BARR & SONS, t1, 12 & 13 King Street, Covent Garden, London. 
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FREESIA (Sweet-scented). Kieesias are prized for their delightfully fragrant graceful flowers, 
which last longer in water than almost any other flower. Pot up the conns from August to 
October, 6 in a 5-inch pot, or I2 in a 7-inch to make a better display. The tops »[ the 
bulbs shoukl be buried 2 inche.s below the 
surface of the .soil, which should be a 
compost of good mellow loam, well-decayed 
farmyard manure and a little bonemeal. 
Care must be taken that there is good 
drainage. Stand the pots outside on a 
sunnyborder and keep tl'.em slightly shaded 
until growth is showing, when e.-rpi se them 
to full sun and keep them in c.uitinuous 
growth, giving water when tiry. Hefore 
severe frost comes on, icintwe the pots to 
the sunny part of a greenhouse and give 
plenty of air (avoiding dr.iught). Or they 
may be placed in an airy sunny window, 
care 1 eing taken not to expose them to 
ilraught or the drying heat ari>iug from gas. 
As growth progresses give more water, 
and when flower spikes are showing supply 
moisture by standing the pots in saucers of 
water. When the flower buds are opening, 
a little w'eak liquid manure water will be found beneficial. If reeptired for Christmas decora- 
tion the conns should be potted up in August, grown out of doors as tiescribeil abtrve, and 
be brought into a gentle warmth from the end of Novemher to the beginning of December. 
By bringing into warmth successive hatches during November, December and January a 
succession of bloom can be easily maintained. The coloured Freesias offered are 
wonderfully decorative. 
Abundcince, a lovely new variety, producing freely light rose-coloured flowers tinged 
mauve and developing to a deep carmine-rose per doz. 10/6 
Amethyst, flowers a charming soft shade of silvery lilac with white throat, very beautiful. 
Award or Mkrit K.II.S. per doz. io/6 
Chsipmanii, elegant racemes of flowers of a soft yellow with golden shading and a 
brilliant deep orange blotch, delicately fragrant per too, 25/- ; per doz. 3/6 
„ “ Primrose,” flowers of good size and freely produced, delicate primrose 
sbadeil yellow with rich orange blotch, very pretty, per too, 21/- ; per dcz. 3/- 
Dainty Maid, a remarkably pretty new hybrid with habit of F. re/rada alba, bearing 9 to 
12 well-formed flowers on a raceme, silvery rose-lavender with coppery tinge, having a 
white centre and a bright yellow spot on lip per doz. 10/6 
Fairy Queen, a fine new variety raised by Mr. Herbert Chapman, flowers white with a 
very h.indsome blotch of reddish orange oit lower petals, a remarkably striking flower 
LeiChtiini major, pale primrose, with orange blotch, i.j ft., per too, 7/-; per doz. i/- 
,, Extra large bulbs ,, 3/6 ; ,, i/3 
Le Phare, flowers a channing carmine-rose, colour deepeiring with age. AwARt) or 
Mkrit R.II..S !>•;>■ ‘5/- 
Puriiy, a fine new strain of tall robust habit, with flowers larger than Refracta, alba, and 
pure white, with a very faint lemon blotch on lower petal, deliciously scentetl ; strongly 
recommended per too, 12/6; per doz. 1/3 
refracta, while with soft yellow blotch, robust grower and free bloomer ; the best variety 
for forcing targe bulbs, per 100, 6/- ; per doz. lod. 
,, Very large bulbs, ,, 9/6: >> */4 
,, aiba (true), a very beautiful and graceful variety, bearing sprays of snowy 
white flowers, of more slender habit than F. refracta, highly prized for cutting, 
t ft per too, 7/6; per doz. 1/3 
Rosa Bonheur, flowers bright rose developing to carmine-rose with rich yellow blotch 
oti lower petals, beautiful per tloz. 10/6 
Rose Queen, a beautiful variety, flowers brilliant carmine-rose deepening in colour with 
age. Award or Mkrit R.II.S P'-''' 3°/' 
Salmonetta, bearing on long stems soft salmon-red flowers tinged apricot, a charming 
colour P« doz. 21 /- 
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