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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1915 . 
LILIES — continued. each— 
I 'Speciosum (syn. lancifolium) (Japan), a remarkably beautiful section ol Lilies 
flowering in late summer and early autumn ; the flowers are large and hand- 
some with reflexing petals and last a long time in water when cut. 
„ album, handsome white flowers of firm texture, ht. 3 ft. August — September 
Strong bulbs, per doz. 1 0/6 ] 
>, » Kraetzeri, extremely beautiful large white flowers of great sub- 
stance, with dark orange-coloured anthers, ht. 3 ft. Sept. — Oct. 
». >, „ Strong powering bulbs per doz. 10/6 1 
,, „ „ Extra strong bulbs „ 15/- ] 
,, ,, ,, A few monster bulbs 21/- : 
,, magnificum, a grand Lily, resembling the favourite Melpomene but blooms 
earlier, is richer in colour and has longer and broader petals ; the foliage is of 
a rich dark green, while the flowers are of great substance and borne 10 to 20 
onaspike. September. Award of Merit R. II. S.... per doz. 10/6 & 15/- ; 1/- & 1 
>> 11 Extra large bulbs : 
,, Melpomene, one of the richest coloured of this group, bearing large hand- 
some flowers of stout substance, dark crimson, heavily spotted purple-crimson, 
and margined white, ht. 3 ft. September — October. ..Strong bulbs, per doz. 10/6 ] 
>> „ Extra strong bulbs „ 15/- 1 
>, », A few monster bulbs ,, 21/- : 
,, punctatum, white spotted pink, anthers yellow, beautiful, ht. 3 ft. 
September— October per doz. 9/6 c 
„ ,, album (syn. album novum), the finest white variety, of 
robust growth, with handsome broad foliage, flowers very large, snowy white, 
with yellow anthers ; a grand Lily which we can strongly recommend, 
ht. 3 ft. September — October. Award or Merit R. H.S per doz. 21/- 5 
,, roseum, white suffused and spotted delicate light rose, pretty, ht. 3 ft. 
August — September. ..Extra strong bulbs, per 100, 55/- ; per doz. 7/6 c 
„ ,, multiflorum, a fine variety, resembling Melpomene in growth, 
flowers of good form, suffused and spotted rose on a white ground, 
very free-flowering, ht. 3 ft. Aug.— Sept., per 100, 75/- ; per doz. io,6 1 
„ rubrum, Dutch variety, suffused and heavily spotted crimson on a 
white ground, ht. 3 ft. August — September 
Extra strong bulbs, per 100, 55/- ; per doz. 7/6 c 
,, „ Japanese variety (syn. purpureum), having large handsome 
flowers heavily suffused and spotted dark crimson, strong grower, 
ht. 3 to 5 ft. September— October per doz. 7/6 c 
» ,, ,, „ Extra strong bulbs ,, 10/6 I 
,, Schrymakersii, a fine early and free-flowering form of rubrum, bearing 
an abundance of deep rose flowers spotted purple, ht. 3 ft. August September 
perdoz. 10/6 I 
Sulphureum (syn. Wallichianum superbum and ochroleucum), a very beautiful 
Trumpet Lily from Upper l'urmah, producing in September handsome flowers 9 inches 
long, of great substance, and deliciously fragrant; on first opening they are of a soft 
sulphur colour, but change ultimately to white tinged rose, ht. 4 to 6 ft. We recommend 
this Lily for pot-culture in a cool airy greenhouse, plunging the pots out-of-doors in summer 
and bringing them indoors for blooming in autumn. A peaty soil suits it best 3 
•Superbum (Eastern United States to Canada), a very showy bog-loving Lily, with 
flowers orange to crimson, spotted rich brown, and elegantly recurved, stately in growth, v 
late Summcr-Jlowering, ht. 4 to 7 ft per doz. 7/6 o 
lloSutchuenense, a fine distinct new species from China with very leafy stem, bearing in 
August several flowers with reflexed petals, salmony orange-red, finely spotted inside 
purple-black, ht. 3 ft. Award or Merit R.H.S 3 
Szovitzianum. See Monadelphum Szovitzlanum. 
|| 5 TenuifOlium (Siberia), a very graceful little Lily, bearing in early June on slender stems 
numerous showy glossy scarlet flowers, ht. 1) ft per doz. 8/6 o 
„ “ Golden Gleam ” (new), a very beautiful seedling variety of tenui- 
folium, bearing a head of pure golden-yellow flowers, of free graceful 
habit I 
||Testa.ceum (syn. excelsum), bearing from June to July very beautiful large handsome 
flowers of a, lovely apricot colour, with showy scarlet anthers, delightfully fragrant, vigorous 
grower, ht. 4 ft perdoz. 18/6 1 
>> >, Extra strong bulbs ,, 25/- 2 
Thunbcrgianum. See Elegans. 
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