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BARR’S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES, Autumn, 1913. 
FRCESIA — ccttHttued. cach-j. d 
Rosa Bonheur, flowers bright rose developing to carminc-rose with rich yellow l^lotch 
on lower petals, beautiful per cloz. at/- 2 o 
Rose Queen, a beautiful variety, flowers brilliant carminc-rose deepening in colour with 
age. Award OK Merit R.H.S *. per doz. 30/- 2 9 
Salmonetta, bearing on long stems soft salmon-red flowers tinged apricot, a charming 
colour per doz. 18/6 i 9 
Barr’s Selected New Hybrids, a charming strain containing a great variety of 
colours rose, pink, ruby, salmon, apricot, yellow, primrose, lavender, heliotrope, etc., all 
delightfully scented per 100, 42/-; per doz. 5/6 o 6 
FRITILLARIA chitralensis, a beautiful new Crown Imperial from Chitral, bearing from 
February to March heads of drooping bell-shaped rich soft yellow flowers. It is very distinct 
from all other Crown Imperials in foliage and habit, and the flowers have not a disagreeable 
scent, ht. ij to 2 ft per doz. 18/- & 30/- ; each 1/8 & 2 9 
GALANTHUS Elwesii, cultivated bulbs, blooming a little later than the coUeded bulbs, 
and having larger and more solid flowers. A grand Giant Snowdrop for flower borders, rock 
garden or pots Extra strong bulbs, per 1,000, 60/-; per 100, 6/6 ; per doz. i/- — 
,, ,, Monster bulbs ,, 7/6; ,, 1/3 -- 
X GLADIOLUS “Europe,” the largest and finest White Autumn Gladiolus (Ca/ru'nz/zzrrrr) yet 
raised and a grand acquisition per doz. 30/- 2 9 
IRIS Tumosa, a very rare Iris, closely allied and of similar character to /. Sindjarensis, but 
having yellowish flowers per doz. 10/6 i o 
Kin£ Edward, a grand new English Iris with very large flowers, standards ruby flaked 
blush, large and broad, deep velvety purple-crim.son, very'handsome per doz. 6/6 o 7 
King of the Blues, the Finest Blue English Iris, flowers large and h.indsome, 
of a brilliant dark blue with the standards more or less flaked a darker shade, fine robust 
grower, ht. 22 in per 100, 21/ ; per doz. 3/- o 4 
Royal Blue, a remarkably fine new Spanish Iris, standards rich blue-purple, dark 
azure-blue with striking golden-orange blotch, large handsome flower, ht. 24 in. 
per 100, 10/6 ; per doz. 1/6 o 2 
For other beautiful English and Spanish Irises, New Giant Early Xiphium Irises, etc., 
see pages 48 /a 55. 
LACHENALIAS. — Beautiful New Varieties. See page 57. 
LILIUM candidum (The Madonna Lily), a few monster bulbs, per too, 55/- ; per doz. 7/6 o 8 
,, ,, ,, very large bulbs ,, 40/-; ,, 5/6 o 6 
,, SpeciOSUm, a distinct and rare variety of the Madonna Lily, producing 
black stems about si.x feet high, bearing 20 or more fine white flowers ; a 
very reliable grower per doz. 15/' I 6 
xLILlUM regale {syn. myriophyllum), a rare ami beautiful Chinese Lily having the 
appearance of a refined Litium Brownii ; it bears in July on a sturdy leafy stem three to four 
trunipet-shaped flowers of great substance, expanded at mouth, colour inside waxy white, 
flushed yellow, back of petals broadly banded ruby-red, anthers golden, sweet-scented ht. 3 ft. 
to 5 ft. Well established specimens attain a height of 7 ft. with 7 flowers on a stem ...7/6 & 10 6 
X MONTBRETIA Star of the East (new 1912 ), the finest Montbretia yet raised and a 
great advance on all others. It produces bold spikes of very large erect flowers expanding 
quite flat, orange-gold with lemon eye, and orange-red on back of petals ; remarkably hand- 
some. First-Class Certikicate R.H.S., August 13 , 19)2 15 o 
For other beautiful New Hybrid Montbretias, see page 67. 
MORAEA iriolioides Johnson!, a most beautiful and rare plant of easy culture in a cool 
greenhouse. Although allied to M. iridioides, it is very distinct from it, as the flower.s ate 
much larger, measuring nearly 4 in. across, and of great substance, while instead of lasting a 
very short time they remain open for several days. The colour is very chaste, the petals 
being white with a pretty orange blotch and finely reticulated at base, while the petaloid 
stigmas are a pretty lavender shade. The elegant grassy foliage grows 2^ ft. high, and the 
branching flower stem 3 ft. The flowers are produced in succession over a long period. It 
requires a light gravelly loam soil with a few lumps of charcoal and good drainage. A 
minimum temperature of 55° in winter is sufficient for it, while an airy, sunny situation is 
recommended, and plenty of water during summer. 
One or two fine flowering clumps each /lo 10 o 
One or two flowering plants, in 48 size pots ,, 2 2 o 
Smaller Plants, in small pots „ 050 
