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BARR'S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES, Autumn, 1915, 
GALANTHUS nivalis, the Single Snowdrop, each — s 
gigantic bulbs , for producing a quantity of bloom, per ioo, 7/6 ; per dor. 1/3 
x GLADIOLUS “Europa,” the largest and finest White Autumn Gladiolus (Gandavensis) yet 
raised and a grand acquisition per doz. 21 /- 2 
HYACINTHS Many-Flowered, a great novelty, bulbs specially prepared for producing 
many good spikes of bloom from one bulb, from five to seven and more. We strongly 
recommend them for culture in pots and bowls as they are early flowering and remarkably 
decorative. Treatment same as for other Hyacinths. Colours -deep crimson, light 
porcelain-blue, rose-pink, and snow-white each colour , per doz. 10/6 1 
HYACINTH New Early “ Rosy Dawn,” a valuable new early-flowering variety, having 
the light graceful habit of the Roman Hyacinth, but with longer and larger spikes of a pretty 
light rose-pink ; it can easily be had in bloom by January 1st... per too, 42/- ; per doz. 5/6 o 
HYACINTHS Miniature Extra Early, specially prepared for early forcing, see page 43. 
IRIS Blue Giant, a grand new English Iris with flowers of remarkable size, the standards 
being 2§ in. long and 2 in. across, violet-purple marbled black, while the falls are 3J- in. long 
and 2;j in. broad, of a brilliant blue with velvety black spotting and marbling and a very- 
conspicuous creamy white blotch with yellow streak ; a noble plant, lit. 2.' ft. First-Class 
Certificate, Haarlem per doz. 15/- 1 
Cantab, a charming little early bulbous Iris, raised by Mr. E. A. Bowles; it is allied to 
/. reticulata and has pale blue standards and pale violet falls with a golden-orange crest. It 
has a good constitution and increases freely. A gem for pots and rockwork. Award of 
Merit R.H.S 7 
gracilipes, a rare and dainty Japanese alpine species forming cushions of soft green foliage 
from which rise slender spikes of soft lilac-blue flowers with golden crest, ht. 4 in., per doz. 15/- I 
Royal Blue, a remarkably fine new Spanish Iris, standards rich blue-purple, falls of 
a fine dark azure-blue with striking golden-orange blotch, a large handsome flower, ht. 
24 in per 100, 6/6 ; per doz. 1/- o 
Wilsoni, a fine new species collected by Mr. Wilson in China and closely allied to I. sibirica. 
standards prim rose, falls primrose-yellow with deeper colouring at base and with handsome 
brown markings per doz. 7/6 o 
For other beautiful English and Spanish Irises, New Giant Early Xiphium Irises, etc., 
see pages 45 to 51. 
LACHENALIA His Reverence, a very 
beautiful new variety bearing fine spikes of 
large bells shaded pale citron and soft green, 
forming a beautiful contrast to other Lache- 
nalias, fine strong grower per doz. 10/6 1 
LEUCOJUM Gravetye Giant, a very 
handsome robust-growing variety of the 
Summer Snowflake (/.. astivum), producing 
in May bold heads of large open drooping 
bells, solid white tipped green ...per doz. 7/6 o 
LILIUM candidum (The Madonna Lily) 
Monster bulbs, per 100, 55/- ; per doz. 7/6 
LILIUM dauriepm luteum (syn. Yellow 
Queen), a lovely new variety of the Siberian 
Lilium dauricum, of vigorous growth with 
erect stems bearing a handsome umbel of 
upright cup-shaped flowers, of a clear yellow 
slightly shaded red towards centre, ht. 35 ft. 
per doz. 15/- 1 
x LILIUM regale {syn. myriophyllum), a rare and beautiful Chinese Lily having the 
appearance of a refined Lilium Brownii ; it bears in July on a sturdy leafy stem three to four 
trumpet-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 
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LEUCOJUM GRAVETYE GIANT. 
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