LEONARD BARRON 
Horticultural Editor of Country Life 
and American Home 
ALFRED C. HOTTES 
Former Horticultural Editor of 
Better Homes and Gardens 
RICHARDSON WRIGHT 
Editor-in-Chief of House and Garden 
Three Personal Letters 
From Editors of Outstanding Magazines 
About Wayside’s Ideal Darwins 
Leonard Barron’s First Letter 
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 character, dignity 
and sturdiness of the Darwins; in fact, they look like Darwins 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 feel¬ 
ing 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 daffodils," 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. 
Garden City, 
June 7, 1934. 
Horticultural Editor. 
Richardson Wright’s Letter 
For several years now the “Ideal Darwin" Tulips have made a 
most gallant and brilliant display in my garden. They possess sturdy 
substance that leaves nothing to be desired. Their color range is so 
generous that both in massed plantings and in shoals through the 
herbaceous border all manner of subtle and striking combinations 
can be made. They are a garden investment that pays high pre¬ 
miums of beauty. 
Faithfully yours, 
New York, 
March 22, 1936. 
Leonard Barron’s Second Letter 
Further study of and experiment with the Ideal Darwin Tulips 
merely adds weight to the conviction already expressed; that they do 
form a really ideal group in that splendid family of bulbs. Their 
bright colors, their cheerful bearing and, yes, their real gayety in the 
garden, make them delightfully welcome. 
The Ideal Darwins have, indeed, made my garden much more 
joyous in Tulip time. 
Yours faithfully. 
Garden City, 
June 12, 1935. 
Horticultural Editor. 
Alfred Hottes’ Letter 
For several years now 1 have been looking forward to mentioning 
the Ideal Darwin Tulips to my friends. These have always been so 
expensive that only the fancier could grow them. Now that they 
are within the means of the garden lovers of the country, they will 
no doubt dominate their spring gardens. 
While the ordinary Darwin Tulips are hardly in bud, these Ideal 
Tulips will be in full bloom a week earlier and last until the others 
are faded. 
It is remarkable how much clearer the colors are in this new group 
of Tulips. I am looking forward to seeing a number of new varieties 
which I have planted. The descriptions of them were so fascinating 
that I can hardly wait for spring to come. 
Sincerely yours, 
Des Moines, 
March 10, 1936. 
Associate Editor. 
COPY RIGHT 1936. WAY SIDE GARDENS CO MPA Nr 
