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"COTTAGE TULIPS." 



INCLUDING BEAUTIFUL NOVELTIES. 



Cottage Tulips is a title given a large and varied class of late May flowering tulips, many 

 of which were found growing in some of the old cottage gardens of England, Scotland, Ireland 

 and France where in some cases they had been established for 50 years or more. Some through 

 neglect and exhausted situations had dwindled in size, but their long life and perennial per- 

 sistence in blooming attracted the attention of some tulip fanciers, who collected every kind 

 available. These given proper cultivation soon regained their original size and 

 have proven so beautiful that their renaissance is the cause of much enthusiasm 

 among "tuliplsts" new "old varieties" being sought, discovered and added to the 

 collection of Cottage Tulips almost every year, and are all very beautiful, pre- 

 senting a great variety in form and coloring, and having none of the stillness of 

 other tulips. For cutting they are greatly prized on account of their long stems 

 _ - ^~-s and graceful habit. Being extremely hardy they are specially 

 adapted for permanent hardy flower borders, where they 

 should be freely planted in large clumps and masses. They may 

 also be naturalized in grass, wild gardens, etc., where during May 

 they present a charming picture. 



To aid in making selections of varieties for continuity of bloom, etc., 

 the relative time of flowering is indicated by the letters E, F, G, K and I. 

 Those marked E being the earliest — just following the C's and D's — of the 

 early single and double tulips offered on the preceding pages. Those marked 

 H and I are the latest to bloom. The normal height is also given in inches 

 but may vary according to soils, culture and location. In planting, the bulbs 

 should be placed about 5 inches apart and the bottom of the bulb should be 

 6 to 7 inches below the surface in light soils and 5 to 6 inches deep in heavy 

 soils. If planted too shallow some may come blind. 



Cottage Tulips may a'.co be grown in pots or pans of soil or fibre and 

 flowered late in the winter, but they must not be brought in from the cold 

 frame or out-door plunge before January and then be grown on cool and 

 slowly — they are impatient of too much heat which is apt to cause the buds 

 to blast or the stems to grow weak and crooked — a temperature not exceed- 

 ing 55° to 60° until the buds are well developed is conducive to best results. 

 The earlier varieties — those marked E and F can be brought into flower 

 in from 4 to 6 weeks after being brought in the house — the later sorts will re- 

 quire a little longer. The varieties marked * are especially good for winter- 

 flowering and forcing. 



// by Parcel Post add postage @ Zone Rates. Weight 

 lb. per doz.\ 5 lbs. per 100. Single bulbs mailed free. 



"COTTAGE" TULIPS. 



Avis Kenicott. A grand new variety; immense flowering 

 of bright deep yellow with a dark velvety base 



*Bouton d'Or. (.Ida, Golden Beauty.) (F-17 in.) Rich deep 

 golden yellow; a large, long-stemmed, globular flower of 

 finest substance; finest bedder unequalled for cutting and 

 fine for late forcing S18.00 per 1000 



Caledonia. (H-20 in.) Large cup-shaped flower of glowing 

 orange-red; center yellow marked blackish green 



Carnation. (G-18 in.) A lovely old English tulip. Snow 

 white with carmine-pink margin merging into the white. . 



Cloth of Gold. (Z/-14 in.) Deep golden yellow edged and 

 suffused with orange-red — 



Coronation Scarlet. (H-21 in.) Brilliant scarlet with 

 dark base; a large long showy flower 



Dame Elegante. (ff-16 in.) Long egg-shaped flower of 

 creamy-white turning pure white, lightly striped and 

 bizarred with lilac red 



Doris. (G-21 in.) Of charming art coloring, blush edges 

 shading to a blend of orange-rose, then purplish rose at 

 center of petals; fine long egg-shaped flowers on tall stems 



Elegans Alba. {White Crown.) (F-20 in.) Large reflexing 

 flower of white with a sharply defined margin of car- 

 mine-rose 



Elegans Red. (E-14 in.) Brilliant vermilion with yellow 

 center; a long flower with reflexing pointed petals 



*Fairy Queen. (C-20 in.) A very large and beautiful flower 

 of rosy heliotrope, broadly margined with yellow 



Fawn. (H-21 in.) Coloring a unique shade of fawn tinged 

 yellow with silvery dove gray; large egg-shaped flower . . 



Firefly, (ff-14 in.) Glowing orange-rose of varying tones 

 and a greenish base; a large and striking flower 



*Fulgens Red. (F-24 in.) Long reflexing petals of glowing 

 Vermillion; creamy-white center; tall grower 



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Remember that Henderson's Tulip Bulbs are Selected Largest Flowering size, not "seconds" that can be sent out at a lower price. 



