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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1906. 
THALICTRUM Delavayi. See Novelty List, page 8 . S li 
x THLADIANTHA dubia, a rapid-growing climber for covering trellises, arbours, etc., with 
heart-shaped bright green leaves and bright yellow flowers during Summer. ..per do/.. 3/- ; each o 4 
xTIGRIDIA Pavonia (The Tiger Flower of Mexico.) 
Few flowers are more gorgeously coloured or so beautiful. The bulbs are supplied from 
December to May ; for indoor decoration, pot up as soon as received and plunge in a cold frame, 
withholding water till the foliage appears, then giving sparingly at first. Those bulbs intended for 
outdoors should be stored in dry soil or peat, away from frost, till March, and then be planted in 
sunny positions in the flower border in well-drained soil, the bulbs being surrounded with sand. 
Beds of Tigridias make a gorgeous picture during July, August, and September, and should be 
made a special feature of in all gardens. 
12 bulbs each of 6 varieties of Tigridia, 10/6 ; 6 bulbs each, 5/6 
aurea, flowers rich deep golden-yellow, sometimes flushed red, centre heavily spotted 
crimson. Award ok Merit R.H.S iS 6 . 2 
conchifiora, petals yellow, cup yellow spotted scarlet, large flower, lit. 1 ft to 6...1 
grandiflora rubra, petals rich scarlet, cup spotted crimson on a yellow ground, 
flowers very la'ge, lit. 1 ft J0 0...1 
,, alba, petals white, cup spotted ruby, large, very chaste, and beautiful, lit. [ It. 10 6...1 
,, immaculata, flowers pure white throughout, beautiful, lit. 1 fi.... 10 6...t 
„ Ruby Queen (syn. lilacea), beautiful soft ruby-rose, large handsome 
flower, lit. 1 ft. First-Class Certificate R.Il.S 17 6. ..2 
Mixed Hybrids, containing many pretty shades S 6...1 
TRILLIUM (Wood Lily, or Trinity Flower), beautiful wood-plants from North America, 
thriving in moist shady situations, where they make luxuriant foliage, and in Spring give 
beautiful large flowers ; charming in shady rock-gardens and borders, lit. I ft. C ach- 
cernuum, bearing drooping white flowers, ht. 1 ft per doz. 10/6 i 
erectum, bearing handsome deep red-purple flow'ers ,, 7/6 o 
erythrocarpum (The Painted Wood Lily), a charming species, flowers of medium 
size, pure white, with crimson blotch at base of petals per doz. 10/6 1 
grandiflorum (Wake-Robin), beautiful large snowy white flowers 
per IOO, 32/- ; per doz. 5/6 o 
,, roseu m, beautiful laige flowers opening blush and dying off rose... ,, 12/6 1 
recurvatum, flowers purple, foliage handsomely marbled ,, 10/6 I 
sessile, flowers fine dark purple, handsome u 10/6 1 
„ californicum, large creamy white flowers and handsome spotted foliage, 
ht. 2 ft. Awarded First-Class Certificate R.H.S per doz. 8/6 o 
>> Snow Queen, the finest white Worn! Lily , habit of plant like that of Trillium 
sessile ealifomienm, but flowers very large, white tinged cream and with cream-coloured 
centre, beautiful, ht. 2 ft per doz. 10/6 1 
stylosum, large white flowers flushed rose ) 7/6 o 
1 each of 6 Beautiful Distinct Wood Lilies, 4/6. 
TRITELEIA. See Milla. 
TRITONIA. In habit and growth these resemble the Sparaxis, but the prevailing colours differ, 
and flowering later they form a most important succession. The colours range from huff to 
rose and the richest glowing orange , the flowers always having a beautiful transparency. For 
pot-culture they are most valuable. Culture same as for Ixias. 
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5 each of 10 splendid varieties, 6/6; 3 each, 4/- ; 1 each, 1/6 
crocata, large bright orange flowers, remarkably showy, ht. 7} ft., per 100, 15/- ; per doz. 2/3 — 
Barr’s Beautiful Mixture of Colours ,, 66; ., if- — 
TROP/EOLUM, all beautiful climbers. Azureum and Jarrattii are recommended for the 
greenhouse to trail over trellises, round pillars, etc. Polyphyllum and its variety Leichtlini 
revel on dry sunny slopes and sunny spots on rockwork and border. Tuberosum requires an 
open sunny situation and poor soil, and should have branches to scramble over. Speciosum 
may he successfully grown anywhere if planted in a cool, moist situation, where the sun 
does not strike at the roots. In hot dry districts it has also been grown successfully, 
planted close against the north side of evergreen hedges. 
azureum, a rare bulb, flowers rich violet-blue, with white centre, very lovely 2 6 
Jarrattii, flowers scarlet, orange, and black, an exceedingly showy species per doz. 7/6 o 8 
polyphyllum, golden-yellow flowers in long trusses, quite hardy „ 6/6 o 7 
>> Leichtlini, flowers of a rich brilliant orange-gold, very showy and 
beautiful. Award of Merit, 1901 per doz. 10/6 1 o 
