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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1909. 
BARR’S CHEAP SHOWY CROCUSES— 
per looo per too 
d 
Barr's Deep Lavender-Purple ... 21 
Barr’s Rich Dark Purple 21 
Barr's Striped 21 
Barr's Pure White 21 
Golden-Yellow,strongfloweringbulbs 16 
Golden-Yellow large bulbs 22 
BARR’S CHOICE NAMED 
rf. 
0...2 
0...2 
o ..2 
o ..2 
6. . .1 
6. . .2 
per 1000 per loo 
d, f. d 
6 
3 Golden-Yellow extra large bulbs 30 0...3 
3 Cloth of Silver, true, while feathered 
3 ruby-purple, very pretty 30 0...3 6 
3 Cloth of Gold, golden-yellow heavily 
9 striped brown on outer petals ; a 
6 lovely little flower for dwarf edgings 18 6. ..2 o 
LARGE-FLOWERED CROCUSES. 
Larsfe Bulbs Tor Pot-Culture and Flower Beds, etc. 
The following large-flowered named Crocuses are the best in cultivation, and we can confidently 
recommend them for |>Ianting in groups, edgings, select beds, and in designs. To obtain the finest effect 
the bulbs should be planted an inch apart. When grown in pots, plant thickly, and plunge the pots in 
ashes up to the rims only. When removed from under the ashes, place in an airy situation, and give water 
very freely at the roots. A charming effect is obtained by growing Crocuses in shallow saucers, 
using Barr's Fertilised Fibre and Shell Mixture, or Pebbles and water (the bulbs touching one 
another). The saucers should be kept in an airy room without a fire, where gas is seldom burnt and where 
they can get plenty of light. When the bulbs are coming into bloom they may be brought into the 
sitting-room. 
1000 in 10 splendid varieties 27 
500 in 10 „ „ 14 
250 in 10 splendid varieties 
100 in 10 „ „ 
Extra choice mixed, from named varieties (no yellows included except by special request), 
per too, 2/3; per 1000, 21/- 
per ICO per doz. 
Barr’s Golden-Yellow,Giant Bulbs ; 
producing an abundance of flowers, 
remarkably showy ...per lOOO, 50/- 
5 6...0 10 
Black Knight {new)^ long handsome 
flowers, dark glossy purple With 
black lustre per 1000, 35/- 4 0...0 7 
Bleu Celeste, the most beautiful of all 
the large-flowered Crocuses, flowers 
soft pale azure with silvery shading 
inside, and striking orange stigmata 4 6...0 8 
David Rizzio, lavender-purple, 
per 1000, 25/- 2 9...0 5 
General Gordon (new), broad globu- 
lar flowers of a glossy purple with 
blackish sheen, very handsome $ 6...0 10 
Harlequin (new), outer, petals white 
feathered .and shaded lilac, inner 
petals bright purple, stem glossy 
violet, very showy and a good con- 
trast to other varieties, per loOO, 30/- 3 6...0 6 
King of Whites, the Finest White 
Crocus, producing very handsome 
long snowy white flowers of great 
size per 1000, 25/- 2 9...0 5 
Madame Mina, white striped and 
shaded lilac, violet base, large 
flower per looo, 25/- 
Margot, a most lovely variety, 
flowers large, outer petals shaded 
white, inner petals soft lavender, 
strongly recommended, per lOOO, 30/- 
Mont Blanc, pure white „ 25/- 
President Lincoln, fine bold globular 
flowers, dark glossy purple 
per tcoo, 25/- 
Pride of Albion, white, slightly 
striped violet, dark violet base, fine 
and showy per 1000, 25/- 
Purpureus grandiflorus, long hand- 
some rich deep purple flowers 
per 1000, 25/- 
Purple Queen, splendid large flowers 
of a rich deep lavender purple 
per 1000, 35/. 
Sir Walter Scott, discarded. Now 
superseded by much finer kinds. 
Snow Queen, large globular snowy 
white flowers, handsome 
per 100 per doz. 
s. d. s. d 
6...0 
9...0 
9...0 5 
5 
2 9...0 5 
4 0...0 7 
3 0...0 6 
per 1000, 27/6 
CROCUSES. 
BARR’S AUTUMN-, WINTER- AND SPRING-FLOWERING SPECIES. 
No hardy garden is complete without these floral gems, which carry on a continual display of bloom 
from August to March, and light up the garden with their bright colours in winter when few other plants 
are flowering. On rockwork and in grass they form a charming picture, while in pots they make a very 
pretty effect. In nomenclature we have followed Mr. George Maw's Monograph on the Croci. 
The delightful effect produced by masses of C. speciosus, C. longiflorus, C. sativus, C. Tommasinianus, 
etc., when naturalised, can only be realised by those who have witnessed it. 
CUETURAI. Directions. — Any ordinary garden soil suits these Crocuses. Plant the bulbs as early 
as possible, and very shallow, barely covering them with soil. 
Selections oT Autumn-Flowering Species. 
3 each of 20 species 12/6 S: 18/- 1 3 each of 12 species 6/6 & 10/6 
1 .. 20 4/6 & 6/6 I 1 ., „ 12 2/6 & 4/- 
