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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1900. 
GALTONIA CANDICANS, the Groat 
Snow-White Summer-flowering 
Hyacinth. Attains a height of 3 to 6 
feet, according to soil and situation, and 
bears a spike of 20 to 50 pure white 
bell-shaped flowers ; a handsome decorative 
plant for grouping in the flower border or 
on lawns, also a fine pot-plant for the 
conservatory. Very effective when grouped 
with the scarlet Gladiolus Brenchleyensis. 
Plant from October to March, covering the 
Autumn plantings with a little litter for 
the first winter. 
Strong Bulbs per 100, 6/6; doz. 
Extra Large Bulbs ... ,, 8/6; ,, 
GASTRONEMA. See Cyrtanthus. 
GEISSORHIZA Rochensis, a Cape bulb 
of exquisite beauty, bearing in June 
intense Tyrian blue flowers with rich 
crimson blotches in centre, a gem for 
pot-culture and rockwork, lit. f ft. 
per doz. 7/6 ; each 
GERANIUM tuberosum, an elegant 
creeping plant bearing large violet-rose 
flowers in Summer ; hardy in sunny spots 
on rockwork per doz. 1/6 ; each 
s. d. 
1 o 
1 i 
o 8 
o 2 
'GESNERAS, a very beautiful family of greenhouse plants requiring similar treatment to the 
Achimenes; their handsome velvety foliage and elegant spikes of brilliantly coloured flowers 
render them objects of great beauty. 
1 each of 12 beautiful kinds ...10s. 6 d. | 1 each of 6 beautiful kinds ...51. 6 d. 
"GLADIOLI, Early-flowering, for Autumn and Winter Planting. 
These beautiful Early-flowering Gladioli should be largely planted for cutting from May 
to July, and for the fine effect they produce in the flower garden. G. Colvillei, The Bride, is 
exceptionally valuable, and is extensively grown in pots and boxes for cutting during April, May, 
and June. All may be grown in pots for indoor decoration. 
Culture Outdoors. — Select a sunny situation protected from cutting winds. Trench the 
ground deeply, working in plenty of rotten manure in the underspit ; plant from end of October or 
beginning of November or in early January, placing the bulbs at a depth of four to five inches. 
After planting cover with long straw litter or other light material , which remove in March. 
Gladiolus byzantinus, and the Colvillei varieties are best planted early in November. If the 
Summer is dry and the weather hot, give an occasional good soaking of water or liquid manure. 
Culture for Conservatory Decoration. — Plant three to five bulbs, according to size, 
in a 5- or 6-inch pot, and plunge in ashes in a cold frame or pit, withholding water till the bulbs 
have started into growth ; or, the pots may be buried in ashes out of doors, and remain undisturbed 
till ready to remove indoors. 
MAY- AND JUNE-FLOWERING HARDY GLADIOLI. p ;. \ io j. 
Byzantinus, showy brilliant rosy claret, useful for borders, naturalising, or cutting, 
ht. 2 ft 3 0...0 6 
Colvillei, crimson-purple, flaked white, very showy, valuable for naturalisation, 
ht. ft 3 6...0 6 
„ The Bride, pure white flowers, valuable in early Summer for border 
decoration and cutting. A grand pot-plant indoors, ht. 2 ft 3 6...0 6 
„ „ extra large roots 4 6...0 8 
JUNE- AND JULY-FLOWERING HARDY GLADIOLI. 
20 beautiful vars 
S. 
21 
d. 
O 
s. d 
Early Gladioli, splendid Mixed, 
20 
12 
O 
of many beautiful shades, valuable for 
12 
„ ...12 /-& 
18 
O 
filling beds and borders, and to plant for 
12 
tt 
„ ...6/6 & 
9 
6 
cutting per 100, 5/6; per doz. 0 10 
12 
tt 
„ ...2/6 & 
3 
6 
per doz. — s. d. 
Amsterdam, large salmon-scarlet, with white blotches, 15 ft per 100, is/- 2 3 
Cardinalis, bright scarlet and white, 1 £ ft ,, 12/6 1 9 
,, elegans, light orange-scarlet, with white blotches and light centre ,, 17,6 2 6 
Fire King, brilliant orange-scariet, flaked crimson and white, large handsome flowers, i j- ft. 7 6 
Formosissimus, brilliant deep scarlet, with snow-white blotches, edged blood-crimson, 
l£ ft I per 100, 12/6 
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