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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1900. 
ERYTHRONLUM -continued. each— s. d. 
(Hartwegi, white, shading to yellow towards the centre, deep green foliage, 3 ft. per doz. 3/6 o 4 
fHendersoni, a gem amongst Dog’s-Tooth Violets, flowers pale lilac, with purple centre, 
surrounded by narrow yellow ring, very beautiful, ^ ft per doz. 6/6 o 7 
(Howellii, flowers light yellow, with orange centre ; with age the flower assumes a pink 
shade ; distinct and beautiful per doz. 5/6 o 6 
Nuttallianum, a rare species, flowers golden-yellow with reddish brown anthers, foliage 
dark green ; this species thrives in sunny and rather damp places 2 o 
purpurascens, flowers small, creamy, turning to purple, with orange centre, characteristic 
long dark green undulated foliage with bronzy tints, a pretty little Alpine species . . .per doz. 6/6 o 7 
frevolutum (true) (Baker), large flowers opening blush or pink, and changing to rosy 
purple, foliage slightly mottled, ^ ft per doz. 5/6 o 6 
f „ Johnsoni, one of the most beautiful of the American Dog’s-Tooth Violets. 
The flowers, which have elegantly reflexing petals, are of a beautiful bright 
rose colour with yellow centre and golden anthers. Award of Merit R.H. S. 
Buyers will be charmed with this lovely plant per doz. 6/6 o 7 
j- „ Pink Beauty. See Novelties, page 4. (Illustration, page 16). 
■f „ Watsoni, charming large creamy white flowers, with golden central ring, 
foliage usually mottled brown per doz. 5/6 o 6 
(Mixed American Large-flowered Dog’s-Tooth Violets for naturalising in 
shady and moist situations per 100, 17/6 ; per doz. 2/6 ... 
EUCHARIS amazonica (The White Amazon Lily), the snow-white flowers of this 
handsome stove-plant are deliciously fragrant, and are much used for bouquets and wreaths, 
I* ft. We can offer fine well-grown healthy plants free from mite, as follows : 
Strong flowering single bulbs, established in pots , per doz. 21/- ; each 2/- 
Established pots of several bulbs, per pot, 7/6 
Fine specimen plants, each 10/6 & 15/- 
♦EDCOMIS punctata, a handsome Autumn-flowering hardy plant, with spotted foliage and 
long spikes of wax-like white starry flowers spotted rose, very fragrant, 2 ft. ...per doz. 6/6 o 8 
FEATHERED HYACINTH. See Muscari. 
FREESI A. Freesias are prized for their delightful fragrance. They are easily grown, and may 
be forced into bloom by Christmas if required. Plant 6 bulbs in a 5-inch pot. Freesias as 
a rule are not sent out quite true to name, the white being mixed with the primrose variety. 
Those we offer below are true stocks, and may be relied upon. 
Leichtlini major (true), primrose, with orange blotch, ft. ...per too, 8/6 ; per doz. 1/3 ... 
refracta alba (true), pure white, 1 ft ,, 6/6; ,, 1 /- ... 
Mixed hybrids ,, 4/6; ,, 8^. ... 
FRITILDARIA, an extranely elegant family of hardy shade-loving plants, bearing graceful 
drooping bell-shaped flowers in May. The large-flowered varieties are charming for 
grouping in borders and for clumps on rockwork ; while the smaller-flowered dwarf kinds 
are gems for select nooks on the rockery ; a little sharp sand placed around the bulbs at time 
of planting is very beneficial. All are pretty in pots (several in a pot). 
The ‘Snakeshead Fritillarias ’ (F. meleagris vars.) have large graceful bell- 
shaped chequered flowers ; they are of easy culture, and are very effective in groups on 
rockwork, flower border, or naturalised in grass ; they also make charming pot-plants, 
meleagris, rosy purple shades, beautifully chequered, f ft. per 100, 12/6 ; per doz. 19 o 2 
,, pure white, a beautiful variety, f ft ,, 10/6 ; ,, 1/6 o 2 
,, mixed varieties, | ft „ 5/6; ,, loaf. ... 
latifolia mixed shades, broad foliage and handsome chequered flowers, larger and 
earlier than the Meleagris varieties, 1 ft per 100, 8/6 ; per doz. 1/3 ... 
armena, rich yellow 1 Charming dwarf species from Asia Minor, bearing ele- per 100, 8/6 
gant small bell-shaped flowers in April. They per doz. 1/3 o 2 
,, rubra, [ should be planted in clumps (6 to 12 bulbs) on rock- 
plum-coloured J work, &c. They also make good pot-plants. per doz. 2/6 o 3 
aurea, a very handsome species from Asia Minor, with beautiful large rich golden-yellow 
flowers in April, charming alike in borders, pots, or on rockwork, -J ft. (a Coloured Plate 
sent post free for 6 d.) per 100, 15/-; per doz. 2/6 o 3 
biflora (true), flowers broadly campanulate, very dark brown, almost black, very pretty and 
graceful, J ft. ; it likes a heavy soil per doz. 6/6 o 7 
Burnati, a lovely species with large drooping bell-shaped flowers of a crimson-brown, hand- 
somely chequered, £ ft per doz. 12/- 1 3 
citrina, pretty bright green bells, shaded citron-yellow, £ ft per too, 15/- ; ,, 2/6 o 3 
Guicciardi, maroon-purple and green, distinct and pretty, 1 ft 1 6 
imperialis. See Crown Imperial. 
kamschatica (The Black Lily), producing elegant pyramidal spikes of handsome 
black flowers in May, £ ft 1 3 
lanceolata, flowers curiously mottled green, brown, and yellow, distinct, 1 ft. per doz. 5/6 o 6 
,, gracilis, flowers dark brown mottled, very distinct and pretty, 1 ft. ,, 7/6 o S 
