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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1907. 
begonias — contimted. each — d 
New Mexican Species, “Martiana e:rancliflora,”a fine handsome species 
delighting in sunny situations; it has an erect pyramidal growth, and is covered the whole 
summer with lieiy rose-carmine flowers, ht. ft per doz. 6/6 o 7 
BELLADONNA & GUERNSEY LILIES, Amaryllis, Nerine,/<z^<r 64. 
BELLEVALLIA romana (Roman Squill), producing in May elegant long spikes of bell- 
shaped flowers, opening deep azure tipped rose, and passing off bronze with a white tip, 
ht. 10 in per doz. 3/6 O 4 
X BESSERA elegans (Coral Drops), a beautiful Mexican bulbous plant producing from 
Augu-t to September graceful umbels of drooping bell-shaped bright scarlet flowers ; grow 
in pots for indoors, or plant on rockwork in Spring in a compost of loam, leaf-soil, and 
sand, ht. i ft per doz. 5/6 o 6 
BLOOMERIA aurea, prcducing in June beautiful umbels of golden-yellow flowers, striped 
brown, a fine showy flower for beds and borders, ht. 15 inches ; it likes a light rich soil 
per 100, 15/- ; per doz. 2/3 o 3 
BOBARTIA collina, a beautiful Summer-flowering bulb. See Homeria. 
X BOUSSINGAULTIA baselloides (The Madeira Vine), an elegant climber, valuable for 
hanging baskets, window boxes, rustic tubs, etc., leaves pale green and fleshy, flowers white 
and hawthorn scented ; hardy on dry rockwork, or in well-drained sunny situations, otherwise 
plant in March, lift the roots in autumn and store in sand per lOO, 8/6; per doz. 1/3 o 2 
X BRAVOA g^eminiflora (Scarlet Twin-flower), a handsome hardy plant for light soils 
and a .sunny situation, throwing up in July elegant racemes of orange-red tubular flowers. 
lit. ft. ; it is best planted in March and lifted in October per doz. 2/6 o 3 
BRODI/EA (Californian Hyacinth), a very beautiful family of hardy bulbs, well deserving 
a place in every choice border, or for select nooks on rockwork. June-july flowering. 
ll'hen planting surround the bulbs with sharp sand. 
Bridg^esii, a fine distinct species, bearing umbels of pretty purplish rose flowers with light 
centre, ht. ft per doz. 3/6 o 4 
californica. (syn. Austinae), the largest-flowered of all the Brodiaeas ; flowers of a 
delicate heliotrope shade of colour, borne in graceful umbels, bt. 15 in per doz. 3/6 o 4 
candidal, bearing umbels of large flowers, very pale blue, almost white, a handsome 
border plant, ht. i ft per doz. 7/6 o 8 
capitata alba, bearing on tall stems umbels of lovely pure white flowers, 2 ft. ,, 3/6 o 4 
cocci nca (Scarlet Fire-Cracker of California), a remarkably handsome plant bearing 
graceful umbels of long tubular blood-red flowers, tipped green, I5 ft. ...targe bulbs, per doz. 4/6 o 5 
COngesta, lilac flowers in rosettes, valuable as a cut flower, 2 ft., per too, 5/6; ,, io.-f. — 
firandiflora, a most valuable dwarf early Summer flower for edgings, masses, etc., 
colour bright blue, ht. J ft per 100, 4/6 ; per doz. Sd. — 
Hendersoni, handsome umbels of chrome-yellow flowers, striped violet 5/6 o 6 
Howellii iilacina, bearing clusters of elegant tubular flowers, pale lavender tipped 
white, remarkably beautiful. 1 ‘IRST-Class Certificate R.U.S per doz 8/6 o 9 
Ixioides splendens, a very handsome and beautiful variety bearing large umbels of 
light yellow flowers per doz. 4/6 o 5 
laxa (syn. Triteleia laxa), large rich Tyrian purple flowers, very handsome, ht. i ft. 
per 100, 10/6; per doz. 1/6 O 2 
Murrayana., large deep violet-blue flowers, very handsome; a free grower and a good 
bulb to naturalise, ht. q in per doz. 5/6 o 6 
peduncu laris, a fine handsome species, bearing magnificent umbels of large china- 
white flowers on very long pedicels ;■ it likes a damp s.indy loam, and does well on the sandy 
margins of streams per doz. 2/6 o 3 
Purdyi, a handsome new species, of pretty dwarf habit, flowers borne in graceful umbels, 
soft lilac with a handsome violet bar running down centre of each petal per doz. 5/6 o 6 
volubilis (The Twining Hyacinth), a lovely twining species, bearing a terminal cluster 
of pretty light rose-coloured flowers ; a light covering during Wimer is advisable. Very 
pretty in hanging baskets /a 7 'j^e bulbsy per doz. 4/6 o 5 
BULBOCODIUM vernum, producing early in Spring a mass of bright rose-purple 
flowers, valuable for edgings, rockwork, and naturalising in grass, ht. k ft .per doz. 3/- O 4 
X CALADtUMSy perhaps the most beautiful and picturesque of foliage stove plants. 
12 beautiful named varieties, 15/-, 24/-, 30/- & 42/- ; 6 ditto, 7/6, 12/-, 15/- & 21/- 
CALLA, or Arum Lily. See Richardia. 
Barr's Lawn Grasses for September Sowing. 
Lawns should be renovated in September, after the wear and tear of Summer, sowing at the rate 
of I lb. per 100 square yards. Barr’s Thames Embankment Mixture, i/- per lb. ; Barr’s Standard 
Mixture for fine Lawns, 1/7 per lb. ; Barr’s Dwarf Mixture for extra fine Lawns, 2/- per lb. Leaflet, with 
full particulars and many hints on the management of Lawns, sent on application. 
