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BARR»S GENERAL BULB CATALOQUE, Autumn, 1913. 
SPANISH IRISES- continued. 
The Moor, S. bronze shaded claret, F. rich golden-brown with conspicuous deep d, d 
golden blotch, ht. i8 in., handsome * 6 6 i o 
W. T. Ware, S. very pale primrose, F. soft canary witli large orange blotch : a finely 
formed large flower, of sturdy habit, ht. 24 in. Award of Merit R.H.S. 
Yellow Giant (rr«r/), the largest-flowered yellow variety and very’’ea‘rly^flowe« ° ^ 
a beautiful clear yellow, ht. 30 in ; _ 10 6 i 6 
IRIS— New Giant Early Xiphium. 
This new race of Irises was raised by Mr. C. G. Van Tubergen, by crossing Iris tingiiana. 
Ins Botssiert, and other Xiphium Irises, and during the last ten years they have been carefully 
selected and improved upon. They differ from the Spanish Irises in flowering a fortnight earlier 
(commencing to bloom about end of May), and having larger flowers of greater substance while 
the foliage is very broad and glaucous. They will be found valuable in giving a decoration in the 
garden in the period intervening between the late Cottage Tulips and the Spanish Irises. Their 
colours are bright and attractive. In very cold districts they should be given slight protection from 
frost during winter. 
Barr’S Selections- 
-3 each of 6 beautiful named varieties y/5 
Queen of Blues, very large’handsome flower with’long standards of a briiiianrblue"faiis very 
long, soft azure with large golden blotch, a grand variety each 2/9 
IRIS-VARIOUS BEAUTIFUL BULBOUS, TUBEROUS-ROOTED, ETC. 
TmsE Iris Species are all hardy and beautiful, flowering one after the other from November to 
June. The dwarf early species will be more enjoyed if planted on rockwork, where the flowers have a little 
protection from heavy rains. Alata, Reticulata var. Histrio and Histrioides, and Vartani are charmin<r 
Winter-flowering species, followed in February by /. reticulata, with its lovely violet-scented blossoms" 
the sweet-scented /. perszca, Danfordite, and the beautiful species /. Sindpers. Next in succession 
come the interesting Bitcharica^ Caucasica^ Onhioides^ Warleyensis^ the curious Snakeshead Iris ttiberosa 
and the species / Sindjarensis. The pretty Peacock Iris (/. pavonid) and Iris Jlavissima Bloudovi flower 
in May, and are followed in June by Irises juncedy Boissien\ iusitanica, and tingiiana. 
The Irises marked J belong to the Juno section, and thrive best planted in rich light or sandy 
soil with a light dressing of old manure. As they are mostly winter and early spring-flowering species 
give them a position protected from the early morning sun. 
IS- .S’, is used to signify Standards, or the erect petals ; F. Falls, or the drooping petals. each 
1 Alata. (Scorpion Iris), a pretty winter-blooming 
Iris with flowers varying in shades of blue and 
purple-blue with golden keel on falls, ht. J ft. It 
should be potted up early and plunged in a cold 
frame, and when well rooted be transferred to a 
cold greenhouse for winter flowering. Extra 
strong selected bulbs... per 100, 15/-; per doz. 2/3 
J Alata alba, a beautiful and rare variety, flowers 
white shaded pale pearly blue, ht. J ft. Crop failed 
Arenaria, forming little masses only 2 inches 
high, flowers pretty bright canary-yellow ; a gem 
for dry sunny spots on rock -work in light soil 
per doz. lo/o 
Boissierl, S. and F. rich purple, with golden- 
yellow blotch, June-flowering, ht. 9 in 
1 Bucharica, a beautiful new bulbous Iris with 
large satiny white flowers, the falls having a 
IRIS ALATA delicate canary-yellow lip, ht. I ft. First-Class 
" Certificate R.H.S per doz. 15/- 
t Caucasica, primrose-coloured flowers, with silver-margined foliage, ht. ^ ft 7/6 
Cristata, flowers rich amethyst-blue, striped orange, a gem for massing in the rock- 
garden, in damp or half-shaded situations, ht. J ft.. May per doz. 4/6 
{.tyn. Bornmiilleri), a lovely flower resembling /. reticulata, but flowers 
bright golden, produced in February, ht. 3 in. ; it delights in dry nooks on rockwork 
Filifolla. See Xiphium prsecox. 5/® 
Fimbriata. Japonica. 
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Flavissima Bloudovi, a pretty species, with attractive soft yellow flowers in Mav 
ht. 9 to 12 in •” 
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