BARR & SONS, 11, 12 & 13 King: Street, Covent Garden, London. 67 
CHINESE SACRED LI LY — Continued. each-j. d 
Orders booked for immediate delivery on arrival, which we expect to be early in October. 
Yery Large Bulba, expected to arrive in October per doz. 5/6 o 6 
Fine Large Bulbs „ „ „ „ „ 3/604 
Fancy Decorated Japanese Bowls, same as used by the Chinese for growing the “Good Luck 
Lily” in. 6 inches diameter (suitable for 1 bulb), 1/3 ; 7 in. dia. (for 1 bulb), 1/9; 8£ in. dia. 
(for 2 or 3 bulbs), 3/- ; 9J- in. dia. (for 3, 4, or 5 bulbs), 4/- ; 10J in. dia. (for 6 to 8 bulbs), 6/- ; 
12 in. dia. (for 10 bulbs), 8/6. 
Barr’s Doulton Ware Bulb Yases may also be used. Set page 2. 
Small Pebbles for growing the “ Good Luck Lily ” in, per quart, 6 d. ( one quart required for 3 bulbs). 
Barr s Fertilised Fibre, Shell and Charcoal Mixture, also recommended (see page 2). 
NARCISSUS or DAFFODILS. See Daffodil Catalogue. each-,, d 
NERINE, greenhouse bulbous plants of remarkable beauty. Established in pots they produce 
annually their handsome umbels of bloom. In potting use a rich sandy loam soil, encourage a 
free foliage growth during Winter, and in Spring gradually reduce watering so that the bulbs 
may go tojest. In August they should be started again into growth for autumn flowering. 
Bowden i, a new species from Cape Colony, and the finest of the section. It bears large 
umbels of flowers 3 to 4 inches across ; pink with a dark rose-coloured line running down 
each petal. Award of Merit R.H.S 5 6 
corusca major, a handsome variety of sarniensis , producing a close umbel of brilliant 
fiery orange-scarlet flowers with protruding scarlet stamens 2 6 
flexuosa alba. See Novelty List, page 7. 
Fothergilli major, a grand plant, producing in early autumn large umbels of handsome 
® arn * en **® (Guernsey Lily), a most brilliantly coloured Autumn flower of elegant form; 
colour vivid crimson-scarlet, sparkling in the sun as if bespangled with gold, ht. 1 to 1$ ft. 
Bulbs with flower-bud to bloom this Autumn will be supplied if possible per doz. 10/6 1 o 
® a *" n i©nsis, collected in Cape Colony, and may contain other shades than scarlet 
per 100, 60/- ; per doz. 8/6 o 9 
undulata (syn. crispa), rose-coloured flowers, petals elegantly curled, a little gem for 
the greenhouse, ht. J ft doz. 15/- 1 6 
ORNITHOGALUM (Star of Bethlehem), very pretty hardy bulbs, flowering in Spring and 
early Summer. Arabicum and aureum should either be grown in pots or planted in a 
warm situation close to a south wall, at a depth of 6 inches. Pyramidale, Nutans, and 
Umbellatum are charming plants for naturalising in woodlands, meadows, etc. ; the two 
latter will thrive in dense shade where few other plants will grow. 
a ** a kiCUiTl, handsome white flowers in June, with glistening black central boss and yellow 
anthers. Well-grown specimens produce heads bearing as many as 20 flowers, each 
measuring 2 inches across. Plant on warm sunny south borders, and slightly protect during 
winter ; by slight forcing it may be had in bloom by Easter, ht. \\ ft. After flowering the 
bulbs should be well ripened off, if out-of-doors, by placing a hand-light over them, or if 
in pots by exposing them to full sun Quernsey-giown bulbs, per doz. 2/6 o 3 
»» tt ' ,, Extra strong ,, 3/6 o 4 
xaureurn » a beautiful little species, with flowers of a rich apricot-orange colour, ht. 1 ft. ; 
suitable for pot-culture or out of doors against a south wall, where the bulbs should be left 
undisturbed and have a light covering during winter per doz. 5/6 o 6 
l ac ^ ei fm (The Chickereekie of South Africa), a very lovely border plant with distinct 
spreading foliage and bearing a long elegant raceme of satiny white flowers with primrose- 
yellow anthers, lasting a remarkably long time when cut, ht. i£ ft. ; as a pot plant it is also 
prized per doz. 15/- 1 6 
montanum, a very pretty dwarf species, with umbels of starry white flowers, ht. J ft. ; a 
most valuable bulb for massing and edgings, also useful for naturalising in grass, woodlands, 
nutans, elegant spikes of silvery grey flowers, outside shaded pale sea-green, beautiful; 
valuable for cutting and naturalising in woodlands, etc., ht. 1 ft per 100, 7/6 ; per doz. 1/3 — 
pyramidale, a very beautiful bulbous plant, but little known ; in Spring its large spikes of 
beautiful snowy white flowers are very attractive in borders, ht. 2 ft per doz. 3/6 o < 
umbellatum splendens, a large handsome form of the old Star of Bethlehem, bearing 
umbels of pure white starry flowers effective in masses and edgings, valuable to naturalise, 
ht* per 1000, 35/- ; per 100, 4/- ; per doz. 7 d. — 
OSTROWSKYA magnifica, a grand herbaceous perennial, bearing in summer immense 
bell-shaped flowers 6 inches in diameter, mauve to purple-blue, sometimes white, ht. 3 ft. 
Pirst-Class Certificate R.H.S. Plant in a light well-drained gritty or sandy soil against 
a sunny wall, and slightly protect in spring Strong roots which have flowered 2 t 
ORALIS (Wood-Sorrel), remarkably pretty little subjects delighting in hot dry positions 
on rock-work, etc., in light sandy soil. In autumn they should be lifted and stored in dry 
soil or sand, being potted up in early spring or planted out later for summer blooming. 
I he varieties of cernua should be potted up early in autumn for winter flowering in the 
greenhouse. They all make pretty pot-plants. 
crimson-scarlet flowers, ht. 1 J ft. 
per doz. 24/- 2 3 
etc. 
per 100, 5/6 ; per doz. 10 d. 
