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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1909. 
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'^THLADIANTHA dubia, a rapid -growing climber for covering trellises, arbours, etc., with 
heart-shaped bright green leaves and bright yellow flowers during Summer per doz. 3/- o 4 
xTIGRIDIA Pavonia (The Tiger Flower 
of Mexico). 
Few flowers are more gorgeously coloured or 
so beautiful. The bulbs are supplied from December 
to May; for greenhouse decoration, pot up as soon 
as received and plunge in a cold frame, with- 
holding water till the foliage appears, then giving 
sparingly at first. Those bulbs intended for out- 
doors should be stored in soil or peat (not quite 
dry) away from frost, till March, and then be planted 
in sunny positions in the flower border in well- 
drained soil, the bulbs being surrounded with sand. 
Beds of Tigridias make a gorgeous picture during 
July, August, and September, and should find a 
place in all gardens. 
Collections of Tigridias. 
TIGRIDIA GRANUIFLOKA ALBA, 
12 bulbs each of 6 varieties... 9/6 
® It II , j 6 , , ... 5 /" 
aurea, flowers rich deep golden-yellow, 
sometimes flushed red, centre hetivily a, j. "d 
spotted crimson. Award of Merit 
R.H.S 18 6. ..2 8 
conch iflora, petals yellow, cup yel- 
low spotted scarlet, large flower, ht. I ft. 10 6...1 6 
erandiflora rubra, petals rich 
scarlet, cup spotted crimson on 
a yellow ground, flowers very 
large, ht. I ft 10 6...1 6 
„ alba, petals white, cup spotted 
ruby, large, very chaste, and 
beautiful, ht. I ft 10 6. ..I 5 
B*"®ndiflora alba immaculata, flowers pure white throughout, beautiful, 
ht. I ft 10 
6 ... I 6 
,, Ruby Queen (rj'«. lilacea), beautiful soft ruby-rose, large hand- 
some flower, ht. I ft. First-Class Certificate R.H.S 12 6...1 9 
Mixed Hybrids, containing many pretty shades 8 6...1 3 
TRILLIUM (Wood Lily, Trinity Flower or Wake Robin), beautiful wood-plants from 
North America, thriving in moist shady situations, where they make luxuriant foliage, and 
in Spring give beautiful large flowers ; charming in shady rock-gardens and borders, ht. i ft. 
erectum (y«. atropurpurem), flowers deep crimson-purple per doz. 5/6 o 6 
erythrocarpum (The Painted Wood Lily), a charming species, flowers of medium 
size, pure white, with crimson blotch at base of petals per doz. 7/6 o 9 
B*"*ndiflOf‘um (Wake-Robin), beautiful large snowy white flowers 
per 100, 32/6 ; per doz. 4/6 o 5 
recurvatum, flowers purple, foliage handsomely marbled 7/6 o 9 
sessile californicum, large creamy white flowers and handsome spotted foliage, 
ht. 2 ft. Awarded First-Class Certificate R.H.S per doz. 7/6 o 9 
,, Snow Queen, the finest white Wood Lily, habit of plant like that of Trillium 
sessile californimm, but flowers very large, white tinged cream and with cream-coloured 
centre, beautiful, ht. 2 ft per doz. 7/6 o 9 
StylOSUm, large white flowers flushed rose ,, 7J6 o 9 
TRITELEIA. Milla. 
TRITONIA. In habit and growth these resemble the Sparaxis, but the prevailing colours differ, 
and flowering later they form a most important succession. The colours range from buff to 
rose and the richest glowing orange, the flowers always having a beautiful transparency. For 
pot-culture they are most valuable. Culture same as for Ixias. 
3 each of 10 splendid varieties, 5/6 
Mixed varieties per 100, 6/6 ; per doz. i/- — 
crocata, bearing racemes of large brilliant orange-scarlet flowers, remarkably showy, 
ht. 3 ft. Strongly recommended for south borders, terrace vases, or pots, etc. 
per 100, 15/- ; per doz. 2/3 — 
„ Orange Prince, i'zr Novelty List, 8. 
rosea (ry«. Montbretia rosea), a charming graceful bulbous plant, producing in summer 
elegant spikes of pretty rose-coloured tubular flowers, ht. I3 ft. 
per 1000, 35/- ; per 100, 4/- ; per doz. ^d. 
