HANDSOME BREEDER TULIPS 



GROOTE SAMSON. 4. Dark violet with edge of bright bronze- 

 yellow, and purple bloom; inside dull lilac-bronze with greenish 

 blue base starred yellow. A flower of very soft color. Height 

 25 in. 10 bulbs, $1.50; 100 bulbs, $14. 



HAMLET. 3. Dull coffee brown, with faint flush of rosy purple 

 through center of petals; inside dark brown with yellow base; 

 a flower of good size, with slightlj^ reflexing outer petals. A 

 distinct color and splendid for contrast with the paler late 

 Tulips. Height 26 in. 10 bulbs, $1.60; 100 bulbs, $15. 



HELOISE. 1. Van Dyck brown, shaded old-rose; inside Van 

 Dyck brown, edged plum, with yellow base marked olive- 

 green; large, reflexing flower of wonderful color and form. 

 Height 28 in. 10 bulbs, $2.20; 100 bulbs, $20. 



INDIAN CHIEF. 2. Reddish mahogany flushed purple, edged 

 warm brown with age; yellow base. A huge flower of wonderful 

 substance and most artistic shape, carried on a very tall stem. 

 This Breeder will be off'ered exclusively in The Blue Book. 

 Height 33 in. 10 bulbs, $3.25; 100 bulbs, $30. 



JAMES WATT. 3. Black-purple, edged rich, dark brown, with 

 ashy bloom; inside purple, shading^o brown at edges, with 

 wonderful green base starred white. A rather small, round 

 flower of a color seen in no other variety. Very scarce. Height 

 24 in. 10 bulbs, $6. 



JAUNE D'OEUF. 3. Lively yellow, with broad stripe of lilac; 

 inside golden bronze, with dark apple-green base; splendid, 

 large flower of distinct shape, on a tall stem. Height 26 in. 

 10 bulbs, 50 cts.; 100 bulbs, $4; 1,000 bulbs, $35. 



JULES FAVRE. 3. Warm brown, with purple flush in center 

 of petals; inside reddish brown, with dark green base. With age 

 the flower has a noticeable yellow-brown edge. Good-sized, 

 cup-shaped bloom. Height 27 in. 10 bulbs, 70 cts.; 100 bulbs, 

 $6. 



JUPITER. 3. Soft violet-maroon, flushed rosy violet at edges; 

 large, white base. A huge flower with wavy petals of silky 

 texture, especially beautiful as it ages. Height 30 in. 10 bulbs, 

 $2.40; 100 bulbs, $22. 



KLOPSTOCK. 2. Silvery lavender, with dark heliotrope stripe 

 on outer petals; inside rosy lilac, edged rosy white, with large 

 yellowish base and intense blue halo; long, large flower of 

 beautiful color. Height 26 in. 10 bulbs, $4.25; 100 bulbs, $40. 



