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BULBS FOR AUTUMIM PLANTirMG 



LATE OR MAY^FLOWERING 



"COTTAGE" TULIPS 



Cottage Tulips is a title given a large and varied class of late May 

 flowering tulips, many o£ 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 persistence 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 beauti- 

 ful that their renaissance is the cause of much enthusiasm among "tulip- 

 ists" new "old varieties" being sought, discovered and added to the col- 

 lection of Cottage Tulips almost every year, and are all very beautiful, 

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

 stiffness of other tulips. For cutting they are greatly prized on account 

 of their long steins 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 natural- 

 ized in grass, wild gardens, etc., where during May they presents charm- 

 ing 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, H and I. 

 Those marked E being the earliest — just following the C'sand 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 also 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 exceeding 55° to 60° until the buds are well developed is con- 

 ducive 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 require a little longer. 



For Free Delivery add 5c. per doz. or 35c. per 100 to Price. 



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 



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

 orange-red; center yellow marked blackish green 



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

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



Cloth of Gold, (ff-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 



Each. 



Doz. 



100 



.07 



S.75 



S6.00 



.0-4 



.35 



2.50 



.03 



.35 



2.50 



.07 



.75 



6.00 



.05 



.50 



4.00 



.12 



1.25 



10.00 



.04 



.40 



3.00 



For Free Delivery add 5c. per doz. or 35c. per 100 to Price. 



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. (While Crovn.) (F-20 in.) Large reflexing 

 flower of white with a sharply defined margin of car- 

 mine-rose 



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

 center; a long flower with reflexing pointed petals 



Fairy Queen. (G-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. (i?-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 



Each. 



Doz. 



.04 



.40 



.05 



.50 



.04 



.35 



.05 



.50 



.06 



.60 



.05 



.50 



.04 



.40 



100 



3.00 



3.50 

 2.50 

 3.50 

 4.50 

 3.50 

 3.00 



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



