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BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, Autumn, 1936. 
Tulips, May-flowering Cottage, Amber, Chestnut, Bronze, etc.— continued. 100. doz. each. 
Prince Albert (3), Old Dutch Tulip, very large bold flower of a rich golden-bronze 
with purple flush on outside, centre yellow margined olive, very handsome, ht. 30 in. 25/- 3/6 ~/4 
Prince of Orange (4), Old Dutch Tulip, a globular flower of great substance, 
lasting long in condition, colour rich chestnut-red broadly flushed gold at margin, 
inside Persian yellow shading to chestnut-red, very showy and beautiful, sweet- 
scented, ht. 26 in. 21/- 3/- -/4 
Quaintness (4), very distinct long handsome flowers, inside shaded mahogany 
on dark golden ground, outside flushed deep rose, ht. 20 in. Award op Merit 
R.H.S. 21/- 3/- ~/4 
Superba (4), a handsome Old Dutch Breeder Tulip, flowers dark glossy maroon 
with slight amber shading on the rnargjn of petals, centre bronzy black, ht. 25 in. 25/- 3/6 -/4 
ART SHADES. 
Cardinal Manning. See Goliath. 
Eclipse (3), long elegant fragrant flowers of charming art shade of salmon-rose 
with amber at margin, centre yellow, anthers yellow, ht. 30 in. 28/- 3/9 -/4 
*Faerie Queen (3), beautiful large flowers, deep rosy heliotrope broadly margined 
amber, ht. 24 in. 18/6 2/8 -/3 
Garibaldi (3), very large solid flowers of a pretty soft fawn colour with amber 
shading, centre golden, very beautiful, ht. 24 in. 48/— 6/6 -/7 
Goliath (syn. Cardinal Manning and Kingscourt) (5), Old Dutch Tulip, very large 
handsome flowers, rose-violet with coppery glow at margin of petals, very effective, 
ht. 30 in. 20/- 2/9 -/3 
Herbert Spencer (4), long egg-shaped flowers with pointed petals of a brilliant 
salmon-rose heavily flushed amber at margin of petals, interior of flower bright 
orange, centre olive and yellow, ht. 30 in. 22/6 3/3 -/4 
*Jaune d’CEuf (3), fine globular flowers, outside petals apricot flushed deep rosy lilac, 
inside clear soft yellow with olive-green centre and dark anthers, striking, ht. 24 in.; 
John Ruskin (3), flower egg-shaped, pretty apricot-rose heavily flushed canary at 
margin of petals, centre yellow, ht. 20 in. Award of Merit R.H.S. 18/6 2/8 -/3 
Kingscourt. See Goliath. 
La. Menveille (5), large flowers of elegant pitcher shape when closed, colour 
old-rose flushed buff at margin, inside intense orange-scarlet with yellow centre, 
sweetly scented, very beautiful, ht. 18 in. 17/6 2/6 -/3 
Old Gold (5), flower with elegant pointed petals, deep rose-scarlet more or less 
stippled gold at margin, centre deep olive-bronze, very showy, ht. 22 in. 21/- 3/- -/4 
Old Ti mes (3), a great improvement on Amber Crown and a very striking flower 
with broad reflexing petals, outside deep rose-purple flushed amber at margin, 
inside amber shading to bronze, ht. 26 in. 21/- 3/- -/4 
The Fawn (5), opening a rosy fawn and turning to blush-rose flushed white, centre 
rayed yellow, beautiful, ht. 21 in. Award op Merit R.H.S. 17/6 2/6 -/3 
Tu renne (3), Old Dutch Tulip, [large flower, purple broadly margined amber, inside 
amber shaded purplish bronze, ht. 30 in., flowers borne on very strong stems.. ..21/- 3/- —14 
YELLOW, PRIMROSE AND GREEN SHADES. 
Arethusa (1), flowers very large and beautiful, petals broad, slightly reflexing, 
soft clear lemon flushed primrose, inside bright yellow, ht. 27 in. Award op 
Merit R.H.S. 25/- 3/6 -/4 
Argo (2), a charming variety, opening primrose-yellow and developing to bright 
orange-yellow finely stippled carmine-red, centre starred dark bronzy green, 
anthers violet, ht. 24 in. 21/- 3/- ~/4 
Avis Kennicott (2), a beautiful and showy flower of large size with pointed 
petals, colour chrome-yellow with bronze to black centre, ht. 27 in. 22/6 3/3 -/4 
'Bouton d’Or (syn. Golden Beauty) (3), flowers globular, rich Indian yellow, one 
of the deepest golden-coloured Tulips, ht. 18 in. Award of Merit R.H.S. 16/- 2/4 -/3 
Capri (2), a well-formed large flower of a soft chrome-yellow shaded cream, centre 
golden-yellow, ht. 26 in. 32/6 4/6 -/5 
Ellen Willmott (5), long flower of elegant form, pale primrose flushed at margin 
primrose-yellow, delicately fragrant, ht. 24 in. ; a good forcer. 18/6 2/8 -/3 
Gesneriana lutea (5), rich yellow flower, of fine form and delightfully fragrant, 
ht. 24 in. Award of Merit R.H.S. 16/- 2/4 -/3 
Golden Beauty. See Bouton d’Or. 
Golden Crown (2), large yellow flowers with pointed petals, edged and flushed 
orange-red, anthers black, showy, ht. 18 in. 
17/6 2/6 -/3 
