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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1909. 
TULIPS, EARLY SINGLE— 
difference in time of flowering between each number is not great, so that (i) and (2) may be bedded together, 
also (2) and (3), and so on. The varieties of Due Yan Thol are not numbered, as they flower before any 
of the others. 
Varieties Suitable Tor Forcing.— The following varieties only should be used for 
this purpose : 
(1) To bloom at Christmas and early January. — Due Fan Thol varieties, Mon Tr/sor, Pottebakker 
While, Proserpine, and Vermilion BnHianl. 
(2) To bloom from end of January to early VlaxQ^i.—Duchesse de Parma, Golden Queen, foost 
Van Vondel, La Belle Alliance, Pottebakker White, Primrose Queen, Prince of Austria, Queen Victoria 
(La Peine), Pose Grisdelm, Pose Hawk, Thomas ALoore, Vermilion Brilliant, and Yellow Prince. 
(3) For later forcing, to come in from middle of March to early April. — Coulmr Cardinal, Duchesse 
de Parma, Joost Van Vondel, Keizerskroon, La Belle Alliance, Pottebakker White, Pottebakker Yellow, Prince 
of Austria, Prince de Ligne, Posamundi, Pose Grisdelin, Pose Luisante, Stanley, Vermilion Brilliant, 
White Swan, and White Falcon. 
For general directions for treatment of bulbs in pots, seepage i. 
Barr’S Selected Single Tulips fcr Bedding. 
Rich Scarlet 
Crimson-Scarlet ... 
Brilliant Deep Rose 
Dark Violet 
Suitable to bed separately or to plant together. 
pericxx} per 100 
s. d. s. d 
95 O...IO 6 
75 o... 8 6 
95 0...10 6 
no 0...12 6 
Scarlet Flushed and 
Golden 
Rose-pink and White 
Pure Yellow 
Pure White 
per 1000 per lOO 
s. d. s. d 
Margined 
So 0...5 6 
40 o .. 4 6 
40 0...4 6 
... 60 0...6 6 
Barr’s Beautiful “Rainbow” Mixture of Single Tulips. A Special Mixture of 
bright colours in great variety of shades, made up by ourselves from fine named varieties, for 
those who wish for a brilliant effect in their flower beds and borders ; it is a far superior mixture to 
what is usually sold per 1000, 60/-; per too, 6/6; per doz. l/- 
Barr’s Selecticns cf Early Single Tulips. 
Specially Selected for Exhibition. 
6 each 30 fine Exhibition varieties 
3 each 30 „ ,, ,, 
3 each 20 „ „ „ ... 
3 each 10 „ „ „ 
s. d 
24 O 
12 6 
9 o 
4 6 
For Pots and Selected Flower Borders. 
S. d 
10 each 20 fine distinct varieties ... 20 o 
5 each 20 ,, „ ,, ... 10 6 
3 each 20 ,, ,, ,, ... 6 6 
3 each 10 ,, ,, „ ... 3 6 
After extensive trials of Single Tulips at our Surbiton 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 100 
Alba. Regal is (3), globular flower s. d. 
a pretty creamy white, ht. 10 in. ... 5 0 
American Lac. See Le Reve. 
Artus (2), bright deep scarlet, 
showy, ht. 9 in 6 6 
Bacchus (i), rich dark crimson, 
ht. 10 in 6 6 
Bride of Haarlem (3),crimson- 
scarlet, feathered white, handsome, 
ht. 8 in 18 6 
Brunehilde (syn. L’Unique) 
(l), a Icrvety variety, very large bold 
flower with broad petals, white, 
flushed soft yellow, ht. 1 1 in. Award 
OF Merit R.H.S 35 o. 
Brutus Red (3). orange-scarlet, 
edgedyellow, dwarf, forces well, 9 in. 7 6, 
Camilla (3), flower long, finely 
feathered salmon-red and rose on a 
white ground, and streaked here and 
there lemon, beautiful, ht. 12 in. ... 7 6, 
Canary Bird (1), fine pure yel- 
low, ht. II in 5 6, 
per doz. 
Sc d 
..I O 
..I O 
...2 8 
•5 o 
I 3 
...O 10 
per 100 per doz. 
Cerise Grisdelin (3), purple- i. d. s. d 
cerise, edged white, very beautiful, 
ht. 10 in 12 6. ..I 9 
Chanticleer, a fine showy tulip 
coming in with the Due Van Thols, 
rich deep vermilion, with golden 
edge, ht. 6 in 10 6... I 6 
Chrysolora (2), pure yellow, 
handsome, ht. 12 in 4 6...0 8 
Claremont, gold-striped 
( 1 ), large handsome flower, scarlet 
and gold, ht. 13 in., very early 12 6...1 9 
Claremont White (i), a good 
showy white Tulip, bold handsome 
flower, ht. 13 in 15 0...2 3 
Cochineal, a most brilliant rich 
vermilion, twice the size of and 
flowering before Due Van Thol 
scarlet,\\\.. loin 21 0...3 o 
Comte de Melbourne (3), 
heavily flaked glowing crimson- 
carmine on a snowy white ground, 
a very showy Tulip, ht. II in 17 6.. .2 6 
