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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1908. 
GALANTHUS— continued. 
VARIOUS BEAUTIFUL SPECIES OF SNOWDROPS. 
These are all beautiful, and clumps 
planted on the border or on rockwork 
will afford much pleasure to lovers 
of hardy flowers. s. a 
Foster!, a fine tall distinct 
species, with handsome broad 
bright glossy green foliage, 
flowers snowy white, large, 
and fairly long the inner seg- 
ments being coloured rich green 
except just above the mouth 
per too, 7/6 ; per doz. I 3 
Imperati, the Italian form of 
Galanthus nivalis, and 
when established a fine tall 
grower; plant in the shelter of 
shrubs and leave undisturbed 
per 1000, 50/-; per 100, 5/6; 
per doz. o 10 
latifolius (Redoutei), a dis- 
tinct species from the Caucasus, 
with broad light green foliage 
per 100, 17/6; per doz. 2 6 
plicatus (The Giant Crimean Single Snowdrop), a tall-growing species having distinct 
broad plicate foliage ; flowers large, the inner segments having a broad dark green blotch at tips 
large bulbs, per 100, 21/-; per doz. 3 o 
robustus, a very beautiful robust-growing species ; an early bloomer with large well- 
formed flowers per 100, 14/6 ; per doz. 2 o 
Whittalli, a grand Snowdrop with large handsome flowers, having longer petals than 
Elwesii , the foliage is broad and handsome, of a rich glaucous-green, per too, 8/6 ; per doz. I 3 
„ „ „ „ extra large bulbs „ 12/6; „ 1 9 
x GALTONIA candicans (Hyacinthus candicans), the Great Snow-White 
Summer -flowering Hyacinth, growing 3 to 6 ft. high, according to soil and situation, 
and bearing a spike of 20 to 50 pure white bell-shaped flowers ; a handsome decorative 
plant for grouping in the flower border or on lawns, also a fine pot-plant for the conservatory. 
Very effective when grouped with the scarlet Gladiolus Brenchleyensis. Plant from October 
to March, covering the Autumn plantings with a little litter for the first winter. 
Strong bulbs, per 100, 5/6 ; per doz. -/io. Extra large bulbs, per 100, 7/6 ; per doz. I 3 
GASTRONEMA. See Cyrtanthus. 
1 GELASINE azurea, a beautiful South American bulbous plant, producing in early summer 
umbels of lovely deep blue flowers, ht. I ft. ; keep the bulbs dry during winter, and plant 
out in Spring in a sunny situation per doz. 8/6 ; each o 9 
GERANIUM tuberosum (Tuberous-rooted Crane's-bill), an elegant creeping plant 
bearing several violet-rose flowers in Summer ; hardy in sunny spots on rockwork 
per 100, 4/6 ; per doz. o 8 
GERBERA Jamesoni (Barberton Daisy), a very handsome plant from South Africa, 
bearing large showy flowers, resembling giant daisies, colour fiery orange-scarlet. Suitable 
for very hot sheltered sunny gardens, or may be grown as a cool greenhouse plant. 
per doz. 10/6 & 15/-; 1/- & 1 6 
,, „ „ extra strong plants „ 24/- & 36/- ; 2/6 & 3 6 
,, ,, ,, smaller plants, ready for potting on, per doz. 7/6 o 9 
x GESN ERAS, a very beautiful family of greenhouse plants requiring similar treatment to the 
Achimenes ; their handsome velvety foliage and elegant spikes of brilliantly coloured flowers 
render them objects of great beauty. 12 beautiful kinds, io/6 ; 6 ditto, 5/6 
GALANTHUS WHITTALLI 
( Much reduced). 
Barr’s Lawn Grasses for September Sowing. 
Lawns should be renovated in September, after the wear and tear of Summer, sowing at the rate 
of 1 lb. per 100 square yards. Barr's Thames Embankment Mixture, l/- per lb. ; Barr’s Standard 
Mixture for fine Lawns, l/8 per lb. ; Barr’s Dwarf Mixture for extra fine Lawns, 2/3 per lb. Leaflet, with 
full particulars and many hints on the management of Lawns, sent on application. 
