Beautiful Single Double, and May-flowering Tulips. 
9 
All large - 
Scarlet"".". S fl twered & °f 
f same height. 
515 Pottebakker 
Yellow 
516 
517 „ Pure White 
518 Princess Ida, white, shaded deli- 
cate creamy yellow, very beauti- 
ful 
519 Princess Marianne, pure white, dies 
off rose, very effective 
520 Proserpine, rose-carmine, magnifi- 
524 Rose Superbe, beautiful full rose 
s. 
d. s. 
a. 
525 
Rosamimdi, delicate rose -pink, 
s. 
d~ s. 
d. 
8 
6. ..1 
3 
shaded white, beautiful 
11 
6... i 
9 
626 
Silver Standard, scarlet, striped and 
13 
6... 2 
° 
feathered pure white 
8 
6. ..1 
3 
n 
6. ..1 
9 
527 
Thomas Moore, terra-cotta colour, 
17 
6. ..2 
6 
distinct and beautiful 
12 
6... 1 
9 
528 
Van der Neer, rich violet, very hand- 
some, large flower 
6 
6... 1 
0 
12 
6... 1 
9 
629 
Van Vondel, crimson-scarlet, flushed 
white, handsome large flower 
II 
6... 1 
9 
12 
6... 1 
9 
531 
Vesuvius, rich deep vermilion 
scarlet, very handsome 
12 
6... 1 
9 
18 
6. ..2 
6 
632 
Wouwerman, rich dark purple, fine 
7 
6... 1 
3 
handsome flower 
s 
6... 1 
0 
12 
6... 1 
9 
633 
Yellow Prince, rich pure yellow, a 
IS 
0...2 
3 
splendid variety for bedding 
12 
6... 1 
9 
BARR’S POPULAR DOUBLE TULIPS, 
These Double Tulips have massive flowers of brilliant, diversified and beautiful colours, and are suitable 
for beds on the lawn, terrace, etc., also as edgings to Rose beds and shrubberies. Planted in groups of three 
or more in flower and shrubbery borders, they arc very effective. 
For sectional lines, where the Single Tulip is planted in designs, the Tournesol, No. 563 , is most valuable ; 
it is also the best to force for early-flowering, and is extensively grown for Covent Garden Market. Imperator 
Rubrorum is the best scarlet, and Tournesol Yellow the best of the yellows. For indoor decoration, the Double 
Tulip should be planted three bulbs in a pot, and receive the same cultural treatment as the Hyacinth. For 
beds or masses, Rex Rubrorum, scarlet , is the best to associate with La Candeur, white, and, so arranged, the 
effect is unrivalled amongst Spring flowers. Plant the bulbs six inches apart. 
BARR AND SON’S SELECTIONS. 
s. d. s. d. 
543 10 each 12 splendid varieties 12 6 I 545 3 each 12 splendid varieties 4 6 
544 5 „ 12 ,, „ 6 6 | 546 1 „ 12 ,, „ 2 / ix 3 o 
547 Barr's Choice Mixed Double Tulips, for filling beds, grouping in borders and shrubberies, where they are very 
effective and last long in beauty, forming a valuable succession to the single Tulips, p. 100, 5/6; p. doz. 10 d. 
548 Early Double Due Van Thol, red , margined yellow. This dwarf showy very early Tulip is useful for 
edgings and broad marginal lines, also to force with the Early Single Due Van Thol Tulips, 
4J. 6 d. per 100 ; 8 d. per dozen. 
per 100. per doz. 
519 Couronne de Cerise, deep cerise, s. d. s. d. 
very beautiful 8 6...1 3 
551 Gloria Solis, scarlet, deeply edged 
with bright yellow, fine 6 6...1 o 
652 Harlequin, pure white, striped crim- 
son, showy and handsome 15 0...2 3 
553 Imperator Rubrorum, rich crimson- 
scarlet, beautiful 16 6... 2 3 
554 La Candeur, pure white, handsome 5 6...0 10 
566 Murillo, rose and white, a most 
beautiful variety 18 0...2 6 
557 Overwinnaar, white, striped rose- 
violet, very handsome, late 9 6...1 6 
per 100. per doz. 
558 Paeony Gold, crimson, striped gold, s. a. s. d. 
handsome and showy 7 6...1 3 
559 Rex Rubrorum, brilliant crimson- 
scarlet, splendid 10 6...1 6 
560 Rosalie, beautiful deep carmine-rose 18 6 ..2 6 
561 Rose Blanche, the purest and best 
double white Tulip 15 0...2 3 
563 Tournesol, scarlet, edged yellow, 
very beautiful, early 10 6...1 6 
664 Tournesol Yellow, yellow, flushed 
orange, very fine, early 18 6. ..2 6 
665 Yellow Rose, very beautiful pure 
yellow fragrant flowers, late 6 6...1 o 
SHOWY AND BEAUTIFUL MAY-FLOWERING TULIPS. 
This important section of Tulips connects, so to speak, the Spring and Summer flowers, and the appreciation 
of them is annually becoming more apparent, from the ready sale and high prices realized for their cut 
flowers, and the oft repeated inquiry for the "old-fashioned Tulips of cottage gardens,” these usually consist 
of the discarded self-coloured unbroken seedlings of the florists’ flowers. During the first half of the present 
century Florists’ 'Tulips were the delight of thousands of amateurs from the Land's End to John O’Groat’s 
House, and in Holland at an earlier date. A change of taste set in with the " bedding-out system,” and our 
grandfather’s flowers had to take a back seat ; the number of amateurs gradually dwindled, and now few collec- 
tions are to be found in the home, or Southern Counties, but around Manchester the amateur still exists amongst 
the ranks of those who toil and those who live in affluence ; and over the Tulip beds, and at the Tulip shows, 
the master and servant meet in healthy rivalry and discuss the merits of this or that variety of Bizarres, Byblce- 
mens, or Roses, these being the divisions into which the Florists’ Tulips are divided. Bizarres are those with 
the ground-colour yellow ; Byblcemens, the ground-colour white ; Roses, the ground-colour white. The amateur 
of the future will have no reason to complain of the period of apathy of the masses, as the few who continued to 
cultivate the Florists' Tulips were not idle. Fine varieties continued to be raised, and severe selection became the 
order of the day, so that Holland who formerly led the van is now completely in the rear, and England can boast 
of being the stockholder of the finest Florists' Tulips in Europe. We are not, however, concerned solely with our 
grandfather’s Tulips, for beyond these have sprung up a number of quasi species of a highly decorative character, 
and to these we have given time and attention in getting them together, and hope annually to make additions 
of such sorts as are decorative in May, and can be naturalized or planted in permanent flower borders, shrub- 
beries, or used for filling beds, etc. Mr. William Robinson in his paper at the Conference on Hardy Flowers, 
described his success in naturalizing Tulipa Sylvestris, and recommends naturalizing Tulips in copses or drives 
through woods. If in cottage gardens Tulips such as we have referred to remain uninjured and undisturbed 
for many years, why should not the same success attend their being naturalized in copses, etc. 
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