BARR’S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES, Autumn, 1908. 
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IRIS — continued. each.— s. d 
sibirica Blue King, a very handsome new variety from Japan, having large and well- 
formed flowers of a fine clear blue, free bloomer and equally good for flower border or water’s 
side, ht. 3 ft per doz. 7/6 o 9 
Sibirica Snow Queen, an exquisite new hardy Iris, flowers of a snowy whiteness, large 
and well formed, produced in great abundance, foliage light and graceful, ht. 3 ft. ; a gem for 
flower border or water’s side. Award of Merit R.H.S., June 2 ‘lth, 1902 per doz. 10/6 1 o 
tectorum album, a very beautiful white flowered form of the Japanese Roof Iris; an 
elegant and chaste flower, very rare {for culture, see I. tectorum, page 50) [only a few roots ) 6 6 
IRIS, New RegeliO-Cyclus Varieties, a lovely new race of Irises, see page 5:. 
IRIS, Spanish — Beautiful New Varieties, with large handsome flowers of brilliant 
varied colours. Seepage 47. 
IRIS, English. See page 44 for the finest varieties in cultivation. 
LACHENALIA “Cowslip,” a very handsome new Lachenalia raised by an amateur in 
Australia, and one of the finest of the family. It produces a fine spike of large rich golden 
bells with rosy scarlet shading at top, while the expanded mouth is deeply margined 
maroon, foliage broad, stem spotted maroon, very pretty, ht. 9 in only a few bulbs 15 o 
LlLIUM 
auratum giganteum, a giant form of Lilium auratum platyphyllum, bearing grand 
spikes of very large flowers with broad white petals spotted crimson, foliage broad and 
handsome, ht. 6 to 10 ft strong bulbs, per doz. 36/- 3 6 
candidum (The Madonna Lily) a few monster bulbs, per too, 55/- ; per doz. 7/6 o 8 
„ „ „ very large bulbs ,, 35/-; „ 5/- o 6 
Marhan “Miss E. Willmott,” a very beautiful new hybrid Lily producing large 
elegant spikes of large flowers with reflexing petals, June to July, colour orange tinged 
carmine with crimson-purple spots, ht. 3! ft 3 6 
pardalinum Burbank’s Hybrids, very fine hybrids raised by Mr. Luther 
Burbank between L. pardalinum and L. Humboldli , producing robust-growing plants with 
heads of handsome flowers varying from clear orange to orange with crimson tips, all 
beautifully spotted per doz. 30/- 2 9 
pardalinum “ Red Giant,” a remarkably fine new Lily selected from hybrids raised 
by Mr. Luther Burbank ; it is a very strong grower, bearing in July heads of blood-crimson 
flowers shaded red towards centre and profusely spotted dark maroon, remarkably effective... 5 6 
sulphureum (syn. Wallichianum superbum and ochroleucum), a very beautiful 
Trumpet Lily from Upper Bnrmah, producing in September handsome flowers 9 inches long, 
of great substance, and deliciously fragrant ; on first opening they are of a soft sulphur colour, 
but change ultimately to white tinged rose ; a charming flower, easily grown either in borders 
or pots, ht. 4 to 6 ft strong bulbs 2 6 
„ ,, ,, extra strong bulbs 3 6 
MICROLOMA lineare, the Coral Climber of South Africa, a very graceful plant found 
growing on the open African veldt at the foot of low scrubby bushes, which it covers with 
its clusters of wax like crimson bells ; grow in a cool airy greenhouse in a compost of healthy 
peat and sand, and train growths over branching twigs, very rare 5 6 
MONTBRETIAS— Beautiful New Hybrids, very elegant border or pot plants, bear- 
ing in August spikes of most gorgeously'coloured flowers. ( for general collection see page 63) 
Prometheus, one of the finest hybrids yet raised, flowers measuring about 33 in. across, 
of a rich brilliant orange colour, blotched dark crimson at base of petal ; a very vigorous 
grower, ht. 3 to 4 ft. Award of Merit R.H.S., August 1 st, 1905 , and First-Class 
Certificates at York, Edinburgh, and Shrewsbury per doz; 36/- 3 3 
Trag6die, perhaps the darkest coloured of all Montbretias and remarkably effective, 
flowers broad petalled, rich deep orange, the lowtr half maroon-purple, buds almost black 
shaded orange at apex, ht. 2J to 3 ft per doz. 18/6 1 9 
MUSCARI 
“ Heavenly Blue,” the most beautiful of all Starch and Grape Hyacinths, and one of the 
loveliest blue flowers of spring Extra large bulbs , per 100, 8/6 ; per doz. 1/3 — 
Masseyanum, a very distinct new Tassel-Hyacinth with bright rosy coloured flowers... 1 6 
NERINE 
flexuosa alba, a rare and beautiful bulbous plant,, bearing an umbel of about twelve 
snowy white flowers, with elegantly undulated and recurving petals, ht. 2 ft. ; a fine subject 
for pot-culture in cool greenhouse, or to plant out of doors under a south wall. Award ok 
Merit R.H.S. and K.B.S., 1906 per doz. 30/- 2 9 
marginata, a beautiful showy species from the south-western part of Cape Colony, bearing 
an umbel of 10 to 20 bright scarlet flowers ; a fine greenhouse plant per doz. 36/- 3 6 
pancratioides, a remarkable species from Natal, with long slender leaves and tall spikes 
of blush-white flowers with rudimentary corona, ht. I3 ft 3 6 
Beautiful New Hybrids of rare crosses, varying in colour from pink to dark crimson, 
ht. 18 in per doz. 30/- 2 9 
