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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1915. 
BARR’S LARGE-FLOWERED CROCUSES. 
Fop Pots, Bowl-Culture and Select Flower Beds. 
The following large-flowered named Crocuses are the best in cultivation, and we can confidently 
recommend them for planting in groups, edgings, select beds, and in designs. The golden-yellow Crocuses 
flower a little in advance of the others. To obtain the finest effect the bulbs should be planted an inch apart. 
When grown in pots, plant thickly, and plunge the pots in peat fibre up to the rims only. When 
removed from under the fibre, place in an airy situation, and give water very freely at the roots. A 
charming effect is obtained by growing Crocuses in shallow saucers, using Barr’s Peat-fibre, Shell 
and Charcoal Mixture, or Pebbles and water (the bulbs touching one another). The saucers should 
be kept in an airy room without a fire, where gas is seldom burnt and where they can get plenty of light. 
When the bulbs are coming into bloom they may be placed in a sunny window in the sitting-room! Any 
attempt to force Crocuses will cause them to go blind. 
Barr’s Large-flowered 
Rich Dark Purple, 
one variety ... 
per 1000 
d. 
42 O 
per 100 
s. d 
4 6 
per doz. 
s. d 
0 8 
)) M 
Lavender-Purple 
>> 
42 
O 
4 
6 
0 8 
tt M 
Soft Pale Azure 
it 
50 
O 
5 
6 
O IO 
»» »» 
Striped 
it 
35 
O 
3 
9 
A 6 
>> >» 
Pure White 
it 
35 
O 
3 
9 
0 6 
>» »» 
Golden-Yellow 
37 
6 
4 
0 
0 7 
tl ft 
tt 
5° 
O 
5 
6 
O IO 
CHOICE NAMED LARGE-FLOWERED CROCUSES. 
All Largest Selected Bulbs. 
1000 in 10 
500 in 10 
splendid named varieties 
» » » 
5 . d 
45 o 250 in 10 splendid named varieties 
23 o 100 in 10 „ „ „ 
J. d 
12 O 
5 ° 
The numbers in brackets after the name refer to the relative period of flowering, thus those marked (1) are 
the first to open their flowers, while those marked (3) are a little later. 
per 100 per doz. 
Barr’s Golden-Yellow, Giant Bulbs, producing an abundance of flowers, remarkably showy s ' d ' s • d 
per 1000, 50/- 5 6...0 10 
Antigone [new), very large globular flowers, deep lilac tipped purple with white edge, very 
distinct and attractive IO Q.,.i 6 
Bleu Celeste (2), the most beautiful of all the large-flowered Crocuses , flowers soft pale azure 
with silvery shading inside, and striking orange stigmata per 1000, 70/- 7 
Caron (new), flowers a beautiful soft azure, a little darker than Bleu Celeste and with a 
purple base, distinct 7 
David Rizzio (1), lavender-purple per 1000, 45/- 5 
Gladstone {new), very large deep purple flowers (a little darker than Purpureus grandi- 
florus), with conspicuous orange stigmata ; a handsome effective variety, per 1000, 65/- 7 
Harlequin (2) (new), outer petals white feathered and shaded lilac, inner petals bright purple, 
stem glossy violet, very showy and a good contrast to other varieties per 1000,65/- 7 
Kathleen Parlow (3) (new), the finest of the new white Crocuses, flowers globular, 
very large and lasting, of the purest white with showy golden anthers. Award of 
Merit R.H.S per 1000, 75/- 8 
King of Whites (2), a grand Crocus, producing very handsome long snowy white flowers 
of great size... per 1000, 37/6 4 
Madame Carnot (new), large globular flowers, snowy white with striking black-purple stem 7 
Madame Melba (new), flowers large, bright blue shaded and striped white outside ; a very 
effective free bloomer, resembling Minerva, but earlier g 
Margot (1), a lovely variety, flowers large, outer petals shaded white, inner petals soft 
lavender, strongly recommended per 1000, 50/- 5 
Minerva (new), an improvement on Madame Mina, flowers very large and handsome, 
bright blue shaded and striped white outside, with brilliant orange stigmata and a 
dark violet stem per 1000, 55/- 6 
Mont Blanc, now superseded by King of the Whites, which is much superior. 
6... 1 3 
0...1 o 
0...0 9 
0...1 o 
O...I o 
6-1 3 
0...0 7 
0...1 o 
6.. . 1 3 
6.. .0 10 
O...O IO 
Pallas (3) (new), one of the best striped varieties, flowers of great size, white, prettily 
feathered lilac, with showy orange stigmata, violet stem per 1000, 75/- 
Porcelain Sceptre (2) (new), resembling Bleu Celeste but flowers a little smaller, a 
beautiful Crocus per 1000, 50/- 
President Lincoln (2), fine bold globular flowers, dark glossy purple ,, 50/- 
Purpureus grandiflorus (2), long handsome rich deep purple flowers ,, 60/- 
8 6... 1 3 
5 6...0 10 
5 6...0 10 
6 6... 1 o 
