NEW FLORAL GUIDE, AUTUMN, 1917 



Giant 



Unusually Fine 

 for Bedding. 



Darwins 



Great, bowl -shaped 

 flowers on stems 2 to 3 

 feet long. Beautiful be- 

 yond description 

 and remarkable 

 4 for their bril- 

 ^liancy and 

 ;' V a r i e t y of 

 coloring. We had 

 the leading Dar- 

 / win specialist in 

 Holland send us a 

 special collection for 

 trial, from which we 

 chose the following: 



Baronne de la Tonnaye. 



Vivid pink, margined 

 blush; the leading pink. 

 Clara Butt. Soft salmon- 

 pink, shaded rose. 

 Dream. Beautiful, uniform 

 light lilac. 



Fra Angelica. Dark maroon. 

 Flambeau. Brilliant rosy 

 scarlet. 

 King Harold. Glossy blood-red. 

 Mme. Krelage. Lilac-rose, mar- 

 ined blush-pink. 

 May Queen. Lilac-rose, feathered white. 

 Mr. Farnscombe Sanders. Orange-scarlet. 

 Nauticas. Purplish rose with violet base, shaded bronze. 

 Negro. Crimson-maroon, dark center. 



Pride of Haarlem. Brilliant rosy carmine, electric blue base. 

 Rev. Ewbank. Silvery heliotrope. 

 White Queen. Opens rosy but becomes pure white. 

 William Pitt. Fine, brilliant carmine, very showy. 

 Prices for all above, 6c. each, 3 for 16c., 12 for 60c., postpaid. 



OirirT«*T?>- 9'l One each of the 15 Darwin Tulips for 75 cts.; 4 

 yyjJlvXV^ £^^J of each, 60 in all, for $2.75. postpaid. 



Darwin Tulips, Mixed ^ '?So'?or*l2i?.'p°os',pai?' 

 Magnificent Dutch Breeder Tulips 



_ These Tulips are similar to the great-flowered Darwins in form and 

 size only, the colors run mostly in shades of brown, bronze, and purple. 



Cardinal Manning (Goliath). Wine- 

 red, flushed rosy brown. 



Jaune d'Oeuf (Sunrise). Bronze- 

 yellow, tinged reddish orange. 



La Singuliere. White, "tinged red. 



Medea. Crushed strawberry, 



shaded heliotrope. 

 Yellow Perfection (Old Gold). 



Bronze - yellow. 15 cts. each, 

 >i per doz. ; $7.50 per 100. 



Prices, unless otherwise noted, 7 cts. each, 60 cts. per doz., $4 per 100, postpaid. 



m?T?Trp> 25a <^ne each of the 5 



Dutch Breeders for 35 cts.; 3 each, 15 in 



The True Giant Gesneriana Tulips 



Gesneriana, Crimson. One of the grandest and 

 most beautiful of all Tulips; hardy and very 

 durable; grows i^ to 2 feet high, and bears 

 great rich blooms as large as teacups. Color in- 

 tense fiery scarlet with bright, shining, blue-black 

 center. 3 cts. each; 12 for 35 cts.; 100 for $2.50, 

 postpaid. 



Gesneriana, Yellow, or Golden-Crown Tulip. Splen- 

 did, large, bold flowers, bright, rich golden yel- 

 low, beautifully fringed with orange-red. 3 cts. 

 each; 12 for 35 cts.; 100 for S2.50, postpaid. 



Gesneriana, White, or Sweet Nancy (Albo-margin- 

 ata). Opens pure white, later edged with rose. 

 3 cts. each; 12 for 35 cts.; 100 for $2, postpaid. 



COFFER > 26b 



3 each of the above 3 Gesnerianas, 

 9 in all, for 25 cts., postpaid. 



!v/m:^T>T>T> s^ Ot\n 12 each of the above 3 Gesnerianas, 

 >Ui<l*l!.K> ^OC 3^ jj^ ^jj^ f^^ g5 ^.jg^ postpaid. 



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