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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1914. 
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m July pyramidal heads of glossy 
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II Ma.rta,£^on (Cf»/ral and South Europe), bearing early _ ^ , 
light purplish rose reflexed flowers, spotted more or less with black, ht. 4 ft 
per doz. 5/6 o 6 
>, alburni one of the most beautiful of Lilies, producing in July handsome 
pyramidal spikes of wax-like pure white reflexed flowers, ht. 4 ft. First-Ci ass 
Certificate R.H.S 2/6_ 3/5 & ^ g 
^ >> dalmaticum Catani, a stately Lily which when established attains 
a height of 5 to 6 It. and produces in July 3 or 4 flower spike.s, each spike 
surmounted by several elegant refle.sed flowers, of a dark glossy crimson-maroon 
shaded and spotted black per floz. 27/6 2 6 
II Monadclphum szovitzianum Colchicum) (^Caucasus and North Persia') 
bearing handsome spikes of large turban-shaped flowers of great beauty, clear citron-yellow’ 
spotted black, hi. 3 ft. It best thrives in gritty loam per doz. 12/6 r 3 
” >> Extra large home-grown bulbs, 2/- & 3 6 
nSMyriophyllum. See Regale offered in Novelty List, page 14. 
0 Nepalense {Nepaul), a greenhouse Lily of striking beauty, bearing in September large 
flowers with elegantly reflexing petals, soft yellow, shading off inside to a rich dark maroon, 
ht. 3 ft. Pot up the bulbs in a compost of loam, peat and sand, and plunge in a bed of fibre 
in a cool corner of tbe greenhouse, not giving any water until growth is showing. In 
sheltered gardens in Devonshire and Cornwall, it may be grown out-doors per doz. 18/6 i 9 
>' £xtra strong bulbs, per doz. 25/- & 35/- ; 2/3 & 3 6 
^ Pardalinum {California, e/e.), stately shade-loving Lilies, of elegant habit and producing 
in July heads of large, handsome, showy flowers; charming when naturalised. 
H ,, type, bright scarlet, shading to rich yellow, freely spotted purple-brown, flowers 
large, numerous and very handsome, ht. 5 to 6 ft per 100, 32/6 ; per doz. 4/6 o 5 
^ ,, Johnson!, a handsome form from British Columbia, having a strong sturdy 
growth with dark green foliage and very showy flowers, colour glowing crimson 
shading to orange, ht. 5 ft per doz. 17/6 i 8 
If „ Michauxi (The Carolina Swamp Lily), flowers crimson-scarlet, shading to 
yellow, spotted maroon ; later-blooming than the other varieties, ht. 4 to 5 ft. 
per 100, 25/- ; per doz. 3/6 o 4 
H ,, Red Giant, a remarkably fine new Lily raised by Mr. Luther Burbank ; it is a 
strong grower, bearing in July heads of blood-crimson flowers shaded red towards 
centre and profusely spotted dark maroon per doz. 36/- 3 6 
If Parry! {California), a very beautiful species, with large bright yellow flowers lightly spotted 
and of delicate perfume, July, ht. 3 ft. First-Class Certificate R.H.S. 
Extra strong bulbs 3 6 
^ parviflorum {California), bearing a profusion of small elegant flowers, golden-yellow 
finely spotted brown and with golden anthers, beautiful, ht. 3^ ft per doz. 21/- 2 o 
^ Parvum {California), flowers small and bell-shaped, of a bright yellow shaded red and 
freely spotted, showy, June-July, ht. 3,1 ft Extra strong bulbs 2 6 
If „ var. Iwteum, a very pretty Lily with flowers almost cup-shaped, colour orange 
dotted maroon, June-July, ht. 3i ft ° ’ i g 
^SPhiladeiphicum {Canada and United States), a graceful little Lily, bearing in July 
charming flowers, scarlet, shading to orange, elegantly spotted black, bt. iff.... per doz. 15/- i 6 
IPh!i!pp!nense {Philippine Islands), a remarkably graceful and beautiful Lily, suitable 
for pot culture in greenhouse (treatment as for L. nepalense ) ; it bears on a slender leafy 
stem one long snowy white trumpet-shaped flower with reflexing petals, sweetly scented, 
^ “ per doz. 10/6 i o 
II Pyrena!cum flavum {Pyrenees), the Yellow Turk’s-Cap Lily, having a leafy 
stem surmounted by an elegant umbel of pendent flowers with reflexed petals, 
pilow shaded green, finely dotted black and with scarlet anthers, ftine-floiuering, 
’*■ 3 “ per doz. 5/6 o 6 
,, rubrum, producing an umbel of drooping flowers with reflexed petals, orange- 
scarlet spotted maroon, anthers sotxx\o.t., fune-flo'wering, ht. 2 to 3 ft. per doz. 10/6 i o 
flSRegfaie. Aa* Novelty List, 14. 
^ ,*^ 9 ,®***' (true), a rare Lily from the Pacific coast, bearing in June an elegant raceme of 
brilliant orange-red flowers spotted purple and with reflexed petals, ht. 3 ft per doz. 25/- 2 6 
S Rubellum, a beautiful little Japane.se Lily with slender growth like that of ICramen 
Wilde the flowers are of distinct elegant form, delicate pale rose, with golden anthers ; it has 
been found to thrive best out of doors in a partially shady situation in a compost of loam 
leaf soil, and stones; it makes a lovely pot-plant (2 or 3 bulbs in a pot) and may be cenilv 
forced into bloom by end of May, ht. li ft per doz. io/6 & 15/- ; i/- & r 6 
