PETER HENDERSON & CO., N EW YORK.— BU LBS. 



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Dragon Tulips. 



These belong to the late or May-flowering 

 Tulips, and have immense attractive 

 flowers of singular and picturesque forms 

 and brilliant and varied colors. The petals 

 are curiously fringed or cut, and the form 

 of the flower, especially before it opens, 

 resembles the neck of a parrot. They form 

 extravagantly showy flower beds, are of 

 endless variety of form and color, and 

 should be grown in every flower garden in 

 quantities. (See cut.) 



Admiral de Constantinople. Large 

 red flowers, tipped orange. 



Monstre Rousfe. Very handsome, large, 

 deep crimson scarlet. 



Monstre Cramoisie. Splendid improve- 

 ment, deep crimson with large black 

 star-shaped centre, flowers and bulbs 

 larger than other Parrots. 6c. each, 50c. 

 doz., S3. 50 100. 



MarkgTaaffvan Baden. Yellow, striped 



with scarlet and green. 

 Iiutea Major. Large, bright yellow. 

 Perfecta. Yellow, striped red. 



Price of any of the above named varie- 

 ties (excepting specially mentioned) : 3 bulbs 

 for 10c, 25c. doz., $1.75 100. 



Parrot Tulips, Mixed Colors. 



20c. per doz., $1.25 per 100, $10.00 per 1,000. 



IfTuTips are desired by mail, add 5c. per dozen 



or 40c. per 100. 



PARROT TULIPS. 



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flem "Damifl" Tulips. 



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 1860 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. 



Darwin Tulips belong to the late or May-flowering section, are destined to be 

 extensively grown for bedding or massing purposes. The flowers are 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 

 bo 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 fl oral world. The magnificent appearance of the beds of 

 Darwin Tulips as we saw them in the introducer's grounds in Holland, in the full 

 flush of their beauty, defies description. 



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 theadmiration of all visitors and were awarded a gold medal. 



On account of the prohibitive prices for the more desirable 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 be highly pleased with them. 



PRICE, Darwin Tulips, mixed colors, 8c. each, 3 for 20c, 12 for 70c, 

 $5.00 per 100. 



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DARWIN TUMPS. 



