BARR’S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES, Autumn, 1911. 
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MONTBRETIAS— Beautiful New Hybrids, see tage 62. 
MUSCARI each 
“ Heavenly Blue,” the most beautiful of all Starch and Grape Hyacinths, and one of the 
loveliest blue flowers of Extra large bulhs, per 1000, 60/- ; per too, 6/6 ; per doz. i/- 
Masseyanum, a very distinct new Tassel-Hyacinth with bright rosy coloured flowers 
per doz. 15/- 
NERINE 
flexuosa alba, a rare and beautiful bulbous plant, bearing an umbel of about twelve 
snowy while flowers, with elegantly undulated and recurving petals, ht. 2 fi. ; a fine subject 
for pot-culture in cool greenhouse, or to plant out of doors under a south wall. Award of 
Merit K.H.S. and R.H.S., ItlOB Strong flowering tilants in Ms, per doz. 36/- 
Beautiful New Hybrids from an amateur’s collection, varying in colour from pink to 
dark crimson, ht. 18 in per doz. 30/- 
TIGRIDIA (Mexican Tiger Flower)— Two New Varieties. 
X “ Rose Giant,” (new), very large and beautiful rose-coloured flowers witli spotted centre, 
a vigorous grower per doz. 15/- 
X “ The Giant,” (new), flowers large, orange-red with rose and yellow, very vigorous 
per doz. 15/- 
TRITONIA Prince of Orange, a very beautiful variety of T. crocata, bearing very 
freely elegant branching racemes of very large glowing orange-scarlet coloured flowers ; a 
fine bulbous plant for south borders, terrace vases, or for pot culture in cool greenhouse 
per doz. 17/6 
TULIPS- New varieties and species. Mostly May-flowering. 
“ De Wet,” a beautiful new variety of Early Single Tulip, with large bold sweet-scented 
flowers, colour fiery orange shaded and stippled bright scarlet, centre yellow, very showy, 
ht. 20 in per doz. 30/- 
Golden Bronze (4), a remarkably handsome and beautiful Cottage Tulip, flower large 
of beautiful saucer form, colour glossy golden-bronze shaded mahogany towards centre, 
ht. 26 in. ; quite an artist’s flower per 100, 40/- ; per doz. 5/6 
Inglescombe Yellow (4), may be called a Yellow Darwin Tulip, large globular 
flowers of perfect form of a glossy canary-yellow, a remarkably beautiful flower, ht. 18 in. 
Award of Merit R.H.S., May 15th, 1906 per 100, 25/-; per doz. 3/6 
Kaufmanniana, Extra selected varieties, fine selected forms of this beautiful species, 
flowers large, white, variously marked with shades of red per doz. 12/6 
Lady of the Lake (2), a lovely Cottage Tulip, flower a delicate pale lemon shaded 
primrose, very chaste, ht. 2i in per 100, 75/- ; per doz. 10/6 
Louis XIV. (4), a stately Cottage Tulip, bearing globular flowers of immense size, evith 
broad petals rich purple heavily flushed golden-bronze at margin, inside golden-bronze 
shading to bronzy purple, very tall and stately ; remarkably handsome, ht. 26 in. Certifi- 
cate OF Merit R.B.S., May 22nd, 1907 per doz. 10/6 
Moonlight (i), a very beautiful Cottage Tulip with long elegant flowers of a delicate pale 
primrose ; a most valuable Tulip for (lower borders or cutting, ht. 20 in per doz. 7/6 
Mrs. Kerreil, a most lovely Cottage Tulip of elegant form with pointed petals, the three 
outer ones slightly reflexing, colour a beautiful light rose with delicate amber tinge, centre 
white bordered electric-blue, very scarce per doz. 2l/- 
Quaintness (4), a very distinct Cottage Tulip, large handsome long flowers, inside 
shaded mahogany on a dark golden ground, outside flushed deep rose. Award of Merit 
R.II.S., 1905 
Queen Mary (4), a beautiful new Cottage Tulip, with large hand.some canary-yellow 
flowers, having the outer petals slightly rccurvetl, fine erect grower, foliage bluish, ht. 24 in. 
per doz. 10/6 
retroflexa superba, a handsome new Tulip from the East which might be described 
as a greatly improved Retroflexa, having large soft yellow flowers with broad recurved 
petals, ht. iS in per 100, 45/- ; per doz. 6/- 
Sensation, a remarkably handsome new Parrot Tulip and a great novelty, flowers very 
large, with deeply cut and curling petals, heavily blotched and striped blackish purple on a 
white ground, quite a new colour in Parrot 'Tulips {only a few bulbs for sale) 
Sunlight (4), a grand new Cottage Tulip, and one of the most brilliantly coloured 
varieties one could have for garden decoration or cutting ; the flowers are of elegant form, 
intense glowing vermilion with glossy texture and well-defined black centre tipped yellow 
per 100, 50/- ; per doz. 7/6 
Walter T. Ware, a grand Cottage Tulip, and the richest deep golden of all, flowers 
globular, with broad petals, the three outer ones reflexing at the top, very beautiful. A 
wonderful lasting Tulip, ht. 18 in. Award of Merit R.II.S., May 15, 1906 
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A Select List of Hardy Border Plants for Autumn Planting. See page 88 . 
