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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1900. 
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TULIPS (COTTAGE!) — continued. 
per doz. 
Buenaventura, scarlet and gold s. d. 
flaked, handsome, a fine dwarf 
bedder, 12 in per ioo, io/6 
Carinata rubra, a curious combi- 
nation of crimson and green, 12 in. 
per roo, 5/6 o 
Chameleon, pale plum colour, 
blotched maroon and shading to 
canary-yellow, striking and beauti- 
ful, 21 in 15 
Coquette de Belleville, pretty 
dark cherry-rose, deeply margined 
and flaked clear white, centre white 
per 100, 25/- 3 
Corona lutea, soft pale yellow 
flaked rose, broad bold flower S 
Dainty Maid, white ground, beau- 
tifully marked rosy lilac 
per 100, 10/6 1 
Didieri, bright crimson-vermilion, 
indigo and primrose centre, 
20 in per 100, 8/6 
„ alba, a pretty creamy white, 
fragrant, I5in.,p. 100, 30/- 
,, lutescens, pale satiny yellow 
with greenish-black centre 6 
Slogans (true), large dark crimson 
flowers, petals elegantly re- 
flexed, 14 in. per 100, 10/6 1 
,, variegata, crimson, striped 
gold, large and showy, 14 in. 
per 100, 10/6 
,, alba, rare and beautiful, large 
white reflexed petals thinly 
edged carmine, 21 in. 
Award of Merit R.H.S. ... 12 
Faerie Queen, a beautiful variety, 
large flowers, rosy heliotrope, 
broadly margined golden buff 6 
Firebrand, large broad - petalled 
flower, maroon-crimson, large blue- 
black centre with white halo, 18 in. 
Firefly, large flower, brilliant orange 
red with striking centre of green 
and gold, fragrant, 14 in 4 
Flava, a tall noble Tulip, with large 
soft lemon-yellow flowers, late 15 
Fulgens, rich showy crimson, 20 in. 
per 100, 6/6 1 
Gala Beauty (syn. Columbus), 
blotched vermilion and golden yel- 
low, very handsome large showy 
flower. 1st Class Certificate 
R.H.S. per 100, 15/- 2 
Gesneriana spathulata (syn. 
G. major), large rich crim- 
son-scarlet, with glittering 
blue-black centre ; a superb 
variety for distant effect 
in beds and borders, 24 in. 
Extra selected strain 
per 100, 10/6 1 
„ rosea, deep rose-carmine, dark- 
blue centre. ..per 100, 6/6 1 
Golden Beauty (syn. Bouton 
d’Or), the richest and deepest 
golden-coloured Tulip, 17 in. Cer- 
tificate of Merit R.B.S., 1897 
per 100, 7/6 
Gold Cup, petals pointed, bright 
yellow faintly flaked crimson and 
wire-edged carmine-red, an effective 
black blotch at base ...per 100, 6/6 
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Golden Crown (erroneously called 
Golden Eagle), large yellow 
flowers, edged crimson, pointed 
petals, anthers black, very showy, 
16 in per 1000, 30/-; 100, 3/6 
Goldflake, bright orange-scarlet, 
flaked gold, very showy, 1 7 in. 
per 100, 21/- 
Haageri, dark brick-red, black and 
yellow centre, very attractive, 16 in. 
Hatfield Pink, glowing deep rose, 
centre white and gold, petals 
pointed, very pretty, 13 in 
La Panachee, handsomely flaked 
clear white and brilliant cherry- 
crimson, striking and beautiful, 
foliage variegated, 12 in. 
per 100, 30/- 
La Yierge, a beautiful Tulip of 
elegant form, white margined deep 
rose per 100, 12/6 
Lion d’Orange, large, orange- 
scarlet, golden centre, 15 in 
Macrospila, the Sweet-Scented 
Crimson Tulip, large, handsome 
glowing crimson - scarlet, centre 
black and yellow, very fragrant, 
19 in. Certificate of Merit 
R.B.S. 1897 
per 1000, 45/-; 100, 5/6 
Maculata, brilliant deep crimson, 
with black and yellow 
centre ...per 100, 12/6 
,, ‘ Brilliant,’ a remarkably 
deep crimson, dwarf 
Parisian Yellow, large handsome 
clear yellow flowers with pointed 
petals, very attractive, per 100, 12/6 
Picotee (syn. Maiden’s Blush), 
large white gracefully recurved 
petals, margined rose, very elegant, 
18 in per 100, 10/6 
Platystigma, evidently a parent 
of the Parrot Tulips, which occa- 
sionally revert back to this species. 
The flowers are a beautiful flesh 
rose with orange tinge, petals 
pointed, 17 in 
Retroflexa, the Refiexed-petalled 
Tulip, beautiful yellow flowers, 
petals elegantly recurved, 17 in. 
per 100, 1 5/— 
Rosalind, beautiful clear cherry- 
rose, with clear white base, 21 in. 
per 100, 10/6 
Rose Mignon, soft rose, splashed 
cream, foliage variegated, very 
pretty 
Rose Pompon, semi - double 
flowers speckled and flushed rose 
on a cream-coloured ground 
per 100, 10/6 
Royal White, large, handsome 
creamy white flower of good sub- 
stance, centre creamy yellow ; of 
stiff erect habit ; a splendid bedding 
Tulip, 10 in per ioo, 21/- 
Ruby , a pretty dark ruby colour, 23 in. 
Snowdon, opens pure white and 
then flushes at margin lilac, of beau- 
tiful goblet form, 15 in.... 100, 15/- 
per doz. each 
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