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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1913. 
SPRING CARPETING AND BEDDING PLf^HTS—cottihiued. 
D I ANTHUS (Alpine or Rock Pinks), charming summer-flowering border or rock-plants, more or less fragrant ; 
delightful subjects for planting in crevices of rockwork, old walls, etc., where they are soon quite at 
home. Plant in sunny situations and add lime or mortar rubble with soil at time of planting. each — d 
CSCSlUS (Cheddar Pink), bright rosy pink, fragrant, 4 in per doz. 5/6 o 6 
ddtoldes roseus (Maiden Pink), rose, a gem for the rock garden, 4 ft „ 5/6 o 6 
,, albUS, white, very pretty, 4 ft 5/6 © 6 
ERINUS, charming Alpine plants of easy culture, delighting in half-shady situations, and rapidly estab- 
lishing themselves in the crevices of rocks or chinks in old terrace steps, old walls, etc. ; in early summer 
they produce numerous dainty sprays of flowers. 
alpInuSt charming bright purple flowers, 3 in per doz. 5/6 o 6 
,, carmlncus, pretty dainty rose-coloured flowers, 3 in ,, 5/6 o 6 
GENTIAN A acaulls (The Garden Gentianella), large erect bell-shaped deep blue flowers in spring, in 
bloom more or less throughout the year, i ft Strong clumps, per doz. 5/6 o 6 
GYPSOPHILA cerasttoldes. a prostrate spreading rock-garden plant, producing freely numerous 
small white and pink flowers in June and July, 2 in per doz. 5/6 o 6 
HELXINE Sollerolll, close bright green creeping plant suitable for cool greenhouse or sheltered rock- 
gardens in favoured districts per doz. 5/6 o 6 
HERNIARIA griabra, useful evergreen carpeting plant, spreading rapidly, foliage remains a fresh vivid 
green all the year round ; valuable for rockwork, and as a carpet to dwarl-growing bulbs . . . .per doz. 3/6 o 4 
MYOSOTIS* Barr’s Alpine Blue* compact dwarf habit, flowers intense blue, 9 in „ 4/6 o 6 
Barr’s Blue King^f rich deep blue, very fine, 10 in ,, 3/. © 4 
NEPETA IVlussInl, clouds of light blue flowers May to September; excellent for borders or rock 
garden, 1 ft per 100, 38/ ; per doz. 5/6 o 6 
PAPAVER nudlcaule* mixed colours, white, orange, and yellow „ 25/-; ,, 3/- — 
PHLOX Subulata (American Moss Pink), covering the ground with a green moss-like carpet, and pro- 
ducing dainty bright-coloured flowers during May. 
annulata* flowers bluish white per doz. s/6 o 6 
atro-lllaclna, deep lilac s/6 o 6 
Brlg’htnesSf bright rose with scarlet eye „ 5/6 o 6 
grrandiflora, soft delicate rose-pink o 6 
C. F. Wilson. lovely soft heliotrope-blue per doz. 5/6 o 6 
POLYANTHUS, Barr’S Hlglhly coloured large-Howered strain per 100. 18/-; „ 2/6 o 3 
Barr’S large-flowered Yellow and Orange strain, a charming associate for Blue 
Forget-me-nots (Myosotis) and Tulips per 100, 18/- ; per doz. 2/6 o 3 
Barr’S large-flowered White Strain, very beautiful „ 18/-; „ 2/6 o 3 
PRIMROSE, Single English Yellow „ ,/6; „ j/6 — 
Barr’s single Blue Shades 5/6 o 6 
Barr’s Highly coloured per 100, 25/-; „ 3/6 o 4 
SAPONARXA OCymoldes splendens, producing sheets of vivid crimson flowers, 3 in. „ 5/6 o 6 
8AXIFRACAS, Mossy Varieties, etc,, forming fresh green mossy carpets covered during May 
with dainty flower spikes. 
deciplens grandiflora, producing sprays ol beautiful white flowers per doz. 7/6 o g 
Guildford Seedling, flowers crimson-red 5/6 q 6 
hypnoldes densa (Mossy Saxifrage) ” 4/6 o 6 
muscoldes Rhel superha, deep rose !!!]...!!.!!.... 5/6 o 6 
I, Stormonth’s Variety, small pink flowers, dense green foliage, 3 in o 9 
OPPOSitIf ol la, sheets of rosy crimson flowers during March and April ; a charming alpine species . . 06 
trlfurcata, flowers white, rapid grower per doz. s/6 o 6 
umbrosa (London Pride), white and pink flowers, I ft per 100, 21/- ; ,, 3/6 o 4 
Wallace! (sy«. Camposl), beautilul large pure wliite flowers. May and June, 8 in „ 5/606 
Mixed Mossy Varieties for carpeting per 100,30/- „ 4/6 — 
SCABIOSA PteroCephala (sy.i. parnassi), a charming dwarf Alpine species, studded in summer 
with pretty mauve-purple flowers, J It per doz. s/6 o 6 
8ILENE (The Catchfly), very charming dwarf Alpine plants. 
SiCa.ullS (Moss Campion), dense green cushions studded with miniature bright i)iiik flowers, 4 ft o 6 
alpestrls (Alpine Catchfly), sheets of charming glistening white flowers, 4 ft.. May to July, per doz. 5/6 o 6 
THYWIUS lanuginosus, the Woolly-Leaved Mountain Thyme perdoz. 4/6 o 6 
,, Serpyllum splendens, a beautiful variety of the Wild Mountain Thyme, with vivid 
crimson flowers pei- ^qz, 7/6 
i» n albUS, producing sheets of snowy white flowers „ 5/6 
i> .. COCClneuS, sheets of brilliant crimson flowers „ 5/6 
TIARELLA COrdlfOlia (Foam Flower), producing little plumes of feathery white flowers from April 
to June, ht. 6 to 8 in per doz. 5/6 
VERON 1 C A pectinata rosea, a trailing species, flowers rose-coloured, pretty on rockwork, 2 in. 
Incana, etlective silvery grey foliage and showy violet-blue flowers, June to Aug., 4 It. ; valuable for 
massing on rockwork, etc per 100, 32/- ; per doz. 4/6 o 6 
Teucrlum dubla, of prostrate growth, with shiny evergreen foliage, smothered in early summer 
with dainty spikes of brilliant blue flowers, 4 in per doz. 5/6 o 6 
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