JUMPS 
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BREEDER TULIPS 
M OST garden tulips begin life as self-colored flowers. After a time the coloring matter gets broken up into stripes 
and blotches. Before this change takes place, they are known as Breeder or Mother tulips. 
Darwin tulips are also “Breeder” or “Mother” tulips, but during the past few decades a special type of Breeders 
has been introduced, the “Dutch Breeders.” It is in this class the varieties listed below are included. 
These Dutch Breeder tulips have been resurrected from the private gardens of various Dutch bulb growers, 
where they were highly treasured, more or less for their Rembrandtesque tone in their deep coloring and the artistic 
blending of shades as well as the great possibilities offered in combinations of color. 
They are the aristocrats of the tulip family, with their immense blooms, borne on strong, stiff stems, frequently 
exceeding a height of forty inches. Flowering approximately at the same time as the Cottage and Darwin tulips, during 
the month of May. excepting in Southern sections, where they bloom in April, they have of recent years become the most 
sought after of all the tulips. 
The following list contains all the most beautiful, most fascinating sorts. Plant the rarest in small groupings, the 
better known varieties in more extensive plantings. 
ADMIRAL TROMP. A most beautiful tulip. Very strong 
and vigorous grower. The deep cupped flower is of a 
bright orange with paler margins; inside of cup is flame- 
scarlet. A lovely warm sheen over all softens the effect. 
A most gorgeous color picture can be created by planting 
this tulip in front of a vividly colored Japanese maple and 
rising from a ground cover of Iberis sempervirens. Height, 
30 inches. $2.50 for 10; $22.50 per 100. 
BACCHUS. Here is the richest colored of the violet- 
blue tulips. Especially interesting is the dusky bloom on 
its outer petals, a grape-like bloom. The large flower is 
carried erect on a fine strong stem. The beautiful tone of 
purple in this flower suggests its association with sky-blue 
spring flowers, and the suggestion of Anchusa myosoti- 
flora is given here as an appropriate companion for this 
tulip. Height, 33 inches. $1.05 for 10; $7.75 per 100. 
BRONZE QUEEN. An old tulip that still is popular and 
deservedly so. The bronze in this tulip is created by a 
subtle blending of deep yellow and brown with a touch 
of rose in it. Although the flower is in itself not very 
large, it is distinct and carried on a fine long stem. Most 
effectively combined in drifts with the well-known Roi 
Soleil.” Height, 28 inches. $ .75 for 10; $5 per 100. 
CARDINAL MANNING. Very large, egg-shaped flower; 
bishop’s purple, flushed rosy bronze, changing to an almost 
pure orange at the extreme edges of the petals, the base 
is tinged yellow; filaments blue at apex. Height, 34 inches. 
$ .75 for 10; $5 per 100. 
COPERNICUS. A warm-toned coppery-bronze variety 
with a soft rose bloom on the exterior of the petals, a 
wood-brown interior, a yellow base and sable anthers. This 
is one of the best of the so-called “brown” tulips and 
makes a fine effect with Siberian wallflower and brown 
pansies. A splendid large flower. Height, 27 inch es. $.95 
for 10; $7 per 100. 
DILLENBURG. This lovely tulip, with its well-shaped 
flower of luminous flame color, towering high on a grace¬ 
fully swaying stem is a joy to behold. Of a clear orange- 
red that diffuses into clear yellow along edges. The inside 
of the flower is flame-scarlet with a stripe of clear prim¬ 
rose-yellow running lengthwise through center of the three 
petals of inner circle, tapering towards tip and spreading 
its pure yellow at base of all petals, setting off effectively 
the jet black anthers. Plant with groups of “Garibaldi 
against a green background, with Scilla campanulata, var. 
Excelsior as a foreground planting. Height, 32 inches. 
$.95 for 10; $7 per 100. 
DON PEDRO. Coffee brown on a cadmium-yellow 
ground, interior dark reddish-mahogany, yellowish base 
streaked olive, filaments olive. A beautiful, large, fra¬ 
grant flower. Combines wonderfully with lighter varieties. 
Height, 28 inches. $.90 for 10; $6.50 per 100. 
GARIBALDI. Long flower of fine form on tall stem; pale 
lilac bronze with light yellow border; a pale form of 
Bronze Queen,” with a bluish tinge. Combines effective¬ 
ly with Velvet King” and ' Louis XIV. Height, 32 
inches. $.90 for 10; $6.50 per 100. 
GODET PARFAIT. Resembling in color and texture a fine 
“Damson Plum.” Of a deep, rich, reddish-purple touched 
with feathers of brownish-black that are difficult to dis¬ 
tinguish in the general blackish appearance of the flower, 
it is best planted near the overhanging branches of Prunus 
Pisardi rising from a foreground planting of Alyssum sax- 
atile citrinus. Height, 30 inches. $.95 for 10; $7 per 100. 
GOLDFINCH. Dazzling with its rich color of golden 
chestnut, the interior mahogany-brown shaded golden- 
brown and a yellow base streaked olive. The well-formed, 
large, pointed flower is carried on a tall strong stem. 
Planted in combination with the soft yellow of “Jane AI- 
dred” or the purple of “The Bishop ’ will create a most 
pleasing color harmony. Height, 30 inches. $.90 for 10; 
$6.50 per 100. 
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