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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1914. 
RANUNCULUS, Barr’s Giant Turco-Persian or French, ht. f ft. 
These Ranunculi arc remarkable for their vigorous growth and profuse (lowering. The blooms 
arc large and very handsome, in great diversity of colour, and produce a glorious elTect in beds and 
borders during May and June. p. loo p. doz. 
s. (f. s. ti 
Barr’s Large Orange-Scarlet 6 6...1 o 
,, ,, Glowing Blood-Crimson 4 6...0 8 
,, ,, Brilliant Rose-Carmine 4 6...0 8 
,, ,, Bright Rose 5 6...0 10 
,, ,, White 5 6...0 to 
„ ,, Golden-Yellow 5 6...0 to 
Barr’s Rainbow Mixture, for m.assing in flower beds and bonlers, made up of 
bright showy colours per looo, 42/- 4 6...0 8 
Fine Mixed Varieties, containing a very good assortment of colours „ 21/- 2 3...0 4 
RANUNCULUS asiaticus superbus- Sicilian Strain, a remarkably pretty and 
distinct strain of large-flowered Ranunculi with doulde, semi-double, and single flowers of 
the most brilliant and varied colours, the petals of many being elegantly flanged and cut 
per icoo, 30/- ; per too, 3/6 ; per do2. 6<7. 
RANUNCULUS, Double Persian, for Beds, Borders, and Masses, very attractive 
on account of their finely formed very double (lowers, and their rich varied brilliaul colours. 
Extra fine mixed, a magnificent variety of colours, for beds, borders, and masses 
per 1000, 21/-; per too, 2/3 
RANUNCULUS Single Scarlet From Palestine, fiowers single, hrilliant ver- 
milion to orange-scarlet, with prettily crinkled petals and a hlack central boss ; a very showy 
plant for flower beds and borders. Plant out of doors in February or March, or the roots 
may be potted up earlier and gently forced per lOO, 8/6 ; per doz. 1/3 
X RICHARDIA (Calla or Arum Lily), a charming family of greenhouse plants. R. africana 
and its varieties should be grown out of doors during Summer and be brought into the green- 
house at the approach of Winter. The other species should be kept dry, away from frost 
during Winter, and be st.arted in a. genlle bottom heat in February or March. They may then 
be grown on in pots for greenhouse decoration or planted out of doors in a sheltered position 
in May. In the latter case the natural soil should be taken out to a depth of 9 inches, and 
be rejilaced by a rich compost, as these plants are gross feeders. Abundance of water 
should be given as growth proceeds. Glory of Hillegom and Mrs. Roosevelt may also 
be [ilanted out of doors in a dry state in April for Summer-flowering. 
africana (ry//. sethiopira). The Lily of the Nile d plant in Spring ; 
,, Little Gem [ see Spring Catalogue 
„ Pearl of Stuttgart J of Bulbs and Tubers. e.ich. 
Elliottiana, the Large Golden Arum Lily, with Spotted Foliage, a noble plant with 
handsome golden (lowers and prettily spotted foliage Exira strong tubers, per doz. 10/6 i o 
Glory of Hillegom {new'), a fine variety with handsome spotted foliage and bearing an 
abundance of bright canary-coloured (lowers with striking black-]nirple spadix. Award ok 
M iCRi r, AMSTiiKDAM per doz. 1 5/- I 6 
M rs. Roosevelt, a handsome variety with (lowers as large as Elliottiana, but of a 
beautiful delicate pale primrose, with yellow spadix and slight violet blotch in centre, foliage 
rich deep green freely blotched silvery white. Award ok Miuut R.II.S per doz. io/6 i o 
Pentlandii, the Large Golden Arum Lily, a noble plant with handsome deep green 
foliage, generally unspotted and large rich golden-yellow (lowers with retldish petioles and 
black central blotch to 6 
RIGIDELLA immaculata. I’lant in Spring ; see Spring Bulb Catalogue. 
ROM U LEA, graceful dwarf hardy plants, with grassy foliage and satiny llowers from March to 
May. Charming for sunny nooks on rockwork. 
Clusiiy a beautiful species from South of Spain, llowers dark lavender, with brilliant orange 
cenljc, lu. i ft per lOO, 8/6 ; per doz. 1/3 o 2 
Speciosa., deep satiny carmine, a little gem, ht. ft ,, 7/6 ; ,, 1/302 
ROSES for Autumn Planting. See page 97. 
X SALVIA patens, brilliant Gentian-blue, ht. 2.J ft. Handsome border plants requir-|doz. 5/6 o 6 
X ,, ,, alba, pure while, ht. ft... / ing culture similar to Dahlias. I „ 6/6 o 7 
X ,, New Early Dwarf, a valuable new variety having flowers as large as S. patens 
of a brilliant gentian-blue, but flowering much earlier and being much dwarfer ; 
a striking border plant, ft per doz. 7/6 o 8 
