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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1913. 
BARR’S 
Beautiful “Cottagre” Tulips and Tulip Species. 
All Single and mostly May-Flowering. 
Awarded Silver Cup 
at the Royal International Exhibition 1912 , and at the Great Chelsea Show 1913 . 
The n.ime Cottage Tulips we have given to the various beautiful May-flowering Tulips which 
have mostly been found growing in old cott.age gardens in England, Scotland, and Ireland, where they 
have lieen 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. For cutting they are greatly prized on account of their long stems and graceful habit. 
Being extremely hardy 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. Most of these Tulips may be grown with great success in bowls of Barr’s New Peat- 
flbre Mixture, and afford a delightful decoration for indoors {see page 3). 
Culture. — The bulbs should be planted 5 to 6 inches deep on heavy soils, and 6 to 7 inches deep on 
light soils. If planted too shallow they are apt to come blind. 
In most cases we give the heights as registered at our 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. (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. 
1®" Those Tulips marked ‘F 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 SELECTIONS OF CHOICE NAMED COTTAGE TULIPS. 
S each of SO beautiful varieties 45/- I 3 each of 25 beautiful varieties 
3 )) S® » i> 30/- I 3 ,, 25 „ „ 
21/- 
12/6 
5 each of 12 beautiful varieties 7/6 10/6, & 15/- 
3 „ 12 „ 5/-, 7/6, & 10/6 
Abdul Aziz, very long flowers heavily flamed dark scarlet on a salmon-red ground, or 
sometimes breaking into a pretty yellow variegation, ht. 16 in per too, 5/6 
Acuminata {syn. cornuta) (2), the Ragged-petalled Tulip, having yellow and red 
streaked fantastic thread-like pet.ils, ht. 17 in per too, 7/6 
Albiflora (i), flower white with elegantly recurved petals, very pretty, ht. 18 in 
Amber Crown (i), flowers large, having the three outer petals recurving, colour 
lilac-rose flushed amber at margin, inside glistening bronzy amber, very beautiful, 
ht. 21 in per too, 21/- 
Aspasia (3), rich orange heavily flushed and shaded deep scarlet, of stiff erect h.abit, 
ht. 2t in per too, 15/- 
4 > Biflora major, a little Caucasian species bearing lovely small cream-coloured flowers, 
on branching stems early in March, ht. 8 in. Scarce 
Billietiana (3), pointed flowers, yellow, strikingly margined at base rosy scarlet, 
showy, ht. 19 in per too, 5/6 
Black Chief (4), large well-formed flowers of a glossy maroon-black, handsome, ht. 
24 in per too, 17/6 
Blushing Bride {syn. Isabella) (3), opening creamy white and pink, changing to 
brilliant carmine-rose, flushed white, centre marked peacock-blue. Large flower, ht. 15 in. 
per too, 5/6 
Bouton d’Or {syn. Golden Beauty) (2), rich Indian yellow, one of the deepest golden- 
coloured Tulips, ht. 17 in. Award of Merit per 100, 7/6 
Bronze Queen {syn. Clio and Sensation) (i), large handsome flower, lilac-ruse 
shaded amber, inside glistening bronzy amber, centre clear yellow, ht. 24 in. ...per 100, 15/- 
Caledonia (4), vermilion-red, centre having dark blotches on a yellow ground, 
ht. 20 in. Certificate of Merit R. II.S per 100, 6/6 
Cardinal Manning. Goliath. 
Carnation, an improvement on Picotee, flowers large and elegant, white with rose- 
carmine edge, developing to a bright carmine-rose, beautiful per 100, 17/6 
per doz, each 
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