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BARR'S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1898. 
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BARR’S MAY- FLOWERING SINGLE ‘COTTAGE’ TULIPS. 
SHOWY AND BEAUTIFUL FORMS OF TULIFA GESNERIANA, AND OTHER SPECIES. 
(See Illustration , page 40. ) 
The name Cottage Tulips we have given to the following varieties on acconnt of many of them 
being found occasionally in very old cottage gardens throughout England, Scotland, and Ireland, where 
they have been in some cases growing for over fifty years. They are all very beautiful, and on account of 
their great hardiness are specially adapted for permanent borders, where they should be Ircely planted in 
large clumps and masses. They may also be naturalised in grass, wild gardens, &c., where in the early 
part of May they present a gorgeous appearance. Those who have visited Kew Gardens in Spring will 
have seen these Tulips planted freely in grass, and also used largely m filling large flower beds on 
the lawns. 
For cutting they are greatly prized, as the stems are long and a free graceful effect can be readily 
obtained by their use. 
In most cases we give the heights as registered at our Long Ditton Nurseries. 
In time of flowering, Elcgans and Picotee open first, followed by I'u/gens, Golden Beauty , Billietiana, 
Golden Crown , Gesneriana, Macrospila, Goldjlake, Buenaventura , Sec., and the gorgeous Parrot Tulips 
and grand Darwin Tulips. 
Acuminata (syn. cornuta), 
yellow and red streaked, fantastic 
thread-like petals, 1 7 in 
Annie, offered for the first tune, 
flowers of a beautiful rich deep 
golden and very late , a great beauty 
Billietiana, yellow, shaded red, 
showy, 19 in. ...per 100, 10/6 
,, nana, a pretty dwarf form of 
the above per 100, 10/6 
Bridesmaid, cherry-rose, flaked 
and suffused white, beautiful, 18 in. 
per 100, 5/6 
Buenaventura, scarlet and gold 
flaked, handsome, a fine dwarf 
bedder, 12 in per too, 15/- 
Carinata rubra, a curious combi- 
nation of crimson and green, 12 in. 
per 100, 5/6 
Chameleon, pale plum colour, 
blotched maroon and 1 shading to 
canary-yellow, striking and beauti- 
ful, 21 in 
Coquette de Belleville, cherry 
colour, deeply margined and flaked 
white, beautiful 
Dainty Maid, white ground beau- 
tifully marked rosy lilac, fine deco- 
rative variety per 100, 10/6 
Didieri, bright crimson-vermilion, 
indigo and primrose centre, 
20 in per too, 8/6 
„ alba, a pretty creamy white, 
fragrant, 15 in 
,, lutesoens, pale satiny yellow 
with greenish centre 
Elegans (true), large dark crimson 
flowers, petals elegantly re- 
flexed, 14111., per 100, 10/6 
„ variegata, crimson striped 
gold, a large, showy, hand- 
some flower, 14 in. 
per too, 10/6 I 
„ alba, rare and beautiful, large 
white reflexed petals thinly 
edged carmine, 21 in. 
Award of Merit R.H.S. 15 
Faerie Queen, a unique and beau- 
tiful variety, large flowers, rosy 
heliotrope, broadly margined yellow 6 
Firebrand, brilliant scarlet, 20 in. 3 
Flava, a tall noble Tulip, with large 
soft lemon-yellow flowers 18 
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Fulgens, rich showy crimson, tall, 
20 in per 100, 7/6 1 3...0 2 
Gala Beauty (syn. Columbus), 
blotched vermilion and golden yel- 
low, very handsome large showy 
flower. 1st Class Certificate 
R.H.S per too, 15/- 2 3...0 3 
Gesneriana spathulata (syn. 
G. major), large rich crim- 
son-scarlet, with glittering 
blue-black centre ; a superb 
variety for distant effect 
massed in beds and borders, 
tall, 24 in. 
per 1000, 45/- ! per 100, 5/- o 9 
,, rosea, deep rose-carmine, dark 
blue centre per 100, 6/6 t o 
Goldflake, bright orange-scarlet, 
flaked gold, very showy, 17 in. 
per too, 15/- 2 3...0 3 
Golden Beauty (syn. Bouton 
d’Or), the richest and deepest 
golden-coloured Tulip, 17 in. Cer- 
tificate of Merit R.B.S., 1397 
per 100, S/6 1 3...0 2 
Golden Crown (erroneously called 
Golden Eagle), large yellow 
flowers, edged crimson, pointed pe- 
tals, very showy, 16 in., per 100, 4/6 
Haageri, dark brick-red, black and 
yellow centre, very attractive, r6 in. 
Isabella (syn. Blushing Bride), 
a remarkably beautiful and striking 
flower with long pointed petals, pale 
primrose broadly margined and 
flushed brilliant rose 
ILa Panachee, striped and blotched 
cherry-crimson on a creamy white 
ground, very showy 
Macrospila, large handsome glow- 
ing crimson-scarlet, centre black 
and yellow, very fragrant, 19 in. 
Certificate of Merit R.B.S., 
1897 per 100, 6/6 1 o 
Maculata, brilliant deep crimson, 
with black and yellow 
centre ...per 100, 15/- 2 3...0 3 
„ ‘Brilliant,’ a remarkably 
deep crimson, dwarf, per 100, 17/6 2 6...0 3 
Parisian Yellow, large handsome 
clear yellow flowers with pointed 
petals, very attractive, per 100, 13/- 2 3...0 3 
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