BARR & SONS, 11, 1 2 & 13 King Street, Covent Garden, London 
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Spring-flowering Bulbs for the Rock Garden 
In the following list we give a selection of a few good bulbous subjects for the Rock Garden, 
most of them of easy culture. There are also many others, including further varieties of the same 
families described on pages II to 80 of this catalogue. We trust, however, that this list will be 
found of service to our customers as a help in selecting bulbs for this purpose. 
Fuller descriptions and many useful hints on culture are given on pages 11 to 80. per doz. each. 
ALLIUM Moly (Golden Garlic), bright yellow flowers in large handsome umbels, 1 ft. 1/3 -/2 
„ Ostrowskianum, large heads of beautiful rose-coloured flowers, ^ ft. 1/9 -/2 
ANEMONE apennina, beautiful single bright blue flowers, i ft.per 100, 14/— 2/- -/3 
,, „ alba, flowers white, % ft.per 100, 14/- 2/— -/3 
„ blanda, blue shades, flowers vary from light to dark blue, 3 in.per 100, 30/— 4/— -/5 
,, „ rosea, beautiful rose-coloured flowers, 3 in.per 100, 20/- 2/9 -/3 
,, nemorosa Robinsoniana, large single pale lavender flowers, very beautiful, £ ft. 5/- -/6 
BABIANA, Extra Choice Mixture, flowers from blue to rose and rich crimson, etc., 8 in. 
per 100, 20/- 2/9 -/3 
BRODLEA grandiflora, pretty bright blue flowers, \ ft.per 100, 14/- 2/- -/3 
„ laxa maxima, rich dark purple-blue flowers, 1 ft.per 100, 12/6 1/9 -/2 
CALOCHORTUS (Star Tulips), charming for the rock garden, all of exquisite beauty. 
„ Benthami, flowers bright yellow with dark blotch at base, 4 to 6 in. 4/6 -/5 
,, lilacinus, bearing numerous large pale lilac flowers, 6 to 10 in. 4/6 -/5 
,, Maweanus major, large cup-shaped white flowers with silky blue hairs, 8 to 10 in. 4/6 -/5 
CHIONODOXA Luciliae (The Glory of the Snow), flowers brilliant blue with snow-white 
centre, 4 in.per 100, 5/6 —/10 — 
fJ „ .Extra strong bulbs per 100, 7/6 1/3 -/2 
fJ sardensis, flowers gentian-blue with glistening white centre, 4 in. per 100, 7/6 1/3 -/2 
n „ .Extra strong bulbs per 100, 10/6 1/6 -/2 
gigantea, large flowers of a beautiful soft lavender-blue, 5 in.per 100, 14/- 2/- —/3 
CROCUS Cloth of Silver, white feathered ruby-purple, very pretty.per 100, 10/6 1/6 -/2 
„ Cloth of Gold, flowers golden-yellow striped brown on outer petals.per 100, 10/6 1/6 —/2 
„ Tommasinianus, pale sapphire-lavender with orange stigmata.per 100, 9/6 1/4 -/2 
„ Barr’s Purple, exterior silvery lilac, interior rich purple-lilac, very 
showy. 4/- -/5 
„ Autumn-flowering, speciosus, bright violet-blue, prettily veined.per 100, 10/6 1/6 -/2 
n „ zonatus, flowers rose-lilac, centre yellow .per 100, 12/6 1/9 -/2 
For other miniature Crocuses, see page 21. 
CYCLAMEN europseum, producing crimson sweet-scented flowers in August. 5/6 -/6 
„ neapolitanum, the Ivy-leaved Cyclamen, rosy pink flowers in autumn. 5/6 -/6 
„ repandum (syn. vernum), bright crimson flowers in April and May. 7/6 -/8 
ERYTHRONIUM (Dog’s Tooth Violets) Dens-canis roseum, rose-coloured flowers, 3 in. 3/6 -/4 
„ ,, album, pure white flowers, 3 in. 3/9 -/4 
„ californicum, delicate pale chrome-yellow flowers, 9 in. 4/- -/5 
„ Henderson:, flowers pale lilac with purple centre ringed yellow, 6 in. 5/6 -/6 
FRITILLARIA Meleagris Purple (The Snake’s-Head Fritillary), 9 in.per 100, 21/- 3/- -/4 
M t> alba, pure white flowers, 9 in.per 100, 18/6 2/8 -/3 
t> n mixed varieties, flowers white, rose and purple shades per 100, 12/6 1/9 -/2 
GALANTHUS nivalis, Single-flowering Snowdrop.Extra large bulbs, per 100, 9/6 1/4 -/2 
byzantinus, the earliest Snowdrop.Extra strong bulbs, per 100, 12/6 1/9 -/2 
„ Elwesii, a large handsome Snowdrop.Monster bulbs, per 100, 12/6 1/9 -/2 
HYACINTHUS amethystinus, a beautiful little Alpine Hyacinth, bearing spikes of lovely 
amethyst-blue flowers, 6 in.per 100, 14/- 2/- -/3 
IRIS alata (Scorpion Iris), a very pretty winter-blooming Iris, flowers varying from lavender- 
blue to purple-blue with golden keel on falls, 6 in.per 100, 21/- 3/- -/4 
pavonia, the Blue-eyed Peacock Iris, flowers pure white, each of the three petals 
having a clear sky-blue blotch ; prefers a warm sheltered situation, 12 in. 5/- -/6 
„ reticulata, the Violet-scented Iris, flowering outdoors in February, deep violet 
flowers with golden blotch, strongly violet-scented, 9 in.Extra strong bulbs 3/6 -/4 
Sisyrinchium, May-flowering, small soft lavend.er flowers blotched white; requires a 
warm sunny situation, 6 in.per 100, 17/6 2/6 -/3 
LEUCOJUM vernum (Spring Snowflake), lovely little snowdrop-like flowers with small green 
or yellow tip, 6 in.per 100, 14/- 2/- —/3 
