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Thr Famous Darwin Tulip, Clara Butt 



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DARWIN 



TULIPS 



(Illustrated on the front 

 cover of this Catalogue.) 



This magnificent May-flowering class has within the past few- 

 years by sheer force of their many merits forged their way to popu- 

 larity b) leaps and bounds, and are now grown by almost every- 

 body who loves spring flowers; they are quite distinct in style of 

 growth from the other late flowering sorts; stately in appear- 

 ance, 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 in rose, heliotrope, claret, maroon, crim- 

 son and other rich and rare shades. The only color in which 

 they are deficient is yellow, and for this the May-flowering Tulip 

 Inglescombe Yellow, as well as the other yellow sorts, offered 

 on page 13, supplies the wanted color perfectly. Unsurpassed 

 for bedding and for cutting, and most of the varieties can be 

 forced into bloom in March without much trouble. At the 

 National Flower Show, held in Philadelphia, March 25th to April 

 2nd, 1916, we exhibited a number of pans of these in bloom, 



which attracted the attention and admiration of thousands of 



visitors. 



The twenty-four sorts listed below, and on the page following, have 

 bfeen selected out of a large collection as being the best and most 

 distinct. 



Qretchen, or Margaret. The large globular flowers are of a deli- 

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

 variety for cutting. 30 cts. per doz.; $2.00 per 100; $16.00 per 

 1000. 



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

 large flowers of splendid form; a fine bedder. 35 cts. per doT. ; 

 $2.25 per 1C0. 



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

 neal-red. This variety attracted great attention in our exhibit 

 at the National floral Show, Philadelphia, March, 1916. 50 

 cts. per doz.; £3.50 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. 40 cts. per doz.; $2.50 per 100. 



Clara Butt, One of the most popular varieties, both for bed- 

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

 large flowers is always greatly admired. (See illustration on 

 this page.) 30 cts. per doz.; $2.00 per 100; $18.00 per 

 1000. 



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

 heliotrope ground, shading lighter on upper part of petals. 

 45 cts. per doz. ; $3.00 per 100. 



Glow. Not a very large flower, but of such a dazzling scarlet 

 color that it makes one of the most effective bedders. 45 cts. 

 per doz.; $3.00 per 100. 



Inglescombe Yellow. 'While this belongs to the May- 

 flowering Cottage Garden type, it is frequently called the 

 "Yellow Darwin." For description and price see page 13. 



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

 variety. 40 cts. per doz.; $2.50 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. 60 cts. per doz.; 

 $4.00 per 100. 



La Tulipe Noire, or The Black Tulip. The nearest ap- 

 proach to black in Tulips; very large flowers of glossy black 

 with maroon tone. 70 cts. per doz.; £5.00 per 100. 



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