BARR & SONS, 12 & 13 King Street, Covent Garden, London. 53 
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DARWIN TULIPS — continued. ^ ^ 
Carminea, glowing carmine-rose, tall and very fine, 23 ins 2 ? 
Coquette, rich soft rose margined blush, very pretty, 23 ins o 
Cordelia, glowing violet-crimson, very distinct and handsome, 24 ins 
Dorothy, pale mauve, shaded white, very pretty, late-flowering, 19 ins. 
1807 
Cert, of Merit R.B.S. 
12/6 
Early Dawn, rosy lake, shaded blush, 25 ins. Cert, of Merit R.B.S., 1897 P er io3 » 12 l * 
Erguste, beautiful satiny heliotrope, 21 ins ? 
Ulowihanil Ixrillio r,t caorlpt With hlllP PPIltfC. 2 A inS * 1 _ ' 
Flambeau, brilliant scarlet with blue centre, 24 ins ..y. p 
Glow, brilliant glowing vermilion, centre blue margined white, 231ns. Cert, of Merit R.B.. .. 9 7- 3 
Gipsy Queen, large handsome dark maroon, tall grower, 26 ins. — ~ 
Hecla, very oeep crimson-maroon, fine cup-shaped flower, handsome, 25 ins 3 
Joseph Chamberlain, large brilliant cherry-scarlet, 21 ins. ’ i nc 
Loveliness, lovely bright glowing satiny rose, margined blush, an exquisite colour, 22 ins. 
Cert, of Merit R.B.S. 1897 ; * 
May Queen, large and beautiful soft rose, tall grower^ 25 ins ? 
Peter Barr, very dark rich maroon, large flower, 22 ins ^ 
Phyllis, white, shaded pale rose-lilac, 20 ins. — ; 
Queen of Brilliants, large deep full rose, shaded scarlet, 26 ins ”'j'c 
Queen of Roses, pretty full bright carmine-rose, 23 ins. 1“'*? . p ' R 
Salmon King, rich deep glowing salmon-rose, shaded scailet, 20 ms. Cert, of Merit R. .... ^ 
The Shah rich dark cherry-rose, of perfect form, tall grower, 24 ins :•** *5 
The Sultan, this may almost be called the Black Tulip of h an ' S v HtnTssT zains to 
elossv maroon black, tall grower. Award of Merit by the R H.S.. May 6th 1896. 23 ins. 
Vanfuard. the latest (lowering of all the yellows, and very distinct, large handsome Panted 
dowers of a rich clear yellow, very attractive P er IO °' *5 ^ 
Violet Queen, large rich ruby-violet, 21 ins • — * ' .y v 7.!v,*;VJ 
White Queen, when in bud a soft rosy-white, but expanding into a beautiful creamy white, y ^ 
charming variety, flower large, 22 ins • A 
BARR^ii BEAUTiff trL^I^T^RB^O^DARWIS WfLWS^ilTvariouB briiuant coiouray ioiuding 
BA ^^wo hIIutlful Cottage Tulips Golden Beauty and Gesneriana spatkulata, which we find 
considerably enhance the effect when mixed amongst the Darwin Tulips. I ^ese make 
grand show when massed in flower beds or borders, and we can 
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RARE AND BEAUTIFUL SPECIES OF TULIPS. 
Manv of the following Tulip Species are rare and little known as yet. They are full of beauty and 
interest and will be appfeciated by all lovers of hardy bulbous plants. Those species marked + are 
perfect gems for choice corners in the rock garden, where them lov ely flow ers will delight the eye ot all who 
see"7hem Greigii is a grand species with immense gorgeous flowers and large bold spotted foliage. 
Persica is of great value for edgings and for filling small beds. They are all remarkably distinct from one 
another in habit and flower. 
per doz. 
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3 6...0 4 
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Australis, yellow, outside bronze, 16 in. 3 b...o 4 
tBataltni, beautiful soft chrome, centre 
yellow, ht. 8 in 2 4 °— 2 3 
•frBiflOTa, producing many lovely small 
cream-coloured flowers, early 1 0 
fClusiana (The Lady Tulip), white, 
striped red, with violet centre, beau- 
tiful, 8 in 
-fEichleri, very large, handsome, brilliant 
scarlet flowers, early, 10 in 
Euanthiffl (new), a most beautiful 
Grecian tulip, flowers red 
Tlava, see Novelty List, page 5. 
ri- Greigii, large brilliantly coloured flowers 
orange-scarlet to golden-yellow, with 
black-spotted centre, foliage beautifully 
spotted, handsome. 9 in 
■tVKaufmanniana, see Novelty List, page 5. 
•fKolpakowskiana, large handsome bril- 
liant vermilion, black centre, 20 in 
fLanata, true, large beautiful scarlet, 
8 in 
tLeichtlini, white inside, outside bright 
coral-red, a very pretty species 
-fLlnifolia, beautiful dwarf species with 
glowing scarlet flowers, 7 in 
ri'Orphanidea, from Greece, bright 
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Prsecox (erroneously called Oculus s. 
Solis), crimson with black centre 
per 100, 15/- 2 
,, Dammannl, large handsome bril- 
liant scarlet with large pointed 
black blotches in centre, 1,7 in 7 
+ Persica, bright yellow, fragrant, dwarf. 
a gem for edgings, 9 in p. 100, 6/6 1 
Platystigma, an interesting species, 
being evidently a parent of the Parrot 
Tulips which will sometimes revert back 
to this species, colour flesh-rose, with 
narrow pointed petals, 17 m 
tSaxatilis, rose, with bright yellow eye, 
very beautiful, Award of Merit R.H.S. 
1 1 in 7 
-fStrangulata, soft canary yellow, centre 
more or less with black markings, outer 
petals faintly flushed rose, 15 in 12 
•f Suave olens, large brilliant scarlet, very 
handsome, foliage covered with down 24. 
fUndulatifolia, pretty bright red flowers, 
6 in 2 
,, BoisBieri, scarlet, centre black and 
yellow, 6 in 7 
fViolacea (new), the earliest of all I ulips, 
flowers brilliant deep carmine - red, 
dwarf and beautiful, 6 in 
Vitellina, large pale primrose flowers of 
great beauty, Award of Merit R.H.S. , 
22 in *5 
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Barr’s "Popular Collections" of Daffodils for Amateurs, see Daffodil Catalogue. 
