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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1909. 
C ALOCH O KTUS— continued. 
tsr In the following List the numbers after the names indicate their relative order in time of flowering : 
thus those marked (i) are the earliest to bloom, and those marked (6) the latest. The heights we give are 
an average ; under exceptionally good or poor conditions the plants may grow taller or dwarfer. 
each — s. d 
SECTION I.— Butterfly or Mariposa Tulips, all of remarkable beauty, with large open flowers. 
C£ita.linse (2), the earliest of all the Mariposa bearing on tall slender stems very 
beautiful large flowers ranging from pale to deep lilac, with a dark maroon circle at base, 
ht. 16 to 24 in iperdoz. 8/6 o 9 
Gunnisoni (4), large pure white expanded flowers, with an inner hairy zone of green and 
gold, petals sh.ided outside green and azure, of great beauty, ht. 1 8 to 24 in., fine for cutting. 
Award of Merit R.II.S per doz. 10/6 i o 
luteus concolor (Baker), a grand variety with large open flowers, golden-yellow, centre 
fringed and jiretlily marked with brownish red. Award OF Merit R.H.S.. ..per doz. 18/6 i 9 
ma.croca.rpus (4), a splendid species, bearing very large flowers of a beautiful pale 
lavender, with dark centre banded green, ht. 12 to 18 in. Award OF Merit R.II.S. per doz. 6/6 o 7 
nitidus (4), bearing several large flowers, white flushed lilac, each petal covered with long 
hairs, and having a bold indigo blotch, beautiful, ht. 15 to 18 in per doz. 3/6 o 4 
Plummerse (4), bearing a branching spike of beautiful large soft lavender flowers, lined 
with long silky golden hairs, ht. 12 to 18 in. Floral Certificate R.II.S. ...per doz. 8/6 o 9 
splendens £ltro-viola.ceus (s), having handsome brilliant purple flowers, with deep 
red blotch on petal, free-flowering, ht. 24 to 30 in per doz. 4/6 o 5 
„ ruber (4), bearing on tall slender stems large showy flowers of an exquisite 
lilac shade with purplish red centre, and covered with silky hairs, very beautiful, 
ht. 16 to 30 in per doz. 7/6 o 8 
Venustus group, all having flowers of exquisite beauty, large and elegantly formed, 
valuable for cutting, ht. 2 ft. ; these are all robust grenvers, 
,, citrinus (4), large flowers of a beautiful clear bright yellow, with conspicuous 
dark maroon blotch on middle of each petal, centre finely speckled maroon, 
and with a cushion of golden hair, of exquisite beauty ; a gem for cutting, 
ht. 16 to 24 in. First-Class Certificate ...per 100. 12/6 ; per doz. 1/9 o 2 
,, El Dorado (3), flowers varying in shade from white and cream to lilac, deep 
velvety purple and rosy purple, red, pink, and salmon, all having the centre 
exquisitely blotched and speckled soft brown and golden-yellow, while some 
have a beautiful golden blotch on each petal, of sturdy growth, ht. i-J to 2 ft. 
Award of Merit R.II.S per 100, 21/- ; per doz. 3/- — 
,, OCulatus, a most beautiful variety, forming very long dark rose-coloured 
buds opening white with very dark blotch on petal, margined yellow, centre 
beautifully marked, exterior of flower rosy purple. Award of Merit R.H.S. 
per 100, 15/-; per doz. 2/3 o 3 
„ purpurascens (4), a lovely variety, flowers large, outside purplish, 
inside creamy white, each petal handsomely blotched, very free-flowering, 
ht. 12 to 24 in. Award of Merit R.H.S per doz. 4/6 o 5 
,, roseus, flowers white, with carmine-rose on back of petals, inside having rosy 
red blotches and a rich maroon centre, beautiful, ht. 12 to 28 in. 
per doz. 4/6 o 5 
„ Vesta (4), a lovely variety and one of the freest growers ; flowers large, 
and borne freely on long stalks, colour outside rose-purple, inside creamy 
white, with a broad halo of crimson-maroon and below this crimson-brown 
pencilling on a lemon ground, ht. 20 to 30 in per doz. 5/6 o 6 
,, extra large bulbs ,, 6/6 o 7 
Weedii (4), a showy species, with large clear orange-yellow flowers, thickly lined with silky 
hairs and dotted brown, ht. 12 to 16 in per doz. 10/6 I o 
mixed Butterfly or Mariposa Tulips. Everyone should grow these gems both 
in the open ground, on rockwork, and in pots per 100, 12/6 ; per doz. 1/9 — 
SECTION II.— Globe Tulips or Fairy Bells. — These are the perfection of grace, with 
beautiful globular drooping flowers ; charming little subjects for half shady nooks on rockwork. 
They were formerly known as Cyclobothras. 
albus (Fairy Lamp) {3), a species from the Sierras, bearing on branching stems several pearly 
white hairy flowers, which hang in pendent globes, ht. 12 to 14 in. ...per doz. 2/3 o 3 
„ The Pearl, a species from the Coast Range, bearing larger and handsomer flowers 
of a pearly white, tinged pink and brown, very globular per doz. 4/6 o S 
amabilis (2), bearing a quantity of golden globe-like pendent flowers, margins fringed with 
hair, dwarf and beautiful; of easy culture, ht. 8 to 10 in per doz. 2/3 o 3 
amoenus (Pink Globe Tulip) (2), a lovely new species, bearing lovely pendent globe-shaped 
flowers of a beautiful rose colour, ht. 6 to 8 in. Floral Certificate R.II.S.. ..per doz. 4/6 o 5 
pulchellus, true, a lovely species, with flowers twice the size of C. amabilis and of finer 
form, colour delicate pale lemon per doz. 6/6 o 7 
mixed Globe Tulips or Fairy Bells per 100, 12/6; „ 1/9 — 
Barr's Lawn Grasses for September Sowing, See bage 2 of Cover. 
