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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1912. 
COTTAGE TULIPS AND TULIP SPECIES— 
Parisian Yeiiow (5), large hantlsome dear yellow (lowers with pointed petals, very 
attractive, ht. 20 in ,00, 7/6 
Pauline (2), pale delicate primrose, very slightly speckled rose, ht. 21 in ... ,, 5/6 
Perle Royale (4)1 clear white, heavily (lushed at margin crimson-carmine, very 
etTective, ht. 24 in 
4> Persica (The Persian Tulip), a charming little dwarf species bearing several flowers 
on branched stems, inside brilliant yellow, outside golden bronze, very fragrant ; a gem 
for edgings and rock gardens, ht. 3 in per too, 10/6 
Picotee (sj'fl. Maiden’s Blush) (3), large white gracefully recurved petals, margined 
rose, very elegjint, ht. 20 in per 1000, 55/. ; per 100, 6/- 
4> Praestans, a fine species from Bokhara, with large bright orange-red (lowers in April, 
sometimes 4 or 5 on a stem, ht. 14 in. Award of Merit R.H.S 
Pride of Inslescombe (4), a long flower of elegant pitcher form, ojtening creamy 
white with broad margin of brilliant deep rose which gradually diffuses itself over the 
flower, ht. 20 in 
Primrose Beauty (5), elegantly formed flower, opening a delicate soft primrose 
and passing off cream, sweetly scented, a good forcer, ht. 16 in per 100, 12/6 
* Pulchella, a charming little species from Asia Minor, producing in April pretty 
Crocus-like flowers ranging from brilliant glowing crimson-carmine to cannine-rose 
with blue centre 
Quaintness. Set Novelty List, 15. 
Queen Alexandra (3), a very beautiful variety w'ith gdblet-shaped flowers of a soft 
delicate primrose shaded orange, anthers black, ht. 24 in per 100, 6/6 
Queen Mary (4), flowers can.iry-yellow, large and hand.some, with .slightly recurved 
petals, fine erect grower, bluish foliage, ht. 24 in. ...; per 100, 40/- 
Retroflexa (i), flowers light yellow, petals elegantly recurved (not a free bloomer), 
’7 •t' per 100, 6/6 
Retroflexa superba, a handsome new variety which may be described as a 
greatly improved Ketroflexa, having large soft yellow flowers with broad recurved 
petals, ht. 20 in jqq^ 25/- 
Rosalind (5), beautiful clear cherry-rose, with clear white base, sweet-scented, 
per 1000, 45/- ; per 100, 5/- 
Rose Beauty (2), having handsome broad foliage and large bold flowers with bread 
petals, colour rich brilliant rose with large snowy white centre margined rich blue, 
very striking, ht. 30 in per ,00^ 25/- 
Rose Pompon (4), semi-double (lowers speckled and flushed rose on a cream- 
coloured ground, ht. 19 in per 100, 6/6 
Rosetta (4), fine globular flower, rich soft rose, occasionally flaked crimson and W'ith 
slight salmon flush at m.argin, ht. 24 in per 100, 5/6 
Royal Crown (2), large handsome showy flower, rich scarlet, broadly margined 
bright yellow, ht. 17 in .....per 100, 5/6 
Salmon Prince (4), a very beautiful Tulip W'ith fine globular flowers, apricot- 
orange, shaded gold, very showy, ht. 24 in., per 100, 21/- 
4> Saxatilis (i), a real gem, flowers delicate rose with large bright yellow centre, very 
beautiful. Award of Merit R.H.S., ht. 8 in per 100, 15/- 
Scarlet Emperor (3), a grand border Tulip with very large bold flowers of a 
brilliant glowing scarlet, with rich clear yellow centre and black anthers, ht. 24 in 
First-Class Certificate R.II.S per 100, 55/- 
Scarlet Mammoth (3), a grand bedding Tulip with large square-shaped flowers 
of a dazzling scarlet-crimson, ht. 16 in per 100, 15/- 
Shahzada (3), a long flower, rich blood-crimson wiih centre yellow margined dark 
bronze, ht. 19 in 
Snowdon (2), pure white, changing to silvery pink, of beautiful goblet form, ht. 15 in. 
per 100, 6/6 
Spreng^eri, a beautiful and very showy species, and the latest of all Tulips to bloom ; 
the flowers are of a fiery orange-scarlet with golden anthers, ht. i J ft 
4* Strang^ulata (l), a beautiful Tulip from the Val d’Arno, varying from soft primrose 
to primrose-yellow, more or less flushed rose, and generally having a blackish centre 
ht. 15 in. Award of Merit R H S per 100, 5/6 
Striped Beauty (yw. Summer Beauty) (5), rose, flaked deep crimson and while, 
large and showy, ht. 20 in. Floral Ceritficate R.B.S per 100, 21/- 
Sunli£ht (4), a grand new Cottage Tulip, and one of the most brilliantly coloured 
varieties one could have for garden decoration or cutting ; the flow ers are of elegant form, 
intense glowing vermilion with glossy texture and well-defined black centre tipped yellow, 
•'t- 22 in per 100, 21/- 
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