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Group of Darwin Tulips. 



May-flowering, Cottage Garden 

 or Boulevard Tulips. 



{Continued.') 



Shandon Bells, Isabella, or Blushing Bride (18 



inches). A pretty variety, opening out a creamy-yellow 

 tinted with blush, turning, as the flower ages, to a carmine 

 pink; a charming transformation. 30 cts. per doz. ; §2.00 

 per 100; $18. 00 per 1000. 



Snowdon (20 inches). Beautiful goblet-shaped flowers of 

 snow white, suffused on the margin with delicate rosy-lav- 

 ender; a rare color combination and much admired as a cut 

 flower. 50 cts. per doz.; §3.00 per 100; §25.00 per 1000. 



Summer Beauty (24 inches). White, beautifully striped 

 and splashed with rosy-crimson; a fine large, showy flower. 

 60 cts. per doz.; §4.00 per 100; §35.00 per 1000. 



Violet Byblcemen (22 inches). Made up of solid purple, 

 violet and heliotrope shades, also flakings of these colors on 

 a white ground, mixed colors. 25 cts. per doz.; §1.50 

 per 1C0; §12.00 per luOO. 



Vitellina (22 inches). Enormous flowers of soft primrose 

 yellow, shading off to silvery white; delicately almond- 

 scented. 50 cts. per doz.; §3.50 per 100; §30.00 per 

 1000. 



Choicest Mixed This is a splendid mixture made up out 

 of over fifty sorts of all colors, and contains a good per- 

 centage of sweet-scented varieties. 25 cts. per doz. ; §1 50 

 per 100; §12.00 per 1000. 



Collections of May-f lowering 

 Tulips. 



The best way to get acquainted with the beauties and 

 merits of this beautiful class is to grow one of the collections 

 offered below. 



3 each of the 20 sorts, 60 bulbs §2 00 



6 " " 20 " 120 " 3 75 



12 " '.' 20 " 240 " 7 00 



25 " " 20 " 500 " 12 50 



50 " " 20 " 1000 " 24 00 



DARWIN TULIPS (May=f lowering). 



Handsome May-flowering class and quite distinct in style of growth from the other late-flowering sorts, stately in appearance, 

 attaining a height of 24 to 30' inches, and bearing on strong stems beautiful globular flowers of remarkably heavy texture, in a large 

 Tange of colors, embracing almost every conceivable tint in rose, heliotrope, claret, maroon, crimson, and other rich and rare shades. 

 Unsurpassed for bedding and for cutting. The twelve sorts offered below were selected out of a large collection as being the best 

 and most distinct. 



Clara Butt. Soft salmony-pink, tinged with blush. §1.00 



per doz ; §6.00 per 100. 

 Farncombe Saunders. Rich brilliant scarlet; extra fine. 



§1.00 per doz.; §6.00 per 100. 

 Glow. Brilliant, glowing vermilion, blue centre. 50 cts. per 



doz.; §3.00 per 100- 

 Gretchen (Marga?'et). Outside of petals delicate blush; 



inside soft rose; very pretty. 50 cts. per doz.; §3.00 per 100. 

 Loveliness. Satiny rose, margined blush. 50 cts. per doz. ; 



§3.00 per 100. 

 Mme. Krelage. Vivid rosy-pink. 60 cts. per doz ; §4*00 per 



100. 

 Mrs. Potter Palmer. Rich glowing purple. 50 cts. per 



doz.; §3.00 per 100. 



Mixed Darwin Tulips. Our supply of these comes from a specialist who grows over 50 sorts, most of which are represented 

 in this mixture. 25 cts. per doz.; §1.50 per 100; §13.00 per 1000. 



Pride of Haarlem. Immense flowers of deep rose, shaded 

 scarlet, with electric blue centre. 50 cts. per doz.; §3.50 per 

 100. 



Rev. Ewbank. Bright heliotrope; very distinct. 60 cts. per 

 doz. ; §4.00 per 100. 



Salmon King. Dazzling rosy-scarlet. 60 cts. per doz.; §4.00 

 per 100. 



The Sultan. This might be called The Black Tulip, 



being a rich, glossy, black maroon. Extra fine. 50 cts. per 

 doz.; §3.00 per 100. 



White Queen. Clear white, slightly tinged with delicate 

 blush. 50 cts. per doz.; §3.50 per 100. 



Collections of Darwin Tulips. 



'3 each of the above 1 2 sorts, 36 in all 

 ■6 « << « 12 « 72 " 



n 75 



3 25 



12 each of the above 1 2 sorts, 144 in all § 6 00 



25 " " " 12 " 300 " 10 00 



Do not fail to try a collection of the May-flowering Tulips offered above. 



