BARR’S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES, Autumn, 1915. 
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A Few Fine Novelties and Specialities 
In Bulbs and Tubers for 1915. 
W Those bulbs and tubers marked thus x ripen late in the year and are sent out from 
November to March. All other bulbs, etc., are ready for despatch in September. Orders 
which embrace earlier and later ripening bulbs, etc., will be executed therefore in two parts. 
each — s. d 
AMARYLLIS Belladonna. Parkeri, a very handsome new hybrid of Amaryllis Bella- 
donna crossed with Brunsvigia Josephinae, producing a handsome umbel of 18 or more 
rose-coloured flowers, deepening with age and slightly tinged yellow towards centre ; it 
makes a handsome pot plant 7 6 
ANEMONE 
“ St. Brigid,” an extra fine strain of these lovely Poppy Anemones, flowers very large, 
mostly semi-double, with finely divided petals, and of the most brilliant and varied shades 
of colour, all having a handsome blue-black central boss ; ht. I ft. ( We send out only 
healthy young /lowering roots giving the best results) per ioo, 10/6 ; per doz. 1/6 — 
“Cornflower,” a very beautiful new variety with elegant fully double flowers of a dark 
amethyst-blue per ioo, 21/- ; per doz. 3/- o 4 
Perle Angevine, a very beautiful Chrysanthemum-flowered Anemone with large 
pure white double and semi-double flowers, ht. 1 ft per 100, 18/6 ; per doz. 2/8 o 3 
St. Bavo, a beautiful new race of Anemones, originating from the large- flowered Anemone 
fulgens aldborohensis ; the flowers, which are produced from early March to end of April, 
are large and graceful and range in colour from rose, salmon, and brick-red to dark carmine 
and sometimes white, ht. 1 ft per 100, 21/- ; per doz. 3/- — 
CAMASSIA— Barr’s Large-flowered Hybrids, a new giant race of the Quamash, 
throwing up stately spikes 3 to 4 ft. high, clothed with large star-shaped flowers ranging 
from white to pale and full blue and the richest purple ; exceedingly handsome hardy border 
plants per doz. 3/6 o 4 
CROCUS, Rare and Beautiful Species, autumn, winter, and spring-flowering, gems for the 
rock garden and pots. Special descriptive list on application. 
CROCUS Bleu Celeste, the most beautiful of all the targe-flowered Crocuses, flowers soft 
pale azure with silvery shading inside, and striking orange stigmata 
per 1000, 70/- ; per too, 7/6 ; per doz. 1/3 — 
Margot, a lovely variety, flowers large, outer petals shaded white, inner petals soft 
lavender, strongly recommended >...per 1000, 5°/' > P er I00 > 5/6 ; per doz. 10//. 
FREESIA.— Beautiful New Varieties, strongly recommended as pot plants and to cut for vases. 
Their colours are bright and attractive and all are delightfully fragrant. 
Barr’s White Beauty, a fine introduction, flowers large and of good form, white with 
bright yellow blotch, deliciously scented, very attractive per doz. 5/6 0 6 
Excelsior, producing strong erect spikes of flowers of great substance, cream-coloured with 
faint touches of orange on one side of the tube, very fragrant. Award or Merit, 
Haarlem, 1915 per 100, 25/- ; per doz. 3/6 o 4 
Mauve Ideal, flowers very large, delicate silvery lavender, tube and centre white coloured 
chrome at base, centre golden-blotched, very beautiful per doz. 25/- 2 3 
Purity, a beautiful new variety, with long flowers of large size, pure white with faint lemon 
blotch on lower petal, tall vigorous grower per 100, 10/6 ; per doz. 1/6 
Robinetta, flowers large, rosy lake with white throat darkly veined and yellow centre ; 
the richest coloured of this type per doz. 21/- 2 o 
Barr’s Beautiful New Hybrids, in a great variety of colours — rose, pink, ruby, 
salmon, coppery bronze, apricot, yellow, primrose, lavender, etc., per too, 21/- ; per doz. 3/- o 4 
(For other beautiful Freesias see page 31.) 
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