Barr cf' Sitf/iltn, 1870.] 
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NOVELTIES AND SPECIALITIES POE 1870. 
These are not enumerated in the ioihj of the Catalogue. 
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.1 ADONIS AUTDMNALIS FLAMMEA, dark red flowers in the form of a Pasony, foliage finely 
cut, said to he a useful bedding plant, height 1-! inches 1 0 
•2 ADONIS ODPANIANA, from Sicily, flowers blood red, and said to be even more effective than 
Linum ijrandifiorum coccineum, foliage bright green finely cut ; recommended for bedding 
purposes, and especially for spring blooming 
3 .2ETHIONEMA SAXATILE, fiesh coloured flowers, a pretty Alpine, i ft 
4 ALPINE SUCCULENTS, <ic., for miniature gardening, or for the formation of sub-Alpine 
mounds. Selections, consisting i)riucipally of Sedums, Saxifrages, Sempervivums, Anten- 
narias, Arenai'ias, Thymus, and plants in this style of growth, 6/, 9/, and 12/, per dozen ; 03 j to 
84/ per 100. Also co'llections of Herbaceous and Alpine plants at similar prices'. Nee p. 70. 
6 AMARANTHUS BICOLOR RUBER, foliage carminate scarlet, sometimes pointed yellow, 
base of leaves and branches green, striped and shaded purple-red, an exquisite fob plant, I ft. 
6 AMARANTHUS GORDONI, leaves bronzy crimson, shading off to brilliant scarlet, a fine 
plant, raised by Mr. Gordon of the Crystal Palace Gardens, 1 ft 
7 ANEMONE CHRYSANTHEMUM-FLOWERED, DOUBLE BLUE, quite a new race of 
Anemones, petals developed to the centre, and arranged as in the Chrysanthemum. Knots, each 
8 ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS TOM THUMB, BRILLIANT, bright scarlet, golden yellow, and 
pure white, miniature in growth, a charming bedding variety, 1 ft 
9 AQUILEGIA CCBRULEA, flowers violet and white, very large, and remarkable for the length 
of the spurs, a fir.st-class hardy herbaceous perennial from the Rocky Mountains, IJ ft 
-'10 ARABIS ARENOSA, flowers rosy white shading to bright rose, a valuable plant for filling 
beds in the spring flower garden, i ft (Id. ix 
- —11 ARTEMISIA GRACILIS, the most e.xquisitely elegant plant in cultivation ; foliage as 
gracefully divided as Asparagus ; a fine plant when small for table decoration, 5 ft Ud. & 
12 ARTEMISIA JUDAICA, rich glossy silvery foliage, a strikingly effective plant in pots and in 
the flower border, 4 ft 
13 ASTERS, neio and of strikiiit/ heauti/. Hamburg New Prize Paeony with its immense tassel- 
shaped perfect flowers ; improved Hedgehog, witli its massive blossoms, striking colouis and 
petals porcupine-quilled to the centre ; Bouquet elegantissima, with its fairj'-like flowens, 
minialuro in size and perfect in form ; New Dwarf Victoria and the Schiller Dwarf Pyramid 
Bouquet, with their large handsome flowers and uniform height. See page 8. 
14 BEET, NEW CRIMSON LEAVED, more pleasing in ribbons and flow^er beds than Pcrilla ; 
leaves rich crimson, upright and slightly arched, growth uniform and very decorative. Sow 
in May where intended to remain, or it may be transplanted from a seed bed. ..per oz. 2s. 6d. 
15 BIGNONIA PANDURACEA, beautiful glossy foliage and handsome bunches of Maize-coloured, 
brown spotted flowers 
16 BORECOLE, MELVILLE’S NEW TRIPLE-CURLED VARIEGATED “ANNUAL” 
17 , >1 1. PERENNIAL 
18 ” ” „ PROLIFEROUS, VARIEGATED 
19 ’■ ’ VARIEGATED and STRIPED LEAVED Ragged Jack 
20 ” ” „ CARNATION STRIPED DWARF RED CABBAGE... 
21 ” PALM-TREE, dark-green foliage, habit that of an eastern Palm 
22 CALCEOLARIA, BARR’S INTERNATIONAL PRIZE VARIETIES 2s. lid. & 
23 CALCEOLARIA HYBRIDA GRANDIFLORA PUMILA COMPACTA, self-coloured flowers, 
height 10 inches, compact, bushy, and covered with flowers ; equally fine in form and size 
with the taller growing Calceolarias 
24 CALCEOLARIA HYBRIDA PUMILA COMPACTA TIGRINA, flowers beautifully spotted 
and blotched, colours brilliant, habit compact and dwarf, same as No. 23, drfiermg only in 
the luarkinjjc of the flowers 
25 CALCEOLARIA, THOMPSON’S DALKEITH PARK MAGNIFICENT LARGS- 
FLOWERED VARIETIES 
16 CALLIOPSIS LANOEOLATA, flowers beautiful golden yellow, the most valuable of hardy 
perennials to cut for bouquets or for the flower borders. First time offered in seed ; flowers 
the first season, 3 ft y v’,’ p; 
27 CANAVALIA GRANDIFLORA, a handsome climber, with large trifoliated leaves and long 
axillary bunches of purple pea-shaped flowers, veiT- ornamental 
..28 CANDYTUFT, VERY DWARF WHITE, a truly charming close-growing dwarf variety of 
Iberia aflinis, and will prove valuable for filling 'flower-becH in the spring garden, J ft.. ..(id. & 
29 CENTAUREA AFRICANA, very highly praised and described as the finest species known, 
with large lobed glossy green leaves and canary .yellow flowers, stem 3 ft per seed 
30 CENTAUREA CANDIDISSIMA or RAGUSINA, an indispensable silvery foliaged plant for 
flower-beds and vases 8<f., <t 
31 CENTAUREA CANDIDISSIMA COMPACTA, resembling the above in all respects, but more 
compact in growth — 
32 CENTAUREA GYMNOCARPA, a most graceful silvery-foliaged plant, leaves elegantly 
divided ; and raised from seed it is one of the most decorative of plant. s in summer !.■! & 
33 CENTAUREA PLUMOSA, like Gymnocarpa, but the divisions in the foliage arc finer ...l.s-. & 
34 CEREUS PUMILlJs, 3 to 4 inches in heiglit, very handsome and floriferoiis, from the Virginia 
Dale Rocky Mountains, at an elevation of 8,000 feet, and nmy therefore be considered 
perfectly luirdy in England •.••. ;• 
35 CHAMiBMELUM SERRATIFOLIUM ; the introducer says that this name is only provisional, 
and describes tlio plant as a perennial, 9 inches in height, with a strong aromatic odour, 
producing small heads of yellow flowers in terminal corymbs, and with linear indented 
foliage ; well adapted for rockwork 
36 CINERARIA ACANTHIFOLIA, resembling C. maritima, and possessing the same white 
foliage, but having the leaves cut in lobes and deeply notched, 1 ft 
37 CINERARIA CANDIDISSIMA, a fine silvery-foliaged variety for bedding, 1 ft 
38 CLERODENDRON BALFOURII, a grand acquisition for the stove, producing large clusters 
of pure white tipped scarlet flowers, which contrast strikingly lyith its ample dark green 
foliage, when trained on .a wire globe or along the rafters ; timt time offered in seed ...Is. ifc 
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