20 
BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1911. 
BRODIyCA — continued. each— j. d 
hyacinthina, an elegant species bearing at the top of a tall wiry stem an umbel of many 
papery flowers, opening milky white with small green stripe amt dying off lilac, ht. ij ft. 
per too, 8/6 ; per doz. 1/3 — 
Ixioides splendens, a very handsome and beautiful variety bearing barge umbels of 
light yellow flowers per doz. 4/6 o 5 
laxa {syn. Triteleia laxa), large rich Tyrian purple flowers, very handsome, ht. i ft. 
per too, 8/6 ; per doz. 1/3 o 2 
multiflora, producing in June an umbel of pretty waxy deep lilac flowers of star-like form, 
ht. 18 in per too, 10/6 ; per doz. 1/6 o 2 
Murrayana, large deep violet-blue flowers, very handsome; a free grower and a good 
bulb to naturalise, ht. 9 in per doz. 5/6 o 6 
VOlubilis (The Twining Hyacinth), a lovely twining species, bpring a terminal cluster 
of pretty light rose-coioured flowers ; a light covering during Winter is advisable. Very 
pretty in hanging baskets per doz. 7/6 o 8 
BULBOCODIUM vernum, producing early in .Spring a mass of bright rose-purple 
flowers, valuable for edgings, rockwork, and naturalising in grass, ht. j ft. 
per too, 12/6 ; per doz. 1/9 o 2 
xCALADIUMS, perhaps the most beautiful and picturesque of foliage stove plants. 
12 beautiful named varieties, 15/-, 24/-, 30/- & 42/- ; 6 ditto, 8/6, 12/6, i6/- & 22/- 
CALLA, or Arum Lily. See Richardia. 
CALOCHORTUS, or more popularly known as the Butterfly or Mariposa Tulips, Globe Tulips 
and Star Tulips. These lovely Californian bulbs, although belonging to the same Natural Order 
as the Tulips of our gardens, bear little resemblance to them. They flower through June and July, 
and for delicacy of texture and brilliancy of colour are unsurpassed ; they deserve a place in every 
hardy flower border and rock garden. 
BUTTERFLY TULIPS (CALOCHORTUS VENUSTUS VAR.) 
The Mariposa or Butlerjiy Tulips are 
especially valuable for cutting, having long stems 
and being profuse continuous bloomers. 
Cui.TURic Outdoors. — The Calochorti are 
ail quite hardy. The “ Mariposa ” and “ Star 
Tulips ” require a sunny position and light gritty 
or sandy soil on slightly raised beds to ensure 
perfect drainage ; plant from .September to end 
of November, 2 to 3 inches deep, and 3 inches 
apart. Cover the beds after planting with straw 
or cut heather, to keep surface sweet and as a 
protection in case of early growth ; remove the 
covering in March. A position facing south 
and sunny spots on the rockery are specially 
suitable. When in full growth give occasional 
soakings of water, but not too frequently. After 
flowering, ripen off by placing glass over them, 
and take up when foliage dies down. 
The “ Globe Tulips,” being woodland plants, 
like partial shade and a porous soil composed 
principally of leaf mould. 
Culture in Pots. — The Calochorti all 
make charming pot plants (three or four bulbs in 
a pot), and are easily grown in a cold greenhouse 
or cold frame with south aspect. 
Selections of Calochorti, from Sections I., II., and III.: 
3 each of 12 beautiful varieties 7/6, 12/- & i8/- 
I ti .. 12 «■ *. 3 /‘» 4/6 & 6/6 
In the following List the numbers after the names indicate their relative order in time of flowering : 
thus those marked (i) are the earliest to bloom, and those marked (6) the Latest. The heights we give are 
an average ; under exceptionally good or poor conditions the plants may grow taller or dwarfer. 
SECTION I.— BUTTERFLY OR MARIPOSA TULIPS 
all of remarkable beauty, with large open flowers. each— j d 
Catallnae (2), the earliest of all the Mariposa Tulips, bearing on tall slender stems very 
beautiful large flowers ranging from pale to deep lilac, with a dark maroon circle at base, 
ht. 16 to 24 in per doz. 8/6 o 9 
Gunnisoni (4), large pure white expanded flowers, with an inner hairy zone of green and 
gold, petals shaded outside green and azure, of great beauty, ht. 18 to 24 in., fine for cutting. 
Award of Merit R. H.S per doz. 6/6 o 7 
