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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1912. 
BARR’S EARLY DOUBLE TULIPS FOR FORCING. 
^ For full descriptions, see General List of Early Double Tulips, given below. 
When forced the colours generally come softer. 
Generally speaking Double Tulips will not bear such early forcing as Single Tulips. The following 
sorts are those we recommend for the purpose. The numbers i, 2, and 3 refer to the relative periods 
for which they may be forced. For genrral cultural directions, see page 2. 
(l) Indicates those varieties which may be forced to come in the nriddle of January ; (2) those to 
come^n from end of January to early March ; and (3) the varieties to come in at ettd of March and 
early April. 
Couronne d’Or (2, 
El Toreador (2, 3) 
3) 
Imperator Rubrorum (2, 3) 
Lucretia (3) 
Murillo (2, 3) per 1000, 50/- 
Princess Beatrice (2) 
per 
ICO per doz. 
s. 
d. s. d 
9 
6... I 4 
16 
6.. .2 3 
10 
6... I 6 
9 
6. ..I 4 
10 
6... I 6 
16 
0.. 2 3 
S 
6...0 10 
12 
6... I 9 
Rubra Maxima (3) 
Safrano (2, 3) 
Salvator Rosa (i) .. 
Snow Queen (2, 3) .. 
per ICO per doz. 
s. 
d. 5 , 
d 
6 
6 ..I 
0 
17 
6.2 
6 
9 
6... I 
4 
25 
0...3 
6 
10 
6... I 
6 
'5 
0...2 
3 
9 
0 ... I 
4 
BARR’S GENERAL LIST OF DOUBLE TULIPS. 
Plant from October to November. 
Double Tulips have massive flowers of brilliant and beautifully diversified colours, and are very 
etfective in beds on lawns, terraces, etc., also as edgings to beds of Roses and Rhododendrons and to shrub- 
beries. Planted in groups of five or more, they are very attractive. Plant the bulbs four iiuhes deep and 
four to six inches apart. 
Time of Flowering. — The numbers in brackets after the name indicate the order of flowering, and 
will assist amateurs in making their selections for bedding, thus: — (i) corresponds in time of flowering 
with (i) of the Single Tulips ; (2) corresponds with (2) of the Single Tulips, and so on. The heights, 
as registered at our Nurseries, are given in inches. By a judicious selection of Double and Single Tulips, 
a display of bi illiant colours may be maintained in the garden for a long period. 
Double Tulips should be planted three bulbs in a pot, and receive the cultural treatment rccommenderl 
on page 2. 
BARR’S SELECTIONS OF DOUBLE TULIPS. 
SPECIAL COrXECTIONS FOR 
EXHIBITION. 
J. d 
6 each of 18 fine Exhibition varieties 15 6 
3 „ 18 „ „ „ 80 
3 ,, 12 ,, ,, ,, S ^ 
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS FOR POTS AND 
SELECT FLOWER BORDERS. 
s. d 
10 each of 12 fine distinct varieties... 15 o 
5 „ 12 „ „ „ ... S o 
3 ,, 12 ,, ,, ,, ... 5 ® 
Barr’S Beautiful “Rainbow” Mixture of Double Tulips.— 
A Special Mixture of beautiful and bright colours made up by ourselves from fine named 
varieties, and will be found far superior to the ordinary Dutch mixtures for the brilliant effect 
they produce in beds and borders ; they last long in beauty, and form a valuable succession to the. 
Early Single Tulips, per 1000, 45/- ; per too, 5/- ; per doz. -/9 
l@* After extensive trials of Double Tulips at our Nurseries, we have selected out the 
following as being the best for garden decoration and pot-culture. Any other varieties, 
however, which are in commerce we can supply if wanted. 
per TOO pcrdo 7 . 
S, d, S. d 
Arabella. (3), lovely cherry-rose with salmon glow on inner petals, ht. iiin 8 6...1 3 
Blue Flag, true {syn. Bleu Celeste) (6), large flowers, soft mauvc-purple, handsome, 
ht. 21 in. ; fine for late forcing 25 0...3 6 
Couronne de Cerise (3), rich deep ruby-crimson, elegantly formed flower, very 
beautiful, ht. 12 in 10 6... I 6 
Couronne d’Or (2), yellow flushed orange, large handsome flower, a grand bedder, 
ht. 13 in 9 6... I 4 
Couronne des Roses (3), beautiful rich brilliant rose 17 6. ..2 6 
El Toreador (2), large bright scarlet, broadly margined buff-yellow, very fine, ht. I2 in. 
Award of Merit R.H.S 16 6. ..2 3 
Fire Dome {syn. Yuurbaak) (2j, the finest double scarlet Tulip, flowers large and 
handsome of a showy orange-scarlet, ht. iiin 10 6. ..I 6 
Fire King 13), new, flowers large and very handsome, of a brilliant or.ange-red, remark- 
ably decorative, ht. 12 in 15 o .2 3 
Gloria Solis (i), disiardedin favttnr of better kinds. 
