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BARR’S DAFFODIL CATALOGUE, 1918. 
Hardy Spring-flowering Carpeting and Bedding Plants 
To associate with Spring-Flowering Bulbs in beds and borders. 
For Spring decoration in association with bulbs the following plants will be found most useful. By their use 
as a groundwork or edging the most beautiful harmonies of colour may be obtained. Few sights in Spring 
are more beautiful than masses of the gold, white, and blue of the Alyssura, Arabia, and Aubrletia associated with 
breadths of Daffodils, Scillas, Muscaris, etc., or Forget-me-Nots ( Myosotis ) and Golden Polyanthuses mingling 
with Daffodils or with gorgeous and stately Darwin Tulips. The Acsenas, Mossy Saxifragas, and Thymes 
make beautiful carpets of foliage for the smaller and daintier spring bulbous flowers, such as Narcissus Trlandrus, 
Chlonodoxas, Small Crocus Species, etc. 
We have also included in this list a few larger-growing plants specially recommended for the Hardy Flower 
Border to continue the display of bloom from Spring to early Summer. 
AC./EN A (New Zealand Bur), producing dense close carpets of evergreen foliage, rapid growers. each— s. d 
Buchanan I, foliage beautiful soft pea-green, ht. 2 in per doz. 6/6 o 7 
Inermls, producing close cushion of bronzy grey-green foliage ; effective rapid carpeting plant „ 6/6 o 7 
mlcrophylla, very close-growing small bronze foliage covered in summer and autumn with crimson 
spiny balls; a good rock plant, ht. 1 in per doz. 6/6 o 7 
ALYSSUIVI saxatlle compactum (Gold Dust), covered during May with sheets of golden-yellow 
flowers, ht. J ft per doz. 4/- o 5 
i> n Cltrlnum, masses of pretty lemon-yellow flowers, ht. J ft ,, 6/6 o 7 
ARABIS albida fl. pi., covered with sprays of double pure white sweet-scented flowers, ht. f ft. ; a 
lovely subject for associating with Tulips per 100, 25/- ; per doz. 4/- o 5 
AUBRIETIA (Rock Cress), valuable for associating with the golden Alyssum and white Arabis, ht. 3 to 4m. 
Bridesmaid, a lovely new variety, raised at our Nurseries, soft blush-coloured flowers . .per doz. 6/- 
Dr. Mules, deep violet-purple per 100, 38/- ; „ 6/- 
Lavender, clear lavender-blue, beautiful cool colour 75/-; n xo /6 
Peter Barr, rich glowing purple n 38/-; „ 6/- 
CAMPANULA carpathlca alba grrandlflora, flowers pure white, 9 in „ 6/6 
„ i, Isabel, deep violet-blue, 9 in „ 9/6 
„ G. F. W! ISOn , deep violet-blue, 4 in M 5/6 
CANTERBURY Bells, to colour white, violet, rose or mixed each per 100, 18/- ; „ 3/- 
CERASTIUM arvense compactum, very close prostrate green foliage with a mass of white 
blossoms in early summer ; a charming plant for covering banks per doz. 5/6 
„ to men tOSUm (Snow In Summer), foliage silvery grey, flowers white, ht. 4 in. „ 5/6 
CHEIRANTHUS Alllont, brilliant orange-coloured flowers, 1 ft. ; handsome spring and early summer 
effect per 100, 18/- ; per doz. 3/- 
COREOPSIS grrandlflora „ 38/ ; „ 6/- 
DAISY, Barr’s Giant Flowered Double Rose or White each „ 18/-; „ 3 /- 
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DELPHINIUM Blue Butterfly, forming bushes of brilliant blue flowers about 1 foot high in early 
summer per doz. 6/6 o 
„ grandlflorum, soft Cambridge blue, ft 6/6 o 
„ „ album, flowers satiny white „ 6/6 o 
FORGET-ME-NOT. See Myosotis. 
FOXGLOVES, Pure White per 100,30/-; „ 4/- o 
„ Choice Mixed „ 18/-; „ 3/- o 
GENTIAN A acau I Is (The Garden Gentianella), large erect bell-shaped deep blue flowers in spring, in 
bloom more or less throughout the year, J ft Strong clumps, per doz. 6/6 o 
HELIANTHEMUM (8un Rose), producing sheets of brilliantly coloured flowers in June, beautiful named 
varieties in distinct colours— rose, pink, white, yellow, or crimson each per 100, 42/- ; per doz. 6/6 o 
Mixed Colours, without names „ 36/-; „ 5/- o 
HOLLYHOCKS, Double Or Single, to colour, summer-sown seedlings, to bloom 1919 „ 6/6 o 
IBERIS (White Perennial Candytuft), producing sheets of snow-white flowers in May 
per 100, 42/-; ,, 6/60 
IRIS, Dwarf Bearded or Crimean Iris, for spring flowering, excellent for massing in beds 
and front of permanent borders ; after blooming, foliage a nice green throughout summer. 
100 in 20 beautiful named vars 30/- 
t each 25 „ „ ,, 12/6 
x 11 >1 11 11 6 /- 
In Beautiful Mixture, without names per 100, 15/-; per doz. 2/6 
See also List of Irises in our General Bulb Catalogue. 
Tall Bearded and hardy border species, for summer flowering. 
Our collection of these lovely border Irises is the finest and most complete in existence. The 
plants offered are strong and will bloom 1919. For full list of varieties and species see our 
General Bulb Catalogue. 
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