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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1915. 
GLADIOLI, AUTUMN-FLOWERING — continued. each-j. d 
x Princeps, a magnificent showy Gladiolus of tall robust habit, bearing long handsome 
spikes of immense open flowers of a brilliant glowing scarlet, with snowy white stripe down 
centre of petal, and towards the centre a large cream-coloured blotch stippled crimson ; 
remarkably effective in the flower border per too, 10/6 ; per doz. l/6 o 2 
x GLORIOSA (Glory Lilies), very beautiful bulbous warm greenhouse or stove climbers with 
brilliantly coloured flowers. Trained on globes or wires the blooms are seen to advantage. 
The roots should be grown in a compost of loam and peat. 
Leopold!, a fine new Glory Lily from the Congo, producing an abundance of beautiful 
self-golden-yellow flowers ; a grand warm greenhouse climber 4 6 
Rothschildiana, the true original species from Uganda and the finest of all, with 
flowers measuring nearly 6 inches across, colour crimson-lake, the perianth segments being 
margined gold, anthers golden 3 6 
superba (The Malabar Glory Lily), bearing brilliant rich orange-red flowers; remarkably 
showy 2 6 
GLORY OF THE SNOW. See Chionodoxa, page 23. 
x GLOXINIA, beautiful bulbous stove plants, large flowers of perfect form, colours rich and varied. 
Barr’s Exhibition Named Varieties per doz. 24/- & 30/- — 
Fine Named Varieties per doz. 12/6 — 
Barr’s Beautiful Seedling Varieties, Mixed ,, 7/6 — 
GRAPE HYACINTH. See Muscari, page 64. 
GUERNSEY LILY. See Nerine, page 67. 
HABRANTHUS pratensis. See Hippeastrum. 
HELLEBORUS NIGER Type (The White Christmas Rose), one of the most useful 
varieties, bearing pure white flowers from December to March 
strong dumps full of flowei^buds 1 6 
,, „ altifolius true (syn. H. niger maximus), a very distinct and now 
rare Christmas Rose, producing in November and December very 
large flowers on long stalks, white tinged pink, or, if opened under 
glass, pure white, foliage dark green 2 6 
„ angustifolius (syn. IuYernis), the St. Brigid’s Christmas Rose, 
the finest pure white Christmas Rose, with clear fresh green foliage and 
snowy white flowers produced from January to March 2 6 
HELLEBORUS ORIENTALIS. — The Lenten Rose. These bloom from Feb. to March, when few 
other flowers are open out-of-doors. They delight in the shade of trees. See Hardy Plant Catalogue. 
1 each of 12 fine varieties, 9/-, 12/- & 18/- ; 1 each of 6 fine varieties, 4/-, 6/- & 9/-. 
H EM EROC ALLIS (Day Lilies). These are best planted in Autumn. 
12 in 12 fine handsome varieties ... 7/- I 24 in 6 fine handsome varieties... 10/6 
6 ,, 6 „ „ „ ... 3/6 I 50 ,, 6 ,, ,, 18/- 
For full descriptive List see Hardy Plant Catalogue. 
HEPATICA (syn. Anemone Hepatica), very beautiful in early Spring established on shady 
banks and on rockwork. They are deep rooters and love a deep loamy soil. 
each — s. d 
Blue, Single per doz. 5/- o 6 
Blue, Double 15/- 1 6 
Red, Single „ 5/- o 6 
Red, Double 5/- o 6 
„ „ clumps , if- St. 1 6 
White, Single per doz. 5/- o 6 
each— s. d 
angulosa, large single rich blue flowers 
per doz. 5/- o 6 
clumps 1 6 
,, alba, beautiful large pure white 
flowers. Award ok Merit R.H.S. o 9 
,, lilacina grandiflora 
per doz. 15/- I 6 
HIPPEASTRUM pratense (syn. Habranthus pratensis), a very attractive bulbous 
plant producing in early summer an umbel of showy Amaryllis-like brilliant scarlet flowers, 
ht. I ft. Recommended for pots in cold greenhouse or to plant outdoors 6 in. deep at foot 
of a south wall or in any other warm sunny situation per doz. 17/6 1 8 
HOMERIA collina (syn. Bobartia aurantiaca), a beautiful Sparaxis-like plant from South 
Africa, producing in May a profusion of orange-scarlet flowers with yellow centre, measuring 
2% inches across, ht. I ft., cultural treatment same as for Ixias per 100, 10/6 ; per doz. 1/6 
