BARR & SONS, 11, 12 & 13 King Street, Covent Garden, London. 
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SPANISH IRISES— confiniied. penoo. p.doz. 
W. T. Ware, S. very pale primrose, F. soft canary with large orange blotch ; a finely ^ ^ 
formed large flower, of sturdy habit, ht. 24 in. Award of Merif R.H.S 
YellowGiant(«ea/), the largest-flowered yellow variety and very early, flowers ^ ^ ^ 
a beautiful clear yellow, lit. 30 in 
IRIS-New Giant Early Xiphium. 
This new race of Irises was raised by Mr. C. G. Van Tubergen, by crossing 
Ms Boisskri, and other Xiphium Irises, and during the last ten years they ^ 
selected and improved upon. They differ from the Spanish Irises in flowering a fortnight eailier 
ommencTng o'blooin about end of May), and having larger flowers of greater substance, while 
I^e foHage is very broad and glaucous. They will be found valuable in giving a decoration in tl^e 
garden in the period intervening between the late Cottage Tulips and t ie . panis i r . 
clu^l are bright and attractive In very cold districts they should be given slight protection from 
frost during winter. 
Barr’s Seleclions-3 each of 6 beautiful named varieties. 7/6 
1 ., 6 „ .. .. 2/6 
Queen of Blues, very large handsome flower with long standards of a brilliant blue, falls very^^^ 
long, soft azure with large golden blotch, a grand variety, very scatce 
IRIS-VARIOUS BEAUTIFUL BULBOUS, TUBEROUS-ROOTED, ETC. 
These Iris Species are all hardy and beautiful, flowering one after the other from November to 
Tl^iy^Jris ^ «ower 
soil with a fight dressi of old manure. As they are mostly winter and early spring-flowering species 
give them a position protected from the early morning sun. i neKk cacli-r. d 
m- s.h used to signify Standards, or the erect petals ; F. Falls, or the drooping petals. 
t Alata (Scorpion Iris), a pretty winter-blooming 
Iris with flowers varying in shades of blue and 
purple-blue with golden keel on falls, ht. Jft. It 
should be potted up early and plungeil in a cold 
frame, and when well rooted be transferred to a 
cold greenhouse for winter flowering. Estia strong 
selected bulbs per too, 15/-; per doz. 2/3 o 3 
Arenaria, forming little masses only 2 inches 
high of pretty canary-yellow flowers ; a gem 
for dry sunny spots on rock-work in light soil 
' per doz. 10/6 I o 
Boissieri, S. and F. rich purple, with golden- 
yellow blotch, June-flowering, ht. 9 in i o 
Bucharica, a beautiful new bulbous Iris^ with 
large satiny white flowers, the falls having a 
delicate canary-yellow lip, ht. i ft. First-Class 
Certificate R.H.S 
{ Caucasica, primrose-coloured flowers, with 
mis ALATA. silver-margined foliage, ht. h ft pot tloz. 7/0 
Cretensis, a charming species from Greece, resembling /. itnguiatlans, but much 
dwarfer ; flowers delicate blue produced February to March, ht. 6 in. ; good for sunny ^ ^ 
rock-gardens •’ !u’ 
Cristata, flowers rich amethyst-blue, striped orange, a real gem for massing in the 
rock-garden, in damp or half-sh.aded situations, ht. J ft., yl/«/...per 100, 21/- ; per doz. 3/- o 4 
Danfordise (syn. Bommlilleri), a lovely flower resembling /. re/iail,i/a hut Rowers 
bright golden, produced in February, ht. 3 in. ; it delights in d.7 noojrs ^ 
Filifolia. See Xiphium praecox. 
Fimbriata. 5>zJaponica. , „ „ • 
Flavissima Bloudovi, a pretty species, with attractive soft yellow flowers in >, ^ ^ 
ht. 9 to 12 in ," '/ / • ■ 1 
: Fumosa, a very rare Iris, closely allied and of similar character to . , q 
having yellowish flowers * 
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