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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1907. 
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parviflorum, a distinct and Ijeautiful little Lily, bearing a profusion of small elegant 
flowers, golden-yellow finely spotted brown and with golden anthers, ht. 3J ft. ...per doz. 10/6 i o 
^ Parryi {California), a very beautiful species, with large bright yellow flowers lightly spotted 
and of delicate perfume, July, ht. 3 ft. First-Class Certificate K.H.S 2/6 & 3 6 
^ Parvum {California'), very distinct and showy, flowers small and bell-shaped, of a bright 
yellow shaded red and freely spotted, June-July, ht. 3j ft. 
Extra strong bulbs, per doz. 24/- 2 3 
„ var. luteum, a very pretty Lily with flowers almost cup-shapcd, colour orange, 
dotted maroon, June-July, ht. 3^ ft per doz. 15/- 1 6 
^ Philadelphicum {Canada and United States), a graceful little Lily, bearing in July 
charming flowers, scarlet, shading to orange, elegantly spotted black, ht. i ft. ...per doz. 7/6 o 8 
Philippinense {Philippine Islands), a remarkably graceful and beautiful Lily, suitable 
for pot culture in greenhouse; it bears on a slender leafy stem one long white trumpet- 
shaped flower w'ith refle.xing petals, sweetly scented, ht. 2 ft., very rare per doz. 10/6 I o 
tl Pomponium, true {Lombardy, etc.), a beautiful June-flowering Lily, with very graceful 
foliage, flowers reflexed and of a rich sealing-wax scarlet colour, ht. 2 to 3 ft. ...per doz. 7/6 o 8 
II Pyrenaicum flavum {Pyrenees), bearing elegant spikes of numerous yellow flowers, 
spotted h\stck. June-flowering, ht. 3 ft per doz. 5/6 o 6 
II Roezlii (true), a rare Lily from the Pacific coast, bearing in June an elegant raceme of 
brilliant orange-red flowers spotted purple and with reflexed petals, ht. 3 ft. ... per doz. 21/- 2 o 
5 Rubellum, one of the most beautiful of recently discovered hardy Japanese Lilies. The 
growth is slender like that of Krameri, while the flowers are of distinct elegant form and a 
delicate pale rose, with golden anthers ; it has been found to thrive best out of doors in a 
partially shady situation in a compost of loam, leaf soil, and stones ; it makes a lovely pot- 
plant (2 or 3 bulbs in a pot) and may be gently forced into bloom by end of May, ht. I j ft. 
per doz. 10/6 & 15/- ; i/- & i 6 
$||SpeciOSum {syn. lancifolium) {Japan), a remarkably beautiful section of Lilies 
flowering in late summer and early autumn ; the flowers are large and hand- 
some with reflexing petals and last a long time in water when cut. 
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a.lbum, handsome white flowers of firm texture, ht. 3 ft. 
Strong bulbs, pet doz. 7/6 o 8 
,, Crown Princess, a very floriferous variety, bearing a large 
number of fine white flowers, ht. 3 ft. Award of Merit, p. doz. 9/6 o 10 
,, Kraetzeri, extremely beautiful large white flowers of great sub- 
stance, with dark orange-coloured anthers, ht. 3 ft. 
,, ,, Strong flowering bulbs, pet doz. 7/6 o 8 
,, ,, Extra strong bulbs ,, 10, '6 i o 
,, ,, A few monster bulbs i 6 
,, novum, rzz punctatum album, 
cruentum, a dwarf late-flowering variety of Melpomene, with handsome 
richly coloured flowers ; a good pot plant per doz. 18/- i 8 
masnificum (new), a grand lily introduced in 1903 from a new district in 
Japan. It resembles the favourite Melpomene but blooms earlier, is richer in 
colour and has longer and broader petals ; the foliage is of a rich dark green, 
while the flowers are of great substance and borne 10 to 20 on a spike. 
Award of Merit R.H.S per doz. 10/6 & 15/-; i/- & 1 6 
,, Extra large bulbs 2 o 
Melpomene, one of the richest coloured of this group, bearing large band- 
some flowers of stout substance, dark crimson, heavily spotted purple-crimson, 
and margined white, ht. 3 ft per doz. 7/6 o 8 
,, Extra strong bulbs ,, lo/6 I o 
,, A few monster bulbs 2 o 
punctatum, white spotted pink, anthers yellow, beautiful, ht. 3ft.,perdoz. 6/6 o 7 
,, album {syn. album novum), the finest white variety, of 
robust growth, with handsome broad foliage, flowers very large, snowy white, 
with yellow anthers ; a grand Lily which we can strongly recommend, 
ht. 3 ft. Award of Merit R.H.S per doz. 18/- i 8 
purpureum, a very fine variety, with abundance of large purple-rose flowers, 
heavily spotted deep crimson-purple, strong grower, ht. 3 to 5 ft. ...per doz. 6/6 o 7 
,, „ Extra strong bulbs ,, 9/- o 10 
roseum, white suffused and spotted delicate light rose, pretty, ht. 3 ft. 
Extra strong bulbs, per doz. 5/6 o 6 
rubrum, suffused and heavily spotted crimson, on white ground, ht. 3 ft. 
Extra strong bulbs, per 100, 35 /-; per doz. 5/- o 6 , 
,, multiflorum, suflused and spotted rose on a white ground, early 
and very free-flowering, ht. 3 ft per 100, 50/- ; per doz. 7/- o 8 
