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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn 1908. 
SCILLAS — continued. p- >°o p- doz. 
English Blue Bells (Scilla nutans or festalis), gracefully arching stems with d. *■ d 
dark violet-blue bells, robust grower, lit. 14 in per 1000, 25/- 2 9...0 5 
„ White Bells (Scilla nutans alba grandiflora), bells pure white on a 
gracefully arching stem, ht. 14 in per 1000, 35/- 4 0...0 7 
Choice Mixed Wood Hyacinths, for naturalising in shrubberies, etc. 
per 1000, 30/- 3 6...0 6 
SHORTIA uniflora. See Novelty List, page 8. 
SISYRINCHIUM (Satin Flower), a graceful family of hardy plants. each—*, d 
angustifolium “Celeste,” taller growing than 6 '. angustifolium, and bearing beauti- 
ful pale blue starry flowers, ht. 12 to 15 in per doz. S /6 o 9 
bermudianum (Blue eyed Grass), bearing pretty violet flowers from May to July, 
ht. 9 in. ; suitable for sunny positions 0 6 
grandiflorum (Purple Snowdrop), from amidst bright green tufis'of foliage in March 
and April rise numerous gracelul stems, crowned with rich purple bell-shaped 
flowers ; succeeds best in a somewhat shady situation, ht. I ft o 9 
,, album, habit same as above, but flowers a lovely satiny white, ht. 1 ft 1 ° 
SMILAX. See Asparagus medeoloides. 
SNOWDROP. See Galanthus, page 31. SNOWFLAKE. See Leucojum, page 53. 
SOLOMON’S SEAL. See Polygonatum, page 6S. 
SPARAXIS (African Harlequin Flower). It would be difficult to conceive colours more 
gorgeous and striking than are represented in this flower. It has a compact growth, 5 ft. 
high, and is a gem in every way, for pots, rockwork, etc. Culture same as for lxias. 
12 very beautiful varieties, S bulbs of each, 3/6 ; 3 bulbs of each, 2/6 d 
tricolor, scarlet, marbled crimson with yellow centre, very showy ...per 100, 7/6 ; per doz. 1 3 
Barr’s Beautiful Mixture, of varied colours per 1000, 15/6; per too 1 8 
SPARAXIS pulcherrima (syn. Dierama), having an elegant grassy foliage and graceful 
arching flower stems, 3 to 5 feet high, bearing beautiful purplish rose bell-shaped 
flowers ; it is hardy in dry sunny sheltered positions, and when once established 
flowers freely per doz. 2 1/- ; each 2 o 
„ ,, alba, a very rare variety of the above with white flowers „ 3 6 
SPIR/EA (The Meadow Sweet), for Forcing or Planting Out. 
The large graceful feathery pure white 
fragrant flowers of Spiraea japonica, com- 
pacta multiflora, and Astilboides are most 
valuable for furnishing vases, while the 
plants are amongst the most decorative for 
the greenhouse and sitting-room. In forcing, 
a moist atmosphere and abundance of water 
at the roots are necessary. The pots there- 
fore should be stood in saucers of water. 
Spiraea palmata and its varieties are very 
beautiful. In shady or moist borders out of 
doors , and at the margin of streams and ponds , 
the Spiraias are all very decorative plants. 
tear The Spiraeas we offer are all 
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good clumps. each— s. 
japonica (syn. Astilbe ja- 
ponica), white, ht. 2 ft. 
strong clumps, per doz. 5/- o 6 
„ com pacta mul- 
tiflora, dwarf and com- 
pact, with large dense white 
flower-spikes, ht. 1 J ft. 
strong clumps , per doz. 5/6 o 6 
palmata (syn. digitata), 
large clusters of rose-crimson 
flowers, ht. 2 ft., strong, doz. 5/6 o 6 
palmata alba, large spreading plumes of snow-white flowers, beautiful, ht. ij ft. 
strong, per doz. 5/6 o 6 
,, elegans, plumes of beautiful pale pink flowers, ht. 2J ft. ...strong ,, 5/- o 6 
aruncus Kneiffii, a graceful new variety of the Goat’B Beard, with elegant finely 
divided foliage and plumes of dainty white flowers ; it should only be planted in the 
choicer parts of the garden, ht. 2 ft per doz. 15 /- 1 6 
SPIRZEA JAPONICA 
