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BARR’S NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES, Autumn, 1916. 
IRIS-NEW AND RARE SPECIES — coil tin ued. each— j. d 
orchioides alba, a pretty albino form of I. orchioides, having white flowers faintly 
veined green ; the first to bloom of the larger Juno Irises, ht. I ft 2 6 
Orchioides ccerulea, a pretty hybrid variety with purplish blue flowers with yellow 
markings on falls, ht. I ft J ^ 
Wilsoni, a fine new species collected by Mr. Wilson in China and closely allied to I. sibirica. 
standards primrose, falls primrose-yellow with deeper colouring at base and with handsome 
brown markings P er doz> ? / 6 0 8 
For other beautiful English and Spanish Irises, New Giant Early Xiphium Irises, etc., 
see pages 33 to 37. 
LACHENALIA His Reverence, a very 
beautiful new variety bearing fine spikes of 
large bells shaded pale citron and soft green, 
forming a beautiful contrast to other Lache- 
nalias, fine strong grower per doz. 15/- 1 6 
LEUCOJUM Gravetye Giant, a very 
handsome robust-growing variety of the 
Summer Snowflake (L. astivum ), producing 
in May bold heads of large open drooping 
bells, solid white tipped green ...per doz. 5/6 o 6 
LILIUM candidum (The Madonna Lily) 
Monster bulbs, per 100, 60/- ; per do/.. 8/6 o 9 
LILIUM dauricum luteum (syn. Yellow 
Queen), a lovely new variety of the Siberian 
Lilium dauricum, of vigorous growth with 
erect stems bearing a handsome umbel of 
upright cup-shaped flowers, of a clear yellow 
leucojum gravetye giant. slightly shaded red towards centre, ht. 3a ft. 2 6 
x LILIUM regale (syn. myriophyllum), a rare and beautiful Chinese Lily having the 
appearance of a refined Lilium Brownii ; it bears in July on a sturdy leafy stem three lo four 
trumpet -shaped flowers of great substance, expanded at mouth, colour inside waxy white, 
flushed yellow, back of petals broadly banded ruby-red, anthers golden, sweet-scented, ht. 3 ft. 
to 5 ft. Well-established specimens attain a height of 7 ft. with 7 flowers on a stem ...7/6 & 10 6 
X MONTBRETIA Star of the East (new 1912), the finest Montbretia yet raised aid a 
great advance on all others. It produces bold spikes of very large erect flowers expanding 
quite flat, orange-gold with lemon eye, and orange-red on back of petals ; remarkably hand- 
some. First-Class Certificate R.H.S., August 13, 1912 to 6 
For other beautiful New Hybrid Montbretias, see page 47. 
MOR/EA iridioides Johnsoni, a beautiful cool greenhouse plant belonging to the 
Iridese, producing elegant branched spikes of flowers, white with a pretty orange blotch and 
finely reticulated at base, the petaloid stigmas being of a pretty lavender shade. It remains 
decorative for a long period, ht. 3 ft Established in pots 
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MUSCARI 
“ Heavenly Blue,” the most beautiful of all Starch and Grape Hyacinths, and one of the 
loveliest blue flowers of spring, 
Extra large bulbs giving an abundance of flower, per iooo, 75/- 1 par ioo, 8/- ; per doz. 1/3 
Masseyanum, a rare distinct new Tassel-Hyacinth with bright rosy coloured flowers 
per doz. 15/- I 6 
SPARAXIS Scarlet Gem, flowers brilliant velvety scarlet with yellow centre, producing 
a gorgeous effect of colour when massed in borders or on rockwork ; a gem for sunny 
situations outdoors or for pots, ht. 5 ft P er 10 °, I2 /6 I P er c ' oz - ! /9 
TULIPS— May-flowering. A few beautiful and striking varieties. 
Golden Bronze (4), a remarkably handsome and beautiful Cottage Tulip, flower large 
and cup-shaped of beautiful symmetry, colour glossy golden-bronze shaded mahogany 
towards centre, ht. 26 in. ; quite an artist’s flower per 100, 35/-; per doz. 5/- o 6 
Louis XIV. (4), a stately Breeder Tulip, bearing globular flowers of immense size, with 
broad petals rich purple heavily flushed golden-bronze at margin, inside golden-bronze 
shading to bronzy purple, very tall and stately; remarkably handsome, ht. 26 in. CERTIFI- 
CATE OF Merit R.B.S. (Coloured Elate, 3 d.) per ‘l« z - 25/- 2 3 
