BARR & SONS, 11, 12 & 13 King Street, Covent Garden, London. 17 
each— X. d 
ARUM, curious and interesting border plants, more or less handsome. They should be given 
choice spots in the border or on rockwork. As pot-plants they are very ornamental. 
Dracunculus and Italioim are quite hardy ; the other species require Winter protection, 
such as ashes, leaves, litter, or cocoa fibre, and should be grown by preference in light loamy 
soil on a sunny border. Plant Dioscoridts, draatneutns, Halicum, and palastinum in Autumn, 
and crhiUum and cornutum in March or April, 
aristatum. Novelty List, 5. 
X cornutum {syn. Sauromatum guttatum), having a handsome foliage, with curiously 
marbled stems and flowers spotted dark crimson on a tawny red ground, ht. ft. /’/««/ 
out in a sunny spot in March or April or pot up earlier. This bulb is also sold under the 
name of Monarch of the East, and if kept in a warm room will bloom without the aid 
of soil or water strong tubers, per doz. 7/6 o 8 
,, very large tubers for flowering in a dry state ,, 15/- i 6 
corsicum, bearing dark red flowers in Autumn to, '6 i o 
Crinitum (Dragon’s Mouth), flowers reddish brown, and of immense size, stem marbled, 
a remarkable-looking flower per doz. 10/6 I o 
Dioscoridis specta.bile, bearing magnificent blackish purple flowers, taller and 
flowering a few weeks later than A . palcestinum (ht. 3 to 3J ft. with good culture) ... doz. 8/6 o 9 
dracunculus (Dragon Arum), large purple-red and black-blue flowers, marbled stem, 
very handsome large bulbs, per doz. 4/6 o 5 
italicum, leaves spotted and flowers greenish white, followed by handsome spikes of 
scarlet berries in autumn per 100, 6/6 ; per doz. l/- — 
palsestinum {syn. sanctum). The Sacred Black Arum from Lebanon, a remarkably 
handsome plant with sweet-scented flowers of a velvety black inside, and olive-coloured 
outside, handsome ornamental foliage. Spring-flowering extra strong bulbs, per doz. 7/6 o 8 
„ a few monster bulbs ,, 10/6 i o 
ARUM LILY, or Calla. See Kichardia. 
ASPARAGUS medeoloides {syn. Medeola and Myrsiphyllum), a very elegant plant for 
hanging baskets and table decoration, producing spray-like branchlets of small glossy green 
heart-shaped leaves, flowers delicately orange-scented per doz. 4/6 o 5 
ASTILBE chinensis Davidii. See Novelty List, 5. 
BABIANA (Baboon-root), the flowers range in colour from blue to the richest crimson-magenta, 
and are set off by a dark green hairy foliage. They have a fine dwarf compact habit, and 
are of great value for pots, rockeries, or the front of borders. Culture same as for the Ixia. 
Extra Choice mixture, of many beautiful colours per too, 7/6; per doz. 1/3 — 
X BEGONIA, Single, Barr's Large-flowered, for Bedding, in separate colours, 
scarlet, crimson, rose, salmon, pink, white, orange, and yellow 
each colour, p. too, 25/- ; p. doz. 3/6 — 
„ „ „ Choice Mixed 21/- ; „ 3/- — 
Single, Barr’s Exhibition, for pot-culture, having a stiff erect habit and large 
round-petal led flowers of fine form and substance, cannot be surpassed 
In separate selected colours. ..per doz. 12/-, 15/- & 21/- — 
Double, Barr’s Exhibition, for pot-culture, flowers of grand form, equalling 
Camellias in symmetry, and of brilliant colours 
In separate selected colours. ..per doz. 21/-, 30/- & 42/- — 
Double, Barr’s Bedding, in six separate colours, white, scarlet, orange, yellow, 
deep rose, and pink per too, 35/- ; per doz. 5/- — 
Double, Barr’s Bedding, mixed, in good variety of colour „ 25/-; „ 3/6 — 
New Large-flowered Fringed, a beautiful new race, having large flowers borne 
on stiff erect stems well above the foliage, the petals being beautifully crested in a broad 
wavy manner, giving them a charming appearance. Awarded Premier Prize at the 
Paris E.\hibition, 1900. Charming in pots or bedded out in borders. 
Separate colours, brilliant red, orange-scarlet, bright rose, salmon, yellow and 
white colour, per doz. 5/6 o 6 
Mixed shades of colour per too, 32/6; ,, 4/6 — 
New Large-flowered Single Spotted, flowers ranging from red to pink and 
orange, all handsomely spotted white, very striking per doz. 6/6 o 7 
New Large-flowered Single Striped, a very beautiful strain, with large flowers 
of various shades, elegantly striped per doz. 12/6 I 3 
New Large-flowered Single White-eyed, having large handsome flowers, in 
various shades of red, all with a beautiful white centre per doz. 6/6 o 7 
New Large-flowered Double Marbled, a very beautiful novel strain, having 
large double well-formed flowers of rose-pink and red shades marbled white 2 6 
New Double, “Lafayette,” a grand bedding variety, forming plants of erect habit 
with dark foliage and covered with very double brilliant scarlet flowers per doz. 9/- o 10 
New Bedding, “ Bavaria,” a lovely little variety for pots or bedding, producing an 
abundance of soil bright rose-pink flowers for a long period, ht. 5 in per doz. 12/6 I 3 
New Double, “GVaf Zeppelin,” a very decorative bedding variety, producing in 
abundance small very double flowers of a rich deep scarlet, stems red, foliage green, ht. 10 in. 
per doz. 8/6 o 9 
