Lily-flowered Tulips 
MAYFAIR GARDENS 
WHITE CROSS. 3. Glistening white with yellow anthers. A 
flower of great beauty and wholly distinct shape, the outer 
petals being rolled back along the edges while the inner petals 
stand straight. Should be in every collection. 26 in. 
10 bulbs, $2.40; 100 bulbs, $22. 
WHITE DUCHESS. 2. Snowy white, with broad, ruffled petals 
and frequent green markings on petals; large flower of most 
graceful habit and refined form. One of the best of all the new 
Tulips. 28 in. 10 bulbs, $1.50; 100 bulbs, $13. 
The Darwin Tulips are a race of late varieties vaguely known to 
be of French-Flemish origin, purchased by a well-known Holland 
firm from the originator and brought to the attention of the public 
about 1887. They are characterized by strong growth, brilliant 
colors, generally square shape, some with sHghtly reflexing outer 
petals or with petals incurved at the very tips, and most important 
of all, do not include any bloom with a yellow background. The 
base is widely varying and as a rule the petals are quite rounded. 
For every garden purpose these Tulips are unequaled and the 
newer varieties surpass the older types to such a degree that some 
of the latter must be discarded. They range in color from brilliant 
reds through pink and rose to lavender, violet and purple, while 
the noticeable bloom on the outer petals lends a pastel quality to 
the color which enables the gardener to combine them in border 
plantings without too great regard for careful color schemes, if 
the scarlet tones are kept by themselves. In the late afternoon, 
with the lengthening shadows falling across drifts of these Tulips, 
the garden becomes a dream of beauty in mid-May; no better ad¬ 
vice can be given than to use them freely in beds or borders for 
display at this time of the year. 
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