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BARR & SONS, 11, 12 & 13 King Street, Covent Garden, London. 33 
x GLADIOLUS. 
BARR’S EARLY-FLOWERING VARIETIES. 
For Autumn and Winter Planting. 
These beautiful Early-flowering Gladioli should be 
largely planted for supplying cut bloom from May to 
July ; and for the fine effect they produce in the flower 
garden. G. Colvillei The Bride is extensively grown 
in pots and boxes for cutting during April, May, and 
June. All may be grown in pots for indoor decoration. 
Culture Outdoors. — Select a situation protected 
from cutting winds and shaded from the midday sun. 
Deeply dig the ground, working in plenty of rotten 
manure in the underspit, and see that the soil is made 
light and friable ; plant the bulbs from October to 
January, at a depth of four to five inches, and in the 
case of the later plantings soak the bulbs in water a few 
hours before putting them in the ground. Before severe 
frost comes on cover with a little long straw litter or 
other light material-, which remove in March. Gladiolus 
byzantinus and the Colvillei varieties are best planted in 
October or early in November. If the Summer is dry 
and the weather hot, give an occasional good soaking 
of water or weak liquid manure. A mulching of well- 
decayed manure in early summer will considerably benefit 
the plants. 
EARLY-FLOWERING GLADIOLUS "BLUSHING 
BRIDE" 
(Much reduced). 
Culture for Conservatory Decoration. — Plant 
three to five bulbs, according to size, in a 5- or 6-inch 
pot, and plunge in ashes up to the rim of the pot in a 
cold frame or pit, withholding water till the bulbs have 
started into growth ; or, the pots may be buried up to the 
rim in ashes out of doors under a south wall, a light 
covering being given during severe frost. When the plants 
are in bud they may be removed to the conservatory or 
greenhouse. 
x EARLY SUMMER-FLOWERING HARDY GLADIOLI. 
These commence to bloom out of doors the beginning of June or by gentle forcing may be had in flower 
in April and May. per 100 per doz. 
s. d. s. d 
Byzantinus, showy brilliant rosy claret, useful for borders, naturalising, or cutting, 
lit. 2 ft per 1000,25/- 2 9...0 5 
Colvillei, crimson-purple, flaked white, very showy, valuable for naturalisation, 
lit. ft per 1000, 27/6 3 o . 0 5 
,, roseus, flowers soft rose with deep salmon-rose stripe down petals, very 
beautiful and decorative, ht. 2 ft. This variety blends charmingly with the 
snowy white flowers of The Bride per 1000, 45/- 5 0...0 9 
,, The Bride, pure white flowers, valuable in early summer for border de- 
coration and cutting. A grand pot-plant indoors, ht. 2 ft. 
Strong selected bulbs, per 1000, 35/- 4 0...0 7 
x SUMMER-FLOWERING HARDY GLADIOLI. 
These flower out of doors from June to July or by gentle forcing may be had in bloom from 
April to May. j 
each of 20 beautiful vars 17/- I 6 each of 12 beautiful vars. 9 / 6 & 13 6 
„ 20 „ „ 9 /- I 3 „ 12 „ „ s/-& 7 o 
Extra choice mixture, containing an extra fine selection of colours and including 
some of the newer seedlings, ht. 15 to 21 in per 1000, 45/- ; per 100, 5/- ; per doz. o 9 
Fine mixture, beautiful shades; valuable for filling beds and borders, and to plant for 
cutting, ht. 15 to 20 in per 1000, 21/- ; per 100, 2/3 ; per doz. o 4 
