36 BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1911. 
GLADIOLI, NEW tKWZMCIKN— continued. perdoz. each 
Pea.ce (Groff), flowers of immense size, measuring over 4 in. across, white with 
faint rosy tinge, lower petals prettily feathered purple-crimson, ht. 3 to 4 ft 25 0...2 3 
Victory, a very beautiful variety, producing long spikes of well-formed flowers of a 
iale delicate primrose cream, \\X. h 10 6... I o 
< GLADIOLUS BRENCHLEYENSIS. 
The Laree-flowered Vermilion-Scarlet Gladiolus. 
This well-known hiindsome Gladiolus blooms just before the Gladiolus Gandavensis varieties, and is 
one of the most valuable for bedding. By successional plantings outdoors from end of March to May, 
a brilliant display of bloom may be had from middle of July to late autumn. A fine effect may be 
produced by massing this Gladiolus with Galtonia candicans, the snowy white spikes of which top 
the Scarlet Gladioli ; both bloom about the same time. p. ,00 p. doz. 
s. d. s. d 
Good Flowering bulbs per 1000, 70/- 7 6...1 3 
£xlra Selected bulbs 10 6...1 6 
Very large bulbs 15 0...2 3 
VARIOUS BEAUTIFUL GLADIOLI. 
Plant the bulbs from end of March to April, except segetum and tristis, which should be planted 
in autumn. , , 
each — s. d 
xChildsii, Mixed Hybrids, a fine robust race of Gladioli, resulting from a cross be- 
tween G. Nanceianus varieties and Lemoine's Butterfly Gladioli, and blooming about 
the same time. The flowers are very large, and produced on long sturdy spikes, and range 
in colour from roses and pinks to reds and fiery scarlets ; valuable for grouping in herbaceous 
borders, ht. 3 to 5 ft per 100, 15/- ; per doz. 2/3 — 
X New Larse-flowered Hybrids of Gandavensis, Nanceianus and 
Childsii,a fine tall robust strain with mostly large flowers of all shades of colour, including 
blues, lavenders and purples, some beautifully blotched, ht. 3J to 4^^ ft. 
per too, 12/6; perdoz. 1/9 — 
X Excelsior, another beautiful strain, being hybrids of Gandavensis x Nanceianus. The 
flowers are very large and open, and range in colour from salmon-scarlet to soft rose and 
blush-rose, with scarlet and cream-coloured blotch or crimson blotch on a white ground, 
ht. 3 to 35 ft Beautiful Mixed Hybrids, per too, 12/6 ; per doz. 1/9 — 
X Mikado, a beautiful break from Gladiolus Bpenchleyensis, having the same long hand- 
some spikes but colour a pale blush rose, shading to cream, with lower petal striped crimson 
on a primrose-coloured ground per 100, 15/- ; per doz. 2/3 o 3 
X primulinus (Maid of the Mist) and hybrids.) 
iSee Novelty List, page 8. 
xprinceps. J j w z, 
segetum, a charming species, producing in summer rosy red pretty flowers with white 
markings, ht. 2 ft per doz. 1/6 — 
tristis (.tpn. spiralis), bearing in summer graceful spikes of large greenish white sweet- 
scented flowers, prized for cutting per too, 17/6 ; per doz. 2/6 o 3 
xGLORIOSA (Glory Lilies), very beautiful bulbous warm greenhouse or stove climbers with 
brilliantly coloured flowers. Trained on globes or wires the blooms are seen to advantage. 
The roots should be grown in a compost of loam and peat. 
Leopold!. Novelty List, 8. 
RothsChiidi£Lna, a very beautiful species from Uganda and the finest oj all, with 
flowers measuring nearly 6 inches across, colour crimson-lake, the perianth segments being 
margined gold, anthers golden perdoz. 30/- 2 9 
superba (The Malabar Glory Lily), bearing showy rich orange-red flowers; remarkably 
showy 2 6 
virescens (syn. Methonica Plantii), the Mozambique Lily, flowers rich orange and 
yellow I 6 
GLORY OF THE SNOW. See Chlonodoxa,, page 22. 
GLOXINIA, beautiful bulbous stove plants, large flowers of perfect form, colours rich and varied. 
X Barr’S Exhibition Named Varieties per doz. 24/-, 30/- & 36/- — 
X Fine Named Varieties per doz. 12/6 — 
X Barr’s Beautiful Seedling Varieties, Mixed 6/6 -— 
Barr's Sweet-scented Double Chinese Paeonies, for Autumn planting. 
For full Descriptive List and hints on culture see Barr’s Hardy Plant Catalogue. 
