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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1907. 
xLILY OF THE VALLEY, 
for Forcings, and making Plantations out of doors. 
The Berlin Forcing Crowns offered below are of a fine strain and can be strongly recommended for 
general forcing, to come in after Christmas. For flowering before and at Christmas we recommend 
the Retarded Crowns. For I-ily of the Valley beds out-of-doors, and for massing in north 
borders, naturalising in woods, copses, etc., the Selected Berlin Planting Crowns, Alexandra 
Crowns and Fortin’s Crowns are recommended. 
DIRECTIONS FOR FORCINO BERLIN CROWNS. 
Plant 15 to 20 crowns in a 5-inch pot, shaking in a little light soil amongst the roots, until they are 
tightly potted ; leave the crowns free above the soil and a little below the rim of the pot. Place on 
bottom heat in a moist atmosphere, with a temperature of 80 to 85 degrees (if forced in March a 
temperature of 70 to 75 degrees will be sufficient), and cover the crowns with a little cocoa fibre or 
moss, which remove when top growth is showing. Tepid water should be frequently given, care 
being taken that it penetrates to the centre of the clump. To encourage simultaneously the develop- 
ment of flower and foliage, keep a flower-pot inverted over the crowns, until flower and foliage 
have made some progress, when gradually admit light. A dry atmosphere, or an insuficient supply 
of water at the roots, will cause the crowns, technically speaking, to go “ blind.” Where large 
quantities of Lily of the Valley blooms are required for cutting, the crowns should be planted rather 
thickly in boxes and receive the treatment described above. 
OUTDOOR CULTURE OF LILY OF THE VALLEY. 
Out-of-doors the Lily of the Valley likes a partially shaded and moist situation. The best results are 
obtained on a shady border against a wall, placing the crowns 6 to 9 inches apart and leaving them 
to establish themselves. The soil should be a good loam enriched with manure and a top dressing 
of old manure should be given annually. The plants should not be allowed to remain more than 
three years in one spot. 
X Barr’s Finest Berlin Forcing Crowns, of finest selected quality, suitable for gener.al 
early forcing per 1000, 60/- ; per too, 6/6 
X Barr’s Improved English “Alexandra” Crowns, bearing sturdy spikes well 
clothed with large handsome bells ; this strain is specially suited for outdoor culture, but may also 
be potted and very slowly forced in February or March (not earlier) per too, 8/6; per doz. 1/3 
X Fine Selected Berlin Planting Crowns, for outdoor beds, and naturalising in 
woods, etc per 1000, 42/- ; per too, 4/6 
X Strong selected Clumps per doz. 10/6; each i/- 
X Fortin Grand Giant Strain, a very beautiful strain with remarkably large handsome bells 
on long sturdy stalks ; the finest of all Lily of the Valley. The flowering crowns offered may be 
potted and brought on very slowly under glass, but they must not be potted or boxed up before 
March ; ordinary forcing wilt cause them to go blind. Flowering crowns, per too, 15/-; per doz. 2/3 
,, ,, Planting crowns {specially recommended) „ 10/6 ; „ 1/6 
Retarded Crowns of Lily of the Valley for very early flowering, supplied from June 
to December. The earlier plantings of retarded crowns will give bloom in about three weeks, but 
the crowns started in November and December require a little more time. It is necessary that they 
be planted as soon as received, and grown on rapidly without any check. In June, July, and August 
all that is needed is to place them in a cold frame, and they come along quickly with very little 
attention. Later on, however, when the nights become cool, the temperature must be raised to 
that of the day. Failures sometimes occur with these retarded crowns in October, November, and 
December because they are not given the warmth they require at night. 
The plants should be kept fairly dry overhead, and a warm moist atmosphere should be main- 
tained. As the retarded crowns make a vigorous foliage it is advisable to remove one out of three 
leaves, as this will assist the development of the flower spike. 
Crowns of finest quality, per 1000, 80/- ; per too, 9/- 
X LYCORIS, handsome bulbous plants from China and Japan. each— j. d 
aurea., a greenhouse bulb of great beauty, from China, bearing in October lovely umbels of 
golden-yellow flowers of elegant outline, ht. ft. Grow in a temperature of 65° to 70°, 
and while at rest in summer keep slightly damp per doz. 21/- 2 o 
rad lata alba, a fine introduction prom Japan, bearing on stout stems large umbels of 
spreading white flowers with a slight tinge of primrose at base of segments ; a noble plant 
for the greenhouse, or out of doors under a south wall, ht. I J ft per doz. 21/- 2 O 
sanguinea (new), bearing from May to June umbels of 5 to 6 brilliant orange-red flowers 
for greenhouse or south walls, ht. li ft per doz. 21/- 2 o 
squamigera (syn. Amaryllis Halli), bearing in July umbels of 5 to 6 pretty pink 
flowers, with petals 3 to 4 in. long, the lower part being bright yellow, 
fragrant, ht. 2 ft. ; for greenhouse or south w.alls per doz. 21/- 2 o 
,, purpurea, bearing in July umbels of 6 to 7 flowers like the above, but 
shaded brilliant purple, ht. 2 ft. ; for greenhouse or south walls, perdoz. 10/6 I o 
xMEDEOLA asparagoides (Smilax). See Asparagus medeoloides. 
METHONICA superba. See Gloriosa. 
X MICHAUXIA campanuloides (Michaux’s Bell-flower), a stately plant for dry south 
borders, bearing in summer branching spikes of large rosy white blooms like Passion-flowers, 
ht. 3 ft per doz. 4/6 
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