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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1936. 
TEGOPHIL/EA cyanocnocus (Chilian Crocus), a most beautiful and rare Spring- 
flowering bulb from the Cordillera of Santiago, Chile, bearing large Crocus-like flowers 
ranging from dark to lighter gentian-blue with white throat, delicately scented, ht. I ft. It is 
easily grown in the south of England and mild districts in a deep sandy loam, well drained, 
and exposed to full sun. In colder districts grow either in a cold frame with no artificial 
heat, or, if planted outdoors, select a warm sunny spot giving a covering in winter of dry 
heather or fir branches. When established it blooms freely each year.per doz. 72/— 6/6 
tigridia pavonia qrandiflora rubra. 
x TIGRIDIA PAVONIA (Tiger-Flower or 
Shell-Flower of Mexico). 
Few flowers are more gorgeously coloured or so beautiful. The 
bulbs are supplied from November to May. For greenhouse 
decoration, pot up as soon as received and plunge in a cold 
frame, withholding water till the foliage appears, then giving 
sparingly at first. Those bulbs intended for outdoors should be 
stored in soil or peat (not quite dry), away from frost, till March, 
and then be planted in sunny positions in the flower border in 
well-drained soil, the bulbs being surrounded with sand. Beds 
of Tigridias present a gorgeous picture during July, August, and 
September, and should find a place in all gardens. 
The bulbs offered are all of the very finest quality, of largest 
size, and from selected stocks which may be relied on to 
produce first-class bloom. 
12 bulbs each of the following 4 varieties . 11 /— 
6 n n ,i ,i 4 >i . 5/6 
conchifIona (syn. canariensis), petals doz. each, 
and cup yellow, heavily spotted scarlet, hand¬ 
some, ht. 1 ft.per 100, 21/- 3/- -/4 
grandiflora rubra, petals rich scarlet, cup spotted crimson on a yellow ground, 
flowers large and vety handsome, ht. 1 ft.per 100, 21/- 3/- 
,, alba, petals white, cup spotted ruby, flowers large, very chaste and 
beautiful, ht. 1 ft.per 100, 21/- 3/- 
,, Ruby Queen (syn. lilacea), beautiful soft ruby-rose, large handsome 
flowers, ht. 1 ft. First-Class Certificate R.H.S.per 100, 21/- 3/- 
Mixed, unnamed from the foregoing varieties. ,, 17/6 2/6 
TRILLIUM (Wood Lily or Trinity Flower), 
thriving in moist shady situations, where 
they make luxuriant foliage, and produce 
from April to June beautiful large flowers. 
er*ectum (syn. atro-purpureum), 
flowers deep crimson-maroon, ht. 1 ft. 10/6 
grandiflorum (Wake-Robin), large 
snowy white flowers, ht. 1 ft. 10/6 
ovatum, a beautiful little species, flowers 
opening white, gradually developing to 
pink and then to red-purple; it should be 
given plenty of leaf soil, ht. 6 in. 12/6 
rivale, a dainty little species bearing 
delicate silvery white flowers lightly 
TRILLIUM GRANDIFLORUM. speckled mauve, ht. 6 in., March-flowering 
sessile californicum, producing large creamy white trumpet-shaped flowers 
and handsome foliage, strong grower, ht. 15 in. 
,, califonnicum Snow Queen, bearing large pure white flowers, very 
beautiful, ht. 1 ft. 
,, nubnum, large rich blood-crimson flowers, very handsome, 1 ft. 
stylosum, a very pretty species, producing bright rose-pink flowers with recurving 
petals, ht. 1 ft. 
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