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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1906. 
BARR’S “GOLD MEDAL” ENGLISH FLORIST TULIPS. 
Awarded Five Gold Medals by the Royal National Tulip Society. 
These beautiful May-flowering English Tulips have been prized by all lovers of the true Florist’s 
Flower for over a century, although of late years the number of growers has diminished. The flowers 
are of perfect goblet form, and their beautiful and symmetrical markings quite unique. 
Culture 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 early in November, 
choosing a day when the ground is in nice friable condition ; avoid planting when the ground is wet. 
Mints 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 oyer 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 
too. liy this means hail, rain, and very hot drying sun are kept off, and the flowers open in all their purity, 
while the period of flowering is prolonged by some weeks. 
ijiy 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 Is. 
BARR’S ENGLISH MAY-FLOWERING TULIPS. 
25 in 25 Beautiful Varieties, Bizarres, Byblcemen, and Roses ...10/6, 15/-, 21/-, & 42/- 
12 in 12 „ „ 3 / 6 . 5 / 6 . 7 / 6 , 12/6, & 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. The Byblcemen are made up of self shades of purple, violet, lilac, and heliotrope, 
all with a dazzling white centre ; also beautiful flakings of black, violet, purple, and lavender, on a clear 
white ground. The Roses contain lovely self shades of rose and rose-scarlet ; also pretty flakings of 
delicate pink, soft rose, glowing scarlet, and deep crimson on a pure white ground. 
Barr’s Choice Mixture of Beautiful English Florist Tulips, in great variety, comprising 
Bizarres, Bybloemens, and Roses. When massed in quantity in beds and borders these beautiful 
Tulips present a brilliant picture, resembling a richly coloured Persian carpet 
per 1000, no/-; per 100, 12/6; per doz. 1/9 
A FEW GOOD NAMED VARIETIES OF ENGLISH TULIPS. P" d °*- 
Adonis, finely feathered and lightly flamed purple and black on a white ground 7 6...0 8 
Aglaia, flamed and feathered rose on a white ground 5 6...0 6 
Annie McGregor, flower of fine form, of a lovely deep rosy scarlet. This is very liable 
to break into a feather or flame 7 6...0 8 
Bessie, flamed and feathered brilliant purple on a snowy white ground, dwarf 5 6...0 6 
Black Diamond, flamed and feathered glittering black on a pure white ground, tall 
and handsome 10 6...1 o 
Colbert, flamed chocolate on a bright golden-yellow ground, dwarf and very showy 3 6...0 4 
Dr. Hardy (breeder), rich mahogany-brown, flowers of perfect form and fine substance ... 10 6... I o 
,, (f lamed ), flowers flamed dark scarlet on a bright orange-yellow ground, very 
striking . per 100, 25/- 3 6...0 4 
„ ( feathered ), a fine strain, feathered dark scarlet on a bright orange-yellow 
ground 15 o ..I 6 
George Hayward, flamed rich crimson- maroon on gold, a very large handsome flower 
per 100, 25/- 3 6...0 4 
Goldfinder, bright scarlet with brilliant yellow centre, a very handsome variety 10 6...1 o 
Kate Connor, flowers of lovely clear soft rose 3 6...0 4 
Lord Denman, flowers beautifully marked puce-purple on an ivory-white ground, very 
effective 5 6...0 6 
Lord Stanley (breeder), handsome short-petalled flower of fine form, colour rich deep 
maroon 5 6...0 6 
„ ,, (flamed and feathered), of fine form, very prettily marked mahogany- 
crimson on a yellow ground 4 6.0 5 
Mabel, prettily flamed and feathered rose on a pure white ground 4 6...0 5 
Princess Royal, flamed and feathered crimson-black on a white ground, very showy, 
late-flowering 5 6...0 6 
Samuel Barlow (breeder), large handsome flower of a rich mahogany-brown 10 6...1 o 
,, ,, (flamed and feathered), handsomely marked glowing scarlet-crimson 
on a glittering golden ground, flower of perfect form 10 6 ..I o 
„ „ (flamed* and feathered), an extra finely marked strain of the 
above — • ••! 6 
Sir Joseph Paxton, flamed and feathered maroon on a lemon-coloured ground, hand- 
some 5 6...0 6 
Sulphur, flamed and feathered mahogany-brown on a yellow ground, delightfully fragrant 4 6...0 5 
Talisman (flamed and feathered), having violet-black markings on a snowy white 
ground, very striking and handsome 7 6...0 8 
,, ( flamed and feathered ), an extra finely marked strain of the above 15 0...1 6 
Triomphe Royale, flamed and feathered deep rose on a pure white ground, beautiful 4 6...0 5 
Wedding Coat, feathered black on a dazzling white ground, very striking — ...1 6 
A full descriptive list of English Florist Tulips can be had on application. 
