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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1908. 
x GLADIOLUS GANDAVENSIS. 
The Large-flowered Autumn Gladiolus. 
A full descriptive list of these Gladioli, with cultural directions, will be found in our Special 
Early Spring Bulb List published in January, which may be had on application. 
Plant the bulbs out of doors from March to May, or pot up in February and March. 
l©“ Orders can be booked for delivery in January, February, or March. P- IO ° P- ll 
3 each of 30 beautiful Yars. ... 42/-, 63/-, & 84/- 
Red and Scarlet shades, in mixture 
14 
6. ..2 
0 
1 
30 
1> 
„ ... 15/-, 22/-, & 29/- 
Crimson Shades, in mixture 
14 
6... 2 
0 
3 
»» 
20 
„ ... 24/-, 35/-, & 65/- 
Rose shades, in mixture 
14 
6. ..2 
0 
1 
20 
„ ... 8/6, 12/6, & 22/6 
White grounds, in mixture 
18 
6. ..2 
8 
3 
12 
» 
„ ro/6, 17/6, 28/6, & 42/- 
Yellowish grounds, in mixture 
18 
6. ..2 
8 
1 
>» 
12 
» 
». 4/-, 6/6, 10/6, & 15/- 
Flesh and Salmon shades, mixed ... 
16 
6. ..2 
4 
Barr’s Choicest Strain, in mixture, bearing bold spikes of large hand- 
some flowers in great variety of rich and brilliant colours ; a grand strain 18 6. ..2 8 
Fine Mixture, embracing many rich and varied colours, with bold spikes of large 
handsome flowers 8 6...I 3 
White Lady, a grand and valuable introduction, bring the only good pure white Gladiolus 
Gandavensis yet raised. The flowers, which are large and of fine substance, have the lower petals 
faintly marked with very delicate pale yellow, which enhances the beauty of the flower 
per doz. 15/- ; each 1/6 
GLADIOLI, Various Beautiful Species and Varieties. 
Of the species offered below, Alatus should be planted under a south wall, or in sunny warm spots 
on rockwork. The other species are quite hardy. These beautiful Gladioli flower April to June. 
each— s. d 
Ad lam i (syn. sulphureus), producing spikes of canary-yellow flowers, distinct and 
beautiful per doz. 10/6 1 o 
alatus, a remarkably beautiful and showy dwarf species with large elegant lemon-coloured 
flowers, broadly tipped brick-red, ht. 8 in per 100, 21/- ; per doz. 3/- o 4 
x bland us, var. albiflorus, a very beautiful Cape species, flowers with elegantly waved 
petals, varying from ivory-white to white tipped rose, with a slight blotch of primrose in the 
centre, ht. f ft. ; recommended for pot-culture, Cape pit, or sunny nooks on rockwork 
per doz. 7/6 o 8 
Express, a pretty new hybrid of G. alatus x G. cuspidatus, with salmon-rose coloured 
flowers flaked brown, dwarf per doz. 12/6 1 3 
x primulinus (Maid of the Mist). See NoYelty List ,page 6. 
x princeps, the largest-flowered and perhaps the most showy Gladiolus ever raised. Flowers 
of great size, very open, and beautifully formed, brilliant deep scarlet with white stripe down 
centre of petal ; remarkably effective in the flower-border per doz. 10/6 1 o 
X salmoneus. See Novelty List, page 6. 
segetum, rosy red with white markings, charming species, ht. 2 ft. per 100, 6/6 ,, 1/- — 
tristis (syu . spiralis), bearing in summer graceful spikes of large greenish white sweet- 
scented flowers, prized for cutting per 100, 17/6 ; per doz. 2/6 o 3 
83 “ All other Gladioli species, hi commerce, can be supplied if required. 
x GLORIOSA (Glory Lilies), very beautiful bulbous warm greenhouse or stove climbers with 
brilliantly coloured flowers. Trained on globes or wires the blooms are seen to advantage. 
The roots should be grown in a compost of loam and peat. 
Leopold i. See Novelty List , page 6. 
Rothschildiana (new), a very beautiful species from Uganda, and the finest of all, with 
flowers measuring nearly 6 inches across, colour crimson-lake, the perianth segments being 
margined gold, anthers golden 8 6 
superba (The Malabar Glory Lily), bearing showy rich orange-red flowers; remarkably 
showy 2 6 
virescens {syu. Methonica Plantii), the Mozambique Lily, flowers rich orange and 
yellow 2 o 
GLORY OF THE SNOW. See Chionodoxa, page 21. 
GLOXINIA, beautiful bulbous stove plants, large flowers of perfect form, colours rich and varied. 
X Barr’s Exhibition Named Varieties per doz. 24/ -, 30/- & 36/- — 
x Good Named Varieties per doz. 12/6 — 
x Barr’s Beautiful Seedling Varieties, Mixed 6/6 — 
GRAPE HYACINTH. See Museari. GUERNSEY LILY. See Nerine sarniensis. 
