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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1916. 
HELLEBORUS ORIENTALIS. -The Lenten RoBe. These bloom from Feb. to March, when few 
other flowers are open out-of-doors. They delight in the shade of trees. See Hardy Plant Catalogue. 
1 each of 12 fine varieties, 9/-, 12 /- & 18/- ; 1 each of 6 fine varieties, 4/-, 6/- & 9/-. 
HEMEROCALLIS (Day Lilies). These are best planted in Autumn. 
12 in 12 fine handsome varieties ... 7/- I 24 in 6 fine handsome varieties... 10/6 
6 „ 6 „ „ 3/6 I 50 „ 6 „ „ „ ... 18 /- 
For full descriptive List see Hardy Plant Catalogue. 
HEPATICA ( syn . Anemone Hepatica), very beautiful in early Spring established on shady 
banlcs and on rockworlc. They are deep rooters and love a deep loamy soil. 
each — s. d 
White, Single per doz. 5/- o 6 
angulosa, large single rich blue flowers 
per doz. 5/ o 6 
Blue, Single 
Blue, Double 
Red, Single .. 
Red, Double 
each — s. 
o 
alba, be lutiful large pure white 
flowers. Award ok Misrit R.H.S o 
BARR'S EARLY WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS 
GROWN IN A BOWL. 
BARR’S EARLY WHITE ROMAN 
HYACINTHS. 
Extra Selected French-grown Bulbs. 
This charming little Hyacinth is of great value for early 
forcing, and may be had in bloom during November, Decem- 
ber, and January by successional plantings. Several bulbs 
in a pot make a charming Winter decoration for the green- 
house or sitting-room, while to cut for bouquets and vases 
the graceful spikes of sweet-scented blooms are highly prized. 
The Roman and Italian Hyacinths lend themselves readily 
to culture in bowls of our Peat-fibre, Shell and Charcoal 
Mixture. (For Ctilhtral Directions , see page 3.) 
Early White Roman Hyacinth, p 6 ', 110 ^ 
Good Flowering Bulbs per 100, 1 8/6 2 8 
Extra Selected Bulbs ,, 25/- 3 6 
Extra Large Bulbs, producing a 
large number of (lower spikes ,, 30/- 4 o 
BARR’S EARLY ITALIAN AND FRENCH HYACINTHS. 
These bloom just after the White Roman Hyacinth, and are therefore valuable for succession. They 
are all of graceful beauty, and may be had in bloom in December and Januiry. They can easily be grown 
in bowls of pebbles and water or our prepared Peat-fibre, shell, and charcoal mixture, and make 
a very pretty decoration for the greenhouse and sitting-room. 
Italian White, producing elegant spikes of white bells with tube tinged delicate creamy 
blush (when grown outdoors) ; it forces pure white and is valuable for culling and succeeding 
the White Roman Hyacinth P er ioo, 21/- 
Primrose, a lovely Hyacinth producing freely graceful spikes of pile chrome-yellow single 
flowers ; very beautiful when grown in bowls and vases ; very scarce 
Rose Chair, a charming variety, producing spikes of pretty delicate flesh-coloured flowers 
per too, 25/- 
Shell-Pink, bearing semi-double bells of elegant form, colour a charming shell-pink shaded 
blush-white, very beautiful. This variety will only bear very gentle forcing p.r 100, 21/- 
HYACINTH -Grape, Starch, and Feathered. See Muscseri, page 48. 
HYACINTHUS. Plant September to November. 
amethystinus, an elegant Alpine Hyacinth, producing from the end of May elegant 
spikes of beautiful amethyst-blue flowers ; charming in pots, and clumps in flower borders, or as 
edgings; valuable to naturalise in grass, woodlands, etc., ht. J ft per 100, 12/6 
azureus. See Muscari azureum, page 48. 
HYACINTHUS candicans. See Galtonia , page 28. 
per doz. 
d 
5 6 
3 6 
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