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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1916. 
I X I A S —continued. 
and northerly winds. When planting cover the bulbs with coarse sand. A covering of straw, litter, 
heather, or other light material will protect the early top growth from frosty winds, but it should be 
removed in March. 
BARR’S SELECTIONS OF IXIAS. 
6 each of li splendid varieties, 9/-; 3 each of li splendid varieties, 5 /- 
Barr's “ Rainbow” Mixture of Ixias, a superior mixture containing a great variety of gorgeous 
colours, for filling beds and massing in sunny borders per 1000, 40/- ; per 100, 4/6 ; per doz. 8ff. 
p. 100 p. doz. 
s. d. s. d 
Beauty of Norfolk, flowers a soft canary colour with a striking black centre 5 6...0 10 
Bucephalus major [syn. Hector), rich crimson claret-colour, beautiful 5 6...0 10 
Cato, creamy white with crimson centre, large and beautiful 7 6...1 3 
Crateroides, rich cerise-scarlet, early, and greatly valued for cutting 8 6...1 3 
Diana, fine large white flowers with crimson-purple centre 10 6...1 6 
Elvira, French grey, violet centre 15 0...2 3 
Excelsior, large, handsome crimson-scarlet 6 6...1 o 
Hogarth, cream-coloured with purple centre, very striking 7 6...1 3 
Humbert, very large, beautiful coppery rose, black centre, distinct 7 6...1 3 
Prsestans, ruby-crimson, beautiful 5 6...0 10 
Viridiflora (The Green Ixia), flowers beautiful sea-green, with black centre 21 0...3 o 
White Queen, flowers large, pure white slightly flushed ruby on outer side of petals, 
and with ruby-coloured centre 7 6...1 3 
White Swan, large flowers, pure white with indigo-blue eye, beautiful 10 6...1 6 
William the Conqueror, a beautiful variety, flowers deep pink on outside and 
creamy white inside, with brown eye 7 6...1 3 
OXIOLIRION tataricum (Pallasi), an elegant and very 
showy hardy bulbous plant, bearing umbels of beautiful deep 
blue tubular flowers in May and June, thriving in any good 
deep light soil and an open fairly sunny situation, lit. 1 J ft. 
per doz. 3/6 ; each 4 d. 
JONQUILS, Sweet-Scented, always prized for the grace- 
ful sweet-scented flowers they produce in May. For indoor 
decoration plant three to six bulbs in a 4- or 5-inch pot, 
plunge in a cold frame, and when in bud bring indoors. 
If planted also outdoors and treated the same as Daffodils, 
a long succession may be maintained. 
Single Jonquil, rich full yellow perdoz.— s. d 
per 1000, 35/- ; per 100, 4/- o 7 
,, ,, extra targe bulbs ,, 5/6 o 10 
Double Jonquil, flowers of a rich full yellow, 
small, very elegant, and delightfully fragrant 
strong bulbs, per 100, 21/- ; per doz., 3/- ; each 4 d. 
For Campanelle Jonquil and The Tall Double Jonquil, see Narcissus Odorus varieties, pages 25 & 29 
of Daffodil Catalogue. 
LACHENALIAS (Cape Cowslips). 
Very beautiful greenhouse plants flowering in early Spring, with curiously spotted leaves and handsome 
flower-spikes. They should be potted as early as possible in Autumn in a compost of loam, sweet leaf soil, 
and sand and well-decayed cow manure, the bulbs being placed 2^ to 3 inches below the surface and 
surrounded by sand ; place the pots in an airy greenhouse or cold frame close to the glass, and give very 
little water until the bulbs have made foliage. In early November, before cold weather sets in, the pots 
in the cold frame should be transferred to a sunny situation in greenhouse where the temperature does 
not fall below 45°. The I.achenalia likes abundance of sunshine but not overmuch heat. In May, remove 
the pots again to a cold frame fully exposed to sun, and gradually cease giving water su that the bulbs 
may ripen off. A very beautiful effect is obtained by planting Lachenalias in wire hanging baskets for 
greenhouse decoration. 
