BARR’S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES, Autumn, 1907. 
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IRISi New Regello-Cyclue Varieties — continued, 
Charon, large handsome flower with standards clarel-brown shaded bronzy yellow at margin, 
falls finely lined velvety brown on a bronzy yellow ground. First-Class Certificate 
Hecate, flower large, standards pale purple, finely lined, falls beautifully reticulated on a 
cream-coloured ground and heavily shaded velvety reddish brown. Award of Merit 
R.H.S., May 16th, 1906 
Iphigenia, large broad standards, bright purple with fine dark lines, falls heavily shaded 
and veined velvety brown-purple on a creamy ground, blotched velvety purple-black. First- 
Class Certificate K.H.S 
Isis, flower large, rich ruby-red, veined grey and purple, very handsome ; a strong grower 
Award of Merit R.H.S 
Persephone, one of the largest flowered of this group, and a very handsome variety ; the 
fl^wer^ are feathered and netted purplish blue on a silvery grey ground. Award of Merit 
Psyche, flower laige and beautiful, finely lined purple on a cream-coloured ground and with 
a velvety crimson-black blotch. Award of Merit R.H.S 
IRIS, Spanish— Beautiful New Varieties, with large handsome florvers of briiiiam 
varied colours. See page 45. 
IRIS, English, See page 43 for the finest varieties in cultivation. 
LACHENALIA “Cowslip,” a very handsome new Lachenalia raised by an amateur in 
Australia, and one of the finest of the family. It produces a fine spike of large rich golden 
bells with rosy scarlet shading at top, while the e.vpanded mouth is deeply margined 
maroon, foliage broad, stem spotted maroon, very pretty, ht. 9 in only a few bulbs 
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^uratum gigantcum, a giant form of Ithum auyatutn platyphyllum^ bearing grand 
spikes of very large flowers with broad white petals spotted crimson, foliage broad and 
handsome, ht. 6 to 10 ft. 
strong bulbs, p. doz. 30/- ; extra strong bulbs, p. doz. 38/- ; ea. 2/98: 3 6 
candidum (The Madonna Lily) a few monster bulbs, per 100, 55/- ; per doz. 7/6 o 8 
.. „ very large bulbs „ 35/-; „ 5/- o 6 
candidum speciosum, a remarkably robust-growing variety, with very thick blackish 
purple stems well clothed with foliage, growing 5 to 6 ft. high, and bearing about 20 to 25 
handsome white flowers. It blooms later than the ordinary L. candidum, and is a very 
fine Lily for borders, scarce strong bulbs, per doz. 12/6 I 3 
longiflofum Harrisii (Bermuda Lily), grown in the Azores, producing better 
results than the Bermuda bulbs, and therefore recommended in preference. See page 37. 
pardaiinum Burbank’s Hybrids, very fine hybrids raised by Mr. Luther 
But hank between L. pardaltnum and I.. Httmboldti, producing robust-growing plants with 
heads of handsome flowers varying from clear orange to orange with crimson tips all 
beautifully spotted per doz. ’30/- 2 9 
P^l’tlalinunt ** Red Giant,” a remarkably fine new Lily selected from hybrids raised 
by Mr. Luther Burbank ; it is a very strong grower, bearing in July heads of blood-crimson 
flowers shaded red towards centre and profusely spotted dark maroon, remarkably effective... 5 6 
LISSOCHILI from the Transvaal, beautiful terrestrial orchids collected on the open 
veldt in the Transvaal, and comprising different varieties, white and rose, yellow, and inter- 
mediate tints, all beautiful. Culture as for Nerines is recommended, the roots being Lept 
dry except when in growth _ 2 6 
MONTBRETIAS— Beautiful New Hybrids, very elegant border or pot plants, bear- 
ing in August spikes of most gorgeously coloured flowers. (For general collection see page 61) 
Anneau d’Or, bearinggrandbroad-petalled flowers measuring over 2 inches across, brilliant 
orange-yellow with velvety purple base and light yellow centre, buds rich dark red 2 6 
ConglO, very rich dark orange-red, remarkably handsome per 100, 35/- ; per'doz. $/- o 6 
Lothario, very brilliant apricot-yellow with orange-red, bright and attractive 2 o 
Trae^die, perhaps the darkest coloured of all Montbretias and remarkably effective, 
flowers broad petalled, rich deep orange, the lower half maroon-purple, buds almost black 
shaded orange at apex, ht. 2-J to 3 ft 2 6 
MUSCARI 
“ Heavenly Blue,” the most beautiful of all Starch and Grape Hyacinths, and one of the 
loveliest blue flowers of spring Extra large bulbs, per 100, 8/6 ; per doz. 1/3 — 
Masseyanum, a very distinct new Tassel-Hyacinth with bright rosy coloured flowers... 2 6 
NERINE 
Bowden i, a new species from Cape Colony, and the finest of the section. It bears large 
umbels of flowers 3 to 4 inches across ; pink with a dark rose-coloured line runnin" down 
each petal. Award of Merit R.H.S 4 g 
flexuosa alba, a rare and beautiful bulbous plant, bearing an umbel of about twelve 
snowy white flowers, with elegantly undulated and recurving petals, ht. 2 ft. ; a fine subject 
for pot-cullure in cool greenhouse, or to plant out of doors under a south wall. Awarded 
A Botanical Certificate R..FI.S., October 21st, 1902 per doz. 30/- 2 9 
