BARR & SONS, 11, 12 & 13 King Street, Covent Garden, London. 65 
CHINESE SACRED LILY— 
Orders booked for immediate delivery on arrival, which we expect to be early in October. 
Very Large Bulbs, expected to arrive in October per doz. 5/6 o 6 
Fine Large Bulbs „ „ „ 3/604 
Fancy Decorated Japanese Bowls, same as used by the Chinese for growing the “Good Luck 
Lily” in. 6 inches diameter (suitable for i bulb), 1/3 ; 7 in. dia. (for i bulb), 1/9; in. dia. 
(for 2 or 3 bulbs), 3/- ; 9J in. dia. (for 3, 4, or 5 bulbs), 4/- ; 10} in. dia. (for 6 to 8 bulbs), 6/- ; 
12 in. dia. (for 10 bulbs), 8/6. 
Barr’s Doulton Ware Bulb Vases may also be used. See bage 2. 
Small Pebbles for growing the “ Good Luck Lily ” in, per quart, (>d. (one quart required for 3 bulbs). 
Barr’s Fertilised Fibre, Shell and Charcoal Mixture, also recommended (see bage 92). 
NARCISSUS or DAFFODILS. Daffodil Catalogue. each-^. d 
NERINEf greenhouse bulbous plants of remarkable beauty. Established in pots they produce 
annually their handsome umbels of bloom. In potting use a rich sandy loam, encourage a 
free foliage growth during Winter, and in Spring gradually reduce watering so that the bulbs 
may go to rest. In August they should be started again into growth for autumn flowering. 
Bowden ij a new species from Cape Colony, and the finest of the section. It bears large 
umbels of flowers 3 4 inches across, pink with a dark rose-coloured line running down 
each petal. Award of Merit R.H.S 46 
niajor, a handsome variety of Sarniensis^ producing a close umbel of brilliant 
fiery orange-scarlet flowers with protruding scarlet stamens 2 6 
flexuosa alba. See Novelty List,/«^if 7. 
Fotherg^illi major, a grand plant, producing in early autumn large umbels of handsome 
crimson-scarlet flowers, ht. ft per doz. 24/- 2 3 
mare^inata. ^ ^ ' 
pancratioides. / 
(Guernsey Lily), a most brilliantly coloured Autumn flower of elegant form ; 
colour vivid crimson-scarlet, sparkling in the sun as if bespangled with gold, ht. i to ft. 
Bulbs with flower-bud to bloom this Autumn will be supplied if possible per doz. 10/6 i o 
sarniensiSj collected in Cape Colony^ and may contain other shades than scarlet 
. . per 100, 55/-; per doz. 7/6 o 8 
iinaulaxa {syn. crispa), producing small pale rose-coloured flowers, petals elegantly curled, 
a little gem for the greenhouse, ht. f ft per doz. 15/- i 6 
New Hybrids. See Novelty List, page 7. 
ORNITHOGALUM (Star of Bethlehem), very pretty hardy bulbs, flowering in Spring and 
early Summer. Pyramidale, Nutans, and Umbellatum are charming plants for 
naturalising in woodlands, meadows, etc. ; the two latter will thrive in dense shade where 
few other plants will grow. 
bearing in June handsome fragrant white flowers with glistening black central 
boss and yellow anthers. Well-grown specimens produce heads bearing as many as 20 
flowers, measuring 2 inches across. Plant on warm sunny south borders 6 inches deep, 
and slightly protect during winter ; by slight forcing it may be had in bloom by Easter, 
ht. I5 ft. After flowering the bulbs should be well ripened off, if out-of-doors, by placing a 
hand-light over them, or if in pots by exposing them to full sun 
Guernsey-grown bulbs, per doz. 2/6 o 3 
»» »», ,, Extra strong ,, 3/6 O 4 
lacteum (The Chickereekie of South Africa), a very lovely plant for warm sunny 
borders or greenhouse bearing a long elegant raceme of satiny white flowers with primrose- 
yellow anthers, lasting a remarkably long time when cut, ht. ft per doz. 15/- i 6 
inonta.num, a very pretty dwarf species, with umbels of starry white flowers, ht. J ft. ; a 
most valuable bulb for massing and edgings, also useful for naturalising in grass, woodlands, 
per 100, 6/6; per doz. i/- — 
•^®*"bonens©, resembling O. pyramidale, but of more graceful habit ,, 2/9 o 3 
■^wtans, elegant spikes of silvery grey flowers, outside shaded pale sea-green, beautiful ; 
valuable for cutting and naturalising in woodlands, etc., ht. i ft per 100, 7/6 ; per doz. 1/3 — 
^ beautiful bulbous plant, but little known ; in Spring its large spikes of 
beautiful snowy white flowers are very attractive in borders, ht. 2 ft per doz- 2/6 o 3 
umbella.tufTl, the old Star of Bethlehem, producing in late Spring umbels of starry 
white flowers, ht. i ft. ; valuable for naturalising. ..per 1000, 21/- ; per 100, 2/3 ; per doz. 4«/. — 
umbellAtum splendens, a large handsome form of the above, bearing handsome 
umbels of pure while starry flowers ; very effective in masses and edgings, and valuable to 
naturalise, hL ig- ft per looo, 35/- ; per 100, 4/-; per doz. ^d. — 
OSTROWSKYA ma^nifica, a grand herbaceous perennial, bearing in summer immense 
bell-shaped flowers 6 inches in diameter, mauve to purple-blue, sometimes white, ht. 3 ft. 
First-Class Certificate R.H.S. IMant in a light well-drained gritty or sandy soil against 
a sunny wall, and slightly protect in spring Strong roots which have flowered 2 6 
Annuals for Autumn Sowing. 
List of Hardy Annuals suitable for September sowing in the open for early Spring display, sent on application* 
