BARR & SONS, 11, 12 & 13 Kins Street, Covent Garden, London. 79 
BARR’S 
Beautiful “Cottage” Tulips and Tulip Species. 
All Single and mostly May-Flower ing. 
llluslralion on back cover of Catalogue. 
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 Kngland, 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 eolouring, and having none of the stiffness 
of other Tulips. On aceount 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 vi.sited Kew Gardens in Spring will have noticed these Tulips planted freely in grass, and also 
used largely in filling flower b'ds on the lawns. 
The hulhs should he planted 5 to 6 inches deep on heavy soils, and 6 to 7 inches deep on light soils. 
For cuttings 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 
i>y (t)> (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. 
Those Tulips marked <I> 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 sei.ections of choice named cottage tulips. 
S each of SO beautiful varieties ... 40/- & 55/- 
3 „ SO „ „ ... 25/- & 35/- 
S each of 12 beautiful varieties 
Acuminata isyn. cornuta) (2) 
the Ragged-petalted 7 'utip, having 
yellow and red streaked fantastic 
thread-like petals, ht. 17 in. 
per 100, 7/6 
Abdul Aziz, very long flowers 
heavily flamed dark scarlet on a 
salmon-red ground, or sometimes 
breaking into a pretty yellow 
variegation per 100, 7/6 
Albiflora >2), flower white with 
elegantly recurved petals, very 
pretty, ht. 18 in 
Alida (i) flower white, with pale 
pink flush at base of petals, centre 
stained primro.se, pretty, ht. 13 in. 
per 100, 15/- 
Amber Crown (i), flowers 
large, having the three outer petals 
recurving, colour delicate amber 
inside and outside shaded apricot, 
very heautiful, ht. 21 in. per 100, 40/- 
4> Australis (syn. Gelsiana), 
yellow, outside bronze, ht. 16 in. ... 
<t> Aximensis (3), a pretty .Savoy 
Tulip bearing cannino-red flowers 
with black base, ht. 22 in. 
per 100, 7/6 
4> Batalini (z), beautiful soft 
chrome, centre yellow, dainty pro- 
strate foliage, very free-llowering, 
a dainty little gem, ht. 8 in. Award 
OF Merit R.H.S 
per cioz. each 
s. d. s. d 
I 3- — 
1 3...0 2 
4 6...0 5 
2 3...0 3 
5 6...0 6 
2 6...0 3 
I 3...0 2 
6 6...0 7 
5 each of 25 beautiful varieties 20/- 
3 25 ,, ,, 12/6 
9/-, 12/6, & 16/- 
S/6, 7/6. & 10/6 
Beauty (6), flowers rich golden- 
yellow, lightly flamed red at margin, 
anthers black, very showy, ht. 20 in. 
per 100, 25/- 
^ 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, 19111., p. 100, 5 *6 
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, 6/6 
Bouton d’Or {syn. Golden 
Beauty) {2), the richest and deepest 
}^olden-coloured Tulip, ht. 17 in. 
Award OF Merit K.B.S., p. 100,4/6 
Bronze King (2), golden- 
bronze, large handsome globular 
flower, ht. 21 in per lOO, 10/6 
Bronze Queen ( i ), large hand- 
some flowers of a golden-bronze 
tinged apricot on the outside, centre 
clear yellow, tall grower, ht. 24 in. 
per 100, 12/6 
Buenaventura {4)> scarlet 
and gold flaked, handsome, a fine 
dwarl bedder, ht. 12 in., per 100, 7/6 
per <lo7- each 
s. d. s. tt 
3 6...0 4 
S 6...0 6 
O 10... — 
I 0...0 2 
0 8... — 
1 6...0 2 
I 9...0 2 
I 3...0 2 
