A field 
of 
Gardenville 
tulips 
growing 
on 
Puget 
Sound. 
GIANT DARWIN TULIPS . . May Flowering 
One of the finest places in the world to grow tulip bulbs 
is the Puget Sound country, where our bulb farm has a most 
favored location. The black sandy soil gives good water 
drainage and the relative elevation gives perfect air drain¬ 
age. Two essentials for commercial success with tulips. These 
coupled with favorable climatic conditions and careful cul¬ 
ture enable us to send you the very highest quality of bulbs. 
Only the finest top size bulbs are used in filling orders 
except where smaller sizes are specifically quoted. 
Under Giant Darwin Tulips we have grouped together 
the very finest of the Giant Darwins together with the best 
of the Giant Breeders as well as the new Hybrid Tulips. They 
are of the same habit of growth, tall and sturdy with large 
cup-shaped flowers, and are May-flowering. These tulips 
are in greatest demand and are the pride and glory of the 
spring garden. 
POSTPAID—Fi 
Afterglow (3). Large flower of good substance and unusual 
coloring. Deep orange suffused with salmon and salmon 
edge. Very beautiful and good lasting. Height 28". 70c doz., 
$5.25 per 100. 
Boronne de la Tonnaye (3). Beautiful, tall, sturdy plant. Full 
rose color, shading to silvery-rose at margin. Splendid in 
masses or borders. Perfect for indoor decoration. Height 30". 
70c doz., $4.75 per 100. 
Bartigon (2). Fiery crimson with white base Very showy with 
solid large flowers carried on extra strong stems Fine for 
forcing as well as garden planting. Height 25". 70c doz., 
$5.00 per 100. 
Bronze Queen (2). Handsome large flower of golden bronze 
shaded amber with faint plum bloom, inside glistening bronzy- 
amber. Height 24". 70c doz., $5.00 per 100. 
Cardinal Manning (5). Very large, egg-shaped flower, bishop's 
purple flushed rosy bronze, changing to almost pure orange 
at extreme edges of petals. Height 30". 80c doz., $6 per 100. 
Plant in October or November, except in the South where 
later planting is desirable. On heavy soils plant 5 to 6 inches 
deep and 6 to 7 inches on lighter types. Use a liberal amount 
of bone meal and see to it your beds have good drainage. 
Your special attention is called to the fine new tulips found 
in the list of Giant Darwins. The varieties Cherbourg, Dillen- 
burg. Eclipse, Mr. Van Zijl, King Mauve, Princess Mary, The 
Bishop, Yellow Giant and Zwonenburg are the finest of the 
new tulips and present a splendid assortment of colors. 
It is hardly necessary to point out those standard varieties 
that have long been favorites. Afterglow, Clara Butt, Dream, 
Farncombe Sanders, Prince of Orange, Princess Elizabeth and 
Rev. H. Ewbank. 
Top-sized Bulbs. 
Cherbourg. Flower is of gigantic size, strong and sturdy habit. 
Undoubtedly one of finest Breeder tulips. Color a deep tone 
of golden yellow, with suffusion of terra cotta, the deeper tone 
of yellow growing stronger towards edges of petals. Height 
30 ". 3 for 50c, $1.60 doz., $12.00 per 100. 
City of Haarlem (3) (Illustrated). Flowers of immense size col¬ 
ored bright glittering scarlet. Finest of its color in Giant Flow¬ 
ered Tulips. Height 30". 90c doz., $6.50 per 100. 
Clara Butt (3) (Illustrated). This Darwin has a flower of re¬ 
markable beauty, is the most distinct pink of the Giant Flow¬ 
ered Tulips. Of perfect form, a lovely delicate pink flushed 
salmon rose. It is by far the most popular pink and is planted 
in immense quantity each year. 23". 70c doz., $4.75 per 100. 
Copernicus. Dark coppery bronze, flushed old rose, interior 
warm brown, yellow base. Splendid large flower. Height 
27 ". 80c doz., $6.00 per 100. 
The numbers in brackets indicate the relative time of flowering. 
15 
