CHESTER JAY HUNT 
Late Double and Mendel Tulips 
BLEU CELESTE; syn., BLUE FLAG. Dull violet-purple; large 
flowers, very useful for cutting. Attractive when planted with 
a white variety. 16 in. 10 bulbs, 75 cts.; 100 bulbs, $6.5 0. 
CLARA BUTT. Salmon-rose. Not a very double flower, but inter¬ 
esting as a double sport of the well-known Darwin variety. 
22 in. 10 bulbs, 80 cts.; 100 bulbs, $7. 
EPICURE. Orange-brown, shaded old-gold; a flower of good size, 
having the color of a Breeder Tulip. 17 in. 
10 bulbs, 85 cts.; 100 bulbs, $7.50. 
MT. EVEREST. Rosy lilac; a very full flower of uniform color. 
Effective when planted with Bleu Celeste. 21 in. 
10 bulbs, 75 cts.; 100 bulbs, $6.50. 
MT. TACOMA. Pure white, of rather open form; large flower on 
strong stem. 16 in. 10 bulbs, $2; 100 bulbs, $18. 
This rather new class of Tulips consists of a fairly large number 
of varieties raised from seed of crosses between the very early old 
Due von Thol section of the Single Early Tulips and varieties of 
the Darwin class. 
They have the useful quality of beginning to bloom when the 
Single Early Tulips are in full flower and are especially adapted 
for forcing. The color-range is somewhat limited as yet and they 
do not grow to the height of the Triumph Tulips as a rule. For 
a succession of blossoms in the garden they fill in very nicely and 
seem to be more popular each year in a moderate degree. 
A complete catalogue of Tulips should list this section, of course, 
and the following short selection of varieties should give the garde¬ 
ner an idea of what they are and how they may help to carry on 
the Tulip parade. 
ALCESTIS. 2. White, with flush of delicate pink; inside same. 
A flower of fine substance and lasting quality. 16 in. 
10 bulbs, 85 cts.; 100 bulbs, $7.50. 
BRIGHTLING. 2. Soft carmine with salmon flush; inside same. 
A very large flower and very early forcer. 15 in. 
10 bulbs, $1; 100 bulbs, $8. 
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