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TULIPS 



A Gkoup of May-flou'eking Tulips 



This beaunful class is becoming more popular each season. 

 Within the last two years we have sold many thousands of 

 bulbs, and have received a large number of highly compli- 

 mentary reports as to their great beauty and usefulness. They 

 are quite distinct from the early-flowering sorts offered on the 

 preceding pages, coming into bloom in the vicinity of Phil- 

 adelphia about May 10th, or two to three weeks later than the 

 early-flowering types, and extending the Tulip season over 

 a period of four weeks or more. For the most part they 

 have been collected from the old Cottage Gardens of 

 ^\ England, Scotland and Ireland, where they have been, 

 ill some cases, for over half a century. They are 

 said to be the offspring of Tulipa Gesneriana, and, while pos- 

 sessing infinite variety and brilliancy of color, all have the 

 fine form and stately yet graceful character ol the parent. On 

 account of their extreme hardiness, they are specially adnpted 

 for the permanent hardy flower border, where they should be 

 liberally planted in clumps or masses. They may also be 

 naturalized in grass, wild gardens, etc. For bedding they are 

 superb, while as cut flowers they are much to be preferred 

 to the early type, having long stems with flowers of great 

 substance that stand cut in a perfect condition for a long time. 

 During the past three seasons we have tested over one hundred of the best 

 varieties, and offer the selection of sixteen sorts with every confidence 

 that they will give complete satisfaction. The heights given are actual 

 measurements taken at our trial grounds May lOlh to 15th. These, of 

 course, are liable to vary according to soil and other conditions. In plant- 

 ing, the bulbs should be set a little deeper than ordinary Tulips, a 

 covering of 4 inches being about right. 



Billietlana (22 inches). Brilliant golden-yellow pointed flowers, each 

 petal strikingly flamed with rosy scarlet; very showy. 35 els. per doz.; 

 ?2 25 per 100 ; $20.00 per 1000. 



Bizarres (24 inches). An odd and striking class. The ground color 

 of the flowers is some shade of yellow quaintly marked, in a greater or 

 lesser degree, with brown, violet or crimson ; mixed colors. 20 els. per 

 doz.; $1.25 per 100; $10.00 per 1000. 



Bouton d'Or, or Golden Beauty (21 inches). Rich, buttery orange- 

 yelluw cup-shaped flowers. The anthers are black and make a striking 

 contrast wiih the yellow when the flowers are expanded. 25 cts. 

 per doz.; $1.50 per 100; ?14.00 per 1000. 



Qolden Crown (22 inches). Large flowers with pointed petals, color 

 rich yellow, petals faintly edged with red; a good bedder. 20 cts. pet 

 doz.; $1 25 per 100 ; $10.00 per 1000. 



Gesneriana spathulata (28 inches). A superb Tulip of strong yet 

 graceful growth, and bearing very large flowers of an intense brilliant 

 crimson-scarlet with glittering blue-black centre. No words or picture 

 can begin to do this Tulip justice. It should be planted in generous 

 quantity. There are a number of inferior types of ihis Tulip. The 

 varietv spathulata is the finest of all. 30 cts. per doz.; $1.75 per 100; 

 $15.00 per 1000. 



May-flowering Tulips are continued on next page. 



