BARR & SONS, 11, 12 & 13 King Street, Covent Garden, London. 69 
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THE CHINESE SACKED LILY 
GROWING IN BOWL. 
N A R C I S S U S — C««//h Hif rf. 
THE SACRED, OR GOOD LUCK LILY of China and Japan. 
Called by the Chinese “ Jos Flower,” or “ Flower of the Gods,” and “ Water Fairy Flower.” 
This species of Polyanthus Narcissus, which we annually 
import from Northern China, is prized for the abundance of its 
flowers and its marvellously rapid growth. The flowers are white, 
with yellow cup, and very fragrant ; they are mostly single, but a 
few douhles are sometimes found amongst them. Kach hulh 
produces several flower-spiUes, hearing many flowers. In China 
and Japan the bulbs are grown in the living-rooms in fancy 
bowls filled simply with pebbles and waler, and the natives 
compete with one another in growing the finest specimens for 
their New Year's Festival, successful culture being regarded as 
an emblem of “Good I.uck.” The bulb in this country can be 
grown as successfully as in China, in pebbles and water or 
peat-fibre mixture (see page 2), and it is most interesting 
to watch its rapid growth, which is about 20 inches in forty 
days ; place in a sunny window by day and on a table near 
the centre of the room by night, as frost destroys the flower-buds. 
The natural atmosphere of a warm greenhouse is of course most 
suitable, and we can strongly recommend this flower for 
Christmas Forcing. 
Orders booked for immediate delivery on arrival, which we expect to be early in October, each -i. d 
Very Large Bulbs per doz. 5/6 o 6 
Fine Large Bulbs „ 3/6 o 4 
Fancy Decorated Japanese Bowls, same as used by the Chinese for growing the “ Good Luck 
Lily ” in. 6 inches diameler (suitable for i bulb), 1/3 ; 7 in. clia. (for i bulb), r/9; 8^ in. dia. 
(for 2 or 3 bull)s), 3/- ; in. dia. (for 3, 4, or 5 bulbs), 4/-; loj in. dia. (for 6 to 8 bulbs), 6/- ; 
12 in. dia. (for 10 bulbs), 8/6. 
Barr’s Doulton Ware Bulb Vases may also be used. Seg pa>^e 100. 
Small Pebbles for growing the “ Good Luck Lily” in, per quart, (id, {one quart required for 3 bulbs), 
Barr’s Peat fibre, Shell and Charcoal Mixture also recommended {see page 100). 
NARCISSUS or DAFFODILS. Sec Daffodil Catalogue. each— t. d 
NERINE, bulbous plants of remarkable beauty, easily grown in any ordinary greenhouse with 
a winter temperature of 45 to 50®, only requiring plenty of air and sunshine. A common 
mistake made in groiving Nerines is giving them too much heat. Established in pots they 
produce annually their handsome umbels of bloom. In potting use a rich sandy loam mixed 
with a little charcoal, and see that there is a free drainage. Encourage a free foliage growth 
during Winter, giving the plants occasionally a little liquid manure. In late Spring, when 
the foliage is commencing to turn yellow, gradually reduce watering and place the pots on a 
sunny shelf so that the buibs may go to rest. In August they should be started again into 
growth for autumn flowering. 
Bowdeniy a fine species from Cape Colony, bearing large umbels of flowers 3 to 4 inches 
across, pink with a dark rose line running down each petal. Award of Mkrit K.II.S. 
Exiea strong bu'bs 3 6 
COrusC3. ina,jory a handsome variety of Sarniensisj producing a close umbel of brilliant 
fiery orange-scarlet flowers with protruding scarlet anthers 3 6 
Gleg^SintissimA] a beautiful variety, producing large umbels of salmon-rose flowers 
siiiped carmine. Award of Merit R.H.S 5 6 
flexuosa. alba, a rare and beautiful bulbous plant, bearing an umbel of about twelve 
snowy while flowers, with elegantly undulated and recurving petals, ht. 2 ft. ; a fine subject 
for pot-culture in cool greenhouse, or to plant out of doors under a south wall. Award of 
Merit K.II.S. and K.K.S Strong flowering plants in potSy per doz. 42/- 4 o 
Fothergilli, a fine variety, with large umbels of scarlet-crimson flowers 2 6 
,, major, a grand plant, producing in early autumn large umbels of handsome 
scarlet-crimson flowers, ht. i.} ft. Strong selected bulbs, per doz. 30/- 2 9 
sarniensis, The Guernsey Lily, now discarded in favour of Sarniensis ingens and 
Species from Cape Colony. 
»> ingens, producing a fine umbel of large flowers of a pretty rose shade with 
scarlet sheen, petals having an undulated margin per doz. 10/6 i o 
,, Species 'from Cape Colony, imported by us some years ago from 
Cape Colony and superior to the old Guernsey Lily, flowers varying from 
a deep .salmon-pink with scarlet glow to deep lustrous pink, very showy, 
ht. I to I J ft per doz. 7/6 o 9 
