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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1913. 
Barr’S “Gold IVIedal” ENGLISH FLORIST TULIPS. 
Awarded Eight Gold Medals by the Royal National Tulip Society. 
These beautiful May-flowering English Tulips have l>een prized by ali lovers of the true Florist’s 
Flower for over a century. They differ from the Old Dutch Tulips in the greater refinement of then- 
flowers, which are of perfect goblet form, while in the case of the feathered and flamed forms the 
markings are beautifully symmetrical. All have clear centres. They are specially recommended for select 
borders and to cut for the exhibition table. 
Cui.TURE OF English Tulips. — Any good loamy garden soil suits the “ English Tulip.” The bulbs 
should be planted four inches deep and four inches apart, from the end of October to middle November, 
choosing a day when the ground is in nice friable condition ; avoid planting when the ground is wet. 
Hints to Exiiimroits and Tulip Amateurs.— As the English Tulip often suffers much from had 
and wind during Spring, it is a good plan, when choice named sorts are grown, to erect over the bed 
a skeleton framework on which a covering of calico or white canvas is fastened in F ebruary or March, 
leaving the sides open till the buds show colour, when the covering may be brought down over the sides 
too. By this means hail, rain, and very hot drying sun are kept off, and the flowers open in ail their purity, 
while the period of flowering is prolonged by some weeks. 
^ To those who wish to know all about the English Tulip, we recommend “ The English Tulip,’’ 
a little pamphlet containing the lectures delivered on this flower at the great 1 uhp Conference of 
the Royal National Tulip Society, held at Royal Botanic Society's Gardens, May I2th, 1097, price Is. 
BARR’S SELECTIONS OF ENGLISH FLORIST TULIPS. 
3 each of 25 Beautiful Varieties, Bharres, Byblctmen, and Roses 21/-, 30/-, & 42/- 
3 „ „ 12 „ ,, ,, .. >• to/6, 15/-, & 21/- 
In the above collections the Bizarres embrace the following colours,— self shades of red, crimson, 
scarlet, maroon, and chestnut, also flakings of orange, scarlet, crimson, brown, and black, on a lemon or 
golden-yellow ground ; in all cases the centres are clear lemon or rich yellow. The Bybloemens are made 
up of self shades of purple, violet, lilac, and heliotrope, also beautiful flakings of black, violet, purple, and 
lavender, on a clear white ground, all having a dazzling white centre. The Roses contain lovely self 
shades of rose and rose-scarlet, and also pretty flakings of delicate pink, soft rose, glowing searlet, and 
deep crimson on a pure white ground, all having a clear white centre. 
CHOICE NAMED VARIETIES OF ENGLISH TULIPS. 
Bizarres, Bybloemens, and Roses. 
In the following descriptions “ breeder ” indicates the self-coloured or seedling form, and 
“feathered” or “flamed” where the self colour has broken into a variegation. A breeder 
Tulip may at any time break into a feathered or flamed variegation. perdoz. 
Adonis, feathered, finely feathered purple and black on a dazzling white ground, 3 6...0 4 
,, flamed and feathered, purple on a snowy white ground, handsome 4 6...0 5 
,, breeder, rich violet-purple, handsome 3 6...0 4 
Asflaia, flamed and feathered, pretty rose on a white ground 4 6...0 5 
Andrew Hunter, flamed and feathered, purple on a white ground 6 6 .0 7 
„ ,, breeder, self purple, handsome ^ 7 
Annie McGregor, flamed, brilliant rose-scarlet on white ••••••• 1° ^...i o 
Bessie, feathered, feathered brilliant purple on a snowy white ground, dwarf, very striking 4 6...0 5 
„ flamed and feathered, brilliant purple on a snowy white ground.. ..per 100, 21/- 3 0...0 4 
„ breeder, rich plum-purple, handsome „ 21/- 3 0...0 4 
Black Diamond, flamed and feathered, glittering black on a pure white ground, tall 
and handsome a 0...0 5 
Colbert, flamed and feathered, chocolate on a bright golden-yellow ground, dwarf and 
very showy per 100, 21/- 3 0...0 4 
Demosthenes, flamed and feathered, chocolate on a yellow ground 4 6 . o 5 
Dr. Hardy, flamed and feathered, dark scarlet on a bright orange-yellow ground, a 
very striking flower, producing a fine cflect in flower beds and borders. ...per 100, 21/- 3 0...0 4 
,, feathered, extra fine strain, fine feathered dark scarlet on an orange-yellow 
ground, very beautiful 7 6...0 a 
Dr. Hutcheon, flamed and feathered, dark chocolate on yellow ground 4 6...0 5 
Elizabeth Pegg, flamed and feathered, chocolate on a clear white ground, handsome 8 6...0 9 
,, breeder, soft heliotrope, beautiful 5 6 -.o 6 
Friar Tuck, flamed and feathered, purple on white ground, extra fine 7 6...0 8 
