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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1907. 
COLCHICUM (Meadow Saffron); the great Crocus-like flowers carpet the ground in 
September and October, with colours ranging from pure white to intense crimson, while 
the foliage appears in Spring, and is almost as varied as the flowers ; they are seen to 
best advantage naturalised in grass where their blooms are not spoilt by Autumn rains. 
The bulbs, if planted in August and early September, will bloom almost immediately. e.ich -i. 
autumnale, light rosy purple per too, 14/6 ; per doz. 2/- o 
,, album, pure white ,, 14/6: >> 2/- o 
,, plenum, pure white, large and very double, very scarce 3 
,, plenum, lilac, large and very double per too, 21/- ; per doz. 3/- o 
roseum, flowers a charming purplish rose colour, a very strong grower 
and free bloomer, remarkably showy, per too, 21/-; per doz. 3/- 
. plenum, large double purplish rose, flowers very pretty 
per too, 21/- ; per doz. 3/- 
Bivonse, rosy lilac flowers, a fine species S/^ 
,, superbum, flowers intense crimson, of perfect form ; the richest coloured and 
most handsome of all 
Bornmiilleri, a grand large-flowered species with very large globular flowers, pretty rose- 
lilac with white centre 3 
byrantinum, very beautiful rose-coloured flowers, perfect in form, and produced in great 
profusion ° 
fififanteum, a grand giant species. See Noyelty List, fr^e 5. 
Parkinson!, petals gracefully reflexed, and beautifully chequered rose-lilac and white, a 
remarkably striking flower ; ^ive a light covering during winter ...per too, 15/- ; per doz. 2/3 o 
Sibthorpi, a giant species, with handsome rosy purple chequered flowers, very handsome ... 4 
speciosum album. See Novelty List, page 5. 
speciosum rubrum, flowers glowing deep rose-carmine, petals of great substance, very 
large and handsome too, 32/fi ; per doz. 4,6 o 
variegatum (ry«. tessellatum and Agrippinum), chequered rose-purple and white, a 
very pretty and showy flower per too, 14/6 ; per doz. 2/- o 
mixed varieties, for naturalising in wild gardens, woodlands, etc. ,, 12/6; ,, t /9 
Collection of 3 each of 10 varieties of named Colchicums, 18 / 6 ; 1 each, 6/6. 
Pretty small Winter and Early Spring-flowering Species. 
Cilicicum, a very pretty species with soft rose-coloured flowers chequered a deeper rose 
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and shading to almost crimson at tip of petals per doz. 6/6 
crociflorum, small white flowers, lined purple-violet, February, ht. 3 in ,, 5/6 o 6 
Decaisnei, producing in profusion soft flesh-coloured flowers, Nov. to Dec. ... ,, 4/6 o S 
montan um, a beautiful little species throwing up a profusion of flowers, varying from rose 
to blush-white, ht. 3 inches per doz. 4/6 o 5 
Other species such as brachyphyllum, hydrophyllum, and libanoticum, can be supplied, 
but they differ very little from montanum. 
X COMMELINA tuberosa (Blue Spiderwort), a fine border plant, covered with flowers of 
the richest gentian blue, from Summer to Autumn. Plant outdoors in April in a sunny 
situation, or start earlier in a gentle warmth and plant out in May ; lift the tubers in Autumn, 
and store during the Winter in dry sand, ht. ft per too, 7 /fi ! P^f 1/3 o 2 
X COOPERIA, lovely little bulbous plants from Texas, requiring sunny sheltered situations and 
light soil, or may be grown in a frame or cool greenhouse. 
Drummondii, bearing long tubular pure white flowers, primrose-scented, ht. f ft., p. doz. 7/6 o 8 
CORYDALIS bulbosa, a very graceful little Spring flower for front border and rockwork, 
flowers rosy purple, ht. § ft per 100, 5/6 ! psr doz. lod. — 
„ Ledebouriana, a beautiful little creeping species from Bokhara, bearing 
racemes of rosy purple flowers in February and March i 3 
xCRINUM, handsome bulbous plants, with large umbels of funnel-shaped flowers. C. Moorei, 
C. Powellii, and C. longifolium varieties are hardy in England if planted six or eight inches 
deep on warm sunny borders, or covered during winter with light litter. C. longifolium is 
a fine plant for the water’s edge or herbaceous border : give plenty of water while in growth, 
campanulatum (aquaticum), a handsome stove plant with large rosy red flowers; it 
should be stood in water whilst growing, ht. 3 ft 3 6 
erubescens, flowers rosy white, outside' purple, a handsome stove plant, ht. 2 ft 6 6 
fimbriatulum, bearing umbels of very large fragrant flowers, striped white and carmine, 
requires stove treatment, ht. 2 ft 3 6 
longifolium {syn. capense), fragrant pale f Handsome hardy border plants'! 
rose flowers per 100, 25/- ; I bearing umbels of long funnel - 1 3/6 ° 4 
tagrant pine w itej^ shaped flowers, ht. 2 to 3 ft. J „ 5/6 o 6 
album, 
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