ROBERT BUIST CO., PHILADELPHIA 
RELIABLE BULBS 
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Single Early Tulips 
The Tulips are the most popular of all Spring-blooming bedding 
plants. For beauty of form and brilliancy of color they have no equal. 
The most striking effects can be produced by massing contrasting colors. 
The single sorts are particularly good for pot culture, and will come into 
bloom about the middle of March. 
The cultural directions given for Hyacinths will apply equally well to 
Tulips, excepting that the bulbs should not be planted quite so deep. Four 
inches to the bottom of the bulb is deep enough, and 5 or 6 inches between 
the bulbs is sufficient. A little sand around each bulb is desirable for pot 
culture. Two parts of loam with one of light manure and a little sand is 
most suitable. In a S-inch pot three to five bulbs may be used. The pot 
should be covered in the same manner as recommended for Hyacinths. 
Artus. Bright deep scarlet; a good bedder. 
Belle Alliance. Brilliant scarlet; one of the finest for bed¬ 
ding or forcing . 
Brilliant Star. Brilliant vermillion scarlet. 
Chrysolora. Golden yellow; a splendid bedder. 
Couleaur Cardinal. Dazzling scarlet. 
Cottage Maid. Pink and white. 
De Wet. Beautiful deep yellow, flushed and stippled fiery 
orange-scarlet . 
Cramoise Brilliant. Glowing scarlet . 
Flamingo. Carmine rose, shading to lighter rose. 
Fred Moore. Orange-yellow, sweet scented. 
Joost Van Vondel, White. Pure white. 
Keizerkroon. Bright red, margined golden yellow; extra 
large and grand in every way. 
Le Reine. Pure white, sometimes tinted rose; fine for bed¬ 
ding or forcing. 
Pink Beauty.. .Rich cerise-pink, shading to blush-white. A 
most charming bedder . 
Prince of Austria. Brilliant orange-scarlet. 
Clear violet, large flower. 
pink, very attractive. 
The finest dwarf pink. 
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President Lincoln. 
Prosperine. Rich 
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SINGLE TULIP, JOOST VAN VONDEL 
Rose Luisante. Brilliant deep pink. 
Rising Sun. Golden yellow; flowers very large. 
Vermillion Brilliant. Rich scarlet. 
White Hawk. Beautiful, pure white. 
Yellow Prince. Golden yellow, sweet-scented, one of the 
best yellows for forcing. 
Buist’s Rainbow Mixed Single Early. This mixture is made 
up by ourselves from the best sorts, properly pro 
tioned, comprising a variations of color and shades that 
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Double Early Tulips 
SINGLE TULIP, KEIZERKROON 
The Double Tulips are very robust growers, flowering about ten days 
later than the single varieties. The blooms are large, brilliant in color, 
and beautifully variegated. They are of excellent lasting quality, and 
through their use the Tulip is prolonged. 
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Boule de Neige (Snowball). Pure white. !$0 80 6 00 
Couronne d’Or. Golden yellow; beautiful. 75 5 50 
Electra. Carmine-red, shaded violet. 75 5 50 
Imperator Rubrorum. Bright scarlet. 80 6 00 
Mr. Van der Hoeff (Yellow Murillo). Rich golden yellow 80 6 00 
Murrillo. Superb light pink. 75 5 50 
Mystery of India. Terra cotta and orange, slightly shaded 
old rose, large, well formed flowers on strong stems. . 75 5 E0 
Peach Blossom. Soft rosy pink. 75 5 50 
Rubra Maxima. Rich dark scarlet. 75 5 50 
Schroonoord. The best double white. 80 6 00 
Tea Rose. Soft primrose-yellow. 75 5 50 
Toreador. A beautiful bronzy orange. 80 6 00 
Vuurbaak (Beacon Light). Bright, fiery scarlet. 75 5 50 
Buist’s Superfine Double Mixed. This mixture comprises 
only the best bedding sorts, and contains a splendid 
variety of showy colors. 70 5 00 
Dozen and hundred prices on Tulips include postage. Quantities quoted by the 1000 will be forwarded by express at 
purchaser’s expense. Not less than six bulbs supplied at dozen price and 25 at the 100 rate. 
