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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, igoo. 
IRISES. 
These may be called the ‘Orchids’ of the flower garden, their blossoms competing 
in richness and variety of colour with the choicest and the most beautiful Orchids. They should be 
extensively planted in flower and shrubbery borders, and naturalised ; a judicious selection will 
give a display of bloom from Christmas to August. See our Hardy Plant Catalogue for all kinds 
of Flag Irises. 
BARR’S June-flowering ENGLISH IRIS. 
(THE LARGE-FLOWERED BULBOUS IRIS OF THE PYRENEES.) 
These magnificent Irises thrive in any ordinary garden soil ; when the soil is very heavy, 
surround the bulbs with sand, and see well to drainage. The earlier the planting, after beginning 
of September, the greater the success, although the bulbs may be put in as late as December. The 
varieties contained in our collection we have specially selected as being the finest and most distinct, 
and they will be found as strikingly beautiful in colour as the most sumptuous Orchids of the 
hothouse. They flower in June, thus succeeding the Bearded Flag Irises. As cut flowers 
they take a first place. 
HsisP 1 ' Our Annual Exhibits of cut flowers of these grand Irises elicit great admiration. 
Barr and Sons’ Selections of Beautiful English Irises. 
s. d. 
100 in 25 magnificent varieties 15 o 
48 in 12 ,, 8 o 
24 in 12 ,, 4 6 
Barr's Choice Mixed lovely varie- 
ties, producing a fine effect in beds & bor- 
ders.. .p. 1000, 50/-; p. 100, 5/6; p. doz. 
d. 
Named Varieties Mixed, from the following named sorts per 100, 10/6 ; per doz. 1 6 
5. is used to signify Standards, or the erect petals ; F. Falls, or the drooping petals. 
The numbers following the name indicate the relative time of flowering; thus those marked (1) open 
first, while those marked (4) are the latest to bloom ; the difference however is only one of days. 
per dor. each 
Blanche Fleur, S. white, with rosy tinge, F. white, ht. 22 ins per too, 12/6 
Clara Butt (3) (new), S. china-white, faintly flaked azure, F. large and broad, 
china-white, faintly spotted azure, very beautiful, ht. 26 ins per 100, 30/- 
Dr. Livingstone (3) (new), S. broad, white sometimes faintly flaked lilac, F. 
very large, pure white, ht. 2 ft 
Emma (3), S. soft French grey, faintly flaked blue, F. French grey, shaded white, 
faintly spotted blue, beautiful, ht. 24 ins 
Emperor (3) (new), S. broad, violet flaked dark purple, F. broad, brilliant blue 
marbled dark velvety blue, large handsome flower, ht. 21 ins 
Empress (1) (new), S. beautiful full lavender-blue, F. large, white bordered pale 
lavender, large flower, very beautiful, ht. 19 ins per 100, 30/- 
Graaf Bentink (3), S. crimson-magenta, flaked white, F. white, spotted crimson, 
handsome, ht. 21 ins 
Grande Cdleste, S. light blue, F. bright blue, very large per 100, 17/6 
Hippocrates (3), S. soft mauve flaked purple, F. mauve, tinged blue and slightly 
mottled, ht. 19 ins 
King of the Blues ( 1 ), S. violet and black, F. rich deep violet blue, heavily spotted 
dark velvety purple, ht. 22 ins per too, 17/6 
La Charmante (2), S. deep lavender-blue, F. white, margined light lavender, 
ht. 22 ins 
Lilacina (3), S. deep lavender splashed violet, F. pale lavender, sometimes slightly 
spotted blue, ht. 24 ins per too, 17/6 
Lord Palmerston (1) (new), S. purple-claret flaked black, F. crimson-purple; a 
very rich colour, ht. 22 in ; 
Lord Roberts (4) (new), S. broad, violet heavily marked black, F. rich deep 
violet-blue, heavily spotted dark velvety purple, very handsome, ht. 21 ins 
Mountain of Snow (3), S. and F. white, very large, ht. 22 ins 
Mont Blanc (4), S. and F. pure white, very handsome, ht. 2 ft per 100, 12/6 
Ruby (2), S. dark ruby, F. ruby-purple, ht. 21 ins per too, 15/- 
Simon (4), S. pale lavender, feathered purple, F. delicate lavender, slightly spotted 
violet, ht. 19 ins per 100, 12/6 
Yainqueur (3), S. deep lavender, feathered violet, F. delicate lavender, slightly 
spotted violet, ht. 24 ins per 100, 12/6 
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BARR’S June-flowering SPANISH IRIS. 
(THE ORCHID-LIKE BULBOUS IRIS OF SPAIN.) 
The Spanish Irises flower a fortnight before the English, and differ from them consider- 
ably, the colours of the flowers being showier and more varied. The curious and charming 
blendings of shades in the same flower give them the appearance of many of our rare orchids, 
with which they can well compete in grace and beauty. For vases and bouquets the cut flowers 
