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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1900. 
each — s. d. 
YALLOTA purpurea (The Scarborough Lily), a most valuable Autumn-flowering 
plant, its handsome trusses of brilliant scarlet flowers being greatly valued for filling vases. 
We recommend it to be planted out of doors in May, and when in bud potted up for con- 
servatory decoration. Established in pots. ..per doz. 15/-, 21/—, & 30/-; each, 1/6, 2/6, 3 6 
YELTHEIMIA viridifolia, a very handsome characteristic plant for cool greenhouse, with 
foliage of a glaucous green and elegantly undulated, and heads of Lachenalia-like flowers, 
colour rose and green, ft 2 6 
WATSON I A, very ornamental and showy bulbous plants, requiring same cultural treatment as 
the Gladiolus. 
Ardernei, a lovely plant with snowy white flowers, 2 ft 2 6 
coccinea, bearing in Summer handsome spikes of bloom of a gorgeous vermilion colour, on a 
reddish-brown stem per 100, to/6; per doz. 1/6 o 2 
rosea, beautiful rose-coloured flowers, 2 ft ,, 6/6 o 7 
WINTER ACONITE, its golden blossoms early in Spring are very beautiful, resting on emerald-green 
cushions of leaves, and very effective when associated with Snowdrops, Early Scillas, Chionodoxas, 
Anemone fulgens, Anemone apennina, &c. Under trees and in moist situations, where 
few other plants will thrive, the Winter Aconite luxuriates and densely clothes the ground with 
its bright green foliage long after the flowers have disappeared. It is a good useful plant to 
naturalise in grass, &c. Good flowering roots ... per 1000, 15/- ; per 100, 1/9 
,, ,, Extra strong roots ... ,, 21/-; ,, 2/6 
WOOD HYACINTHS. See Scilla, page 51. 
ZEPHYRANTHES (syn. Amaryllis). These Swamp Lilies are a beautiful family of bulbous 
plants requiring greenhouse culture, or they may be grown in a sunny well-drained situation against 
a south wall in a deep loamy soil. Charming pot-plants, several bulbs in a pot. Early summer- 
flowering, except Candida, which produces its charming white flowers in Autumn. per do2 each 
atamasco, large pure white flowers, nearly 3 in. long, \ ft 7 
Candida (The Flower of the West Wind), producing a profusion of white 
Crocus-like flowers in Autumn, valuable for edgings, masses, &c per 100, 7/6 I 
carinata, beautiful delicate rose colour, large handsome flowers, 1 ft 42/- 6 
TreatiaB, beautiful white fragrant Lily-like flowers, 1 ft 6 
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BARR’S SELECT LIST OF STRAWBERRIES. 
We have made a careful selection of the very best and most distinct varieties of Stravtfberries, and 
recommend all of them, feeling confident they will give the greatest satisfaction ; alt other sorts can also 
be had. 
Well = Rooted Runners. Supplied during August and September. 
Less quantities than 50 are charged at a little higher rate. 
VERY EARLY. Runners per 100— s. d 
King of Earlies, small black-red fruit of delicious pine-flavour, valuable for preserving , free 
bearer, dwarf and compact 4 6 
EARLY. 
Royal Sovereign, a grand variety both for forcing and open air culture, bearing very large 
handsome fruit, conical in shape and of luscious flavour, flesh firm and white, good continuous 
cropper '. 3 6 
Yicomtesse Hericart de Thury, a great and continuous cropper, fruit of medium size, rich 
in flavour, and valuable for preserving, a good early forcer 4 6 
FOR MAIN CROP. 
British Queen, very large, of exquisite flavour, requires good cultivation in heavy soil . . 6 6 
Countess, very handsome dark crimson fruit of extra fine flavour, moderate cropper 6 6 
Dr. Hogg, large and handsome, one of the best flavoured Strawberries in cultivation , requires 
good cultivation and likes a heavy soil 6 6 
Kitley’s Goliath, a grand successional bearer, fruit with tender flesh of fine sugary pine flavour 5 6 
Louis Gauthier, a fine new variety, producing an enormous crop of pale pink fruit of pleasant 
pine flavour ; the new runners if stopped beyond the first stolon and left undisturbed produce 
a second crop of fruit in autumn 6 6 
President, large and handsome, of richest pine-flavour, heavy cropper, and valuable for general 
garden crop and main crop forcing ; it retains its flavour and carries well 3 o 
Sir Charles Napier, large and prolific, of refreshing flavour, carries well, prefers a light soil, 
plant 2 ft. apart 4 6 
Sir Joseph Paxton, handsome solid fruit of delicate flavour, very prolific, a favourite market 
variety , as it is hardy and travels well 2 6 
Trollope’s Yictoria, bearing fine globular fruit with tender melting flesh of rich flavour 5 6 
