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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1915. 
L I L I E S — continued. , 
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||5Henryi, a most elegant Lily discovered by Dr. Henry in Central China; producing 
in August— September handsome branching heads of twenty or more flowers resembling 
in form L. speciosum , but of a soft orange-yellow colour ; a hardy vigorous grower, attain- 
ing a height of 8 ft. Unlike other Lilies, it produces seed freely i/6 & 2 
>> >> ,> Extra strong bulbs 3 
0 Humboldti ( California ), large handsome flowers of great substance, rich golden-yellow, 
spotted dark crimson, with recurved petals, very showy, ht. 5 ft., July-flowering. This Lily 
requires to be established before blooming freely per doz. 25/- 2 
>> >i ,, Monster bulbs 3 
U Humboldti var. magnificum, a grand form, surpassing the type in richness of 
colour and much freer flowering ; the large handsome flowers are of a rich deep golden, with 
large spots and blotches of blood-red. Established plants bear fifteen to twenty blooms on a 
spike, ht. 4'j ft. ; 9% of the bulbs may be expected to bloom the first year Strong bulbs 3 
>> ,, >, Extra large bulbs 4 
OiKrameri ( South Japan), a chaste and beautiful flower, delicate rose-pink, of elegant 
outline and graceful habit of growth, July-flowering, ht. 2 ft per doz. 8/6 o 
>> >1 ,, Extra strong bulbs ,, 10/6 1 
Lancifolium. See Speciosum, 
UoLeichtlim (Japan), bearing in August, on graceful stems, numerous handsome golden- 
yellow flowers, spotted crimson-purple, very beautiful, ht. 3 to 4 ft. I11 planting surround 
the bulbs with sharp sand d oz _ 2 i/- 2 
||5Longiflorum (China and Japan), very beautiful Lilies, producing in June and July 
long snow-white trumpet-shaped flowers, which are deliciously fragrant. Greatly 
prized for pot-culture, and for flower-beds and borders. While in growth they 
require plenty of water. 
II® >> *ype, snowy white trumpet-shaped flowers, ht. 2 ft. ...per 100, 42/- ; per doz. 5/6 o 
II® » formosum, a fine new free-flowering variety from Formosa, and a good 
forcer ; its elegant trumpet-shaped white flowers are fairly uniform in character, 
but the foliage varies a good deal, ht. 2 to 3 ft. It is strongly recommended in 
preference to Harrisii. (See Illustration.) Strong' bulbs, per doz. 10/6 I 
>> >» Ver y large bulbs „ 15/- 1 
„ Harrisii (The Bermuda or Easter Lily), this variety is now out of culti- 
vation ; we recommend in its place Lilium longiflorum formosum, which is a 
much more reliable variety and better forcer. 
II® ■> robustum, also known as Japonicum giganteum, a strong and robust- 
growing Japanese variety, bearing 
large handsome white trumpet- 
shaped flowers of great substance ; 
blooming later than the other 
Longiflorum varieties, ht. 3 ft. 
Strong bulbs per doz. 7/6 
,, „ Extra strong bulbs ,, 10/6 
Longiflorum Wilsoni (syn. exi- 
mium), a valuable free- flowering 
variety, bearing 10 to 12 large 
handsome white trumpet flowers 
on a stem, ht. 3 ft. ; a first-class 
variety for pots or borders. 
Sirong bulbs per doz. 7/6 
,, ,, Extra strong bulbs ,, 10/6 
LILIUM LONGIFLORUM FORMOSUM. 
|| Marhan, a cross from L. mar/agon 
album and L. Hansoni, producing 
large elegant spikes of flowers 
with solid reflexing petals, deep 
yellow streaked brown and dotted 
crimson, June-July, ht. 3/ ft. 
per doz. 2 1 /- 
II Marhan G. F. Wilson, flowers a 
beautiful pale citron with carmine 
tinge at tip of petals and spotted 
purple 
!u^ r ^ a, u, “ M 'f s E - VVillmott,” a very beautiful new hybrid Lily producing large 
elegant spikes of large flowers with reflexing petals, June to July, colour orange tinged 
carmine with crimson-purple spots, ht. 3J ft 
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