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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1915. 
NERINES — continued. each-*. 
Starfish, flowers with long narrow petals, soft pink with rose stripe, early 2 
The Moor, flowers a very curious and distinct colour, being of a clouded mauve with scarlet 
lines running up the petals 7 
undulata (syn. crispa), small pale rose flowers, petals elegantly curled ; a dainty little 
species, ht. $ ft per doz. 15/- 1 
Vivid, flowers vivid orange- scarlet , very showy 5 
ORNITHOGALUM (Star of Bethlehem), very pretty hardy bulbs, flowering in Spring and 
early Summer. Pyramidale, Nutans, and Umbisllatum are charming plants for 
naturalising in woodlands, meadows, etc. ; the two latter will thrive in dense shade where 
few other plants will grow. Plant September to November. 
arabicum, bearing in June handsome fragrant white flowers with glistening black central 
boss and yellow anthers. Well-grown specimens produce heads bearing as many as 20 
flowers, measuring 2 inches across. Plant on warm sunny south borders 6 inches deep, 
and slightly protect during winter ; by slight forcing it may be had in bloom by Easter, 
ht. I.V ft. After flowering the bulbs should be well ripened off, if out-of-doors, by placing a 
hand-light over them, or if in pots by exposing them to full sun. 
Extra selected bulbs, per doz. 2/6 o 
montan u m, a charming little dwarf Star of Bethlehem, bearing in spring umbels of 
dainty star-shaped white flowers, ht. £ ft. ; a most valuable bulb for massing and edgings, 
also useful for naturalising in grass, woodlands, etc per doz. 1/9 o 
narbonense, resembling 0 . pyramidale, but of more graceful habit, bearing in early 
summer elegant spikes of snow-white flowers ; a charming border plant, ht. 2 ft. per doz. 3/6 o 
nutans, elegant spikes of silvery grey flowers, outside shaded pale sea-green, beautiful; 
valuable for cutting and naturalising in woodlands, etc., ht. 1 ft per doz. 2/6 o 
pyramidale, a very beautiful bulbous plant, producing in early June large spikes of beauti- 
ful snowy white flowers ; very attractive in borders, ht. 2 ft per doz. 3/6 o 
umbellatum, the old Star of Bethlehem, producing in late Spring umbels of starry 
white flowets, ht. 1 ft. ; valuable for naturalising per 100, 3/6; per doz. tod. 
umbellatum splendens, a large handsome form of the above, bearing handsome 
umbels of pure white starry flowers ; very effective in masses and edgings, and valuable to 
naturalise, ht. ij ft per 100, 6/6; per doz. 1/- 
OSTROWSKYA magnifica, a grand herbaceous perennial, bearing in summer immense 
bell-shaped flowers 6 inches in diameter, satiny white with silvery lilac sheen, ht. 3 ft. 
First-Class Certificate R.H.S. Plant in a light well-drained gritty or sandy soil against 
a sunny wall, and slightly protect in spring Strong roots I 
,, ,, Extra strong roots 2 
OXALIS (Wood-Sorrel), remarkably pretty little subjects delighting in hot dry positions 
on rock-work, etc., planted in a light sandy soil. In autumn they should be lifted and 
stored in dry soil or sand, being potted up in early spring for cold greenhouse, or planted 
out later for summer blooming. They all make pretty pot-plants. 
brasiliensis, a beautiful species producing an umbel of handsome purple-crimson flowers ; 
easily grown in a cold greenhouse, potted up in October per 100, 10/6 ; per doz. 1/6 — 
cernua var. bermudiana (The Bermuda Buttercup), a charming bulb for Winter 
flowering indoors, producing elegant terminal clusters of graceful bright yellow flowers for 
weeks. Pot up early in autumn, and then place in a sunny window, or greenhouse ; the 
bulbs may also be potted later, kept in a frame, and planted out in spring. 
per 100, 5/6 ; per doz. 10 d. - 
enneaphylla. See our Hardy Plant Catalogue. 
xfloribunda, producing from summer to autumn a profusion of charming rose-coloured 
flowers with dark veins, ht. 8 in per 100, 8/6 ; per doz. 1/3 o 
x ,, alba, producing an abundance of beautiful white flowers, ht. 8 in. 
per 100, lo/6 ; per doz. 1/6 o 
x lasiandra, very handsome and distinct, with large deep green leaves and woolly stems, 
and umbels of bright rosy crimson flowers, ht. 9 in per 100. 5/6 ; per doz. led — 
x purpurata (syn. Bowiei), having large brilliant rose-coloured flowers and elegant foliage, 
ht. 6 in per 100, 10/6 ; per doz. 1/6 o 
x PANCRATIUM calathinum. See Hymenocallis, page 44. 
illyricum, bearing beautiful white flowers, with long filamentous outer segments. It makes 
a fine pot-plant or may be planted under a south wall (the top to be 6 inches below ths 
surface), ht. 2 ft Large bulbs, per doz. 21/- 2 
,, ,, ,, Extra large bulbs 2 
maritimum (The Sea Daffodil), flowers white and delightfully fragrant; a hancsome 
plant for pot-culture, or to plant under a south wall (the top to be 6 inches betov the 
surface), ht. i-J ft per dcz. 5/6 o 
