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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1936. 
Lilies— continued. each. 
Canolinianum (United States), similar in character to L. superbum,, charming orange-red 
flowers heavily spotted maroon, very fragrant, July-flowering, ht. 2 to 3 ft. ; plant 5 inches 
deep in moist peaty loam ; avoid lime.per doz. 30/- 2/9 
S Cennuum (China), a rare and charming little Lily of slender growth with grassy foliage and 
pretty lilac-pink flowers, resembling a pink L. tenuifolium ; very sweet-scented, ht. 1£ ft., 
June-July flowering. Bulbs should be planted about 4 inches deep in loose gritty soil 
with the addition of a little leaf mould.per doz. 27/6 2/6 
Chalcedonicum—The Scarlet Turk’s Cap Lily of Cottage Gardens (Greece, etc.), 
flowers intense brilliant scarlet with reflexed petals of wax-like texture, blooming in July, 
of easy culture, ht. 3 ft.; plant 4 inches deep in sun or partial shade, in loam with 
or without lime. Award of Merit R.H.S.per doz. 48/- 4/6 
Extra strong bulbs „ 72/- 6/6 
Colchicum. See Szovitzianum. 
Columbian uni (iV.FF. America), the Oregon Lily, a very graceful species, bearing in 
July spikes of small fragrant Turk’s Cap flowers of a brilliant deep orange spotted crimson, 
ht. 3 ft.; plant 5 inches deep in sandy loam with leaf mould.per doz. 27/6 2/6 
8 Concolor (China and Japan), a very lovely Lily, bearing in July two to four erect glossy 
fiery scarlet, star-shaped flowers, ht. 1 ft. A gem for sheltered sunny nooks in the rock 
garden where it can be kept fairly moist during dry weather ; plant 4 inches deep in a sandy 
compost; it also makes a charming pot-plant for the greenhouse.per doz. 10/6 1/- 
S Concolor conidion (China and Japan), a charming little companion Lily to Concolor, 
producing beautiful lemon-yellow flowers, spotted brown; specially suitable for pot- 
culture or select spots in the rock garden, ht. 1J ft.; July-flowering.per doz. 16/- 1/6 
8 Concolor Dropmore Variety, more vigorous than L. concolor, bearing larger flowers 
of a rich glossy salmon-scarlet with minute dark stippling, ht. 1^ ft.per doz. 36/- 3/6 
Coolhurst Hybrid, a very handsome hybrid of L. croceum, producing larger flowers than 
L. croceum and of a softer colour, ht. 6 to 6 ft.; robust vigorous growth and of easy 
culture, plant 4 inches deep in good loamy soil.per doz. 48/- 4/6 
Cordifolium (Japan), a handsome Lily resembling L. Qiganteum but smaller. It grows 
4 to 5 ft. high with heart-shaped foliage and long white trumpet-shaped flowers with dark 
markings inside ; August-flowering. This Lily likes similar conditions to that of L. gigan- 
teum and is best grown in cool moist shady situations. Home-grown bulbs, per doz. 27/6 2/6 
S Croceum (true).—The Cottager’s Orange Lily (South Europe), very showy heads of 
wide-open bright orange-coloured flowers with minute dark brown spots. June-flowering, 
ht. 6 to 6 ft. when established ; a fine Lily for herbaceous borders, of easy culture, thriving 
in any good garden soil, plant 4 inches deep.per doz. 12/6 1/3 
Extra large bulbs „ 18/6 1/9 
8 David ii ( syn . pseudo-tigrinum,) a fine Lily 
from Western China, somewhat resembling a 
Tiger Lily, with graceful foliage and producing 
in late July spikes of deep orange-red flowers 
spotted black, ht. 6 ft.; of easy cultivation ; 
plant 6 to 8 inches deep in sandy loam and 
leaf soil.per doz. 21/- 2/- 
8 Duchantnei van. Fanneni, a very beauti¬ 
ful and graceful Lily of Martagon form, intro¬ 
duced from Yunnan by the late Mr. Farrer. 
It is of slender habit and produces in July 
3 to 5 white flowers slightly spotted purple 
towards centre, ht. 2| ft. ; plant in partial 
shade, 4 inches deep in gritty soil with plenty 
of leaf-mould. Strong bulbs, per doz. 36/- 3/6 
Extra strong bulbs ,, 60/- 5/6 
Elegans see Thunbergianum, page 51. 
Excel sum. <see Testaceum, page 51. 
Fanneni. See Duchantnei van. Fanneni. 
5 Fonmosanum, Wilson’s Variety (Formosa), a very graceful fragrant Lily, growing 4 to 5 ft. 
high, with grassy foliage and slender stem ; flowers very long and trumpet-shaped, white 
with reddish brown shading on exterior, tips of petals elegantly recurving, September- 
flowering. Very fragrant. This Lily is best planted in a sheltered situation, 6 inches 
deep in a well-drained position with plenty of leaf soil; avoid lime.per doz. 12/6 1/3 
