BARR & SONS, 11,12 & 13 King Street, Covent Garden, London. 81 
Strong hand-laid 
Runners. 
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100 . 
BARR’S SELECT LIST OF STRAWBERRIES. 
EARLY. 
Royal Sovereign, a grand variety for forcing or outdoor culture, bearing very large 
handsome fx - uit of luscious flavour, flesh firm and white, continuous cropper. 
King George V. This is now regarded as synonymus with Royal Sovereign. 
The Duke, brilliant scarlet fruit of oval shape and medium size, very prolific and of 
excellent quality ; recommended for heavy and damp soils. 
MAIN CROP. 
Oberschlesien, heavy cropper with large bright red fruit, of vigorous growth. 12/6 
Sir Joseph Paxton, firm crimson fruit of fine quality 
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Tardive de Leopold, of vigorous growth, very hardy and a great cropper, fruit 
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large, glossy and of good flavour ; plant near to another variety to ensure pollination.. 
All the above varieties can be supplied in card pots at 6/- per dozen, or Extra 
strong plants for forcing in 4-inch pots for potting on at 9/- per dozen. 
Perpetual and Autumn-fruiting. 
St. Fiacre, large bright red fruit of rich flavour freely produced in summer and autumn 21/- 3/6 
ALPINE STRAWBERRIES. 
Alpine, Red or White, varieties of the wild Strawberry ; in growing these for 
Autumn cropping, remove the Spring blossoms in order to induce the plants to make 
runners, as these produce the best fruit; plant in partial shade. 12/6 2/6 
Spring-flowering Carpeting & Bedding Plants 
To associate with Spring-flowering Bulbs. per doz. each. 
AC>ENA Buchanani, producing a beautiful glaucous green carpet of foliage, ht. 2 in. 
AUBRIETIA ( Rock-Cress ), amongst the most valuable of hardy dwarf spring flowers. 
Dr. Mules, rich violet-purple. 
J. S. Baker, rich violet-blue, white eye. 
Lavender Beauty, large soft lilac-blue flowers. 
rosea splendens, large clear rose-pink flowers. 8/— 
Peter Barr, rich glowing purple. 8/- 
The Q ueen, rich deep crimson flowers, the best red Aubrietia. 
CERASTIUM arvense compactum, prostrate green foliage smothered with 
snowy white blossoms. May-June ; a charming plant of rapid growth for carpeting.... 
CHEIRANTHUS Allioni (Siberian Wallflower), brilliant orange flowers, during 
April-May, ht. 1 ft. ; a most brilliantly coloured plant for Spring bedding, .per 100 , 30 /- 
MYOSOTIS (Forget-Me-Not). Effective carpeting plants with May-flowering Tulips. 
Barn’s Alpine Blue, the richest blue of all Forget-Me-Nots, of neat, dwarf, 
compact habit, and covered with flowers, ht. 6 in.per 100, 21/- 
Bann’s Blue King, rich deep blue, very fine, ht. 10 in. ,, 21 /— 
POLYANTHUS-PRIMROSES, valuable to associate with Daffodils and early Tulips 
Barr’s Large-flowered Highly Coloured Red Strain per 100, 30 /— 
Barr’s Large-flowered White Strain. ,, 30 /— 
Barr’s Large-flowered Yellow Strain. ,, 30 /— 
Spetchley Strain, a lovely giant-flowered strain of strong robust growth, flowers 
of immense size, in a great variety of beautiful colours and art shades, .per 100 , 30 /— 
SAXIFRAGAS, Mossy Variet ies, forming fresh green mossy carpets covered 
during May with dainty flower spikes, ranging in colour from pure white to pink and 
crimson shades. In beautiful varieties to name and colour (our selection). 8/- 
SEDUM (Stonecrop), beautiful named varieties suitable for carpeting (our selection).... 
SWEET WILLIAM, Pink Beauty, soft salmon-rose.per 100 , 35 /— 
,, Scarlet Beauty, rose-scarlet. ,, 35 /— 
THYMUS Serpyllum coccineus, brilliant crimson, a lovely plant for sunny 
banks and carpeting. 
VERONICA Teucrium dubia, brilliant blue, May-June, ht. 6 in. 
VIOLA Huntercombe Purple, flowers rich purple, continuous bloomer, a fine 
bedding and border plant, ht. 6 in.per 100 , 25 /- 
WALLFLOWERS, Strong Transplanted Seedlings for Autumn planting. 
Vulcan, rich blood-red, handsome.per 100 
Fire King, brilliant orange-scarlet, very fine. ,, 
Pri mrose Monarch, pale yellow. ,, 
Ruby Gem, ruby-violet. ,, 
Eastern Queen, chamois, changing to salmon-rose. ,, 
Covent Garden Blood Red. >> 
,, ,, Golden Yellow. ,, 
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