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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1916. 
MINIATURE CROCUSES. 
BARR’S AUTUMN-, WINTER- AND SPRING-FLOWERING SPECIES. 
Gems for the Rock Garden and Pots. 
No hardy garden is complete without these little floral gems, which carry on a continual display of 
bloom from August to March, and light up the garden with their bright colours in winter when few other 
plants are flowering. They are all very dainty and refined, and on rockwork or in grass form a charming 
picture, while in pots they make a very pretty effect. The delightful effect produced by masses of 
C. speciosus, C. longiflorus, C. sativus, C. Tommasinianus, etc., when naturalised, can only be realised 
by those who have witnessed it. In nomenclature we have followed Mr. George Maw's Monograph 
on the Croci. 
Cultural Directions. — Any ordinary garden soil suits these Crocuses. Plant very shallow, barely 
covering the corms with soil ; the Aulumn-flowering varieties plant in July or August, the Winter and 
Spring-flowering varieties in September or October. 
Selections of Autumn-flowering Species. 
3 each of 20 species io/6 I 3 each of 12 species 5/6 
3 „ „ 20 „ choicer sorts 15/- | 3 ., „ 12 „ choicer sorts 8/6 
Selections of Winter-flowering Species. 
3 each of IS species 10/6 | 3 each of 15 species, choicer sorts 15/- 
Selections of Early Spring-flowering Species. 
3 each of 12 species 6/- | 3 each of 12 species, choicer sorts 9/- 
A Full Descriptive List of our Crocus Species, with their native habitats given, may be had 
on application. 
I®" The few species quoted in the following list are mostly those we can offer cheaply in quantity, and 
we can slrongly recommend them for naturalising and massing on rockwork, in grass, etc., where 
their beauty will delight the eye from Autumn till early Spring. 
Autumn-Flowering. 
Asturicus, a showy species, flowers ranging from pale mauve to purple-lilac, with darker 
striping at base 
Cancellatus cilicicus, flowers blue with deeper veining, varying slightly 12 
Hadriaticus, flowers ranging from pure white to lilac with scarlet stigmata 15 
„ chrysobelonicus, flowers satiny white with yellow throat and scarlet stigmata, 
very pretty 
,, Saundersianus, a handsome variety having satiny white flowers with yellow 
throat and chocolate-coloured lube 10 
Longiflorus (syn. Odorus), a charming species with soft rose-lilac flowers 21 
,, Meletensis, soft lilac feathered deeper lilac at base, anthers yellow, stigmata 
orange-red 
Nudiflorus, flowers fine rich clear purple 2 
Ochroleucus, flowers creamy white with bright orange base 7 
Salzmanni, lilac, with dark feathering, delighting in a moist soil 10 
Sativus (Saffron Crocus), large flowers, purplish lilac, feathered violet, and with showy 
orange stigmata 
,, Cartwrightianus, flowers lilac with scarlet stigmata 12 
„ Elwesii, producing pretty delicate lilac-coloured flowers 12 
,, Pallasii, very showy, flowers varying from rvhite to purple, all with yellow throat 
Speciosus, bright violet-blue, prettily veined, anthers orange-red, throat yellow, large, 
handsome and showy, one of the most beautiful Autumn Crocuses for planting in grass, 
borders, or rockwork per 1000, 70/- 
Speciosus Aitchisonii, long handsome flowers with sharply tapering petals, lavender prettily 
feathered a darker shade and with silvery flush on outer petals 10 
Zonatus, rose-lilac, with orange zone, most beautiful per tooo, 70/- 
Mixed Autumn-Flowering Species for naturalising in grass ,, 70/- 
Winter-Flowering. 
Biflorus Barrii, a lovely little well-marked form, flowers white striped violet, dwarf and 
very free-flowering; a gem for the rock garden 15 
„ puBillus, white, outer segments feathered purple, throat orange, a lovely little species 1 5 
Cloth of Gold (C. susianus), rich golden-yellow, outside of petals rich glossy brown ; when 
opening flat in the sun, beds of this crocus resemble carpets of gold ; a lovely little 
flower for edgings and rockwork Crop failed 
Sieberi, soft lavender-blue, with bronzy yellow base ; a charming species 15 
Yitellinus, flowers rich self-yellow 15 
„ Yar. graveolens, small orange-coloured flowers, strongly scented 15 
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