BARR & SONS, 11, 12 & 13 King Street, Covent Garden, London. 89 
Hardy Border Plants for Autumn Planting— con //oued. 
DELPHINIUM (Perennial Larkspur). Handsome stately border plants which should have 
a place in every garden. 
bark’s SBLBCTtONS OF BEAUTIFUL HARUV DBLl-HINIUMS. 
12 in 12 beautiful named varieties io/6, 15/- & 21/- 
6 „ 6 „ „ 4/6, 5/6, 7/6 & 10/6 
Fine Mixed Hybrids in beautiful Colours... per doz. 5/6; per 100 42/- 
(s) Indicates those which have a single row of petals ; (d) a double row of petals. 
each — s, d 
Mrs. J. S. Brunton, a dwarf free- 
blooming variety with lovely soft clear 
blue flowers, very fine, ht. 3 to 4 ft 2 6 
Moerheimi, new. bearing branched 
stems of beautiful white flowers ; said to 
be a cross between D. Belladonna and 
D. grandijlorum album. Award of 
Merit R.H.S 7 ^ 
Persimmon (s), may be described as a 
glorified Belladonna, with flowers 
nearly twice the size, colour soft Cam- 
bridge blue, ht. 5J ft., extra fine i 6 
Primrose (s), bearing a handsome truss 
of large creamy white flowers, ht. 4 ft. 
Award of Merit R.H.S i 6 
Somerset (s), soft lavender-blue with 
dark eye, ht. 6 ft I 6 
Ustane (d), soft rose-lilac with dark eye, 
outer petals pale blue, fine truss, ht. 5J ft., 
extra fine I 6 
each — j. 
Belladonna (s), soft Cambridge blue 
with while eye, ht. 2 ft per doz. 7/6 o 
Chamont (d), rich violet-blue shot with 
purple, dark eye, ht. 5 ft. First-Class 
Certificate R.H.S i 
Dr. Berghmann (d), a brilliant blue 
with violet centre, ht. 3 to 4 ft i 
King of Delphiniums (d), immense 
flowers of intense indigo-blue and purple, 
large handsome truss, ht. 5 ft., extra fine i 
Lamartine (s), new, bearing handsome 
trusses of large flowers of a rich clear 
violet-blue, very effective for massing, ht. 
3 to 4 ft. Award of Merit R.H.S I 
Lizzie Van Veen (s), immense flowers 
of a lovely clear sky-blue with white 
centre, symmetrically set on a handsome 
truss, tall grower, extra fine 3 
Masterpiece (s), large well-formed 
truss of clear gentian-blue flowers with 
white eye, tali grower, extra fine 3 
DICENTRA {syn. Dielytra) 
spectabilis. The Lyre Flower, a very graceful pot-plant for greenhouse and room 
decoration, also for summer-flowering in shrubberies or shady borders. 
The elegant pendent branches are loaded with heart-shaped rosy crimson 
flowers, and furnished with the most graceful delicate green foliage, ht. i J 
to 2 ft dumps, per doz. 6/6 o 7 
,, alba, a pretty blush-white variety of the above, ht. I5 ft 25/- 2 3 
FUNKIA— The Plantain Lily of Japan. 
Handsome hardy foliage plants with attractive spikes of Lily-like flowers. The large-leaved 
sorts are fine border plants and particularly suitable for grouping by waterside, naturalising in 
wild gardens, or as distinctive objects on large lawns, etc. The foliage is best developed in 
woodlands and shady walks. All may be grown under glass, subcordata grandiflora, 
Sieboldiana major, and undulata argentea being specially effective. Heiglit of flower 
spikes from i to 2 ft., height of foliage from 6 to 12 in. 
Selections— S each of 6 distinct named varieties 15/- 
)i 3 tt fi ,, j> ,, 9 /“ 
„ 1 „ 6 „ „ 3/6 
„ 100 in S handsome varieties, for iarge piantings ... 35/- 
Fortunei, handsome blue-green foliage of medium size, flowers lilac-grey I o 
robusta. (new), having large handsome grey foliage I 6 
ovata, large deep glaucous green foliage and spikes of purple flowers per doz. 5/6 o 6 
,, marginata, foliage bright green with bold broad white margin, flowers 
purple per doz. 5/6 o 6 
Sieboldiana major ccerulea, producing large handsome bluish grey foliage and 
spikes of large pale lilac flowers ; one of the best for large bold groups per doz. 7/6 
subcordata srandiflora (Corfu Lily), having large bro.ad glaucous pale green 
foliage, and spikes of large snow-white flowers, deliciously fragrant ; this variety is prized 
for its flowers, which open late in summer, and is best grown in a hot sunny situation, not 
loo dry per doz. 7/6 
undulata argentea (syn. medeo-picta), leaves of medium size, beautifully varie- 
gated silver and green, flowers lilac per doz. 7/6 o 9 
Mixed varieties of Plantain Lilies per 100, 21/- ; ,, 3/6 o 4 
HELLEBORUS NIGER Type (The White Christmas Rose), one of the most useful 
varieties, bearing pure white flowers from December to March 
strong dumps full of flower-buds, per doz. 10/6 & 15/- ; I.J. & I 6 
„ „ altifblius true (syn. H. niger maximus), a very distinct and now 
rare Christmas Rose, producing in November and December very 
large flowers on long stalks, white tinged pink, or, if opened under 
glass, pure white, foliage dark green, stem red speckled 3 6 
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