James Vick’s Sons, Seedsmen, Rochester, New York 
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TULIPS 
T HE beauty of form and 
the sheen of brilliant 
colors presented by the Tulip 
are unequaled by any other 
class of plants in the floral 
world. And this scene of 
beauty is presented in the 
early spring, almost at the 
commencement x>f vegeta¬ 
tion. The garden that ap¬ 
parently for months of winter 
has been lifeless is trans¬ 
formed by the magic of 
color combinations flaunting 
from beds and borders of 
tulips into exuberant, glow¬ 
ing life. This display is 
like perpetual sunshine, 
cheering and invigorating 
nature in its slow revival. 
For the most beautiful gar¬ 
den effects in early spring 
plant, tulips freely; plant 
them everywhere—in the 
coldest northern climates, 
and in the sunny south; 
everywhere they will succeed 
and make a bright and glad¬ 
some scene. The single 
early varieties in mixture 
set along a border produce a 
brilliant show, and as the 
bulbs are inexpensive they 
should be planted freely. Plant the bulbs in beds 
or borders about six inches apart, with each color 
in a mass by itself to produce the strongest effect. 
Due VAN Thol Tulips —The earliest and lowest 
growing kinds. Good for pot culture and open ground. 
TouRNESOLS—The next earliest, coming in two 
colors, orange-red and yellow, and with double flowers. 
The Single Early Tulips—F orm a very charming 
class and of a great variety of colors. 
The Double Tulips — T he same range of colors, and 
the flowers of long duration. 
The Late Tulips — Have the tallest flower stems, are of an 
indefinite number of colors, and the flowers are of the most perfect 
shape. The choicest varieties are found in this class, which 
divided into sections called Bizarres , Violets , and Boses. The Bizarres 
have yellow ground marked with some other color. Violets have 
white ground with purple and violet marks. Boses have white ground 
marked or variegated with Rose, scarlet, crimson or cherry. The 
bulbs are used both in garden and pot culture, but cannot be forced. 
Parrot Tulips — A very distinct race and the most picturesque of 
this genus of beautiful and showy flowers. The flowers are large, 
marked with a combination of the brightest colors, various shades of 
yellow, red and green, and instead of being regular in form, the 
divisions are spread or twisted and wavy as if in wanton grotesque¬ 
ness to display their grace and brilliancy. 
