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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1911 
Hardy Spring- Flowering Bedding Plants 
For Autumn Planting. 
To associate with Spring-Flowering Bulbs in beds and borders or the wild garden. 
For Spring decoration in association witli bulbs the following plants will be found most useful. Hy their use 
as a groundwork or edging the most beautiful harmonics of colour may he obtained. Few sights in Spring 
are more beautiful than masses of the gold, white, and blue of the Alyssum, Arabia, and Aubrletla associated with 
iireadths of Daffodils, Scillas, Muscaris, etc., or Forget me-Nota {lyfyoaolifi) and Golden Polyanthusea mingling 
with Daffodils or with gorgeous and stately Darwin Tulips, etc. The Acaenaa^ Arenaria balearica, and Mosay 
Saxifragaa make bcAUtuul carpels of foliage for the smaller and daintier spring bulbous flowers, like Narcissi 
Cyclamlneua, Minimus and Triandrua, also Chionodoxas, Small Crocus Speclea, etc. 
AC^EN A (New Zealand Bur), producing dense close carpets ol evergreen foliage, rapid growers. each— s. d 
Bucha.na.nlf foliage beautiful soft pea-green, ht. i ft per doz. 5/6 o 6 
pulChella* foliage bronzy grey, ht. 1 ft •• s/6 o 6 
sarmentOSa, foliage a pretty fresh green, ht i ft 5/6 o ^ 
AJUCA reptans atro-purpurea, foliage ricli pi"’pJ<^*hronzc of dwarf spreading habit, ht. 6 in. 
per 100, 32/- ; per doz. s/» o 6 
ALYSSUM saxatlle compactum (Gold Dust), covered during May with sheets of golden-yellow 
flowers, ht. i ft per 100, 2»/- ; per doz. 3/6 o 4 
„ ,, Cltrlnunii covered during May with charming soft lemon-coloured flowers, ht. J ft. „ 5/6 o 6 
ANTENNARIA tomentosa (Snow In Sommer), having a persistent close grey foliage, valuable 
bedder, ht. \ in doz. 3/6 o 4 
ARABIS albida compacta (Whit© Rock Cress), covered during April and May with sheets of 
white flowers, ht. Aft per 100, 21/-; per doz. 3/6 o 4 
» » fl. PL« covered with sprays ol double pure white swcet-scentcd flowers, ht. | ft. ; a lovely 
subject for associating with Tulips per 100, 21/- ; per doz. 3/6 o 4 
ARENARIA balearica (Creeping Sand Wort), producing a perfectly close green carpet studded with 
numerous white starry flowers, ht. i in. ; a valuable plant ior rapidly covering bare rock per doz. s/6 o 6 
AUBRIETIA (Rock Creaa), most jlecorativc plants, and valuable for associating with the golden Alyssum 
and white Arabis, ht. 3 to 4 in. 
Dr« MuIeSf deep violct-purpIc perdoz. 5/6 o 6 
Fire KlngTt rich crimson Sip o 6 
Lelchtlini, deep rose » 4/0 o 6 
Moerhelml, rose-coloured u s/6 o 6 
Olym pleat Selected, soft lilac per 100, 30/-; „ 4/6 o 6 
Peter Barri rich glowing pm-ple Sl^ o 6 
tau ricolai soft lilac, very dwarf and compact >> 4/6 o 6 
„ al bat soft filac-grey passing to white, very effective per 100, 42/- ; ,, 5/6 o 6 
AZALEA Mollis— Hardy Deciduous Azaleas. These decorative Azaleas open their flowers in May, and 
range in colour from soft yellow to fiery orange-red. Beautiful effects can be obtained by associating 
them with Cottage and Darwin Tulips, especially with sucli colours as soft lilac, lavender, purple and 
blackish maroon. They should be planted where they do not get the morning sun until after 10 or 11 
o'clock in order to avoid the flower buds being damaged by frosts. 
Mixed HybrIdSt strong plants well set with flower buds perdoz. 21/- 2 o 
Fine Named Varieties 2/6 & 3 6 
CERASTIUM tomentosum (Snow in Summer), foliage silvery grey, flowers white, produced at the 
end of May, ht. i ft per doz. 4/6 o 6 
MYOSOTIS (Forget-me-not), Barr’S Alpine Blue >. 4/6 o 6 
dISSitIflorat lar^e blue flowers ,, 3/- o 4 
Barr’S Blue King: » 3/- o 4 
PH LOX SUbUlata (American Moss Pink), covering the ground with a green moss-like carpet, and pro- 
ducing dainty bright-coloured flowers during May. 
annulatat flowers bluish white o 6 
alro-purpureat rosy crimson per doz. 5/6 o 6 
g'randiflorat soft delicate rose-pink o 6 
C« F* WllSOnt Ic^'cly soft heliotropc-bluc per doz. 5/6 o 6 
POLYANTHUS* Barr’S Highly coloured large-flowered strain, valuable for bedding 
per 100, 18/- ; per doz. 2/6 — 
Barr’S large-flowered Yellow and Orange strain, a charming associate for Blue 
Forget-me-nots and Tulips per 100, 18/-; per doz. 2/6 — 
Barr’S large-flowered White Strain, very beautiiui „ 18/-; „ 2/6 — 
PRIMROSE, Single English Yellow „ 7/6; „ 1/6 — 
Barr’s Single Blue Shades „ 5/6 b 6. 
Barr’s Highly coloured per 100, 25/- ; „ 3/6 o 4 
SAXIFRACAS, MOSSy Varieties, forming fresh green mossy carpets covered during May with 
dainty flower spikes. 
decipiens grandiflora, producing sprays oi beautiful white flowers per doz. 5/6 o 6 
Guildford Seedling, flowers crimson-red „ 5/6 o 6 
muscoldes Rhel superba, deep rose ,, 5/6 o 6 
trifu rcata, flowers white, rapid grower „ 5/6 o 6 
TIARELLA COrdIfOlia (Foam Flower), producing little plumes of feathery white flowers from April 
to June, ht. 6 to 8 in per doz. 5/6 o 6 
VALERIANA PhU-aurea, foliage during April and May a beautiful clear golden-yellow. . .. „ 5/6 o 6 
BARR’S VELVETY GRASS PATHS. 
A charming feature in wcll-laid-out Spring gardens are close velvety grass walks. Tliey are soft to walk 
upon, restful to the eye, and provide a delightful contrast to the colours in the flower border. 
BARR’S SPECIAL GRABS SEED FOR PATHS has been found a great success per lb. 2/6 
