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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1906. 
BULBS RND TUBERS, 
FOR ALL SEASONS AND CLIMATES. 
ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED FOR EASY REFERENCE. 
In the following pages we give descriptions, as far as space permits, of the various Bulbs, etc., 
with general notes as to their cultural requirements. The larger illustrations are mostly reproductions, 
on a greatly reduced scale, of photographs taken at our Surbiton Bulb Nurseries. 
Great care is taken in the selecting of our Bulbs, these being drawn from the best bulb farms 
only. High-class Daffodils and Tulips, etc., also many little rare and beautiful bulbous plants, we are 
ourselves large growers of. 
W Those bulbs and tubers marked thus x ripen late and are sent out from the middle 
of October to March. All other bulbs, etc., are ready for despatch in September. Orders 
which embrace earlier and later ripening bulbs, etc., will be executed therefore in two parts. 
each— r. d 
x ABOBRA viridiflora, an elegant half-hardy perennial scarlet-fruited climber; plant 
outdoors in Spring and lift the tubers in Autumn, storing them in dry sand in a cool place 
away from frost per doz. 5/6 o 6 
x ACHIMENES, these make charming pot-plants for the greenhouse, and are very decorative 
with their brilliantly coloured elegant flowers ; pot in rich light soil in Spring and start in 
a gentle bottom heat. 
3 each of 8 distinct varieties, 8/- ; I each of 8 distinct varieties, 3 /- 
Beautiful Hybrids, mixed, containing a great variety of charming colours 
per 100, 12/6 ; per doz. 1/9 — 
tubiflora (syn. Dolichodeira), a valuable but little known pot-plant for greenhouse, 
bearing trusses of long tubular white flowers which have a delicious fragrance ...per doz. 5/6 o 6 
ACONITE— Winter. See Winter Aconite. 
AGAPANTHUS (African Lily), valuable subjects for growing in tubs and pots, 
either for greenhouse or summer decoration in porches, on verandahs, terrace walks, and 
lawns, etc. They are also very effective planted out by streams, lakes, and ponds. During 
severe winters they should be covered with light litter or long manure, or in very cold 
climates lift the tubers in October and store in dry soil, replanting them in March. This 
plant is a gross feeder, and likes a rich soil with plenty of moisture while in growth. 
umbellatus, handsome umbels of blue flowers, ht. 3 ft per doz. 5/6 o 6 
,, flore-pleno, a very handsome variety with fine double blue flowers, 
ht. 3 It per doz. 10/6 1 o 
,, albus, producing handsome umbels of flowers ranging from white to 
white shaded blue, ht. 3 ft per doz. 7/6 o 8 
„ fol. va.riega.tis, foliage handsomely striped, flowers light blue, ht. 3 ft. 1 6 
1, Moorean us, smalt blue flowers in graceful umbels, ht. 2 ft., per doz. s/6 o 6 
,, St. Pauli. See Novelty List, page 5. 
,, Weillighi. See Noyelty List, page 5. 
x ALBUCA, handsome Cape bulbs flowering in June ; plant out of doors under a south wall in 
Spring, and lift the bulbs in Autumn, or pot up in Autumn for greenhouse culture, 
canaliculata, having handsome trusses of almond-scented golden-yellow flowers, ht. ij ft ... . 2 6 
fastigiata, producing handsome trusses of white and green flowers, ht. ij ft. per doz. 6/6... o 7 
Nelsoni, a lovely species, producing handsome spikes of almond-scented pure white flowers, 
with brown stripe down petal (under glass pure white), ht. 3 ft per 100, 40/- ; per doz. 5/6 o 6 
ALLIUM, adecorative and showy family of hardy Spring- and Summer-flowering bulbs, valuable 
alike for borders or rockwork and for naturalising in woods, etc. A. neapolitanum is easily 
forced, and the cut blooms are extensively used for vases and table bouquets, 
acuminatum, with beautiful soft rose-lilac-coloured flowers'in umbels, ht. I ft., per doz. 1/6 o 2 
azureum, handsome intense blue flowers, quite hardy, ht. 2 ft ,, 2/6 o 3 
cyaneum, bearing innumerable clusters of pretty deep blue flowers, charming for rock- 
work and Alpine gardens, ht. £ ft ..established tufts 1 6 
descendans, heads of dark red-purple floweis, ht. 2 ft per 100, 15/- ; per doz. 2/3 o 3 
Erdelii, a handsome new species, bearing a head of large white flowers with crimson-black 
centre, ht. 12 in per doz. 10/6 1 o 
karataviense, a remarkably handsome plant, with very large broad glaucous-green 
foliage spreading close to the ground, and large globular heads of reddish lilac flowers, ht. f ft. 
per 100, 12/6; per doz. 1/9 o 2 
libani, having umbels of small blush-white flowers, very distinct, ht. 3 to 4 in. ... ,, 8/6 o 9 
Moly (Golden Garlic), showy bright yellow flowers in large handsome umbels, valuable 
for flower borders and naturalisation, ht. 1 ft per 1000, 25/- ; per too, 2/9 ; per doz. 5 d. 
