BARR & SONS, 11, 12 & 13 King Street, Covent Garden, London. 11 
DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF 
The Best Bulbs, Tubers, etc. 
Alphabetically arranged for easy reference. 
Our bulbs are all of the highest grade and the best of the season's 
crop, and will certainly give better bloom and greater satisfaction 
than low priced bulbs which inevitably are not of the same quality. 
X Those bulbs and tubers marked thus x ripen late and are sent out from 
November to March. All other bulbs, etc., are ready for despatch in September and 
October. Orders including early and late ripening bulbs will be executed in two parts. 
x ACHIMENES, charming tuberous-rooted plants with brilliantly coloured elegant flowers, 
making a very pleasing decoration in the greenhouse from early summer onwards. The 
colours range from vermilion and scarlet to rose, lavender-blue, white, etc. They are of simple 
culture, potted in rich light soil from February to April (5 roots to a 5-inch pot) and plunged 
in gentle bottom heat: when in bloom the plants may be removed to any ordinary greenhouse 
or conservatory. 
1 each of 15 distinct varieties, 5s. | 3 each of 15 distinct varieties, 14s. 
Beautiful Hybrids mixed, in great variety of charming colours each. 
per 100, 25/- ; per doz. 3/6 - ; 4 
ACONITE—Winter. See Winter Aconite. 
ADONIS vernalis {Flower of the Gods), star-shaped clear yellow flowers in April and 
May, arising from a tuft of graceful soft green foliage during early spring ; excellent for 
sunny or semi-shady situations, ht. f ft.per doz. 10/6 1/- 
AGAPANTHUS (African Lily). 
Plant in Spring, see our Hardy Plant Catalogue , free on application. 
ALLIUM, showy hardy Spring and Summer-flower ing 
bulbs, for borders, rock-garden or naturalising in 
woods, etc. Plant from September to November. 
albo-pilosum, a very striking species, producing 
in June large bold umbels, 9 to 12 inches in diameter, of 
star-shaped lilac flowers; downy white foliage, ht. 2 ft. 
per doz. 10/6 1/- 
azureum, a charming species from the Altai Moun¬ 
tains, with umbels of intense blue flowers in July, 
very pretty, ht. 2 ft.per 100, 21/-; per doz. 3/- -/4 
Beesianum, see Novelty List, p. 7. .per doz. 21/- 2/- 
giganteum, remarkably handsome. See Novelty 
List, page 7.per doz. 27/6 2/6 
karataviense, a handsome plant from Turkestan 
producing very large broad glaucous-green spreading 
foliage close to the ground, and bearing in May 
large globular heads of reddish lilac flowers, ht. £ ft. 
per 100, 32/6 ; per doz. 4/6 -/5 
Moly (Golden Garlic), producing from May to June 
showy- bright yellow flowers in large handsome 
umbels ; valuable for flower borders and to naturalise, 
ht. 1 ft.per 100,7/6; doz. 1/3 -/2 
neapolitanum, producing in May to June numerous heads of graceful white flowers, 
prized for cutting, ht. 15 inches; a charming plant to naturalise in shady woods, associated 
with blue Wood Hyacinths (Scillas). Extra strong bulbs, per 100, 7/6 ; per doz. 1/3 -/2 
Ostrowskianum (syn. oreophyllum), a charming species for rock garden bearing in 
June large heads of beautiful rose-coloured flowers, ht. £ ft.per 100, 12/6 ; per doz. 1/9 -/2 
Rosenba.chia.num, producing in May grand globe-shaped heads of showy purple-rose 
flowers, borne at the top of stout stems, ht. 4 ft., very effective planted in bold groups in 
flower borders.per doz. 8/6 -/9 
sphaerocephalum (syn. descendens), a handsome species producing in June—July at 
top of a long stem a close round compact head of purple-lilac flowers ; in the young state 
the upper part is violet and lower part green, ht. 2£ ft. Award of Merit, R.H.S. per doz. 3/6 -/4 
