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[Barr and Son * 
NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES FOR 1888. 
H. a., hardy annual, h.p., hardy perennial, h. h. p., half-hardy or greenhouse perennial. 
The height is given in inches or feet. Perpkt.— s. d. 
136 Abutllon, Lemolne's and George's magnificent new hybrids, seedlings flower first season. ..is. & 2 6 
136 AUlum pedemontanum, beautiful rose-purple , drooping, bell-shaped flowers in clusters, a fine 
rock-plant, and prized for select borders, hardy bulb, | ft 6 d. & 1 
137 Androsace coronopifolla, a neat biennial species, with pure white flowers, J ft o 
138 Anemone coronarla " St. Brigid." Sow in February or March ; a beautiful strain is. & 2 
139 Antirrhinum, “Hatfield Prize, "a very select strain, all beautiful prize vars., forbedsorrockwork, 2ft. 1 
140 Antirrhinum Tom Thumb, very choice dwarf bushy varieties, for beds or rockwork, &c bd. & 1 
141 Aquilegia callfornica (Truncata), large bright orange-red flowers, 2 ft ° 
142 Aquilegia glandulosa (Grigo/s variety), large bright blue flowers, with dear white centre, 14 ft.... 1 
143 Aquilegia glandulosa, hybrids, representing many striking variations •• 1 
144 Aquilegia hybrlda rosea, very bright effective rose, 2 ft. (for Rawson’s grand Columbines, see ^.44). 1 
145 Aquilegia Stuartll, a hybrid between Wittmanniana and Glandulosa, flowers white and blue, 
4 inches across ; a grand Columbine, of great beauty, 1 ft 1 
146 Armerla cephalotes alba, exceedingly beautiful hardy perennial, much valued as a cut flower, ih ft. o 
147 Aster alplnus, a dwarf, neat, compact plant; covered with large violet-blue flowers, jf ft o 
148 Aster, “Comet," delicate pink, petals edged white, flowers 3A to 4.J inches across, and 25 to 30 on a 
plant ; petals incurved, with an elegant curl at the extremity of each, very beautiful 1 
119 Aster, ' ' Triumph ' deep scarlet, described as a new departure in dwarf Asters, flowers 2^ to 3 inches 
in diameter, height 8 inches, compact and bushy, bearing from 30 to 40 large flowers on a plant... 1 
150 Aubrietla Campbellla, deep violet flowers, a compact, valuable spring-flowering plant, J ft o 
151 Auricula, new laced varieties, a very choice selection 1 
102 Balsam, “Barr’s Criterion," a magnificent strain, surpassing all others is. 6 d. & 2 
153 Begonia, ' ' International Prize," consists of the newest English, French, and German varieties, is. & 2 
154 Bignonla Chambsrlaynl, large yellow flowers, not unlike Allamanda Hendersonii, a grand green- 
house climber, hardy at Oporto 1 
155 Cactus Dahlia, saved in Portugal from the finest forms of white, yellow, mauve, &c., 3 ft 1 
166 Calllrhoe llnearlloba, for rockwork and borders, a valuable hardy perennial, blossoms ij in. 
across, deep lilac-purple, shading to while, with elegantly cut foliage, flowering the first season ... 1 
157 Campanula Hendersonii, deep rich blue, very dwarf, valuable plant for small permanent beds and 
edgings, rockwork, h.p., J ft 1 
158 Candytuft, New Pyramidal Kocket, a robust, sweet-scented variety, with spikes of pure white 
flowers, 8 inches by 3, resembling hyacinth flower spikes, very handsome, ft 6 d. & 1 
159 Carnation, new dark varieties, dwarf, profuse flowering, 60 to 70 per cent, comes double, handsome r 
160 Carnation, New Germania, self -yellow, said to be the first faultless self-yellow Carnation introduced, 
flowers 2 to 3 inches in diameter, fine form, smooth-edged, deep rich canary-yellow. See 
Gardeners' Chronicle, page 141, 1887 2 
161 Carnation, “ White Grenadin,” very handsome pure while flowers, of a dwarf compact growth, 
profuse flowering, 60 to 70 per cent, comes double •••■• 1 
162 Castllleja lndivisa, h. a., crimson-scarlet flowers, on a dense terminal leafy spike,, a beautiful 
and very distinct garden plant, and exceedingly decorative in pots, ij ft o 
163 Centaurea ruthenica, fine hardy perennial, with yellow flower heads, and pretty foliage, 3 ft o 
164 Chlonodoxa Luclllse (The Glory of the Snow), the most beautiful of spring flowering hardy bulbs/;,/. & 1 
166 Chlorogalum pomerldlanum, a rare Californian hardy bulb, with white-veined purple flowers 1 
166 Chrysanthemum maximum, a grand h. p., with abundant large white flowers in Autumn, 3 ft. ... o 
167 Chrysanthemum multicolor, a charming dwarf ye//»r«-flowering hardy annual, 1 ft 6 d. & 1 
168 Chrysanthemum segetum grandlflortun (large-flowered Yellow Corn-Marigold), a most beautiful 
hardy annual, with flowers 2 to 2 J inches in diameter, much prized for cutting, r J ft 6d. & 1 
169 Chrysanthemum tricolor, W. E. Gladstone, Lord Beaconsfield, The Sultan, Eclipse, Sulphureum, 
Venustum rubrum, Burxldgeanum, and “ Golden Feather," in mixture (see also page 20) ...6 d. & 1 
170 Clematis erecta, white, sweet-scented, dense-flowering, hardy perennial, 2 ft o 
171 Cockscomb, “The Duke’s Favourite," combs rich crimson-scarlet, and measuring about 2 feet. 
This is the finest of the dwarf Covent Garden strains, and perhaps the finest in England is. & 2 
172 Colchicum speclosum rubrum, intense crimson, large flowers of great beauty 6 d. & r 
173 Coreopsis tnchosperma, a new hardy perennial species, very ornamental, and for cut flowers 61 1. & 1 
174 Coreopsis trlpterls, a beautiful hardy perennial, flowers yellow with brown disc, very ornamental 
and valuable as a cut flower, 4 ft bd. & 1 
175 Crocus aureus, the richest and purest yellow of spring-flowering Crocus bd. & 1 
176 Crocus chrysanthus varieties, beautiful spring-flowering yellow species bd. & 1 
177 Crocus, mixed varieties, autumn and spring-flowering, beautiful varieties bd. & 1 
178 Cuntcifuga elata, an ornamental hardy perennial, with white flowers in long racemes o 
179 Cyclamen Perslcum, splendid new varieties in mixture, including Baroness Burdett-Coutts, 
Crimson King, Mont Blanc, Prince of Wales, Purity, The Bride, grandiflorum , and giganteum 
(each variety separate, as. 6d, per packet) ..26 
180 Daffodils mixed, saved from many beautiful varieties. Those who desire to raise seedling daffodils, 
will not be disappointed with this seed, as it was harvested from our own grand collection ...is. & 2 6 
181 Dahlia Juarezl, the beautiful crimson Cactus Dahlia bd. & 1 o 
182 Dahlia Juarezl hybrlda, saved from beautiful double and semi-double flowers, 3 ft bd. & 1 o 
183 Dahlia Moore's dwarf single varieties, a select strain, dwarfer in growth lhan the generality, is. & 2 6 
184 Delphinium, choice varieties in mixture, from a splendid English collection, h. p. bd, it 1 o 
186 Delphinium In mixture, from the choicest of Lemoine’s double and semi-doubje varieties 1 o 
186 Delphinium, “Zalll,”Dr. Aitchison's yellow Larkspur, which he found when acting as member of the 
Afghan Boundary Commission, the flower spikes range from 8 to 16 inches in length, and flowers 
from May to August, very distinct, and a great beauty 2 6 
187 Dianthus atro-rubens, a very neat dwarf Alpine species 1 o 
1»8 Dianthus, choice mixed new varieties, including Heddewigii, “ Cetewayo," “ Brilliant," " Purple 
King," " Fairy,” "Crimson Belle,” and " Eastern Queen ’’ (each variety separate 6 d. per pkt.) ... 10 
189 Dianthus laclnlatus, "Snowflake,'’ flowers of the purest white, large and very double, h. a., 1 ft. 1 o 
190 Dlotls oandldleslma, leaves densely covered with felty wool, ornamental h. p., 1 ft bd. & 1 o 
191 Eremurus robustus, h.p., a magnificent hardy plant, with long spikesof flowers, 3 ft 1 o 
192 Eritrlcbium barblgerutn, pure white Forget-me-not-like flowers, a fine hardy annual of a dwarf 
spre-aoing bushy growth, maintaining a succession of bloom for a long time, J ft o 6 
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