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IT'S REALLY A HOME WHEN IT'S PLANTED BY T O W S O 



TOWSON NURSERIES 



INCORPORATED 



TOWSON • MARYLAND 



U. 8. Department of Agriculture. 



Check Li st and Order Blank (or Towson-Selected Bulbs 



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' J.HIS list comprises some of the new, together with the standard and well tried varieties of bulbs. Bulbs 

 may be planted from October 1st 'till the ground freezes, the sooner the better, as it gives them a chance 

 to root before cold weather sets in. We are prepared to supply the varieties described in this list in any 

 quantity. Six (6) bulbs or more of one variety at the dozen (12) rate, 25 or more at the 100 rate. 



An asterisk preceeding the name indicates it may be successfully forced. The figure following the name 

 indicates the relative sequence of flowering, second figure, the height. 



We pay all Parcel Post or Express Charges on all Bulbs 



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DARWIN TULIPS 



Blooming in May, these long-stemmed, giant 

 flowered tulips are unsurpassed for their rich- 

 ness and delicacy of color. Groups of twenty- 

 five or more of one variety produce striking 

 and beautiful effects, especially when planted in 

 front of shrubbery. 



Red Shades 

 Chant de Cygne — (2) 30", deep rosy-red with 



outside petals of soft salmon-rose. $1.15 per 



doz.; $8.00 per 100. 

 King Harold — (3) 26", intense ox-blood-red 



with purple-black base. $.80 per doz.; 



$5.50 per 100. 

 *Louise de La Valliere — (3) 25", beautiful 



clear cherry-pink. $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 



100. 



Mr. Farncombe Sanders — (2) 30", bright 

 scarlet with white center, marked blue. $ .75 

 per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 



*President Taft — (3) 26", deep ox-blood-red 

 with a beautiful blue base. $1.00 per doz.; 

 $7.00 per 100. 



*Pride of Haarlem — (1) 28", brilliant rose- 

 carmine with blue base, very large sweet- 

 scented flower. $.70 per doz.; $4.50 per 

 100. 



Professor Rauwenhoff — (2) 28", bright cher- 

 ry-red with a beautiful blue center. $ .75 

 per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 



Scarlet Beauty — (3) 26", vermilion-scarlet 

 without any markings on the flowers. $ .90 

 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



Violet Rose Shades 



*Centenaire — (1) 32", enormous rich violet 

 rose flowers with large blue base. $ .75 per 



doz.; $5.00 per 100. 



*Matchless (Roi d'Islande)— (3 ) 20", beau- 

 tiful violet rose with narrow margin in pale 

 rose. $ .90 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 



Thorbecke (Jeffries) — (1) 23", a magenta 

 colored tulip with dark center, very beauti- 

 ful. $1.15 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 

 Rose, With Paler Margins 



Baronne de la Tonnaye — (3) 30", bright 

 rose margined with blush rose. Superb for the 

 border. $.65 per doz.; $4.50 per 100 



*Princess Elizabeth — (2) 26", clear deep pink 

 with white base changing to rose pink. 

 $ .75 per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 



Salmon and Orange Shades 



Afterglow — (3) 3 0", deep rosy-orange, shading 

 to salmon at the edge of the petals. $ .90 

 per doz.; $6.50 per 100. 



Clara Butt — (3) 22", clear pink, flushed with 

 salmon rose, blue at the base with a white 

 halo. $ .70 per doz.; $4.75 per 100. 



White 



White City — (2) 28", pure white tulip with 

 black anthers. $1.25 per doz.; $9.00 per 

 100. 



Purple Maroon Shades 

 Faust — (2) 30", dark satiny purple with blue 



base. $.90 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 

 *La Tulipe Noire — (3) 28", velvety maroon- 

 black — very dark. $ .90 per doz.; $6.00 

 per 100. 



Purple Shades 

 *Giant — (2) 28", deep reddish purple shaded 

 dark violet, with white base, starred blue. 

 $1.60 doz.; $12.00 per 100. 



* Jubilee — (3) 30", rich blue purple with white 



base and blue markings. $1.35 per doz.; 

 $10.00 per 100. 

 Mrs. Potter Palmer — (3) 26", bright royal 

 purple with white base. $.90 per doz.; 

 $6.00 per 100. 



Lilac Shades 

 Anton Mauve — (2) 30", rich violet purple, 



shaded with dull garnet, slightly paler at the 



edges with white base and blue markings. 



$1.00 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. 

 Dream — (2) 26", beautiful rosy lilac, with 



blue base, excellent for border. $ .75 per 



doz.; $5.00 per 100. 

 Reverend Ewbank — (2) 25", an exquisite 



shade of soft lavender-violet with lighter tint 



at edges and white base. $.75 per doz.; 



$5.00 per 100. 



* Valentin — (1) 32", soft heliotrope, shaded 



light violet with blue base. $1.00 per doz.; 

 $7.50 per 100. 



BREEDER TULIPS 



Tall and handsome, the Breeder race of tulips, 

 contains many subdued colors, which are un- 

 procurable in other species. They may be safely 

 interplanted with, and require the same cultural 

 treatment as the Darwins. The long stems make 

 them particularly valuable for cutting. 



Bronze and Buff Shades 

 *Bronze Queen — (3) 2 8", biscuit color, soft 

 buff, inside tinged with golden bronze, yel- 

 low base. $ .75 per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 

 *Golden Bronze — (3) 24", light brownish yel- 

 low, slightly flushed heliotrope. $ .80 per 

 doz.; $5.50 per 100. 

 *GoIdfinch — (3) 30", golden brown, flushed 

 dull lilac with yellow base starred yellow. 

 $1.15 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



Scarlet, Bronze and Brown Shades 

 *Dom Pedro— (3) 24", coffee-brown edged 

 with golden brown with olive base. $1.00 

 per doz.; $7.00 per 100. 



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