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ENGLISH FLORIST TULIPS —continued. 
Hints to Exhibitors and Tulip Amateurs. — As the English Tulip often suffers much from hail 
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 February or March, 
leaving the sides open till the buds show colour, when the covering may be brought down over the sides 
loo. By this means hail, rain, and very hot drying sun are kept oil', and the flowers open in all 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 Tulip Conference of 
the Royal National Tulip Society, held at Royal Botanic Society's Gardens, May 12th, 1897, price Ir. 
BARR’S SELECTIONS OF ENGLISH FLORIST TULIPS. 
3 each of 25 Beautiful Varieties, Bizarres, Byb/cemen, and Roses 21/-, 30/-, & 42/- 
3 „ „ 12 „ ,, „ „ „ 10/6, 15/-, & 21/. 
In Ihe 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 scarlet, 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. per do/, each 
s. <i. s. d 
Adonis, feathered, finely feathered purple and black on a dazzling white ground, extra fine 5 6...0 6 
,, flamed and feathered, purple on a snowy white ground, handsome 5 6...0 6 
,, breeder, rich violqt-purple with white centre, handsome 5 6...0 6 
Aglaia, flamed and feathered, pretty rose on a white ground 10 6...1 o 
Andrew Hunter, flamed and feathered, purple on a white ground, handsome 7 6 ..o 8 
Annie McGregor, flamed and feathered, brilliant rose-scarlet on white, showy 10 6...1 o 
Beauty oF Litchurch, flamed and feathered, mauve-purple on a snowy white 
ground, beautiful 7 6.0 8 
Bessie, feathered, feathered brilliant purple on a snowy white ground, dwarf, very striking 5 6...0 6 
„ flamed and feathered, brilliant purple on a snowy white ground.. ..per 100, 21/- 3 0...0 4 
„ breeder, rich plum-purple with snowy white centre, very handsome „ 21/- 3 0...0 4 
Black Diamond, flamed and feathered, glittering black on a pure white ground, tall 
and handsome 7 6...0 8 
Colbert, flamed and feathered, chocolate on a bright golden-yellow ground, dwarf and 
very showy, a charming bedder per 100, 21/- 3 
Demosthenes, flamed and feathered, chocolate on a yellow ground, striking 4 
Dr. Hardy, flamed and feathered, dark scarlet on a bright orange-yellow ground, a 
very striking flower, producing a fine effect in flower beds and borders ...per 100, 25/- 3 
Dr. Hutcheon, flamed and feathered, dark chocolate on yellow ground, fine 7 
Elizabeth Pegg, flamed and feathered, chocolate on a clear white ground, handsome 7 
,, ,, breeder, soft heliotrope, a lovely colour per 100, 32/6 4 
Friar Tuck, flamed and feathered, purple on white ground, extra fine 5 
George Hardwicke, flamed and feathered, purple and glistening black on snow- 
white ground 10 
George Hayward, feathered, beautifully marked crimson on a golden ground 7 
„ ,, flamed and feathered, rich crimson- maroon on gold, a very 
large handsome flower, producing a brilliant effect in flower beds 
and borders per too, 17/6 2 
Goldfinder, breeder (syn. Cyclops), bright scarlet with brilliant yellow centre, a very 
handsome variety per 100, 25/- 3 
James Wild, breeder, deep olive-brown with yellow base, very handsome... ,, 25/- 3 
Kate Connor, flamed and feathered, charming rose and white, a very pretty bedder. 
per 100, 17/6 2 
Lord Denman, flamed and feathered, large bold flower, marked puce-purple on 
clear white, very handsome per 100, 15/- 2 
Lord Stanley, flamed and feathered, flower of fine form, prettily flamed and 
feathered mahogany-crimson on a bright yellow ground, very effective ...per 100, 25/- 3 
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