BARR’S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES, Autumn, 1911. 
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A Few Fine Novelties and Specialities 
In Bulbs and Tubers for 1911. 
W Those bulbs and tubers marked thus x ripen late and are sent out variously from 
the middle of October to March, All other bulbs, etc., are ready for despatch in September, 
Orders which embrace earlier and later ripening bulbs, etc., will be executed therefore in 
two parts. 
ANEMONE c.nch-s. 
“ St. Brigid,” an extra fine strain of tliese lovely Poppy Anemones, flowers very large, 
mostly semi-double, with finely divided petals, and of the most brilliant and varied shades 
of colour, all having a handsome blue-black central boss ; very graceful in habit, ht. I ft. 
( IVe send out healthy young Jlowering roots, which give a much better result than older and 
larger ones) per too, lo/6 ; ]>er doz. i/6 
St. Brigrid •• Lord Roberts,” large semi-double flowers, brilliant scarlet with white 
centre and a handsome central black boss, robust and free, ht. i ft., per loo, 17/6 ; per doz. 2/6 o 
St. Brigid, Crimson, Vermilion, Roses, and Pinks, mixed, a very 
beautiful strain, producing a most brilliant effect in the garden ...per too, 15/- ; per doz. 2/3 
Perle Angevine, a very beautiful new Chrysanthemum-flowered Anemone with large 
pure white double and semi-double flowers, ht. I ft per too, 18/6 ; per doz. 2/8 o 
xCRINUM acaule, a rare and distinct species producing singly on a stem handsome flowers 
with white petals 4 inches long and coloured rose at the back 10 
CROCUS, Rare and Beautiful Species, autumn, winter, and spring-flowering, gems for the 
rock garden and pots. Special descriptive list on application. 
CROCUS.—A few Beautiful little Rare Species. 
AeriiiS msijor, producing in early spring deep sky-blue flowers with scarlet stigmata 2 
ChrySciilthus coei^ulescens, flowers white shaded blue with yellow base, winter- 
flowering 2 
,, El A. Bowles, a beautiful new seedling, bearing in winter flowers of 
perfect form, soft canary-yellow shaded bronze at base, stigmata scarlet 3 
,, Siskin, a new seedling, flowers sulphur-yellow shaded purple towards 
tip, and with scarlet .stigmata 3 
,, Warley var., a dainty species, outside heavily feathered bronzy blue, 
inside yellow i 
MarathonisiuS; producing in November beautiful snowy white flowers i 
Pulchellus albus, flowers a beautiful pure white with yellow throat 2 
CROCUS Bleu Celeste and Margot, two lovely pale blue bedding varieties, page 25. 
EREMURUS Elwesianus albus, a magnificent variety, producing stately spikes 
9 to 10 ft. high, furnished well down the stem with large beautiful white flowers ; a grand 
border and exhibition plant 12 
ERYTHRONIUM.—Two Beautiful Giant American Varieties. 
White Beauty, a very beautiful variety of E. californicumy bearing freely large creamy 
white flowers of good substance witli ycliow-zoned centre; foliage the most richly mottled of 
all the Giant Dog’s-Tooth Violets. Strongly recommended per 100, 30/- ; per doz. 4/- 
Pink Beauty, a lovely variety of E. rcvolutumy having large flowers with gracefully re- 
flexing petals, delicate pale pink with central zone of gold Crop failed 
FREESIA 
Abundance, a lovely new variety, producing freely light rose-coloured flowers tinged 
mauve and developing to a deep carmine-rose per doz. 25/- 2 
Amethyst, flowers a charming soft shade of lavender or mauve, very beautiful. Award 
OF Merit R.H.vS., 1907 per doz. 25/- 2 
Dainty Maid, a remarkably pretty new hybrid with habit of F. refracia alha, bearing 9 
to 12 well-formed flowers on a raceme, silvery lavender slightly tinged rose with a deep 
golden centre, sweetly scented per doz. 18/- i 
Fairy Queen, a lovely new variety raised by Mr. Herbert Chapman, flowers wliite with a 
very handsome blotch of reddish orange on lower petals, a remarkably striking flower, 
sweetly scented 10 
Le Phare, a very effective new variety, bright carminc-rose deepening in colour with age 
per doz. 36/- 3 
New Seedlings, The Herbert Chapman Strain, varying in shade from rich and soft 
yellows to primrose, apricot, and pure white, some with a deep orange blotch, delicately 
fragr.ant ; may be gently forced for early blooming per 100, 2i/- ; per doz. 3/- 
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