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BARR'S AUTUMN-, WINTER- AND SPRING-FLOWERING CROCUSES— continued. 
Selections of Winter-flowerins' Species. 
3 each of 23 species 21 /- I 3 each of 12 species 10/6 
1 •' 25 7/6 I 1 „ „ 12 3/9 
Selections of Early Sprins-flowerins Species. 
3 each of 23 species 8/6 & 12 /- I 3 each of 12 species 6/6 & 10/6 
1 .. .. 23 3/- &4/6 I 1 „ 12 „ 2/6 & 4 /- 
A Fuii Descriptive List of our Crocus Species, with their native habitats given, may be had 
on appiication. 
The few species quoted in the following list are mostly those we can olfer cheaply in quantity, and 
we can strongly recommend them for naturalising and massing on rockwork, in grass, etc., where 
their beauty will delight the eye from Autumn till early Spring. 
Autumn-Flowering. 
Asturicus, a pretty species, flowers 
ranging from pale mauve to purple- 
lilac, with darker striping at base... 12 6. ..I 9 
Hyemalis Foxii, white veined rich 
purple towards base, with yellow 
throat, pretty 15 0...2 3 
Longiflorus (odorus), charming soft 
rose-lilac, very beautiful when 
naturalised 10 6...I 6 
Pulchellus, a lovely species, flowers 
lavender-blue with white anthers ... 15 0...2 3 
Salzmanni, lilac, with dark feathering 10 6...1 6 
Sativus (Saffron Crocus), large 
flowers, purplish lilac, feathered 
violet, and with showy orange 
stigmata. / Requires to be estahlisbed 
to flower freely ) per 1000, 40/- 4 6...0 S 
Speciosus, bright blue, remarkably 
handsome and showy, one of the 
hardiest and most beautiful Autumn 
Crocuses for planting in grass, etc. 
per 1000, 42/- 4 6...0 8 
Speciosus Aitchisonli, flowers very 
large and handsome to 6...1 6 
Zonatus, rose-lilac, with orange zone, 
most beautiful per 1000, 45/- 5 0...0 9 
Mixed Autumn-Flowering Species 
for naturalising in grass 1000,42/- 4 6...0 8 
Winter-Flowering. 
Ancyrensis, deep orange - yellow 
flowers 8 6...1 
Biflorus, snowy white feathered violet, 
handsome ...per tooo, 28/- 3 0...0 
,, Pestaiozzse, having dainty little 
white flowers with yellow 
base 7 6...I 
„ pusiilus, flowers white feathered 
outside, throat orange, a 
lovely little species 6 6...1 
Chrysanthus, collected forms from 
the Zigana Dagh (Gypsy Moun- 
tains), flowers of various shades of 
yellow, mostly with orange-scarlet 
stigmata 8 6...1 
Cloth of Gold (C. susianus), golden- 
yellow, heavily striped brown out- 
side ; when opening flat in the sun 
beds of this crocus resemble carpets 
of gold ; a lovely little flower for 
edgings and masses, per 1000, 18/6 2 0...0 
3 
6 
3 
o 
3 
4 
per 100 per doz- 
s. d. s. d 
Etruscus, flowers silvery lavender to 
purple, slightly veined outside 10 6...1 6 
Imperati, violet, fawn, and black, 
beautiful and distinct, per 1000, 42/- 4 6...0 8 
Sieberi, flowers lilac-purple with 
yellowish base 5 6...0 10 
Yitellinus, golden-yellow with deep 
orange interior, stigmata orange- 
scarlet to 6... I 6 
Mixed Winter-Flowering Species, 
per 1000, 50/- 5 6...0 10 
Early Spring-Flowering. 
Aureus, flowers rich golden-yellow ... 10 
„ sulphurous concolor, beau- 
tiful soft sulphur colour 7 
,, ,, pallidus, soft primrose self to 
Balansse, deep golden, delicately 
feathered and shaded bronzy brown 
outside, very pretty 21 
Tommasinianus, a very beautiful 
flower, pale sapphire-lavender, out- 
side’ silvery grey, stigmata orange ; 
a charming continuous bloomer and 
one of the best to naturalise in grass 
per 1000, 45/- 5 
Yernus George Maw, white with 
slight yellow band running up 
centre of each outer segment... 12 
,, Ira Aldridge, pretty pale lilac 
flushed white 5 
„ leucorhyncus (Pheasant’s 
Feather), white feathered 
purple, beautiful 17 
,, L’Unique, pretty soft purplish 
rose 6 
,, obovatus, white, striped lilac, 
a very pretty flower 5 
,, PetroPoIowsky, prettily veined 
and shaded lavender-purple on 
a silvery ground, showy 7 
Yersicolor (Cloth of Silver), white 
prettily feathered ruby-purple, 
per 1000, 30/- 3 
,, obscura, deep lilac, shaded and 
feathered deep purple, beautiful 5 
Mixed Early Spring-Flowering 
Species, for naturalising in 
grass per 1000, 42/- 4 
6 ... I 6 
6. ..I 3 
6. ..I 6 
0...3 o 
0...0 9 
6.. . 1 9 
6 .0 10 
6. . .2 6 
6 .. . 1 o 
6 ..o to 
6.. . 1 3 
6.. .0 6 
6...0 10 
6...0 8 
CROWN IMPERIAL. See Fritillaria imperialis, page 30 . 
