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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.— BULBS. 



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Brilliant 

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NEW DARW| TULip^. 



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Beautiful. 



These brilliant novelties constitute a new race of Tulips, of the self-colored or "breeder" type. They are of Flemish origin, and were raised from seed 

 sown between the years i860 and 1872, this seed having been saved from the best "breeders" out of the most famous collection in French Flanders which in 

 turn had been undergoing the process of selection in the hands of one family for over a century. Not since the olden days of the tulip mania in Europe, 

 when fabulous prices were paid for favorite strains has there been so much interest and enthusiasm aroused among Tulip critics, until the introduction of 

 this incomparable Section, and it is predicted that the demand for some of the named varieties which are soon to be offered will cause a nineteenth 

 century " Tulip mania." 



Darwin Tulips belong to the late or May flowering section. Their blooming season follows that of the early flowering single and double tulips 

 and wh.n planted in conjunction with the early sorts it greatly lengthens the tulip season. Darwin Tulips are destined to be extensively grown for 

 bedding or massing purposes. The flowersare very large, of symmetrical form and are borne on tall, strong stems, often two feet high. They by far surpass 

 in colors and brilliancy anything before known in Tulips. The colors are so glowing and bright that in the sunlight the effect is fairly dazzling. They 

 include almost every conceivable color and shade, from the daintiest blue to the darkest violet, from soft rose to the most brilliant red. and from light brown, 

 to what is believed to be the darkest black in the floral world. The magnificent appearance of the beds of Darwin Tulips as we saw them in the introducers 

 grounds in Holland, in the full flush of their beauty defies description. A bed of Darwin Tulips compared with one of ordinary varieties produces a contrast 

 as striking as that between a peacock and an ordinary barnyard fowl. 



The dedication of these Tulips to the memory of the late Chailes Darwin, is a graceful act of which, however, they are well worthy. They have 

 been enthusiastically talked and written about by the horticultural press of Europe and at several exhibitions they have created a sensation. They 

 caused quite a furore at the last Paris Exposition. The six beds in the lawn surrounding the Trocadero (a place of honor) contained about three thousand 

 bulbs of this strain, and when in bloom they were the admiration of all visitors and were awarded a gold medal. 



On account of the prohibitive prices for the named sorts we shall not be able at present to offer them to our customers, but the bulbs of the mixed sorts 

 which we offer this season will contain a large number of varieties of many different colors and we are sure that all purchasers will he highly pleased with 

 them. 



Remember, however, that they are garden Tulips, and not adapted to pot culture or winter forcing under glass. 



PRICE of bulbs, 1 O cents each ; 6 for 50 cents ; 1 2 for $ 1 .OO; $7 HO per 1 OO. 



