Ideal Darwin Tulip, 
La Tosca. 
Page 6. 
Ideal Darwin Tulip, 
Scotch Lassie. 
Page 7. 
Darwin Tulip, 
Yellow Giant. 
Page 9. 
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Mr. Leonard Barron 
Horticultural Editor of “American Home 
After Growing Ideal Darwins 
in His Own Garden 
Mr. Barron Writes us: 
In response to your inquiry, it is 
rather hard for me to control my wild 
enthusiasm for the Ideal Tulips. I 
think they are just the finest things 
that can be put into the garden. The 
flowers are large, have all the char¬ 
acter, dignity and sturdiness of the 
Darwins; in fact, they look like Dar¬ 
wins except (and here is the great 
point) that the colors are clear and 
gay. That is really the great charm 
of the Ideals. I had almost come to 
the conclusion that Tulips did not 
really reflect the spirit of spring in 
the garden but the Ideals have 
changed that thought. My garden 
this season was just dancing with 
gayety. I have an underlying feeling 
that is growing very strongly in my 
mind that the spring garden should 
have a light and ethereal quality. 
You know, Wordsworth wrote about 
one’s soul “dancing with the daf¬ 
fodils”, and I think he just caught 
the exact emotional feeling that we 
get from the daffodils in the garden. 
That is why people like daffodils. 
The Tulips have lacked that gayety, 
hitherto. 
Dreeder Tulip, 
Dillenburg. 
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Ideal Darwin Tulip, 
Mermaid. 
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Ideal Darwin Tulip , 
La France. 
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