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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1910. 
BARR’S 
Beautiful “Cottage” Tulips and Tulip Species. 
All Single and mostly May-Flowering. 
Extract from the “ Gardener’s Chronicle,” May 30th, 1908 : “ Messrs. Barr & Sons had a very 
extensive and comprehensive group which included choice alpine and herbaceous plants and perhaps one 
of the most gorgeous displays of Tulips ever seen at a Temple Show.” 
The name Cottage Tulips we have given to the various beautiful May-flowering Tulips which 
have mostly been found growing in old cottage gardens in England, Scotland, and Ireland, where they 
have been in some cases for over fifty years. Some have also been traced to old French gardens. They 
are all very beautiful, presenting a great variety in form and colouring, and having none of the stiffness 
of other Tulips. On account of their extreme hardiness they are specially adapted for permanent hardy 
flower borders, where they should be freely planted in large clumps and masses. They may also be 
naturalised in grass, wild gardens, etc., where during May they present a charming picture. Those 
who have visited Kew Gardens in Spring will have noticed these Tulips planted freely in grass, and also 
used largely in filling flower beds on the lawns. 
The bulbs should be planted 5 to 6 inches deep on heavy soils, and 6 to 7 inches deep on light soils. 
For cutting, the flowers of these “ Cottage” Tulips are highly prized, as the flowers are of elegant 
outline and have long stems ; a free and graceful effect can be readily obtained by their use. 
In most cases we give the heights as registered at our Surbiton Nurseries, but these will vary 
somewhat according to richness or poverty of soil. 
Time of Flowering.— The Cottage Tulips take up the succession of flowering as the Early Single 
and Double Tulips are going out of bloom. As far as possible we have indicated the order of flowering 
by (i), (2), and so on. (i) will correspond in time of flowering with (5) of the Early Single and Double 
Tulips. The Parrot Tulips bloom together with those marked (2), and the Darwin with those marked (3) 
and (4) in the following lists. 
ifjj- Those Tulips marked 't> are species, and gems for sunny sheltered nooks in the rock garden, where 
their lovely flowers will delight the eyes of all who see them. They should be planted 3 to 6 inches 
deep in light sandy well-drained soil. 
BARR’S SELECTIONS OF CHOICE NAMED COTTAGE TULIPS. 
S each of SO beautiful varieties ... 40/- & 55/- I 5 each of 25 beautiful varieties 20/- 
3 ,, 50 „ „ ... 25/- & 35 /" I 3 „ 25 ,, „ 12/6 
5 each of 12 beautiful varieties 9/-> 12 /6, & 16 /- 
3 „ 12 „ „ 5/6. 7/6. & 10/6 
Abdul Aziz, very long flowers p " f' 
heavily flamed dark scarlet on a 
salmon-red ground, or sometimes 
breaking into a pretty yellow 
variegation, ht. 16 in. per 100, 5/6 o 10... — 
Acuminata (syn. cornuta) (2) 
the Kaggea-petalted Tulip, having 
yellow and red streaked fantastic 
thread-like petrls, ht. 17 in. 
per ioo, 6/6 1 o... — 
Albiflora (1), flower white with 
elegantly recurved petals, very 
pretty, ht. 18 in 3 6...0 4 
All da (1) flower white, with pale 
pink flush at base of petals, centre 
stained primrose, pretty, ht. 13 in. 
per 100, 15/- 2 3...0 3 
Amber Crown (1), flowers 
large, having the three outer petals 
recurving, colour delicate amber 
inside and outside shaded apricot, 
very beautiful, ht. 21 in. per 100, 21/- 3 0...0 4 
Aspasia (3), rich orange, heavily 
flushed and shaded deep scarlet, of 
stiff erect habit, ht. 21 in 7 6...0 8 
$ Australis (syn. Celsiana), 
yellow, outside bronze, ht. 16 in. ... 2 6...0 3 
4> Aximensis (3), a pretty Savoy 
Tulip bearing carmine-red flowers 
with black base, ht. 22 in. 
per 100, 5/6 o 10... — 
Batalini ( 2 ), beautiful soft 
chrome, centre yellow, dainty pro- 
strate foliage, very free-flowering, 
a dainty little gem, ht. 8 in. Award 
of Merit R.II.S 
Beauty (6), flowers rich golden- 
yellow, lightly flamed red at margin, 
anthers black, very showy, ht. 20 in. 
per 100, 15/- 
4> Biflora major, a little 
Caucasian species bearing lovely 
small cream-coloured flowers, on 
branching stems early in March, 
ht. 8 in 
Billietiana( 3 ), pointed flowers, 
yellow, strikingly margined at "base 
rosy scarlet, showy, 19 in., p. 100, 4/6 
Black Chief (4), large well- 
formed flowers of a glossy maroon- 
black, handsome, ht. 24 in 
Blushing Bride (syn. Isa- 
bella) (2), opening creamy white 
and pink, changing to brilliant 
carmine-rose, flushed white, centre 
marked peacock-blue, large flower, 
ht. 15 in per 100, 5/6 
Bouton d’Or (syn. Golden 
Beauty) (2), one of the deepest 
gold n-colou red Tulips, ht. 17 in. 
Award of Merit R.B.S., p. 100,4/6 
Bronze Queen ( 1 ), large hand- 
some flowers of a soft ye'lowish 
bronze tinged apricot on the outside, 
centre clear yellow, tall grower, ht. 
24 in per 100. 7/6 
per doz. each 
•f. d. s. U 
6 6...0 7 
2 3...0 3 
4 6...0 5 
o 8... — 
5 6...0 6 
o 10... — 
o 8... - 
3...0 2 
