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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1908. 
LILIES — continued. each— j. d 
If Parvum ( California ), very distinct and showy, flowers small and bell-shaped, of a bright 
yellow shaded red and freely spotted, June-July, ht. 3 J ft. 
Extra strong bulbs, per doz. 24/- 2 3 
„ var. luteum, a very pretty Lily with flowers almost cup-shaped, colour orange, 
dotted maroon, June-July, ht. 3^ ft per doz. 15/- 1 6 
1 Philadelphicum (Canada and United States), a graceful little Lily, bearing in July 
charming flowers, scarlet, shading to orange, elegantly spotted black, ht. 1 ft. ...per doz. 7/6 o 8 
Philippinense ( Philippine /stands), a remarkably graceful and beautiful Lily, suitable 
for pot culture in greenhouse; it bears on a slender leafy stem one long white trumpet- 
shaped flower with reflexing petals, sweetly scented, ht. 2 ft., very rare per doz. 8/6 o 9 
|| Pomponium, true ( Lombardy , etc.), a beautiful June-flowering Lily, with very graceful 
foliage, flowers reflexed and of a rich sealing-wax scarlet colour, ht. 2 to 3 ft. ...per doz. 7/6 o 8 
|| Pyrenaicum flavum (Pyrenees), bearing elegant spikes of numerous yellow flowers, 
spotted black , Junc-Jlowering, ht. 3 ft per doz. 5/6 o 6 
If Roezlii (true), a rare Lily from the Pacific coast, bearing in June an elegant raceme of 
brilliant orange-red flowers spotted purple and with reflexed petals, ht. 3 ft. ... per doz. 17/6 1 6 
5 Rubellum, one of the most beautiful of recently discovered hardy Japanese Lilies. The 
growth is slender like that of Kramcri , while the flowers are of distinct elegant form and a 
delicate pale rose, with golden anthers ; it has been found to thrive best out of doors in a 
partially shady situation in a compost of loam, leaf soil, and stones ; it makes a lovely pot- 
plant (2 or 3 bulbs in a pot) and may be gently forced into bloom by end of May, ht. 1 .) ft. 
At the R. H.S. gardens, Wisley, this charming little Lily has done well growing under trees 
with a surface covering of moss per doz. 10/6 & 15 /- ; 1/- & 1 6 
£||SpeciOSum (syn. lancifolium) (Japan), a remarkably beautiful section of Lilies 
flowering in late summer and early autumn ; the flowers are large and hand- 
some with reflexing petals and last a long time in water when cut. 
„ album, handsome white flowers of firm texture, ht. 3 ft. 
Strong bulbs, per doz. 7/6 o 8 
,, ,, Crown Princess, a very floriferous variety, bearing a large 
number of fine white flowers, ht. 3 ft. Award OF Merit, p. doz. 9/6 o 10 
,, ,, Kraetzeri, extremely beautiful large white flowers of great sub- 
stance, with dark orange-coloured anthers, ht. 3 ft. 
,, ,, ,, Strong fowering bulbs, per doz. 7/6 o 8 
,, ,, ,, Extra strong bulbs „ 10/6 1 o 
,, ,, ,, A few monster bulbs 1 6 
,, „ novum, see punctatum album. 
,, cruentum, a dwarf late-flowering variety of Melpomene, with handsome 
richly coloured flowers ; a good pot plant per doz. 18/- I 8 
,, magnificum (new), a grand Lily introduced in 1903 from a new district in 
Japan. It resembles the favourite Melpomene but blooms earlier, is richer in 
colour and has longer and broader petals ; the foliage is of a rich dark green, 
while the flowers are of great substance and borne 10 to 20 on a spike. 
Award of Merit R.H.S per doz. 10/6 & 15/- ; 1/- & 1 6 
Extra large bulbs 2 o 
,, Melpomene, one of the richest coloured of this group, bearing large hand- 
some flowers of stout substance, dark crimson, heavily spotted purple-crimson, 
and margined white, ht. 3 ft per doz. 7/6 o 8 
,, „ Extra strong bulbs ,, 10/6 1 o 
,, „ d few monster bulbs 2 o 
,, punctatum, white spotted pink, anthers yellow, beautiful, ht. 3 ft., perdoz. 6/6 o 7 
,, ,, album (syn. album novum), the finest white variety, 
robust growth, with handsome broad foliage, flowers very large, snowy white, 
with yellow anthers ; a grand Lily which we can strongly recommend, 
ht. 3 ft. Award of Merit R.H.S per doz. 18/- 1 8 
„ purpureum, a very fine variety, with abundance of large purple-rose flowers, 
heavily spotted deep crimson-purple, strong gro.ver, ht. 3 to 5 ft. ...per doz. 6/6 o 7 
,, ,, „ Extra strong bulbs ,, 9/- o 10 
,, roseum, white suffused and spotted delicate light rose, pretty, ht. 3 ft. 
Extra strong bulbs, per doz. 5/6 o 6 
,, „ multiflorum, a fine variety, resembling Melpomene in growth, 
flowers of good form, suffused and spotted rose on a whit? ground, 
early and very free-flowering, ht. 3 ft. ...per 100, 50/- ; per doz. 7/- o 8 
,, rubrum, suffused and heavily spotted crimson, on white ground, ht. 3 ft. 
Extra strong bulbs, per 100, 35/-; per doz. 5/- o 6 
,, Schrymakersii, a fine early and free-flowering form of rubrum, bearing 
an abundance of deep rose flowers spotted purple, ht. 3 ft per doz. 7/6 o 8 
