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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1909. 
LILIES — continued. 
If oarviflorum, a .listinct and heavitiful little Lily, bearing a profusion of small elegant 
flowers, golden-yellow finely spotted brown and with golden anthers, ht. 3J tt. ...per (loz. 15/- 
t Parvum {California), very distinct and showy, flowers small and bell-shaped, of a bright 
yellow shaded red and freely spotted, June-July, ht. 3.J ft. 
’ Extra strong bulbs, per doz. 24/- 
II var. luteum, a very pretty Lily with flowers almost cup-shaped, colour orange, 
” dotted maroon, June-July, ht. 3J- ft P^'' ’ 5 r 
i Philadelphicum {Canada and Unitrd States), a graceful little Lily, bearing in July 
charming flowers, scarlet, shading to orange, elegantly spotted black, ht. I ft. ...per doz. 7/b 
PhiliDPinense {Philippine Islands), a remarkably graceful and beautiful Lily, suitable 
for pot culture in greenhouse (treatment as for 1 ,. ncpalcnse ) ; it bears on a s’®"''®'" '®a>y 
stem one long while trumpet-shaped flower with reflexing petals, sweetly scented,^ht.^2^ 
II Pomponium, true {Lombardy, etc.), a beautiful June-flowering Lily, with very 
foliage, flowers reflexed and of a rich sealing-wax scarlet colour, ht. 2 to 3 ft. ...per doz. 7/0 
II Pyrenaicum flavum {Pyrenees), the Yellow Turk’s-Cap Lily, having ® '®“fy 
stem surmounted by an elegant umbel of pendent flowers with reflexed petals, yellow- shaded 
green, finely dotted black and with scarlet anthers, ht. 3 ft per doz. 5/0 
^ Roezlii (true), a rare Lily from the Pacific coast, bearing in June an elegant raceme o 
brilliant orange-red flowers spotted purple and with reflexed petals, ht. 3 tt per doz. 2 /- 
5 Rubellum, one of the most beautiful of recently discovered hardy Japanese Ldies. The 
growth is slender like that of Krameri, while the flowers are of distinct ®'^S®"t f®"" ^ud a 
delicate pale rose, with golden amhers ; it has been found to thrive best out ®f m a 
partially shady situation in a compost of loam, leaf soil, and stones ; it ™®^®s a >®v® y P 
plant (2 or 3 bulhs in a pot) and may be gently forced into bloom by end of May, ht. i j It. 
At the R.II.S. Gardens, Wisley, this charming little Lily has done well growing under tiees 
with a surface covering of moss P®® d®^- * 5 /- = ^ 
Slispeciosum {syn. lancifolium) {Japan), a remarkably beautiful !=®®"o® lilies 
flowering in late summer and early autumn ; the flower.s are large and hand 
some with reflexing petals and last a long time in water when cut. 
.. album, handsome white flowers of firm texture, ht. 3 ft. 
” ’ Strong bulbs, per doz. T/o 
Crown Princess, a very floriferous variety, bearing a large 
” ” number offine white flowers, ht. 3 ft. Award OF Merit, p. doz. 9/6 
Kraetzeri, extremely beautiful large white flowers of great sub- 
” ” stance, with dark orange-coloured anthers, ht. 3 ft. 
Strong flowering bulbs P®t doz. 8/6 
_ Extra strong bulbs ,1 
A few monster bulbs, per doz. 15/- & 21/- ; 1/6 & 
novum, punctatum album. 
maenificum (new), a grand Lily introduced in 1903 from a new district in 
” lapan. It resembles the favourite Melpomene but blooms earlier, is richer m 
colour and has longer and broader petals ; the foliage is of a rich dark green, 
while the flowers are of great substance and borne 10 to 20 on a spike. 
Award of Merit R.II.S P®r doz. 10/6 & 15/- ; i/- tx- 
Extra large bulbs 
MelDOmene, one of the richest coloured of this group, bearing large hand- 
” some flowers ol stout substance, dark crimson, heavily spotted purple-crimson, 
and margined white, ht. 3 ft ®'®"- »/® 
Extra strong bulbs ,, lo/o 
” ’* A few monster bulbs ,, i8/6 
” punctatum, whitespottedpink.anthersyellow.beautiful.ht. 3ft., ,, 6/6 
album {syn. album novumb the finest white variety, o{ 
” robust'growth, with handsome broad foliage, flowers very large, snowy white, 
with yellow anthers; a grand Lily which we can strongly recommend 
ht. 3 ft. Award of Merit R.H.S ®®^- 
roseum, white suffused and spotted delicate light rose, pretty, ht. 3 ft. 
,, ruscu , r Extra strong bulbs, pet doz. 
multiflorum, a fine variety, re.sembling Melpomene in growth, 
” ” flowers ol good form, suffused and spotted rose on a white groumh 
early and very free-flowering, ht. 3 ft.... per 100. 55/- ; per doz. 7,6 
rubrum, Dutch variety, suffused and heavily spotted crimson, on white 
” ground, ht. 3 ft Extra strong bulbs, per 100, 35/-; per doz. 5/- 
Japanese variety {syn. purpureum), having large handsome 
” ” purplish-rose flowers varying somewhat in depih of colour, all 
spotted purple-crimson, ht. 3 to 5 ft P®t doz. 6/ 
Extra strong bulbs ,, 9 r 
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