THE BLUE BOOK OF BULBS 



WALTER T. WARE. 4. Deep golden yellow, the deepest and 

 richest color among Late Tulips; broad, globular flowers, 

 reflexing at the top. A variety remarkable for its lasting 

 qualities and color. Height 18 in. 10 bulbs, $3.25; 100 bulbs, S30. 



YORK AND LANCASTER. 3. Creamy white, broadly mar- 

 gined carmine-rose, the color suffusing the flower with age; long, 

 large flower, with yellow-and-green center. An improved Isa- 

 bella. Fine for outdoors. Height 14 in. 10 bulbs, 35 cts.; 

 100 bulbs, S2.75; 1,000 bulbs, $24. 



ZOMERSCHOON. 4. White, feathered and striped deep cherry- 

 pink, inside with more pink; white base. The color suff'uses 

 the flower with. age. Large, beautifully formed flower of 

 very clean color. Height 20 in. 10 bulbs, $3; 100 bulbs, $28. 



Darwin Tulips 



The Darwin Tulips properly belong among the race of Tulips 

 known as "Breeders," They were developed in the north of 

 France, supposedly from choice varieties of Bybloem Tulips, 

 though the brilliance of their colors seems to indicate that they 

 must possess a strain of Gesneriana blood. Owing to the unusual 

 clearness of the colors, to the thick substance of the petals, and 

 to their vigorous habit of growth, these seedlings, when they 

 came into the hands of one of the prominent Dutch firms, seemed 

 worthy of forming a new class of Tulips. In 1889 they wxre fitly 

 named in honor of the great evolutionist, and first off"ered for 

 sale. They remained little known for a number of years, but with 

 the renewed interest in the Tulip, which sprang up in England at 

 the beginning of the present decade, they commenced to receive 

 the attention of the enthusiasts. In America the Darvvins are 

 now widely appreciated, and their popularity here promises 

 soon to exceed the favor they have enjoyed so long abroad. 



The colors include the very brilliant scarlets and crimsons of 

 the early Tulips, and the more somber tones of red as well. The 

 shades of rose and pink, of violet and purple, are unsurpassed 

 in any others of the 1 ulips for their delicacy or their full richness 

 of color. There are certain slaty blues and blue-violets which 

 might almost be called a blue, while the romancer's **Black 

 Tulip'* is very nearly realized in some of the dark maroon varie- 

 ties. There are whites, but no yellows. All the bronze and bufi* 

 tones often classed as Darwins are Breeders; while bright yellow 

 and orange-scarlet must be sought among the Cottage Tulips. 



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