92 
BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1915. 
ENGLISH FLORIST TULIPS -continued. 
Mabel, flamed and feathered, rose on a white ground, very pretty. Award of 
Merit R.H.S 
Mrs H. B. Storey, flamed and feathered, dark violet on a white ground, very 
handsome 
Nulli Secundus, breeder, fine dark purple with snowy white centre io 
Proserpine, flamed and feathered, glossy black and purple markings on a white 
ground, handsome 
per doz. 
s. d. 
each 
s. d 
glittering 
Richard Yates, flamed and feathered, prettily marked scarlcl-maroon on gold, very 
effective 
Samuel Barlow, flamed and feathered, glowing scarlet-crimson on 
golden ground, flower of perfect form ; a grand variety 
,, „ breeder, a very large handsome flower, of perfect form, colour rich 
mahogany-brown 
Sir Joseph Paxton, flamed and feathered, maroon on lemon, very striking 
per ioo, 2 5/- 
Sulphur, feathered, pretty, feathered mahogany-brown on a yellow ground, fragrant 
,, flamed and feathered, mahogany- brown on a yellow ground, very handsome 
and delightfully fragrant per too, 15/- 
,, breeder, a very beautiful art shade of old-gold, flowers deliciously scented 
per 100, 25/- 
Talisman, flamed and feathered, violet-black on a snowy white ground, a striking 
flower per 100, 25/- 
,, breeder, flower slaty violet, distinct and beautiful 7 
Universe, flamed and feathered, flowers large with black markings on a snowy 
William Lee, flamed and feathered, glossy black markings on a lemon-yellow ground 
4 
6...0 
5 
7 
6.0 
8 
10 
6... 1 
0 
7 
6...0 
8 
S 
6...0 
6 
5 
6...0 
6 
8 
6...0 
9 
7 
6...0 
8 
3 
6...0 
4 
5 
6...0 
6 
2 
3 -o 
3 
3 
6...0 
4 
3 
6...0 
4 
7 
6...0 
8 
10 
6... 1 
0 
4 
6...0 
S 
7 
6...0 
8 
4 
6...0 
S 
3 
0... - 
Barr’S Old English Tulips. 
Choice Mixture, all with flamed and feathered flowers in great variety of colour. When 
massed in beds and borders these Tulips present a charming picture per 100, 21/- 
Rare and Beautiful Species of Tulips. 
The following Tulips are all wild species, and many of them rare. They arc all beautiful, and will 
be highly appreciated by lovers of hardy bulbous plants. Their right place is the rock garden, where 
their flowers are seen to advantage, especially the dainty small species like Batalini, Chrysantha, 
Clusiana, Persica, Saxatilis, etc. 
. per doz. each 
Batalini (2), a charming rare species with dainty flowers of distinct form and colour, r d. s. d 
soft chrome with yellow centre, lit. 8 in. Award op Merit R.H.S — ...2 6 
Biflora major, a lit tie Caucasian species bearing lovely small cream-coloured flowers, 
on branching stems early in March , ht. 8 in. Scarce 7 6...0 8 
Chrysantha, a lovely and rare little Himalayan species, producing dainly flowers of a 
pretty orange-iose outside of petals, inside soft yellow, a gem for rockwork, ht. 6 in. ... 18 0...1 8 
Clusiana (The Lady Tulip) (1), a lovely little Tulip, outer petals cherry-red, inner 
petals white, with violet centre, ht. 8 in. Plant 6 to 9 in. deep amongst stones or the 
roots of other plants, in a warm sheltered situation and fairly light soil per 100, 12/6 1 9...0 2 
Dasystemon, producing several flowers on a stem, yellow and white, a showy species 
for rockwork per 100, 2 1/- 3 0...0 4 
Fosteriana (1), a grand species from Bokhara having immense flowers of a gorgeous 
glowing scarlet with centre either yellow or yellow and maroon. First-Class 
Certificate K.H.S 
25 0...2 3 
7 6...0 8 
Greigii, large flowers, brilliant orange-scarlet to golden-yellow, black-spotted centre, foliage 
beautifully spotted, handsome, ht. 9 in 
Hageri var. nitens, a lovely little Tulip when expanded by the sun, the interior 
being of a glowing orange-scarlet with bronzy black centre, ht. 6 in. A fine little 
species for pots. Award of Merit K.H.S per 100, 25/- 3 6...0 4 
Kaufmanniana, a rare and beautiful Tulip bearing early in the season large flowers 
of elegant form and remarkable beauty, petals large, broad, and reflexing, creamy white 
with more or less carmine-red on the reverse, centre yellow. First-Class Certifi- 
cate R.H.S per i 0 o, 35/- 5 0...0 6 
