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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1909. 
GLADIOLI-HARDY SUMMER-FLOWERING— 
The Queen (new). Bowers white with faint rosy glow, lower petals blotched cream 
with crimson margin, a tall elegant grower and very free bloomer, ht. 28 in • it 
force.s freely ’ 
Zimmermann (3), white shaded lavender, with blotches of cream bordered violet 
ht. 21 in ’ 
X GLADIOLUS BRENCHLEYENSIS. 
The Larf^e-flowered Vermilion-Scarlet Gladiolus. 
This well-known handsome Gladiolus blooms just before the Gladiolus Gandavensis 
varieties, and is one of the most valuable for bedding. By successional plantings a brilliant 
display of bloom may be had from middle of July to late autumn. A fine effect may be 
produced by massing tins Gladiolus with Galtonia candicans, the snowy white spikes of 
which top the Scarlet Gladioli j both bloom about the same time. 
First Size bulbs per io(x>, 55/- 
Second Size bulbs {all of flowerine size) 42 /- 
Extra large bulbs 7o/- 
Monster bulbs ]] 
XGLADIOLUS MIKADO. 
New Hybrid of^ Gladiolus Brenchleyensis. 
p. 100 p. doz 
j. <i. s. G 
55 0...7 
8 6. ..I 3 
0...0 10 
6.. .0 8 
6.. . 1 3 
6.. .1 6 
A beautiful new break from Gladiohis Brenchleyensis, having the same long handsome spikes 
colour a pale blush-rose shading to cream, with lower netal surineil o i !:■ 
but 
: shading to cream, with lower petal striped crimson on a primrose-coloured ground. 
per 100, 15/- 
X GLADIOLUS GANDAVENSIS. 
The Lar^e-flowered Autumn Gladiolus. 
per doz. 2/3 ; each 3«f. 
Gladioli, with cultural directions, will be found in our Special 
Early Spring Bulb List published m January, which may be had on application. 
Plant the bulbs out of doors from March to May, or pot up in February and March. 
Orders can be booked for delivery in January, February, or March. 
3 each of 30 beautiful vars. 
1 „ 30 
3 „ 20 
1 „ 20 
3 „ 12 
1 „ 12 
„ 10/6, 
.. 4 /-, 
42/-, 63/-. & 84/- 
15/-, 22/-, & 29/- 
24/-. 35 /-. & 65/- 
8/6, 12/6, &22/6 
17/6, 28/6, & 42/- 
6/6, 10/6, & 15/- 
Crimson Shades, i 
Flesh and Salmon Shades, mixed. 
mixture, bearing bold spikes of large 
some flowerc in ® K . ^ 
hand- 
s. 
d . S . 
d 
14 
6. ..2 
0 
14 
6.. .2 
0 
14 
6. ..2 
0 
18 
6. -.2 
8 
18 
6.. .2 
8 
16 
6...2 
4 
18 
6.. .2 
8 
10 
6... I 
6 
^hands^Tfl^''^’ many rich and varied colours, with bold sp'ikerori'arge 
X GLADIOLUS, NEW HYBRID BUTTERFLY. 
(Gladiolus Lemoinei.) 
n.i.J.'jf® best forms of Gladiolus GandaYensis with Gladiolus puppureo- 
auratus, and are without doubt the most beautiful of all Gladioli, and should have a place in eve^ 
flower border ; the flowers are of the most delicate and brilliant shades, and are all handsomely blotched 
hardv^"^ contrasting colours, reminding one of the beautiful Butterfly Tulips {Calachorli). ^They ate 
hardy vigoious growers, and if planted early in April bloom from the^ middle of July to the middle of 
August. ^ descriptive list ivill be found m our Spring Bulb Catalogue. ^ ^ 
3 ea. of 20 choice varieties 45/- & 70/- 
20 
.. 12 „ 
Lafayette, 
character in the 
16/- & 24/. 
>5/-. 25/-. & 42/- 
1 ea. of 12 choice vars 6/6, 9/-, & 15/- 
? ” e ” •.•••■9/-. 15/-. & 21/- 
, , , . 1 1. 6 ,, ,, & ,76 
a remarkably fine variety which we can confidently recommend for its decorative 
1 1 . tarden. I lowers large, of a beautiful cream colour, faintly flushed rose and with 
sinking blotches of ruby-crimson, very beautiful ; a robust grower per 100, 21;/- • per doz. 2/6 
^^*"sure pP!®"®*'**. Hybrids, a special mixture of the finest selected ’hybrids and 
IS .sure to please, giving the greatest variety of colours with most beautiful markings and all with 
J" »s“<-tlly sold ... per 100, 25/- i per doz. 3/6 
containing a good variety of colours, all with beautiful 
Barr’S Fine Mixed Hybrids, 
markings and fine spikes of bloom 
.per 100, 7/6 ; per doz. 1/3 
XGLADIOLUS NANCEIANUS. 
are giant-flowered hybrids of Gladiolus Lemoinei and G. Saundersii and produce large 
open flowers of elegant outline and brilliant colours and markings, on erect branching spikes Very free 
flowering and decorative. Bulbs planted in March or April flower in August? ® ‘ ^ 
3 each of 12 beautiful named varieties 36/- & 50/- 
_. . ” » .. i2^&i7/6 
Finest Mixed Hybrids, a grand mixture of colours per 100, 30/- ; per doz. 4/- 
descriptive list a/ Gladiolus Nanceianus will be found in our Spring Bulb Catalogue.) 
