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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1916. 
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ENGLISH FLORIST TULIPS-<-0«/2K«erf. s . s . d 
Music, breeder, large handsome flower of fine form, rich purple.. IJ O...I 6 
Nulli Secundus, breeder, fine dark purple with snowy white centre 10 6...1 o 
Queen of May, flamed and feathered, purple on white, very handsome S 6...0 6 
Richard Yates, flamed and feathered, prettily marked scarlet-maroon on gold, very 
effective 5 6 . o 6 
Rose Hill, breeder, a handsome flower of good sire, deep carmine-rose with dazzling 
white base, very beautiful 25 0...2 3 
Samuel Barlow, flamed and feathered, glowing scarlet-crimson on a glittering 
golden ground, flower of perfect form ; a grand variety 7 6...0 8 
,, ,, breeder, a very large handsome flower, of perfect form, colour rich 
mahogany-brown 5 6...0 6 
Sir Joseph Paxton, flamed and feathered, maroon on lemon, very striking 
per 100, 21/- 3 0...0 4 
„ ,, ,, feathered, beautifully feathered maroon on a lemon ground, fine 15 0...1 6 
Stockport, flamed and feathered, prettily marked lilac on a snowy white ground, an 
early good lasting flower 10 
Sulphur, feathered, pretty, feathered mahogany-brown on a yellow ground, fragrant 5 
,, flamed and feathered, mahogany-brown on a yellow ground, very handsome 
and delightfully fragrant per 100, 15/- 2 
,, breeder, very beautiful art shade of old-gold, deliciously scented... ,, 25/- 3 
Talisman, flamed and feathered, violet-black on a snowy white ground, a striking 
flower per 100, 15/- 2 
,, feathered, finely feathered violet-black on a white ground 5 
,, breeder, flower slaty violet, distinct and beautiful per 100, 32/6 4 
Triomphe Royale, flamed and feathered, deep rose on white, attractive 3 
Universe, flamed and feathered, flowers large with black markings on a snowy 
ground, handsome 10 
Wedding Coat, flamed and feathered, strikingly marked black on a snowy white 
ground 4 
,, ,, feathered, black on a dazzling while ground, very striking 4 
William Lee, flamed and feathered, glossy black markings on a lemon-yellow ground 6 
,, breeder, rich black-maroon, showy 4 
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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 too, 21/- 3 o... — 
Rare and Beautiful Species of Tulips. 
The following Tulips are all wild species, and many of them rare. They are 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. 
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Ba.ta.lini (2), a charming rare species with dainty flowers of distinct form and colour, s. d. d 
soft chrome with yellow centre, ht. 8 in. Award or Merit R.H.S — ...2 6 
Biflora major, a little Caucasian species bearing lovely small cream-coloured flowers, 
on branching stems early in March, ht. 8 in. Scarce 10 6...1 o 
Chrysantha, a lovely and rare little Himalayan species, producing dainty flowers of a 
pretty orange-iose outside of petals, inside soft yellow, a gem for rockwork, ht. 6 in. ... 18 0...1 9 
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, 17/6 2 6...0 3 
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 R.H.S — ...2 6 
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 R.H.S 4 6.. .0 5 
Kaufman niana, 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 15 0...1 6 
