BARR & SONS, 11, 12 & 13 King Street, Covent Garden, London. 81 
TULIPS, PARROT — continued. 
per doz. — s. d 
Large Yellow, pure yellow, slightly 
striped crimson and green, a showy and 
beautiful flower per ioo, 7/6 1 3 
Markgraaf Van Baden (true), 
golden inside, outside shaded and feathered 
brilliant scarlet, purple and green ; remark - 
Barr’s Splendid Mixed, from named 
per doz. -s. d 
ably handsome and the most gorgeously 
coloured of all Parrot Tulips, per loo, 10/6 I 6 
Perfecta, golden-yellow, heavily blotched 
rich deep scarlet, a showy and beautiful 
flower per ioo, 7/6 1 3 
Sensation a great novelty. See Novelty 
List, page 8 . 
sorts, containing a good variety of colours 
Strong bulbs, per 1000, 60/- ; per 100, 6/6 1 o 
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.” 
See Illustration on back cover of Catalogue. 
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 lingland, 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 six inches deep on heavy soils, and nine 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. (1) 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. 
1ST 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 selection of choice named cottage tulips. 
5 each of SO beautiful varieties ... 40 /- & 55/- I 5 each of 25 beautiful varieties 20 /- 
3 „ 50 », ,» ••• 25/- & 35/" I 3 „ 23 „ „ 12/6 
S each of 12 beautiful varieties 9 /-, 12/6, & 16/- 
3 ,, 12 „ „ 5 / 6 , 7/6, & io/6 
Acuminata (syn. cornuta) ( 2 ) 
the Ragsped-pctatled Tulip, having 
yellow and red streaked fantastic 
thread-like petals, lit. 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, 12/6 
Albiflora (2), flower white with 
elegantly recurved petals, very 
pretty, ht. 18 in 
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 100,55/- 
4> Australis (syn. Celsiana), 
yellow, outside bronze, ht. 16 in. ... 
per doz. each 
jr. d. s. d 
I 3... " 
1 9...O 2 
4 6...0 5 
7 6...0 8 
2 6...0 3 
per doz. each 
<1> Aximensis (3), a pretty Savoy *■ d. s d 
Tulip bearing carmine-red flowers 
with black base, ht. 22 in. 
per 100, 10/6 1 6...0 2 
$ Batalin i (2), beautiful soft 
chrome, centre yellow, dainty pro- 
strate foliage, very free-flowering, 
a dainty little gem, lit. 8 in. Award 
of Merit R.IT.S. Tempi.f. Show, 
1900 6 6...0 7 
Beauty (6), flowers rich golden- 
yellow, lightly flamed red at margin, 
anthers black, very showy, ht. 20 in. 
per 100, 33/6 4 9...0 5 
I> Biflora major, a liltlc 
Caucasian species bearing lovely 
small cream-coloured flowers, on 
branching stems early in March, 
ht. 8 in 5 6...0 6 
