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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1936 
Lilies — continued. each. 
5 Wardii, The Pink Martagon {Tibet), a rare and beautiful Lily bearing numerous flowers 
of a charming purplish rose-pink, with reflexing petals, freely spotted dark purple, deliciously 
fragrant. Requires partial shade with good drainage and should have leaf-mould or peat 
added to the soil; avoid lime ; plant 4 inches deep, ht. 3 to 4 ft. August-flowering. .7/6 & 10/6 
5 Willmottiae, a fine free-flowering species from China, of graceful habit with rich green 
slender foliage and bearing about 20 brilliant orange-red flowers measuring 3 in. across 
with recurved petals freely dotted with brownish spots. It is easily grown either in pots or 
outdoors in partial shade, July-August, ht. 4 ft.; plant 7 inches deep in moist well-drained 
loam with addition of leaf soil. Extra strong bulbs, per doz. 27/6 2/6 
x LILY OF THE VALLEY, 
For forcing, and making plantations out of doors. 
Directions for Forcing. —After shortening the roots by 
about one-third their length, plant 10 to 12 crowns in a 
5 or 6 inch pot in a compost of loam, leaf-mould and sand, 
which should be well worked between them, leaving the 
crowns free above the soil and a little below the rim of the 
pot. A good watering should be given and the pots stood 
in a cold frame for at least a week, after which they may 
be taken into the greenhouse in batches as required for 
forcing. For successful culture, bottom heat of from 65 to 
70 degrees is essential and a moist warm atmosphere must 
be maintained ; cover the crowns with damp peat fibre 
and plunge the pots to the rims in peat fibre. Tepid water 
should be frequently given, care being taken that it pene¬ 
trates to the centre of the clump. A dry atmosphere or an 
insufficient supply of water at the roots will cause the crowns 
to go “ blind.” 
Directions for Outdoor Culture. —Out of doors the Lily 
of the Valley likes a partially shaded and moist situation ; 
an additional planting may, however, be advantageously 
made in a more sunny position in order to obtain earlier 
flowers, thus maintaining a longer succession of bloom. 
The most suitable soil is a good loam enriched with well- 
rotted manure with the addition of leaf-mould and coarse 
sand, and a top dressing of well-rotted manure should be 
given annually. During winter a few spruce or other 
evergreen branches placed sparsely over the beds will afford protection from severe frost and encourage 
a better growth. The crowns may be planted from the middle of November to the end of March, 
placing them 3 to 4 inches apart and not more than 2 inches deep. 
LILY OF THE VALLEY 
xBarr’s Finest Selected Berlin Crowns, of best selected quality, suitable for 
general early forcing ; to flower after Christmas.per 100, 21/- ; per doz. 3/- 
xThe Old English Lily of the Valley, for outdoor planting, suitable for naturalising 
in woodlands, etc. Very sweet-scented. These should be planted in clumps of from 10 to 25 to 
produce the best effect.per 100, 18/6 ; per doz. 2/8 
xFortin’s Giant Lily of the Valley, a very beautiful strain with remarkably large 
handsome bells on long sturdy stalks. The Extra Strong Crowns offered may be potted and 
brought on very slowly under glass, but they must not be potted or boxed up before December ; 
hard forcing may cause them to go blind. Extra strong crowns, per 100, 30/— ; per doz. 47- 
Strong crowns, suitable for planting in beds and borders ,, 25/- „ 3/6 
RETARDED LILY OF THE VALLEY. 
Suitable to Force for Autumn, Spring and Summer Flowering. 
The Retarded Crowns will bloom in three to four weeks from time of potting. They should be 
used from March to the end of November, after which we recommend the ordinary forcing crowns to take 
their place. It is necessary that they be planted as soon as received, and grown on rapidly without 
any check. In June, July, and August all that is needed is to place them in a cold frame, and they 
come along quickly with very little attention. Later on, however, when the nights become cool, the 
temperature must be raised to that of the day. 
Finest Selected Retarded Crowns, supplied as required from February to the end of 
November, with full directions for culture in pots or bowls.. per 100, 30/- ; 50 for 15/- ; 25 for 8/- 
MERENDERA bul bocod i u m , a charming little Autumn-flowering Meadow Saffron from Spain, 
producing dainty rose-lilac flowers ip Autumn, ht. 3 in.per doz. 4/6 ; each -/5 
