardened steel and always carries a keen cutting edge. 
Supplied in 3 sizes of cup To cut out a circular hole 2 inches diameter) 
„ 2{ .. .. 10/6 each 
=4 .. .. J 
We shall send the medium size (2j in.) if no instructions to the contrary are given. 
Barr’s Special Bulb Dibber, specially 
designed for dibbling bulbs into borders, etc. . 
steel shod, with strong iron tread and cross 
wooden handle ; a good strong heavy tool, 
weight about 63 lbs., length 36 inches over all. 
9/6 each. 
New Pattern Hoe, a very useful tool for breaking • - .n— 1».» 
the surface soil in the Flower Border during dry 
weather, and especially in early spring when 1 
Daffodils are just showing ; also a useful weeding tool. With 3 ft. handle (41 niches over a 1 . ■ 
weu'hl under I lb.), 1/9 each, with short handle (12J inches), 1/3 each. 
BARR'S BULB TKOWEL. 
Full list of Tools 
Barr’s Special Bulb Trowel, made of best steel, 
specially designed for lifting .and planting bulbs, etc. 
It will be found of great value for general garden pur- 
poses, and far in advance of the old-fashioned trowel. 
2/9 each. 
Garden Trowel, solid c.ist steel, finest quality, 5 in., 1/2; 
6 in., 1/3 : 7 in., 1/6 each. 
.and other Garden Requisites sent on application. 
