BARR & SONS, 11, 12 & 13 King; Street, Covent Garden, London. 13 
each — s. fi 
ALLIUM, a decorative and showy family of hardy Spring- and Sunimer-llowcring bulbs, valuable 
alike for borders or rockwork and for naturalising in woods, etc. 
acuminatum, with beautiful soft rose-lilac-coloured flowers in umbels, ht. r ft., per doz. i/6 o 2 
„ Murrayanum, bearing umbels of bright rosy violet flowers, bt. I ft. ,, 2/6 O 3 
albo-pilosum, a striking species with large heads of lilac flowers and downy white foliage i o 
azureum, handsome intense blue flowers, quite hardy, ht. 2 ft per doz. 3/6 o 4 
descendans, heads of dark red-purple flowers, ht. 2 ft 3/6 o 4 
fifiganteum (syti. nobile), a handsome rare species with heads of greyish lilac flowers, 
ht. 3 ft 4 6 
kansuense, pretty little drooping heads of lavender-coloured flowers, ht. J ft., per doz. 10/6 i o 
karataviense, a remarkably handsome plant, with very large broad glaucous-green 
foliage spreading dose to the ground, and bearing large globular heads of reddish lilac flowers, 
ht. |.ft per doz. 2/3 o 3 
Moly (Golden Garlic), showy bright yellow flowers in large handsome umbels, valuable 
for flower borders and naturalisation, ht. i ft per 1000, 21/-; per too, 2/3 ; per doz. 4^l^. — 
neapolitanum, an elegant bouquet flower largely grown for the market, producing 
numerous heads of graceful white flowers ; it is a charming plant to naturalise in shady 
woods, associated with the Wood Hyacinth, ht. 15 inches per 100, 3/6 ; per doz. 6rf. — 
Ostrowskianum {syn. oreophyllum), a charming species from Asia Minor, with 
large heads of beautiful rose-coloured flowers, valuable for tbe rock garden and flower border, 
ht. J ft per too, 4/6 ; per doz. Si/. — 
pedemontanum (syn. narcissiflorum), rose-purple, drooping bell-shaped flowers in 
clusters, beautiful and very distinct, ht. J ft. Award OF Merit R. I I.S. 1001 ...per doz. 5/6 o 6 
pulchellum, graceful heads of bright rosy purple flowers, in July, ht. i ft ,, 5/6 o 6 
,, flavum, small canary-yellow flowers in graceful drooping umbels, very 
charming, July-flowering, ht. f ft per doz. 3/6 o 4 
Rosenbachianum, producing large round heads of purple-rose flowers, a very showy 
variety, ht. 2j ft per doz. 6/6 o 7 
roseum, bearing umbels of bright rose-coloured flowers, ht. I ft.,... per 100, 4/6 ; ,, S</. — 
triquetrum, white, striped green, pretty drooping umbels, ht. I ft. „ 12/6; ,, 1/9 o 2 
cebdanense, producing umbels of pure white flowers on slender erect stems, in May, 
ht. ij ft per 100, 21/- ; per doz. 3/- o 4 
Many other species of Alliums can also be supplied. 
X ALSTROMERIA, these beautiful “Peruvian Lilies” are easy to cultiv.ate, and produce in 
Summer abundance of showy attractive flowers, which last long in water when cut. They 
like a well-drained light soil and a sunny situation. Aiirait/iaca, chilensis, and hitea produce 
a most brilliant effect in the flower border. Plant with the top 4 inches below the surface, 
by preference close to a south wall or hedge, and protect, the first Winter, with leaves or 
litter. Pelegriua, riikhra, and Revoluta are more tender, and delight in hot dry sunny 
situations, such as under a south wall, and require protection each winter ; they also make 
fine plants for a cool greenhouse. 
aurantiaca. <^syn. aurea), flowers ranging from rich to dark orange, spotted carmine, very 
showy and valuable for cutting ; it should be grouped in every herbaceous border, ht. 3 ft. 
per 100, 10/6; per doz. 1/6 o 2 
aurantiaca major. Novelty List, 5. 
Chilensis hybrida, mixed, beautiful shades of rose, crimson, yellow, buff, and blush, 
with orange-yellow and crimson markings, ht. 2 ft per 100, 7/6 ; per doz. 1/3 o 2 
Erembaulti, bright rose with green markings, interior of flower conspicuously flaked 
blood-crimson on a blush ground, ht. 2 ft per doz. 7/6 o 8 
lutea, bright yellow flowers spotted carmine, very pretty, ht. 3 ft. ...per 100,9/6; ,, 1/4 o 2 
pelegrina aiba, white, very chaste and beautiful, ht. i ft tSA; i> 2/3 o 3 
,, rosea, rose, beautifully spotted, ht. i ft ,, 15/-; >> 2/3 o 3 
psittacina (The Parrot Flower), bright crimson, splashed green and mahogany, ht. 2 ft. 
per 100, 9/6; per doz. 1/4 o 2 
pulchra {syn. tricolor), white and yellow, blotched crimson, ht. t ft. 
per 100, 15/-; „ 2/3 o 3 
revoluta, a handsome variety, producing large heads of orange-red flowers ,, 4/6 o 5 
X AMARYLLIS (Hippeastrum), choice Greenhouse Varieties. These are 
magnificent in the conservatory, and with management may be had in bloom for many months. 
Culture. — P ot up the bulbs from December to March, and plunge the pots to the rim in a 
gentle, steady, moist bottom heat; thus treated, a vigorous leaf-growtli is produced, and a strong 
stem with a fine umbel of large flowers secured. In the absence of bottom heat they do well in an 
ordinary greenhouse or sunny sitting-room window if potted up in February. 
Barr*S Choice Unnamed Hybrids, purchasers are sure io be satisfied with the fioxvers., 
and have a good chance of getting new varieties of exceptional beauty per doz. 25/- ; each 2/3 
