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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1913. 
CHIONODOXA — continitea. 
gigSk.n'teSi {syn. C. Krandiflora), a very distinct and beautiful species, with large flowers 
of a beautiful soft lavender-blue per looo, 45/- ; per 100, 5/- ; per doz. grf. 
„ extra selected bulbs ,, 55/-; ,, 6/-; ,, lod. 
n a few large bulbs, for pot-culture ... ,, 10/6; ,, 1/6 
,, alba, flowers white, very beautiful and rare each 2/6 
Boissieri, a grand showy species blooming a shade dwarfer and later than C. Lucilue, flowers large, 
soft lavender-blue, with very large and striking snowy white centre per too, 7/6 ; per doz. 1/3 
Tmolusii, a valuable species for succession; it blooms later than C. Lucilia, the blue is more 
intense and the white centre larger .. per 100, 7/6 ; per doz. 1/3 
xCLIVIA (yH. Imantophyllum), veiy handsome bulbous plants for conservatory and house 
decoration. They are easily grown in a temperature of 45 to 55 degrees with a moist atmosphere, 
but should be kept fairly dry while at rest. 
New Named Varieties, bearing on stout stems bold umbels of large handsome r. d 
flowers of various fine shades of orange and orange-scarlet 5/6, 7/6, to/6 & 21 o 
Unflowered Seedlings, from a fine strain of hybrids 3 6, 5/6 & 7 6 
COLCHICUM (Meadow Saffron); the great Crocus-like flowers carpet the ground in 
September and October, with colours ranging from pure white to intense crimson, more 
or less chequered or tesselated. In flower borders or naturalised in grass they are most 
beautiful. The foliage does not appeu- till Spring, and is very varied. If planted in August 
and early September most of the bulbs will bloom almost immediately ; but C. aulumnale 
type being a wild collected bulb requires to become established a year before blooming 
freely. Colchicums should not be planted in grasslands used for grazing, 
autumnale type, light rosy purple ; only suitable for naturalising 
per too, 12/6; per doz. 1/9 o 2 
,, plenum, lilac, large and very double ,, 15/- ; ,, 2/3 o 3 
,, album, pure white 14/6; ,, 2/- o 3 
,, ,, plenum, pure white, large and very double, jr«;re ,, 21/- 2 o 
,, roseum, flowers a charming purplish rose colour, a very strong grower 
and free bloomer, remarkably showy Extra fine bulbs, 
giving a great quantity of fiowers, per too, 2i/- ; per doz. 3/- o 4 
,, ,, Gigantic bulbs, giving a great mass of fiowers ,, 30/-: ,, 4/6 o 5 
byzantinum, very beautiful rose-coloured flowers, perfect in form, and produced in great 
profusion per 100, 25/-; per doz. 3/6 o 4 
cilicicum, large handsome flowers, of a pretty soft rose chequered deeper rose and shaded 
crimson per doz. s/6 o 6 
Kiganteum (yw. Bornmiilleri), a grand giant species from the Zigana Dagh (Gypsy 
Mountain), bearing immense expanded flowers of a beautiful soft rose shading to white at 
base, remarkably handsome per doz. 5/6 o 6 
Sibthorpi, the finest of all Colchicums, flowers of immense size, delicate soft lilac, shaded 
and mottled white, and with conspicuous golden anthers per doz. 15/- i 6 
speciosum, large handsome flowers varying in colour from light to bright rosy crimson, 
petals of great substance per too, 35/- ; per doz. 5/- o 6 
,, album, a grand new variety with very large snowy white flowers of perfect 
form, remarkably handsome. First-Class Cert. R.H.S. ...per doz. 15/- i 6 
,, maximum, flowers very large and handsome, rich deep crimson ,, 30/- 2 9 
variegatum (syn. tessellatum and Agrippinum), chequered rose-purple and white, a 
very pretty and showy flower per 100, 17/6 ; per doz. 2/6 o 3 
mixed varieties, for naturalising in wild gardens, woodlands, etc. ,, 14/6; ,, 2/- — 
Collection. — 6 each of 10 named varieties, 26 /- ; 3 each, 13 / 6 . 
Winter and Early Spring-flowering Miniature Colchicums. 
Decaisnei, producing in profusion soft flesh-coloured flowers, Nov. to Jan. ...per doz. 5/6 o 6 
libanoticum (syn. montanum), rose and white flowers in early Spring ,, 4/6 o 5 
X COM MELINA tuberosa (Blue Spiderwort). See our Spring Catalogue of Bulbs and 
Tubers per 100, 9/6 ; per doz. 1/4 o 2 
X COOPERIA Drummondii (Evening Star), a lovely little bulbous plant from Texas, 
requiring out of doors a sunny sheltered situation and light soil, otherwise a frame or cool 
greenhouse ; it produces long tubular waxy white flowers slightly tinged red outside, opening 
in the evening with a delicate primrose fragrance, ht. f ft per doz. 7/6 o 8 
CORYDALIS bulbosa, a very graceful little plant for front border and rockwork, pro- 
ducing in April rosy purple flower.s, ht. J ft per 100, 6/6 ; per doz. i/- — 
,, Ledebouriana, a beautiful little creeping species from Bokhara, bearing 
racemes of rosy purple flowers in February and March per doz. 15/- i 6 
