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BARR'S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1909. 
X HYMENOCALLIS (^v«. Pancratium or l8inene)i lovely bulbous plants for green- 
house, or in warm localities they may be planted outdoors, close to a south wall, top of bulb each 
6 in. deep ; the flowers are of great beauty. s. <i 
AmancSBS, the Golden-Yellow Peruvi&n DafFodil, a rare and handsome greenhouse 
plant, lit. to 2 ft per ^^02. 48/- 4 6 
calathina, the pearly sweet-smelling White Ska Daffodil, a lovely bulbous plant 
for greenhouse or outdoors, planted close to a south wall ; the flowers are of great beauty. 
Orders booked for supply in March and Aprils ready for potting or planting out. 
per 100, 21/-; per doz. 3/- o 4 
X IMANTOPHYLLUM. C\\vi&, pa^e 22. 
xINCARVILLEA 
D®l^vayi| a lovely Chinese plant, having large rose-coloured Gloxinia-shaped flowers, borne 
in umbels on a stout stalk 2 ft. high and a gracefully cut jirostrate foliage ; it is quite hardy, 
but delights in a deep sandy, well-drained soil and sunny situation ; excellent for the flower 
border, rock garden, or for pots. First-Class Certificate R.H.S. 
Strong Flowering Roots, per 100, 55/- ; per doz, 7/6 o 9 
® later introduction from China, with large deep rose-coloured flowers and 
golden throat, resembling giant Achimenes, ht. 1 ft. It likes a dry sunny situation. First- 
Class Certificate R.H.S per doz. 15/- I 6 
IRISES. 
These may be called the “ Orchids ” of the flower garden, their blossoms competing in richness 
and variety of colour with the choicest ami the most beautiful Orchids, They should be extensively planted 
in flower and shrubbery borders, and naturalised ; a judicious selection will give a display of bloom from 
Christmas to August. See our Hardy Plant Catalogue for all kinds of Flag Irises. 
BARR’S ENGLISH IRIS.— June to July-flowering^. 
The Finest Collection Existing. 
These magnificent English Irises (I. xiphioides) thrive in any ordinary garden soil. The 
earlier the plauUug, after beginning of September, the gi eater the success, although the bulbs may be 
put in as late as December. The varieties contained in our colleciion we have specially selected as 
being the finest and most distinct, and they will 
be found as strikingly beautiful in colour as 
the most sumptuous Orchids of the hothouse. 
'J hey flower from end of June to beginning of 
July, tluis succeeding the Bearded Flag Irises 
and Spanish Irises. As cut flowers they take 
a first place. 
Barr’s Selections of English Irises. 
GROUP OP F.NGLISM IRISES (Very much reduced). 
s. d 
5 each of 25 magnificent varieties 24 o 
3 each of 25 ,, 15 o 
5 each of 12 ,, 9/- & 15 o 
3 each of 12 ,, 5/6 & 8 6 
Barr’s Extra Choice Mixed varieties, 
including many fine kinds and jiroducing 
a lovely effect in beds and borders, 
per tooo, 70/- ; p. too, 7/6 ; p. doz. i 3 
Barr’s Mixture of Light Shades only, 
such as pale blue, silvery lavender, rosy 
lavender, white delicately mottled 
varieties, etc. 
per 1000, 42/- ; per too, 4/6 ; per doz. o 8 
Ifg" In the following descriptions S. is used 
to signify Standards or the erect petals ; T. Falls, 
or the drooping petals. The heights given are 
those recorded at our Nurseries, but they may differ 
a little according to soil, season, and climate. 
The numbers following the name, indicate 
the relative time of flowering ; thus those marked 
(1) open first, while those marked (4) are the 
latest to bloom ; the difference, however, is 
only one of days. 
Tall and Dwarf Flag Irises for Autumn Planting. 
For full Descriptive List of these beautiful plants see Barr’s Hardy Plant Catalogue,/rzz on application. 
