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Henry A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa 
May=flowering, Cottage Garden or Boulevard 
A Group op May-flow eking Tulips. 
Billietiana (22 inches). Brilliant golden-yellow pointed flow¬ 
ers, each petal strikingly flamed with rosy scarlet; very 
showy. 40 cts. per doz.; $2.50 per 100. 
.Bizarres (24 inches). An odd and striking class. The 
ground color of the flowers is some shade of yellow quaintly 
marked, in a greater or lesser degree, with brown, violet or 
crimson; mixed colors. 20 cts. per doz.; $1.25 per 100; 
$10 00 per 1000. 
Bouton d’Or, or Golden Beauty (21 inches). * Rich but¬ 
tery orange yellow cup-shaped flowers. The anthers are 
black and make a striking .contrast with the yellow when 
the flowers are expanded. 25 cts. per doz.; $1.75 per 100; 
$15.00 per 1000. 
Darwin (22 inches). A very fine class of stately growth and 
beautilul flowers in a large range of color, embracing almost 
every conceivable tint in rose, heliotrope, claret, violet, ma¬ 
roon, crimson and other rich and rare shades ; mixed colors. 
30 cts. per doz.; $2.00 per 100 ; $18 00 per 1000. 
Golden Crown (22 inches). Large flowers with pointed 
petals, color rich yellow, petals faintly edged with red : a 
good bedder. 20 cts. per doz.; $1.25 per 100; $10 00 per K-00. 
Gesneriana spathulata (28 inches). A superb Tulip of 
strong yet graceful growth, and bearing very large flowers of 
an intense brilliant crimson-scarlet with glittering blue-black 
centre. No words or picture can begin to do this Tulip 
justice. It should be planted in generous quantity. There 
are a number of inferior types of this Tulip. The variety 
spathulata is the finest of all. 25 cts. per doz.; $1.75 per 
100 ; $16.00 per 1000. 
TULIPS. 
We illustrated in colors eight of these beautiful Tu¬ 
lips on the cover of our last year’s autumn Catalogue ; 
many thousands of bulbs were sold and we have received 
a large number of highly complimentary reports as to 
their great beauty and usefulness. They are quite dis¬ 
tinct from the early-flowering sorte offered on the pre¬ 
ceding pages, coming into bloom in the vicinity of 
Philadelphia about May 10th, or two to three weeks 
later than the early.flowering types, and extending the 
Tulip season over a period ot four weeks or more. For 
the most part they have been collected from the old 
Cottage Gardens of England, Scotland and Ireland, 
where they have been, in some cases, for over half a 
century. They are said to be the offspring of Tulipa 
Gesneriana, and, while possessing infinite variety and 
brilliancy of color, all have the fine form and stately 
vet graceful character of the parent. On account of 
their extreme hardiness, they are specially adapted 
for the permanent hardy flower border, where they 
should be liberally planted in clumps or masses. 
They may also be naturalized in grass, wild gardens, 
etc. For bedding they are superb, while as cut flowers 
they are much to be preferred to the early type, hav¬ 
ing long stems with flowers of great substance that 
stand cut in a perfect condition for a long time. Dur¬ 
ing the past two seasons we have tested over one hun¬ 
dred of the best varieties, and offer the selection of 
nineteen sorts below with every confidence that they 
will give complete satisfaction. The heights given are 
actual measurements taken at our trial grounds May 
10th to 15th. These, of course, are liable to vary accord¬ 
ing to soil and other conditions. In planting the bulbs 
should be set a.little deeper than ordinary Tulips, a 
covering of 4 inches being about right. 
Golden Eagle (22 inches). Bright golden-yellow goblet- 
shaped flowers, slightly sweet-scented ; very bright. 25 cts 
per doz.; $1.50 per 100; $12.00 per 1000. 
La Merveille (18 inches). A magnificent variety with very 
large artistic, sweet-scented blossoms and of a striking color, 
being salmony-rose overlaid with orange-red, very effective 
in beds or borders. 50 cts. per doz.; $3.50 per 100. 
Nigrette (20 inches). The black Tulip, of strong, free growth 
with large, handsome flowers of dark mahogany shaded with 
black; rich and glossy. 70 cts. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Orange Globe (26 inches). A gloriously brilliant orange- 
red, marked at the edge of the petals with chrome yellow, 
which lights up the flower wonderfully ; a strong, vigorous 
grower ; fine for any purpose. 75 cts. per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 
Othello (24 inches). Large, handsome globular flowers of 
rich blackish-crimson ; lasts in perfection a long time ; one 
of the best. 75 cts. per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 
Parisian Yellow (28 inches). A beautiful large pure yell w 
of exquisite shade and shape ; grand in every way, and of 
special value for cutting. 65 cts. per doz.; $4 50 per 100. 
Picotee, or Haiden's Blush (24 inches). Pure white, 
daintily edged with pink, which suffuses the entire flower as 
it ages ; a beautiful cut flower, 40 cts. per doz.; $2.50 pet 
100; $22.00 per 1000. 
Rose Byblcemen (24 inches). Mostly white ground, flaked 
with rose, scarlet or crimson, but also self or solid colored 
sorts in various shades of rose ; mixed colors. 25 cts. per 
doz., $1.75 per 100 ; $15.00 per 1000. 
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