BARR & SONS, 11, 12 & 13 King Street, Covent Garden, London. 79 
BARR’S 
Beautiful “Cottagre” Tulips and Tulip Species 
(All Sing^le and mostly May-Flowering). 
Set Illustration on back cover of Catalogue. 
The name Cottage Tulips we have given to the various beautiful May-flowering Tulips which 
have mo'.tly been found growing in old cottage gardens in England, Scotland, and Ireland, where they 
have been in some cases for over fifty years. Some have also been traced to old French gardens. They 
are all very beautiful, presenting a great variety in form and colouring, and having none of the stiffness 
of other Tulips. On account of their extreme hardiness they are specially adapted for permanent hardy 
flower borders, where they should be freely planted in large clumps and masses. They may also be 
naturalised in grass, wild gardens, etc., where during May they present a gorgeo.is appearance. Those 
who have visited Kew Gardens in Spring will have noticed these Tulips planted freely in grass, and also 
used largely in ftlling flower beds on the lawns. 
The bulbs should be planted six inches deep on heavy soils, and nine inches deep on light soils. 
For cutting, the flowers of these “ Cottage" Tulips are highly hrized, as the flowers are of elegant 
outline and have long stems ; a free and graceful effect can be readily obtaine 1 by their use. 
In most cases we give the heights as registered at our Surbiton Nurseries, but these will vary 
somewhat according to richness or poverty of soil. 
Time of Flowering. — The Cottage Tulips take up the succession of flowering as the Early Single 
and Double Tulips are going out of bloom. As far as possible we have indicated the order of flowering 
by (i), (2), and so on. (i) will correspond in time of flowering with (5) of the Early Single and Double 
Tuli|>s. The Parrot Tulips bloom together with those maiked (2), and the Darwin with those marked (3) 
and (4) in the following lists. 
Those Tulips marked <f> are species and gems for choice corners in the rock garden, where 
their lovely flowers will delight the eyes of all who sec them. 
barr’s selection of choice named cottage tulips. 
S each of 50 beautiful varieties ... 40/. & 55/. I 5 each of 23 beautiful varieties 20/- 
^ »> » 25/' & 35/' I 3 „ 25 „ ,, 12/6 
5 each of 12 beautiful varieties 
3 » 12 „ ,, 
Acuminata {syn. cornuta) (2) 
the liagged-petalled Tulip, having 
yellow and red streaked fantastic 
thread-like pet ils, ht. 17 in. 
per 100, 6/6 
Albiflora (2), flower white with 
elegantly recurved petals, very 
pretty, ht. 18 in 
Amber Crown (1), flowers 
large, having the three outer petals 
recurving, colour delicate amber 
inside and outside shaded apricot, 
very beautiful, ht. 21 in 
* Australis, yellow, outside 
bronxe, ht. 16 in 
4 > Aximensis (3), a pretty Savoy 
Tulip bearing carmine-red flowers 
with black base, ht. 22 in. 
per 100, 12/6 
‘h Batalini, beautiful soft chrome, 
centre yellow, dainty prostrate foli- 
age, very free-flowering, a dainty 
little gem, ht. 8 in. Award OF 
Merit R. IPS. Temple Show, 
1900 
Beauty. See Novelty List, 
page 8. 
4 > Biflora major, a little 
Caucasian species bearing lovely 
small cream-coloured flowers, on 
branching stems early in March, 
ht. 8 in 
Billietiana (3), pointed flowers, 
yellow, strikingly margined at base 
rosy scarlet, showy, igin., p. too, 5'6 
per do2. each 
s. d. s. d 
1 O... — 
5 6...0 6 
7 6...0 8 
2 6...0 3 
I 9...0 2 
5 6...0 6 
4 6...0 5 
O 10... — 
9/-, 12/6, & 16/- 
S/6, 7/6, & 10/6 
per doz. each 
Blushing Bride (syn. Isa- s. d. s. d 
bella) (2), opening creamy white 
and pink, changing to brilliant 
carmine-rose, flushed white, centre 
marked peacock-blue, large flower, 
ht. 15 in per 100,6/6 i 0...0 2 
Bouton d’Or (syn. Golden 
Beauty) (2), the richest and deepest 
golden-coloured Tulip, ht. 17 in. 
Certificate of Merit K.B.S. 
per 100, 4/6 o 8... — 
Bronze King (2), golden- 
bronze, large handsome globular 
flower, ht. 21 in per 100, 12/6 I 9...0 2 
Bronze Queen (i), large hand- 
some flowers of a golden-bronze 
tinged apricot on the outside, centre 
clear yellow, tall grower, ht. 24 in. 
per 100, 7/6 I 3...0 2 
Buenaventura (4), scarlet 
and gold flaked, handsome, a fine 
dwarlbedder, ht. 12 in., per 100, 7/6 I 3...0 2 
Caledonia (4), glowing orange- 
scarlet, centre greenish black and 
yellow, ht. 20 in. Certificate 
OF Merit R. II.S. ...per 100, 10/6 i 6...0 2 
Carinata rubra (5), scarlet, 
shaded green and flushed yellow, 
ht. 16 in per 100, 5/6 o 10... — 
Cassandra (3), an elegant 
flower with pointed petals, colour 
glowing cherry-rose with white and 
cream centre, very pretty, ht. 20 in. 
per 100, 12/6 I 9...0 2 
