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WHOLESALE LIST FOR FLORISTS, LANDSCAPERS AND NURSERYMEN 
Martin’s Excellent Bulbs 
Our list of bulbs is a very complete, one, including the very best of the forcing and 
outdoor varieties. Our import orders call for the A-l qualityj 
Prices On Tulips Are still uncertain at time of printing. Many varieties are 
-scarce and we urge early inquiries and orders. Orders given 
us at open prices will be billed as low as possible consistent with the highest quality 
of bulbs. 
The Finest Darwin Tulips 
Afterglow. Bright orange tinged pink. Val¬ 
uable outdoors. 
Albino. Very fine large pure white. A Cot¬ 
tage Tulip with all the good qualities of 
the Darwins. Excellent forcer superior to 
Zwanenburg for potting because of 
shorter growth. 
Bartigon. Most popular florists’ Darwin 
Tulip. The best red for forcing, because 
of strong stem and medium height. Valu¬ 
able also as a bedder. Our bulbs are 
correctly graded to give best results for 
the florist. 
Raronne ilc la Tonnaye. Bright rose, mar¬ 
gined with a lighter shade. A beauty for 
bedding. 
Clara Butt. Extremely popular and deserv¬ 
edly so for outdoor beds. Clear rosy pink 
with a tinge of salmon. 
City of Haarlem. Very large bright red. 
excellent for bedding or potting, but of 
secondary importance to the commercial 
grower. 
Dream. Lovely soft lilac shade, fine for out¬ 
door bedding. 
Faracombe Sanders. Fiery rose scarlet with 
white center; marked with blue. Perfect¬ 
ly shaped large flowers. Extremely 
popular outdoor bedding variety and fair 
for late forcing. 
Faust. Dark satiny purple with blue base. 
For outdoor bedding. 
Herodiade. Very highly recommended as a 
fine rose pink variety for late forcing. 
Very stiff stemmed. Shorter than Princess 
Elizabeth. 
Most of the Early Single Tulips can be 
successfully forced into bloom in about 
4 weeks after the pots are brought into 
the warm greenhouse. Derwins require 
about 6 weeks. As Easter is early 
March 28th) in 1937, it might be well to 
take this into consideration in making 
up your Tulip list. 
Brilliant Star. Well named, brilliant scarlet 
with black center, large flower on good 
strong stem. Excellent early forcer and 
for bedding. 
Conleur Cardinal. Rich crimson, inside 
scarlet. Of great value to the florist for 
both medium early and late forcing, and 
equally good for the outdoor bed or 
border. 
Fred Moore. Bright terra cotta orange. For 
early forcing. 
General De Wet. One of the very best of all 
early Tulips an exquisite shade of orange. 
For both medium early and late forcing 
for pots and for cutting. Makes a beauti¬ 
ful outdoor bed also. 
Keiserskroon. Bright red with golden yel¬ 
low border, is perhaps better known than 
any other early Tulip for outdoor plant¬ 
ing. Very showy. Used also in limited way 
for later forcing. 
Inglescombe Yellow. The popular bright 
yellow for bedding. 
La Tulipe Noire (The Black Tulip). Deepest 
purplish maroon almost black. For out¬ 
doors. 
Madame Krelage. Fine bedding variety of 
llac-rose margined slvery rose. 
Mrs. Potter Palmer. Bright purple violet. 
A splendid bedding variety. 
Pride of Haarlem. The glorious cerise scar¬ 
let color, stately habit and large size 
make this variety extremely popular for 
all outdoor plantings. Sometimes used as 
a late forcer but its great value is for 
outdoor plantings. 
Princess Elizabeth. Vivid rose pink, one of 
the best for both fairly early or late 
forcing. 
Prof. Rauwenlioft. An enormous carmine- 
red flower with white base overlaid blue. 
Good forcer or outdoor, bedder. 
Reverend H. Ewbank. A dstinct shade of 
Heliotrope lilac with lighter tinted mar¬ 
gin. Beautiful for bed or border planting. 
William Copeland. A lovely lilac shade, one 
of the best Darwins for early forcing. 
Belongs in every florists’ selections. 
William Pitt. Large, very fine scarlet and 
among the leading half dozen Darwin 
bulbs. Valuable for medium early mid¬ 
season and late forcing. 
Zwanenburg. Very large pure white flow¬ 
er for outdoor bedding or for forcing 
especially for cutting. 
Ibis. Considered the best rose pink variety 
for forcing. Large flower forcing early. 
Montresor. Very large, Pure golden yellow 
and considered the best yellow tulip for 
early forcing. 
Prince of Austria. Orange red, very bright, 
globular in form and richly scented. An 
excellent forcer for midseason and ex¬ 
tremely good outdoors. 
Prosperpine. Valuable for extra early forc¬ 
ing. Bright carmine rose, fine and large. 
Rising Sun. Large flower of rich deep yel¬ 
low, fine for forcing or bedding. 
Rose Luisante. Beautiful deep rose of good 
substance. Very valuable for medium 
late and late forcing. 
Vermillion Brilliant. Considered the best 
Vermillion scarlet variety for early forc¬ 
ing. 
With this variety the smaller bulbs give 
the better results. 
White Hawk. Large pure white with flow¬ 
ers of great substance, which last well. 
Best early white tulip for the commercial 
grower. 
Yellow Prince. Bright yellow, feathered 
with red, when in full bloom. Valuable 
because of its sure forcing ability, good 
stems and sweet scent. 
Double Early Tulips 
Double Early Tulips 
An extremely popular class with florists, 
as they make very desirable pot plants. 
Doubles may be brought into bloom in 
about 4 weeks after bringing the pots 
into the warm house. 
Couronne D’Or. Splendid golden yellow 
with shading of orange. Unexcelled in its 
color for early forcing and cutting. 
Eleetra (Red Murillo). A sport of Murillo, 
deep carmine and valuable for late forc¬ 
ing or outdoor bedding. 
Mr. Van der Hoe IT. Pure golden yellow 
sport of Murillo. For medium and late 
forcing and bedding. 
Murillo. White shading to pink. Very pop¬ 
ular. 
Orange Nassau. Deep orange red, excep¬ 
tionally rich and beautiful. Also a sport 
of Murillo and like that variety valuable 
for late forcing and bedding. 
Peaeli Blossom. The most popular double 
pink tulip. A fine forcer for midseason 
or late. Develops best when placed cool 
for forcing. 
Schoonord. Snow white sport of Murillo, 
excellent for potting for Mother’s Day. 
Tea Rose. Sulfur yellow, when fully devel¬ 
oped, with slight apricot shading. For 
late potting and bedding. 
Toreador. Orange red, edged terra cotta, 
very large and double. Valuable for fairly 
early or midseason forcing. Produces a 
rather small bulb. 
Triumphator. Deep pink, deeper than Peach 
Blossom and excellent for late forcing. 
Doz. 50e, 100 $3.20. 1000 $29.00 
Yuurbnak. Best red for late forcing. Very 
large double flower of dazzling scarlet. 
An excellent bedder. 
Late or Cottage Tulips 
Albino. One of the best white tulips for 
forcing. Excellent for potting, shorter 
stemmed than Zwanenburg. Called white 
Darwin. 
Dido. Magnificent variety of large size. 
Combination of orange overlaid with 
rose, margined yellow. 
Ellen Wilniott. Favorite lemon yellow for 
outdoor bedding. 
Gesneriana Spatulatn Major. Standard scar¬ 
let variety. Large with contrasting deep 
blue base. 
Inglescombe Pink (Salmon Queen). Salmon 
pink with blue base. 
Inglescombe Yellow. The standard late 
flowering yellow tulip. 
John Ruskin. A very beautiful combination 
of apricot and orange, flushed pink and 
gold. 
Moonlight. Soft yellow. A long oval shaped 
flower of unusual substance. Strong stiff 
stem of medium length. Excellent for 
potting, cutting or outdoor bedding. 
Mrs. Moon. Very popular, large flower of 
pure yellow. Petals turn out at the tips 
making a very attractive flower. 
Pieotee (Maiden’s Blush). White with at¬ 
tractive pink margin. Excellent cutting 
variety. 
Single Early Tulips 
At the time this catalog went to press the prices of all items on this page were uncertain. We 
will be glad to quote you current prices upon your selections. Please write. 
