BARR & SONS, 11, 12 & 13 Kins Street, Covent Garden, London. 71 
X SPIRAEA (The Meadow Sweet), for Forcing or Planting Out. 
The large graceful feathery pure white 
fragrant flowers of Spiraea japonica, com- 
pacta multiflora, and Astilboides are most 
valuable for furnishing vases, while the 
plants are amongst the most decorative lor 
the greenhouse and sitting-room. In forcing, 
a moist at»iosphere and abundance of soater 
at the roots are necessary. The pots there- 
fore should be stood in saucers of water. 
Spiraea palmata and its varieties are very 
beautilul. In shady or moist borders out of 
doorSy and at the margin of streams and fonds^ 
the Spirteas are all very decorative plants. 
iW The Spiraeas we offer are all 
strong- clumps. e.ich-i. a 
japonica [syn. Astilbe ja- 
ponica), while, ht. 2 ft. 
per doz. 6/6 o 7 
,, compacta mul- 
tiflora, dwarf and com- 
pact, with large dense white 
flower-spikes, ht. ij ft. 
per doz. 6/6 o ^ 
palmata [syn. digitata), large clusters ot rose-crimson flowers, ht. 2 ft 6/6 o 7 
,, alba, large spreading plumes of snow-white flowers, beautiful, ht. ij ft. ,, 5/6 o 6 
,, elegans, plumes of beautiful pale pink flowers, ht. 2j ft ,, 5/6 o 6 
aruncus Kneiffii, a graceful variety of the Goat’s Beard, with finely divided foliage 
and plumes of dainty white flowers, ht. 2 ft o 9 
astilboides, a lovely species, bearing dense drooping plumes of graceful snowy white 
flowers, ht. 2 ft per doz. 5/6 o 6 
,, -fioribunda, lovely panicles of feathery white flowers in great profusion, 
ht. 21 in per doz. 5/6 o 6 
,, Gladstone, a very fine variety with handsome plumes of white flowers, 
ht. 2 ft per doz. 7/6 o 9 
,, longifolia, a remarkably elegant and decorative plant, bearing on long 
graceful stems elegant arching plumes of white flowers, one of the best, 
ht. 2j ft per doz. 7/6 O 9 
Peach Blossom and Queen Alexandra, see Novelty List, S. 
I®" For other Herbaceous and Shrubby Spira-as, see our Hardy Plant Catalogue. 
STARCH HYACINTH. See H\usca.r\, page 62,. 
STERNBERGIA (The Lily of the Field). These charming bulbous plants require 
a warm sunny aspect and a good deep light soil, and should be left to establish themselves ; 
plant Sedums over them, or cover in winter with dry litter. On limestone soils they are most at 
home. Planted under Fir and Beech trees with a genial aspect they also do well. 
Fischeria.na, a handsome new form from Asia Minor, producing its clear yellow flowers 
in early Spring ; suitable for sunny spots in the rock garden or for pot culture ...per doz. 3/6 o 4 
,, ,, Extra Strong Bulbs ,, 5/6 o 6 
lutea major {syn. angustifolia), one of the most effective and showy of Autumn- 
flowering bulbous plants. Bulbs planted in August produce within a few weeks very large 
handsome crocus-like flowers of a rich golden-yellow. It succeeds in a deep soil and sheltered 
situation planted 6 inches deep. Planted in bowls of cocoanut fibre and charcoal or in 
pebbles and waler it makes a charming room decoration. Award OF Merit R.H.S., 
Sept. IHth, 11104 per too, 7/6; per doz. 1/3 — 
„ ,, ,, Monster Bulbs ,, 10/6; ,, 1/6 o 2 
lutea minor, a dainty small-flowered variety producing freely golden-yellow flowers, 
dwarf per too, 6/6; per doz. i/- — 
macrantha, having very large canary-yellow flowers in Autumn, blooming a little later than 
A. iutea major, shorter-stemmed and with greyish green foliage ... per too, 10/6 ; per doz. 1/6 o 2 
TECOPHIL^EA cyanocrocus (Chilian Crocus), a most beautiful Chilian Spring-flowering 
bulb, bearing large Crocus-like flowers ranging from dark to light blue with white throat, 
delicately scented, ht. i ft. It is easily grown in the south of England and mild districts in 
a deep sandy loam well drained, and e.sposed to full sun. In cold districts the bulbs should 
be given a cold frame treatment but no artifieial heat. When established, it blooms freely 
each year. Plant the bulbs in October 7 6 
THALICTRUM Delavayi, a lovely new Meadow Rue from China, with dwarf Maidcnhair- 
Fern-like foliage, from which rise slender spikes with panicles of soft lilac-blue flowers, 
ht. 2 f'. Award of Mbrit R. H.S i 
SPIRAEA JAPONICA. 
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