HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— SPRING FLOWERING BULBS 



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Dreer's Superb Darwin Tulips 



This magnificent May-flowering class has within the past few years by sheer force of their many merits forged their way to popularity 

 by leaps and bounds, and are now grown by almost everybody who loves spring flowers; they are quite distinct in style of growth from the 

 other late-flowering sorts; stately in appearance, attaining a height of 24 to 30 inches, and bearing on long strong straight stems beautiful 

 globular flowers of remarkably heavy texture, in a large range of colors, embracing almost every conceivable tint. 



Ariadne. Enormous bold, cup-shaped flowers of brilliant coch- 

 ineal-red. 70 cts. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 



Baron de la Tonnaye. A strong upright grower, with very 

 large flowers of vivid rose-pink, toning to silvery-rose at the 

 margin of the petals. 55 cts. per doz.; $3.75 per 100. 



Clara Butt. One of the most popular varieties, both for bedding 

 and for forcing. The exquisite salmony-pink color of its large 

 flowers is always greatly admired. 55 cts. per doz.; $3.75 per 

 100; $32.00 per 1000. 



Dream. Large cup-shaped flowers of soft rosy mauve on a helio- 

 trope ground, shading lighter on upper part of petals. 65 cts. 

 per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 



Edmee or Beauty. A beautiful tone of cherry-rose with silvery- 

 pink margin. 70 cts. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 



Gretchen or Margaret. The large globular flowers are of a 

 delicate blush-pink on the outside, inside soft rose; a very popular 

 variety for cutting. 55 cts. per doz.; $3.75 per 100. 



Harry Veitch. Brilliant, blood-red, shaded with brownish 

 maroon large flowers of splendid form; a fine bedder. 65 cts. 

 per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 



Inglescombe Yellow. While this belongs to the May flow- 

 ering Cottage Garden type, it is frequently called the "Yellow 

 Darwin," described and offered on page 27. 



King Harold. Rich deep mahogany-red; a splendid dark 

 variety. 70 cts. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 



La Tristesse, or Dolores. A very large flower of slaty-blue, 

 with silvery-flush at margin; a lovely variety to associate with 

 yellow Cottage Garden Tulips. 65 cts. per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 



La Tulipe Noire, or The Black Tulip. The nearest approach 



to black in Tulips; very large flowers of glossy black with maroon 



tone. 65 cts. per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 

 Mme. Krelage. Rosy-violet, toning to soft blush at edge of 



petals; a good strong grower and a satisfactory bedder. 70 cts. 



per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 



Mr. Farncombe Sanders. One of the choicest varieties; 



flowers of very large size, of an effective rich geranium-scarlet 



tinged with rose. 75 cts. per doz.; $5.50 per 100. 

 Mrs. Potter Palmer or Mr. D. T. Fish. Rich, glowing 



amaranth purple, a very distinct and striking color. 65 cts. 



per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 

 Ouida. One of the finest and richest crimson-scarlets, particularly 



effective for bedding. 65 cts. per dez.; $4.50 per 100. 

 Philippe de Commines. Rich, deep, lustrous plum-purple; 



one of the best of the very dark sorts. 65 cts. per doz.; $4.50 



per 100. 

 Pride of Haarlem. A favorite for bedding and forcing. Flowers 



very large, of an attractive old rose color, suft'used and brightened 



by scarlet. 60 cts. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 

 Princess Juliana or Sweetheart. A striking new sort of 



dazzling orange-scarlet suffused with salmon — quite distinct. 



75 cts. per doz.; $5.50 per 100. 

 Professor Rauwenhof. Brilliant cherry-red, suffused scarlet, 



a very large and effective variety. 70 cts. per doz.; $5.00 per 



100. 

 Rev. H. Ewbank. A charming soft hehotrope shaded lavender, 



the best of this color. 60 cts. per doz.; $4^00 per 100. 

 Salmon King. Dazzling rosy-scarlet suffused with salmon; 



a very effective color. 65 cts. per doz.; $4.75 per 100. 

 Suzon. Large, bold flowers of soft rosy flesh color margined 



with blush white; a very dainty coloring. 60 cts. per doz.; 



$4.50 per 100. 

 Valentine. Large beautifully formed flowers of deep metallic 



blue. $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 100. 

 Whistler. Enormous flowers of a vivid crimson-scarlet. 75 cts. 



per doz.; $5.50 per 100. 

 White Queen or La Candeur. Large globular flowers of 



pure white, sUghtly tinted blush when opening. 65 cts. per 



doz.; $4.75 per 100. 



DREER'S SUPERB DARWIN TULIPS MIXED 



A grand mixture containing upwards of fifty sorts and covering all of the many beautiful colors for which this type is remarkable. 



Price: 45 cts. per doz.; $3.00 per 100; $27.00 per 1000. 



NOTE. — All Bulbs, Roots and Plants are forwarded by Express, purchaser paying charges. If wanted by Parcel Post, add 10 per 

 cent, to value of order to points east of the Mississippi River, and 20 per cent, to points west of the Mississippi River. 



