VESTA. 3. Creamy white when first open, turning to pure white; 
yellow base with black anthers; long flower on tall stem. One of 
the newer white Tulips of moderate price. Height 29 in. 10 bulbs, 
$1.20; 100 bulbs, $10. 
YELLOW GIANT. 3. Bright golden yellow of clearest tone; large, 
cup-shaped flower on a strong stem. From its shape the variety 
has been called a Darwin Tulip, but we cannot admit any yellow 
flower among the latter class. Height 26 in. 10 bulbs, $2.20; 
100 bulbs, $20. 
Lily-Flowered Tulips 
Crosses of the Late Tulips and Cottage Tulip Retroflexa have 
given a limited number of varieties with strongly reflexing and 
twisted petals. These are grouped together here to enable the gar¬ 
dener who is fond of these rather curious types to select more 
readily from them than if we included them among the other estab¬ 
lished classes. They bloom with the Cottage Tulips, as a rule. 
FULGENS. 2. Clear crimson w T ith yellow and white base; long 
flower with reflexing petals carried on tall, stiff stem. Height 30 
in. 10 bulbs, $1; 100 bulbs, $8.50. 
LEONORE. 3. Pure, deep yellow with twisted petals; an improve¬ 
ment upon Retroflexa in both form and color. Height 18 in. 10 
bulbs, $2.60; 100 bulbs, $24. 
MARCELINE. 3. Salmon- pink with rose shading on outside of 
petals; a flower of good size. One of the newer lily-flowered 
Tulips and a better color than the well-known variety Sirene. 
Height 20 in. 10 bulbs, $2.20; 100 bulbs, $20. 
RETROFLEXA. 1. Light yellow; very decorative; urn-shaped 
Tulip, with recurving petals, giving a lily-like effect; fine for cut¬ 
ting. Height 16 in. 10 bulbs, 85 cts.; 100 bulbs, $7.50. 
SIRENE. 3. Soft lilac-rose, slightly paler at edges; a fine seedling 
with recurving petals; splendid for planting with Retroflexa. Pleight 
16 in. 10 bulbs, 85 cts.; 100 bulbs, $7.50. 
WHITE DUCHESS. 3. White with slight green markings on 
outside of petals; when well-grown this is a tall, stately Tulip of 
great beauty. Height 27 in. 10 bulbs, $2.70; 100 bulbs, $25. 
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Darwin Tulips are a race developed by crossing the brilliant Cot¬ 
tage Tulips with the old Breeder types. They have a vigor of 
growth and substance of flower and brilliance in color which make 
them easily the finest of all the late Tulips. 
For any garden purpose the Darwins are adapted. For the borders, 
among other hardy flowers, for isolated groupings against a back¬ 
ground of shrubs, or for combinations of delicate colors for effects 
of contrast in the flower garden, the Darwins are matchless. Their 
beauty is maddening, whether they are seen wide open in the 
strong glare of midday, or in the quieter light just before dusk, 
when the closed flowers best show the grace of their charmingly 
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