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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1908. 
LILIES — continued. 
sn Auratum giganteum. Sec Novelty List, page 7. each-s. d 
,, pictum, large white flowers, beautifully spotter! crimson, and petals tipped 
red, very showy, ht. 4 ft per doz. 21/- 2 o 
„ platyphyllum, handsome flowers of enormous size, great substance, with 
broad white petals, spotted crimson, bold handsome foliage, and sturdy 
habit, ht. 5 to 10 ft Strong bulbs, per doz. 21/- 2 o 
„ ,, Extra strong bulbs ,, 27/6 2 6 
„ rubro-vittatum, large pure white flowers, with a broad deep crimson 
band down the centre of each petal ; a Lily of great beauty and the admiration 
of all who see it, ht. 3 to 4 ft Strong bulbs, per doz. 27/6 2 3 
,, ,, Extra strong bulbs „ 36/- 3 3 
,, Wittei, large pure white unspotted flowers, with golden band down each petal, 
chaste and beautiful, ht. 3 to 4 ft Extra strong bulbs, per doz. 36/- 3 3 
|| Batemani (/a/an), a beautiful Lily with rich glowing apricot-red flowers in August and 
September, ht. 3 ft per doz. 8/6 o 9 
§|| Bulbiferum true ( Central Europe and South-Eastern Scandinavia), bearing in June 
umbels of brilliant orange-red flowers and producing bulbils in the axils of the leaves, ht. 2 ft. 
per doz. 7/6 o 8 
1 ILIUM BR JWNII 
(Vrry much reduced). 
QBrownii (China and Japan), a very 
beautiful Lily, producing, in July, hand- 
some trumpet-shaped flowers nearly 10 
inches long, tips of petals reflexing 
slightly, pure white inside, with brown 
anthers, outside chocolate-brown, ht. 3 ft. ; 
valuable for borders or pots, and of easy 
culture. (See illustration.) 
Extra strong bulbs, per doz. 25/- 2 3 
t.’Brownii var. odorum (syn. japoni- 
cum colchesterense) (Central China), a 
rare Lily bearing handsome fragrant 
flowers in July, chrome-yellow changing 
to creamy white and streaked outside 
very dark chocolate-brown, ht. 3 ft. First- 
Class Certificate R.H.S 1/6 & 2 o 
II Callosum (Japan), an elegant Lily 
bearing on slender stems several charac- 
teristic orange-scarlet flowers with reflexing 
petals, ht. 2 ft per doz. 15/- I 6 
ICanadense ( N.-E . America), a very 
graceful Lily, producing in July 
pendent bell-shaped flowers ranging 
from yellow to orange, heavily 
spotted crimson-black, ht. 3 ft. 
per doz. 7/6 o 8 
,, flavum, soft yellow, heavily 
spotted crimson-black, ht. 3 ft. 
per doz. 12/6 1 3 
„ rubrum, red, inside orange 
spotted black, ht. 3 ft. p. doz. 10/6 1 o 
|| Candidum — The Snow-White Madonna Lily or Cottager’s White Garden I.ily 
(South Europe, etc.). This Lily likes a good deep soil, not too dry, and should be left undis- 
turbed for years. Bulbs supplied from September to December only, before planting dust the 
bulbs with dry flour of sulphur, and this will aid in keeping away disease. After planting give 
a mulching of decayed stable manure 
„ ,, ,, Extra strong healthy bulbs, per 100, 25/- ; per doz. 3/6 — 
,, ,, ,, Strong healthy bulbs ,, 21/-; ,, 2/9 — 
,, ,, ,, Smaller bulbs for naturalising ,, 16/6 ; ,, 2/4 — 
Carniolicum (Lombardy, Dalmatia, etc.), a pretty June-flowering Austrian species bear- 
ing nodding vermilion-coloured flowers with reflexed petals, ht. 3 ft 1 6 
|| Chalcedonicum — The Scarlet Turk’s Cap Lily of Cottage Gardens (Greece, etc.), 
flowers intense deep scarlet, blooming in July, very showy and effective, ht. 3 ft. per doz. 10/6 1 0 
,, ,, ,, Extra large bulbs ,, 15/- 1 6 
,, Heldreichi, a remarkably handsome form with large flowers of great sub- 
stance, brilliant scarlet, ht. ft per doz. 24/- 2 3 
Coichicum. See Monadelphum. 
(2 Columbianum (N.-W. America), the Oregon Lily, a very graceful species, bearing 
from July to August several small fragrant flowers of a brilliant deep orange, spotted crimson, 
resembling a miniature Humboldti, ht. 3 ft per doz. 12/6 I 3 
„ Extra strong bulbs ,, 18/6 I 9 
