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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1914. 
per doz. 
s. d. 
each 
d 
COTTAGE continued. 
The Moor (6), deep crimson-red with well-defined black centre, margined yellow, fine 
handsome (lower, lit. i8 in per too, 17/6 
Torch (3), fine globular flowers finely speckled, and more or less flaked rich ro.sy 
scarlet on a golden ground, very handsome, lit. 16 in per too, 12/6 
Turenne (4), flower of colossal size, purple broadly margined amber, inside amber 
shaded reddish brown ; a grand stately Tulip, ht. 25 in per too, 55/- 
Velvet King (syn. Dreadnought and Velvet Gem) (4), a remarkably handsome 
Dutch Breeder Tulip, flower large and erect of a dark glossy violet-purple with a tinge 
of plum colour and shaded black, centre white, ht. 24 in. Award OK Merit R.II.S. 
May 4TH, 1912 per too, 75A 
*Vitellina. (3), large pale primrose flowers of great beauty, almond scented, ht. 22 in. 
Award of Merit R.H.S. {Coloured Illustration, price 6rf.) per 100, 17/6 
Walter T. Ware. See Novelty List, page 15. 
Yellow Emperor, flower pure yellow of perfect form, developing to a great size, 
with broad petals, the three outer ones reflexing at top, delicately scented 4 
Yellow Perfection {syn. Empress of China) (4), large bold flower canary-yellow 
shaded bronze, very distinct and striking, ht. 24 in per 100, 50/- 6 
Zomerschoon (4), a lovely Tulip, large handsome flowers, salmon-rose, flaked snowy 
white, ht. 15 in. Award of Merit R.II.S 21 0...2 o 
BARR’S BEAUTIFUL MIXTURE OF COTTAGE TULIPS. For large borders or to 
naturalise in wild gardens, grass land, etc., per 1000, 60/- ; per 100, 6/6 ; per doz. i|-. 
6...0 3 
9 .0 
7 6...0 8 
2 6...0 3 
6...0 5 
6...0 7 
Rembrandt Tulips (May-tiowering), 
These are Darwin Tulips which have broken into a permanent variegation. The flowers 
arc beautifully striped and blotched, and remarkably attractive in flower beds and borders. 
per doz. each 
s. d. j. d 
Esopus (4), flamed white and ruby on a crimson-rose ground, handsome, ht. 17 in 3 6...0 4 
Quasimodo (4), heavily flamed white on a dark crimson ground, ht. 21 in. First- 
Class Certificate, Amsterdam 3 6...0 4 
Rosy Gem (4), flamed light rose and crimson on a white ground, ht. 19 in 4 6...0 5 
Collection of 3 each of 10 varieties, 9 s. 6d. 
Barr’s Beautiful Mixture of Rembrandt Tulips per 100, 12/6; per doz. 1/9 
Old Dutch Tulips. 
These contain many beautiful art shades of colour as well as flaked and striped varieties, and can be 
recommended for the flower border, being mostly tall strong growers. 
per doz. 
Old Dutch Breeder or Self-Coloured Tulips, mixed, flowers large and hand< d 
some, of somewhat sombre but charming self colours per lOO, io/6 i 6 
Old Dutch Violet Bybloem Tulips, mixed, flowers striped and flaked, violet or 
purple on a white ground, handsome per lOO, io/6 i 6 
Old Dutch Rose Bybloem Tulips, mixed, flowers striped and flaked rose and 
crimson on a white ground per lOO, io/6 i 6 
Old Dutch Bizarre Tulips, mixed, flowers flaked scarlet, maroon, chocolate or 
crimson on a yellow ground per loo, io/6 i 6 
1^ For more refined Bybloemen, Bizarre, and Breeder Tulips, see English Florist Tulips oflered on 
pages 92 to 94. 
BARR’S “Gold Medal” ENGLISH FLORIST TULIPS. 
Awarded Eight 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. They differ from the Old Dutch Tulips in the greater refinement of their 
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. 
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 middle November, 
choosing a day when the ground is in nice friable condition; avoid planting when the ground is wet. 
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 arc 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 liuds 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 all their purity, 
while the period of flowering is prolonged by some weeks. 
