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BARR’S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES, Autumn, 1914. 
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^ GLADIOLUS ** Europe,” Ihc largest and finest White Autumn Gladiolus {Gantfavt/isis) yet 
raised and a grand acquisition per doz. 21/- 2 o 
HYACINTHS Many-Flowered, a great novelty, bulbs specially prepared for producing 
many good spikes of bloom from one bulb, from five to seven and more. PP'g strou^fy 
recommend them for culture in pots and bowls as they are early flowering and remarkably 
decoraiive. Treatment same as for other Hyacinths. Colours deep crimson, pale 
porcelain-blue, rose-pink, silvery lilac, and snow-white each colour^ per doz. 10/6 i o 
HYACINTH New Early “Rosy Dawn,” a valuable new early flowering variety, having 
the light graceful habit of the Roman Hyacinth, but with longer and larger spikes of a pretty 
light rose-pink; it can easily be had in bloom by January 1 st... per too, 55/-; per doz. 7/6 o 8 
hyacinths Miniature Extra Early, specially prepared for early forcing, see page 46. 
IRIS Blue Giant, a grand new English Iris with flowers of remarkable size, the standards 
being 2-J in. long and 2 in. across, violet-purple marbled black, while the falls are 3^ in. long 
and 2j in. broad, of a brilliant blue with velvety black spotting and marbling and a very- 
conspicuous creamy while blotch with yellow streak ; a noble plant, ht. 2^ ft. First-Class 
Certikica'I'e, Haarlem 2 6 
Sfracilipes, a rare and dainty Japanese alpine species forming cushions of soft green foliage 
from which rise slender spikes of soft lilac-blue flowers with golden crest, ht. 4 in., per doz. 15/- i 6 
King of the Blues, the Finest Blue English Iris, flowers large and handsome, 
of a brilliant dark blue with the standards more or less flaked a darker shade, fine robust 
grower, ht. 22 in per too, 15/; per doz. 2/3 o 3 
nepalensis, a beautiful species sent to us from Simla and a charming plant for rockwork ; 
flowers lavender with drooping standards and falls, having a golden-yellow crest tipped 
lavender ; il likes a very rich light moist vegetable soil and half sunny situation, and the 
roots should be lifted in Autumn and stored in dry soil until Spring 2 6 
Royal Blue, a remarkably fine new Spanish Iris, standards rich blue-purple, of 
a fine dark azure-blue with striking golden-orange blotch, a large handsome flower, ht. 
24 in per too, io .'6 ; per doz. 1/6 o 2 
Wilsoni, a fine new species collected by Mr. Wilson in China and closely allied to I. sibirica, 
standards prim rose, primrose-yellow with deeper colouring at base and with handsome 
brown markings per doz. 10/6 i O 
For other beautiful English and Spanish Irises, New Giant Early Xiphium Irises, etc., 
see pages 47 to 54. 
LACHENALIA His Reverence, a very beautiful new variety hearing fine spikes of large 
bells shaded pale citron and soft green, forming a beautiful contrast to other Lachcnalias, 
fine strong grower per doz. 7/6 o 8 
LILIUM candidum (The Madonna Lily) very large bttlbs, per too, 45/- ; per doz. 6/6 o 7 
I, ,, ,, ...a fnv monster bulbs, „ 60/-; ,, 8/609 
,, speciosum, a distinct and rare variety of the Madonna Lily, producing 
black stems about si.v feet high, bearing 20 or more fine white flowers ; a 
very reliable grower per doz. 15/- I 6 
LILIUM dfturicum luteum (.yoz Yellow Queen), a lovely new variety of the Siberian 
Lilium dauricum, of vigorous growth with erect stems bearing a handsome umbel of upright 
cup-shaped flowers, of a clear yellow slightly shaded red towards centre, ht. 35 ft., per doz. 7/6 o 8 
X LILIUM regfale {syn. myriophyllum), a rare and beautiful Chinese Lily having the 
appearance of a refined Lilium Brownii ; it bears in July on a sturdy leafy stem three to four 
trumpet-shaped flowers of great sultstance, expanded at mouth, colour inside waxy white, 
flushed yellow, back of petals broadly banded ruby-red, anthers golden, sweet-scented ht. 3 ft. 
to 5 ft. Well established specimens attain a height of 7 ft. with 7 flowers on a stem ...7/6 & 10 6 
X MONTBRETIA Star of the East (new 1912 ), the finest Montbretia yet raised and a 
great advance on all others. It produces bold spikes of very large erect flowers expanding 
quite flat, orange-gold with lemon eye, and orange*red on back of petals ; remarkably hand- 
some. First-Class CiiRTiFicATK R.M.S., August 13 , 1912 15 o 
For other beautiful New Hybrid Montbretias, see page 66, 
