GIANT DARWIN TULIPS 



AS SHOWN IN COLOR ON FRONT COVER 



NO MORE magnificent spring-flowering bulbs are obtainable than the Giant Danvin 

 Tulips. When once planted you can have them for years, for, if allowed to ripen, the 

 new bulbs which form each season will again produce blooms the following spring. 



You have in the list below a splendid range of colors from which to choose, so you can 

 arrange almost an}- color scheme you want, from light lavender to rich purple or light pink 

 to maroon. To get the most impressive effect of their beaut>^ we suggest that you plant 

 together several of each variety. 



A bed of these graceful, perfectly formed, brilliantly colored, fragrant flowers, gently 

 swaying in a soft spring breeze, is a pleasant sight to remember, and they come at a time 

 in the spring when you are heart-hungry for just such color and fragrance. 



The great, bowl-shaped flowers, on stems 2 to 3 feet long, are beautiful beyond de- 

 scription and remarkable for their brilliancy. They look well when planted freely in 

 perennial beds, also along shrubbery borders, in broad ribbon rows around porches or in 

 flower-beds where cannas can be planted after the Tulips have finished blooming. 



The name ''Darwin" w^as given these Tulips in 1889, in honor of the great evolutionist, 

 because they marked a distinct advance over other kinds. Since then their popularity 

 has increased to such an extent that scarcely enough can be grown to meet the demand. 



One cannot grow these glorious Darwins and not become enthusiastic about them. 

 They have a charm and dignity all their own. They begin to bloom in this latitude about 

 May 15, which is at least tw^o to three weeks later than the other types. They continue 

 in bloom much longer and carry the "Glory of the Garden" right up till the roses bloom. 



The figures, opposite some varieties below, correspond with the varieties so numbered on front cover page. 



See prices below 



(6) BARONNE DE LA TONNAYE. Vivid pink, 



margined with silvery rose or blush. The 



leading pink variety. 

 BLEU AIMABLE. Bright violet, with distinct 



steel-blue shading, the inside dark violet- 

 purple with blue base, starred white. 

 (2) CLARA BUTT. Soft salmon-pink, shaded with 



rose, inside much deeper, with blue base. For 



planting in solid beds this is most effective. 

 DREAM. Beautiful, uniform light lilac or pale 



heliotrope. 

 EDMEE. Vivid shade of cherry-rose, edged with 



soft old-rose. A very large, beautiful flower 



with most attractive color. 

 FEU BRILLANT. Said to be the most glorious 



scarlet Tulip ever grown. It is one oT the first 



to bloom and should be used for solid beds. 



(4) GLOW. Vermilion-scarlet with white base, 



marked with blue. Awarded certificate of 



Merit R. H. S. 

 KING HAROLD. Glossy ox-blood-red with 



purple-black base; very large flower of fine form. 

 LA TRISTESSE. A Tulip of ver>' distinct color, 



being a true slate-blue with white base. 



(5) LA TULIPE NOIRE. Very large flower of fine 



form. Color is deep maroon-black, the darkest 

 of all the Tulips, and it has a rich velvety sheen 

 in the sunlight. 



(3) MR. FARNCOMBE SANDERS. Rich orange- 

 scarlet with rosy bloom, inside vivid cerise- 

 scarlet with white center marked blue. A 

 large, broad-petaled flower of perfect shape. 



(7) MRS. POTTER PALMER. Deep, rich, glowing 

 purple that goes well with the lavender and 

 red varieties. 



NAUTICUS. Silky carmine-rose, base dark violet 

 shaded bronze. 



PRIDE OF HAARLEM. Brilliant rosy carmine 

 with electric-blue base; very large flower of 

 superb form. A wonderful Tulip, stately in 

 habit, sweet-scented and unsurpassed for 

 mass planting. {Natural size on fro7it cover.) 



PRINCE OF THE NETHERLANDS. Glowing 



cerise-scarlet, flushed salmon-rose, with blue 



base. Extra-large flower, with vigorous habit 



of growth. 

 PSYCHE. Rich rose, inside shaded silvery rose, 



with pale blue base. Very beautiful when 



massed. 

 (l)REV. H. EWBANK. Soft lavender- violet or 



heliotrope, darkening toward the base of 



the flower. 

 WHITE QUEEN. The flower at first_ is tinted 



rose but becomes pure white, with black 



anthers. A lovely variety. 



Price. All above named varieties, 7 cts. each, 12 for 75 cts., 100 for $5.50, postpaid 



COFFER > 2 One each of the 18 named Darwin Tulips for $1, or 5 of each, 90 in all, for $4.50, postpaid 



FOR DARWIN TULIPS IN MIXTURE, SEE PAGE 26 



NOTE. All our prices for Bulbs include delivery charges 



