MAYFAIR GARDENS 
Darwin Tulips 
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VALENTIN. 1. Soft, deep violet with light violet edge; inside 
same with blue base. Large, open flower of most wonderful sub¬ 
stance and form on a tall, strong stem. 29 in. 
10 bulbs, 60 cts.; 100 bulbs, $5. 
VENUS. 3. Pure rose-pink of silvery character and clear tone; 
inside same with white base. Large, handsomely formed blooms 
of great lasting quality and one of the finest pure pinks in 
existence. 30 in. 10 bulbs, 65 cts.; 100 bulbs, $5.50. 
WILLIAM PITT. 2. Very dark crimson with purple bloom on 
outer petals; inside crimson with lighter edge and white base 
starred blue. Long flower of distinct color; fine for planting 
with other red shades. 2 5 in. 10 bulbs, 60 cts.; 100 bulbs, $5. 
ZEV. 3. Soft lavender-violet shaded dark heliotrope; inside same 
with white base starred blue. A rather long flower of perfect 
form and a fine shade of lavender among the new sorts. Very 
attractive planted with pale yellow. 2 5 in. 
10 bulbs, 80 cts.; 100 bulbs, $7. 
ZWANENBERG. 2. Creamy white with black anthers; medium¬ 
sized flower of good substance. A good white Tulip except that 
the pollen of every white variety with black anthers will soil 
the inside of the flower in time. 29 in. 
10 bulbs, 70 cts.; 100 bulbs, $6. 
The broken Darwins are now classed as Rembrandt Tulips, and 
the best varieties seem likely to attain a moderate share of the 
popularity which all the Late Tulips now enjoy. For garden pur¬ 
poses these striped forms have an oddity of character in which 
there are positive decorative possibilities. ' If kept by themselves, 
or used with the rose and violet Bybloems, in the seclusion of hedg¬ 
ing or evergreens, the Rembrandts have a quaint effect which 
indicates their value for formal plantings. 
The figure following the name indicates the relative 
time of flower mg. 
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