BARR & SONS, 11, 12 & 13 King Street, Covent Garden, London. 61 
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METHONICA supe^ba. See Glopiosa superba. each-^ d 
: MICHAUXIA campanuloides (Michaux’s Bell-flower), a stately plant for dry south 
borders, bearing in summer branching spikes of large rosy white blooms like Passion-flowers, 
lit. 3 ft per doz. 5/6 o 6 
MILLA (Triteleia). 
X biflora. See our Spring Catalogue of Bulbs and Tubers. 
uniflora (Spring Star Flower), a charming little hardy plant from Buenos Aires; flowers s. d 
white, shaded blue, of rlelicatc fragrance, ht. 5 ft. Naturalised on grassy banks or 
on rockwork, this plant produces a lovely effect during April and May ; it is also 
valuable for small beds and edgings. By gentle forcing it may be had in bloom 
from January to March. A pretty effect is obtained by growing Milla unillora in 
saucers or bowls of live sphagnum moss, also in hanging baskets. 
per 1000; 17/6; per too, 1/9 o 3 
„ violEtcea, differs only from the above in the flowers being porcelain-blue, striped 
violet, ht. 4 ft per 1000, 14/6 ; per 100, 1/6 o 3 
X MONTBRETIA, a family of most decorative 
hardy bulbous plants of elegant growth, and pro- 
ducing freely in early August graceful spikes of 
gorgeously coloured flowers, which are of the 
greatest value for cutting, lasting long in water 
and mixing well with all kinds of foliage. Tliey 
grow freely in any ordinary flower-border en- 
riched with manure, but prefer a sunny situation. 
As pot-plants they are charmingly graceful. Plant 
outdoors November to March, cover the earlier 
plantings lightly with litter. 
Pottsiif graceful branched 
spikes of medium-sized bril- 
liant vermilion- scarlet flowers 
remarkably showy, ht. 2 ft. 
Pottsii superba, bril- 
liantglowing vermilion, inner 
part of flower a rich golden 
colour, ht. ft 
crocosmaeflora, elegant 
branched spikes of large 
showy flowers, brilliant red 
shaded golden, a grand 
flower for cutting, ht. ft. 
crocosmseflora aurea, large golden-yellow flowers, beautiful, ht. 2 ft.... 
,, Bouquet Parf'ait, deep yellow, shaded vermilion, very showy, 
ht. 2 ft 
Drap d’or, rich deep golden, shaded apricot-orange, late.^ ht. ft. 30 
Eldorado, flowers rich deep orange-yellow, fine, ht. 3 ft. 35 
Etoile de Feu, one of the most briUianty a remarkably striking 
• flower, large and of an intense deep glowing vermilion, shaded 
orange-scarlet, with a golden centre and golden anthers, ht. 3 ft. ... 
Pluie d’or, large rich apricot-orange, shaded golden-yellow, tall 
and handsome, and valuable to bed with crocosmciflora^ ht. ft 
Soltatara, flowers delicate primrose-yellow, foliage shaded bronze, 
rather late, valuable for succession, lit. ij- ft 
Sunbea.m {syn. Rayon d’or), large flowers, deep golden, shaded 
apricot-orange, with crimson central ring, ht. 2\ ft 
Ta.lisman, rich vermilion, shaded orange, late, and valuable for 
succession, lit. i|- ft 
Tra.nscend£int, very large open flowers, orange-red, shading to 
golden and vermilion, ht. ft 
mixed hybrids, containing many beautiful and showy colours 
12 each of the foregoing 13 named varieties, 7 / 6 ; 25 each, 12 / 6 . 
MONTBRETIA rosea. See Tritonia rosea. 
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MONTBRETIA CROCOSMyEFLORA. 
28 
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32 
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6 
35 
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30 
0...3 
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35 
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65 
0...7 
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32 
0...3 
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32 
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X MONTBRETIA— g^rand new hybrids, all fine border plants and prized for cutting. 
,, Anneau d’Or, bearing broad-petalled flowers measuring over 2 inches across, each 
brilliant orange-yellow witli velvety purple base and light yellow centre, buds ^ 
rich dark red per doz. 8/6 o 9 
,, Congo, very rich dark orange-red, handsome per 100, 25/- ; ,, 3/6 o 4 
,, Croesus, large handsome flowers of a rich orange-yellow, lit. 2 ft. 
per 100, 7/6 ; per doz. 1/3 o 2 
