CHOICE SINGLE EARLY TULIPS 
LA RIANTE. 1. Bright rosy pink, tipped with white; large 
flower of great beauty. I recommend this variety for bedding 
instead of Cottage Maid. Height 12 inches. 10 bulbs, 50 cts.* 
100 bulbs, $4; 1,000 bulbs, $32. 
LA TRIOMPHANTE. 2. White, with faint edge of palest rose, 
deepening slightly with age. A flower of most delicate beauty 
and exquisite shape. Height 15 in. 10 bulbs, 60 cts.: 100 bulbs, 
$5; 1,000 bulbs, $44. 
LE MATELAS. 2. Glistening pink, tipped and flushed creamy 
white, with yellow base. Large flower of beautiful form. 
One of the finest pinks for early forcing. Height 12 in. 10 bulbs, 
45 cts.; 100 bulbs, $3.75; 1,000 bulbs, $33. 
LEOPOLD II. 2. Creamy yellow with band of orange-scarlet 
and narrow rim of deep yellow. A distinct and very refined 
flower of good size. Height 12 in. 10 bulbs, 45 cts.; 100 bulbs, 
$3.50. 
L’INTERESSANTE. 1. Dark mauve-violet, edged glistening 
white, with broader white margin inside; yellow base. A new 
variety remarkable for the high quality of its coloring. Height 
13 in. 10 bulbs, $3.20; 100 bulbs, $30. 
LORD DERBY. 1. Creamy white; large, globular flower of 
very handsome form. A splendid sort for early forcing. 
Height 12 in. 10 bulbs, 60 cts.; 100 bulbs, $4.75. 
LTJNIQUE; syn., BRUNHILDE. 2. White, striped yellow, 
with yellow base. Large flower of full, round form. A very 
distinct and handsome Tulip for bedding, and good for late 
forcing. Height 14 in. 10 bulbs, $1.60; 100 bulbs, $15. 
MAES. 1. Dazzling scarlet, with darker tone inside; a flower of 
model form, and, next to Sir Thomas Lipton, the finest red 
for beds. The foliage comes well up to the flower. Height 
13 inches. 10 bulbs, 45 cts.; 100 bulbs, $3.75; 1,000 bulbs, $30. 
MAX HAVELAAR. 2. Blood-orange, flushed salmon-rose; the 
general tone is close to a watermelon-red; large, well-formed 
flower; very like La Merveille among the Cottage sorts. A 
fine bedding and unusually handsome forcing Tulip. Height 
12 in. 10 bulbs, 85 cts.; 100 bulbs, $7.50. 
MON TRESOR. 1. Rich, deep yellow; veiy long, large flower of 
handsome shape. The best yellow bedding Tulip, and fine for 
early forcing. Height 13 in. 10 bulbs, 35 cts.; 100 bulbs, $2.50; 
1,000 bulbs, $22. 
27 
