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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1916. 
BARR’S SELECT LIST OF STRAWBERRIES. 
Well-rooted Runners, supplied from August. ( . r 
EARLY. Well-rooted Runners, s. 
Royal Sovereign, a grand variety both for forcing and open-air culture, bearing very 
large handsome conical-shaped fruit of luscious flavour, flesh firm and white, continuous 
cropper 6 
Vicomtesse H6ricart de Thury, a great and continuous cropper, fruit of medium 
size, rich in flavour, and valuable for preserving, a good early forcer 6 
FOR MAIN CROP. 
Bedford Champion, very large handsome fruit with refreshing flavour, a robust grower 6 
British Queen, very large, of exquisite flavour, requires good cultivation in heavy soil... 6 
Countess, very handsome dark crimson fruit of extra fine flavour, moderate cropper 6 
Dr. Hogg, large and handsome, one of the best flavoured Strawberries in cultivation , 
requires good culture and likes a heavy soil 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 
President, large and handsome, of richest pine flavour, heavy cropper, and valuable for 
general garden and main crop forcing ; it retains its flavour and carries well 6 
Reward (new), one of the best main crop varieties, resembling rather British Queen, 
with very large wedge-shaped fruit, of firm flesh and bright colour 6 
Sir Joseph Paxton, handsome solid fruit of delicate flavour, very prolific, a f avow it e 
market variety, as it is hardy and travels well 6 
The Bedford, bearing a good crop of handsome round fruit of finest flavour 6 
LATE. 
Filbert Pine, a fine late variety producing a heavy crop of orange-red fruit, of rich 
brisk flavour ; a robust grower, and good for light soils 6 
Givon’s Late Prolific, the finest late Strawberry , bearing a heavy crop of very large 
dark red fruit, firm and of rich brisk flavour 6 
VERY LATE. 
Waterloo, very large dark fruit, conical in shape, valuable for dessert ; it carries well, and 
may be forced as a last crop 6 
Laxton’s Latest, a grand variety wall uioimuus fruit of a fine deep crimson, after 
Waterloo but having a richer pine flavour 6 
Strawberry Plants in Small Pots. 
Any of the above-named varieties can be had specially grown in small pots to fruit first 
season outdoors or for shifting into large pots for forcing. Royal Sovereign and 
President are specially recommended for forcing per ioo, 18/6 ; per doz. 2/8 
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TRUE ALPINE AUTUMNAL STRAWBERRIES. 
In growing these for Autumn cropping, remove the Spring blossoms in order to induce the plants to 
make runners, as these last produce the best fruit. perioo per doz. 
Well-rooted Runners, s. d s. d 
Bergeri, fruit rich crimson, free bearer 6 6...I o 
Millet (new), a fine variety, the fruit measuring up to 2£ in. long, vigorous grower 6 6... I o 
NEW HYBRID PERPETUAL-FRUITING STRAWBERRIES. 
These valuable hybrid Strawberries commence fruiting in Summer, and in sheltered spots in the garden 
continue producing until frost sets in. If grown in pots and removed indoors early in September the plants 
fruit freely till late in Autumn. Feed the plants freely during dry weather. perioo per doz. 
Well-rooted Runners, $, d s d. 
Merveille de France, fruit of great size and of very rich flavour 6 6...I o 
St. Antoine de Padoue, the largest fruited of these hybrid strawberries, hearing 
globular bright red fruit of fine flavour ; the most vigorous grower. Award op Merit 
R.II.S 6 6...I o 
St. Fiacre, a grand autumn variety with bright-coloured fruit as large as Royal Sovereign, 
and of fine flavour 8 6...I a, 
