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TULIPS. 



This beautiful class is becoming more popular each 

 season. They are quite distinct from the early -flow- 

 ering sorts offered on the preceding pages, coming 

 into bloom in the vicinity of Philadelphia about May 

 10th, or two or 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 Gar- 

 dens of England, Scotland and Ireland, where they 

 have been, in some cases, for over half a century. 

 They are said to be the offspring of Tulipa Gesneriana, 

 and, while possessing infinite variety and brilliancy of 

 color, all have the fine form and stately yet graceful 

 character of the parent. On account ot their extreme 

 hardiness, they are specially adapted for the perma- 

 nent hardy flower border, where they should be liber- 

 ally 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. We have tested 

 over one hundred of the best varieties, and offer the 

 selection of twenty-one sorts with every confidence 

 that they will give complete satisfaction. The heights 

 given are actual measurements taken at our trial 

 grounds May 10th to 15th. These, of course, are 

 liable to vary according to soil and other conditions. 

 In planting, the bulbs should be set a little deeper 

 than ordinary Tulips, a covering of 4 inches being 

 about right. 



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 cts. per doz.; §1.25 per 100; 

 $10.00 per 1000. 

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

 orange-yellow cup-shaped flowers. The anthers are black and 

 make a striking contrast with the yellow when the flowers are 

 expanded. 25 cts. per doz.; $1.50 per 100; $12.00 per 1000. 

 Caledonia (20 inches). Brilliant orange-scarlet with greenish 

 black centre, very striking in masses. 50 cts. per doz.; $3.50 

 per 100; $30.00 per 1000. 

 Fulgens (30 inches). Velvety vermilion red, with yellow 

 base, long reflexed petals. Very showy. 35 cts. per doz.; 

 82.50 per 100; $20.00 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 nlue-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 this Tulip. The variety spathulata is the 

 finest of all. 30 cts. per doz.; $1.75 per 100; $15.00 per 1000. 

 Gesneriana Lutea (24 inches). This fine goldeqr-yellow va- 

 riety has all the merits of the scarlet sort and is considered 

 one of the best late Tulips. 35 cts. per doz. ; $2.50 per 100; 

 $22.00 per 1000. 

 Golden Crown (22 inches). Large flowers with pointed 

 petals, color rich yellow, petals faintly edged with red; a 

 good bedder. 20 cts'. per doz. ; $1.25 per'] 00; $10.00 per 1000. 

 Inglescombe Pink (Salmon Queen) (18 inches). A rare 

 blending of buff and salmon. Most attractive, both in form and 

 coloring. 50 cts. per doz.; $3.50 per 100; $30.00 per 1000. 



Group of May-flowering Tulips. 



Inglescombe Scarlet (18 inches). Enormous flowers of 

 brilliant scarlet, rich and glowing. 50 cts. per doz.; $3.50 

 per 100; $30.00 per 1000. 



La Merveille (18 inches). A magnificent variety with very 

 large, artistic, sweet-scented blossoms and of a striking color, 

 being salmonv-rose overlaid with orange-red, very effective in 

 beds or borders. 30 cts. per doz.; $2.00 per 100; $18.00 

 per 1000. 



Le Reve (Ilobbcma) (15 inches). When first opening a dull, 

 smoky color, developing into the most beautiful old-rose color 

 imaginable; a handsome flower of great texture, remaining in 

 perfection for a long time. 65 cts. per doz,; $4.50 per 100; 

 $40.00 per 1000. 



Orange Beauty (Gesneriana aurantiaca maculata) 24 

 inches). Perfect globular flowers, very large in size, of a 

 rich, dark-red, bordered with orange, highly perfumed. 50 

 cts. per doz.; $3.00 per 100; $20. 00 p.r 1000. 



Parisian Yellow (28 inches). A beautiful large pure yellow 

 of exquisite shade and shape; grand in every way, and of 

 special value for cutting. 35 cts. per doz,; $2.50 per 100; 

 $20.00 per 1000. 



Picotee (Maiden's Blush) (24 inches). Pure white, daintily 

 edged with pink, which suffuses the entire flower as it a^es; a 

 beautiful cut flower. 30 cts. per doz.; $1.75 per 100; $15.00 

 per 1000. 



Rose Bybloemen (24 inches). Mostly white ground, flaked 

 with rose, scarlet or crimson, but also self or solid colored 

 sorts in various shades of rose; mixed colors. 25 cts. per 

 do/.. ; $1.50 per 100; $12.00 per 1000. 



Royal White (18 inches). Splendid globular flowers of pure 

 white, the centre of the petals slightly tinted with creamy yel- 

 low. GO cts. per doz.; $4.00 per 100; $35.00 per 1000. 



May-flowerinK Tulipi are continued on the next page. 



