BARR’S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES, Autumn, 1900. 
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GALANTHUS Ikariae, a most distinct and beautiful Snowdrop, with broad glossy light 
green reflexing foliage, and elegant snowy white flowers, inner segments heavily tipped 
bright green per 100, 8/6 ; per doz. 1/3 o 2 
Elwesii var. Whittalli, a grand new Snowdrop, teller and more robust than Elwesii, 
while the blooms are inclined to be larger and of a fine globular form ; the foliage is broad 
and handsome, of a rich glaucous green per 100, 10/6 ; per doz. 1/6 ... 
GLADIOLUS, ‘Peach Blossom,’ a lovely new early Gladiolus, producing graceful spikes 
of flowers of a charming delicate pale salmon-pink ; plant from Oct. to Nov. ...per doz. 5/6 0 6 
IRIS Barnumae, a lovely introduction, belonging to the Cushion Irises , colour rich purplish 
red with a conspicuous yellow beard, very distinct per doz. 7/6 o 8 
Eggeri, a curious and beautiful Cushion Iris , the upper part of the flower violet-blue with 
dark veining, the lower part dark brown dotted black and shaded reddish-brown towards 
interior, with large yellow beard per doz. 15/- 1 6 
persica Heldreichi (syn. stenophylla), a most beautiful new Iris. The flowers, 
which are produced in February, measure 4 inches across, and are of a lovely lavender 
shade, with velvety violet falls reticulated white on the upper part, and with yellow crest, 
ht. 4 inches. First Class Certificate R.H.S . , February 1~th. 1900 per doz. 15/- 1 6 
persica magna, a charming variety, flowers silvery grey and claret-red per doz. 7/6 o 8 
persica Mardinensis, a new Iris from Mesopotamia, flowers silvery grey with large 
violet-purple spots, very free and three weeks earlier than I. persica per doz. 10/6 1 o 
persica tauri, a handsome dark violet variety, very early, ht. 5 ft 3 6 
urmiensis, a valuable Cushion Iris from north-west Persia, flowers a beautiful pale primrose 
with a dense orange beard ; fragrant, ht. 8 inches per doz. 10/6 I o 
sofarana, another beautiful Cushion Iris from the Lebanon, having standards finely netted, 
and speckled deep lilac on a creamy ground and suffused pale lilac, falls heavily veined, 
chocolate-brown shading to almost black, beard black, ht. I ft 1 6 
Vogeliana, a beautiful new Iris, flowers larger than I. persica , and variable in shade of 
colour, silvery grey with purple, violet, rose or lilac markings 1 3 
IXIA, Lady Helen Vincent, a very lovely new variety and a grand acquisition to this 
family, flowers large and of a delicate light salmon-pink, strong grower 2 6 
LACHENALIAS, beautiful new varieties, mostly raised by the Rev. Theodore 
Marsh, all decided improvements and valuable additions to this lovely family of plants. 
Cawston Gem, yellow, tipped pink, robust grower per doz. 7/6 o 8 
Garnet, very early, yellow with deep ruby edge ,, 7/6 o 8 
pendula gigantea (syn. Aureliana), a fine improvement on the type pendula ; it bears 
bold handsome spikes of rich deep red flowers tipped green and purple, 1 ft 2 6 
Rector of Cawston, rich deep yellow, tipped red, dwarf per doz. 7/6 o 8 
Ruby, flowers scarlet, yellow and green, very showy 7/6 o 8 
Topaz, rich deep yellow, with narrow purple margin ,, 10/6 1 o 
LILIUM auratum, ‘Beauty of Japan,’ the finest of all Japanese Lilies; a splendid 
new variety resembling Lilium auratum platyphyllum , but its grand large flowers are very 
broadly banded, with glowing dark crimson down centre of petals, a fine acquisition 17 6 
Bolanderi, a beautiful new Lily from Oregon, with dense whorls of foliage and elegant 
bell-shaped flowers, deep crimson spotted maroon, ht. I J ft. 1 st Class Certificate 2 6 
Harrisii (The Bermuda Easter Lily) a few special monster bulbs 2 6 
Henryi, a most handsome and elegant Lily discovered lately by Dr. Henry in North China ; 
the flowers resemble in form L. speciosum, but are orange-yellow in colour and freely produced 
on elegant branching heads, a hardy and vigorous grower, ht. 5 to 6 ft 5 6 
Humboldti magnifleum, a splendid new variety, bearing large handsome flowers deeper 
in colour than L. HumbolcUi , and more heavily spotted j the recurved petals are conspicuously 
tipped purplish brown, ht. 5 ft. 1 st Class Certificate. A good strong grower 2 6 
marhan, a splendid hybrid Lily, a cross from L. martagon album x L. Ilansoni ; it produces 
large elegant spikes of flowers, deep yellow speckled brown and dotted crimson, 3) ft. 
1st Class Certificate R.H.S. 8 6 
pardalinum Johnsoni, one of the best of the Pardalinums, from British Columbia, of 
strong sturdy growth with dark green foliage and very showy flowers, glowing crimson 
shading to orange, ht. 5 ft 2 ® 
Parryi, a very beautiful Californian species, with large bright yellow flowers lightly spotted 
and of delicate perfume, ht. 3 ft. 1 st Class Certificate R.H.S 3 6 
Roezlii, true, a rare Lily from the Pacific coast, bearing an elegant raceme of brilliant 
orange-red flowers spotted purple and with reflexed petals, ht. 3 ft 2 6 
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 should be grown in a light sandy loam soil, and 
may also be gently forced in pots, I ft. 
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