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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1911. 
NARCISSUS POE.T^Z—continueJ. per doz. 
Elvira, bearing on long stems tliree to four large elegant flowers with broad solid 
white petals of great substance, cup bright yellow finely eriged orange, very graceful, 
ht.24in. One of the best. Award of Merit R. H.S., April 19th, 11)04 per too, 8/6 i 3.. 
Ideal, a pretty showy variety bearing four to six flowers on a stem, perianth white, 
cup brilliant orange, ht. 2i in per 100, 15/- 2 3... 
Irene, bearing a head of five to six flowers with pale primrose perianth and deep 
golden cup prettily fluted, ht. 17 in per 100, 12/6 i 9... 
Jaune a Merveille, a handsome variety, four to six flowers on a stem, with 
large broad soft primrose perianth and bright yellow cup, thinly edged orange, of good 
form, ht. 21 in 
Klondyke, flowers large, four to six on a stem, with broad primrose perianth and 
flatlish full yellow fluted crown, ht. 16 in per 100, 21/- 3 o... 
Triumph, a very handsome variety, bearing about three very large flowers on a 
stem, perianth broad and snowy white, cup golden-yellow prettily fluted, ht. 16 in. 
per 100, 21/- 3 o.. 
THE SACRED, CR GCCD LUCK LILY of China and Japan. 
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Called by the Chinese “ Jos Flower,” or “ Flower of the Gods,” and “ Water Fairy Flower.” 
This species of Polyanthus Narcissus, which we 
annually import from Northern China, is prized for the 
abundance of its flowers and its marvellously rapid 
growth. The flowers are white, with yellow cup, and 
very fragrant ; they are mostly single, but a few doubles 
are sometimes found amongst them. Each bulb pro- 
duces several flower-spikes, bearing many flowers. In 
China and Japan the bulbs are grown in the living- 
rooms in fancy bowls filled simply with pebbles and 
water, and the natives comjjete with one another in grow- 
ing the finest specimens for their New Year's Festival, 
successful culture being regarded as an emblem of 
“Good Luck.” The bulb in this country can be grown 
as successfully as in China, in pebbles and water or 
fertilised fibre mixture {see page 2), and it is most in- 
teresting to watch its rapid growth, which is about 20 
inches in forty days ; place in a sunny window by day 
and on a table near the centre of the room by night, as 
frost destroys the flower-buds. Tlie natural atmosphere 
of a warm greenhouse is of course most suitable, and 
\ve can strongly recommend this floWer for Christmas 
Forcing. Fuller particulars of culture are supplied with 
the bulbs. In Cornwall and the warmer parts of the 
South of England the bulbs after blooming may be 
planted out to a sunny corner of the garden and covered 
with heather until the spring ; they should there bo left 
to establish themselves, and if protected slightly each 
winter, give an abundance of early flowers. 
Orders booked for immediate delivery on arrival, which we expect to be early in October. 
Very Large Bulbs, expected to arrive in October per doj;. 5/6 o 6 
Fine Large Bulbs „ „ 3/604 
Fancy Decorated Japanese Bowls, same as used by the Chinese for growing the “Good Luck 
Lily” in. 6 inches diameter (suitable for i bull)), 1/3 ; 7 in. dia. (for i bulb), 1/9; 84 in. dia. 
(for 2 or 3 bulbs), 3/- ; g} in. dia. (for 3, 4, or 5 bulbs), 4/- ; io| in. dia. (for 6 to 8 bulbs), 6/- ; 
12 m. dia. (for 10 bulbs), 8/6. 
Barr’s Doulton Ware Bulb Vases may also be used. See page 2 of Cover. 
Small Pebbles for growing the “ Good Luck Lily ” in, per quart, (>d. (one quart required for 3 bulbs). 
Barr's Fertilised Fibre, Shell and Charcoal Mixture, also recommended (see page 96). 
NARCISSUS or DAFFODILS. See Daffodil Catalogue. each-r. d 
THE CHINESE SACKED LILY GROWING IN BOWL. 
NERINE, greenhouse bulbous plants of remarkable beauty. Established in pots they produce 
annually their handsome umbels of bloom. In potting use a rich sandy loam, encour.age a 
free foliage growth during Winter, and in Spring gradually reduce watering so that the bulbs 
may go to rest. In August they should be started again into growth for autumn flowering. 
Bowdeni, a new species from Cape Colony, and the finest of the section. It bears large 
umbels of flowers 3 to 4 inches across, pink with a dark rose-coloured line running down 
each petal. Award of Merit R.II.S 4 6 
COI’l*SCa major, a handsome variety of Sarniensis, producing a close umbel of brilliant 
fiery orange-scarlet flowers with protruding scarlet stamens 2 6 
flexuosa alba, Novelty List, 9. 
Fothergilli major, a grand plant, producing in early autumn large umbels of handsome 
crimson-scarlet flowers, ht. i j- ft Strong selected bulbs, per doz. 36/- 3 6 
