GIANT 
DARWIN 
TULIPS 
CHARLES NEEDHAM. Possibly the best of the red 
Darwin tulips. Flowers are of large size, of brilliant 
red, and carried on strong stems. The color holds well 
in sunshine. It combines very well with mauve and 
white intermediate irises, and a most lovely picture can 
be created by using Iberis sempervirens as a ground 
cover. A fine exhibition tulip. Height, 28 inches. $ 4.45 
for 10; $42.00 per 100. 
CITY OF HAARLEM. A dependable, handsome Dar¬ 
win of great substance and of fiery cardinal-red. The 
deep violet base of this tulip, outlined in white, gives 
it a striking effect when open. It is admirably at home 
among all the lighter-colored spring flowers, such as the 
hardy alyssum “Silver Queen,” with gay effects in the 
garden or border. Height, 31 inches. $1.00 for 10; 
$7.25 per 100. 
CLARA BUTT. Lovely pure pink tulip that should be 
in quantity in every garden; of a delightful color that 
will go with most anything. In some lights illusive soft 
salmon suffusions add to the interest of this beautiful 
flower. Would make a striking effect massed against 
purple barberry. Height, 28 inches. $0.75 for 10; 
$4.75 per 100. 
DRESDEN CHINA. Elegantly shaped flower of true 
Darwin type, carried on very tall, straight stem. The 
well-chosen name is indicative of the unusual colorings 
represented in this fine variety. It is a very bright tulip 
that draws immediate attention in a collection. Indeed 
a unique flower, which would be extremely effective over 
yellow pansies or Munstead primroses. Height, 30 
inches. $0.90 for 10; $6.50 per 100. 
DUCHESS OF HOHENBERS. Most lovely association 
of gray-lilac and rosy heliotrope. A magnificent flower 
of perfect form, borne on a stiff stem. Makes lovely 
beds with white violas. Height, 29 inches. $1.10 for 10; 
$8.50 per 100. See illustration, page 19. 
DUKE OF WELLINGTON. A delightful pure white 
flower of good form and character with cream anthers 
and base. The large flowers have fine lasting qualities 
and are carried on a good stem. This chaste, noble 
tulip is considered one of the finest of all white tulips. 
It has a round cup which, for purity of color and per¬ 
fection of texture, is not to be seen elsewhere. There is 
no colored base; the tulip is the purest white through¬ 
out except for soft violet anthers and greenish white 
stigma. A suggestion for planting would be Phlox di- 
varicata Laphami, Barr’s Alpine Blue with aubrietia 
below, which with the dominating flower of this glorious 
tulip will produce a spring picture well worth creating. 
Height, 32 inches. $1.15 for 10; $9.00 per 100. 
ECLIPSE. Dark, rich red Darwins are not too common, 
but here is one of beautiful form, splendid firmness of 
petal and stem, which would be capital if used with “La 
Tulipe Noire,” a tulip long known to many of us as a 
most valuable flower for the spring enrichment of the 
border. “Eclipse” is a glowing, dark blood-red flower 
with a lustrous surface and violet, white-margined cen¬ 
ter. So substantial is its quality that it lasts well through 
the tulip season. Makes an indescribably gay display 
with white camassias and associated with another tulip 
of a more brilliant hue. Height, 30 inches. $1.40 for 
10; $11.50 per 100. See illustration, page 6. 
EUNICE. A real exhibition tulip. Very large flowers, 
cup-shaped of deepest pink that are carried on strong, 
tall stems. Plant near lilac, “Katherine Havemeyer” 
with a foreground planting of Phlox divaricata var. 
Laphami. Height, 34 inches. $1.15 for 10; $9.00 per 
100 . 
FAUST. A long, large and splendid flower of deep wine 
color, much lighter than the other Darwin, “La Tulipe 
Noire,” but related to that in color. This is a flower of 
oval form, of fine spreading petal, and well held up 
on its tall stems; a magnificent thing for cutting or for 
rich effects among other tulips in the border. Height, 
31 inches. $0.85 for 10; $6.00 per 100. 
FLAMINGO. A genuine addition to the ranks of the 
pure pink tulips, this exquisite, globular, pointed flower 
of serene color has received a warm welcome. It has a 
well-defined white base with a blue halo and the petals 
have a silvery sheen. Enchanting among camassias and 
silver-leaved nepeta, it is also very effective among 
bleeding hearts. Height, 28 inches. $0.85 for 10; $6.00 
per 100. 
GIANT. Immense, rounded flowers of heavy texture, the 
color of Burgundy wine, with violet shadowings and a 
white base, marked with blue. Indescribably rich above 
a carpet of golden brown pansies. Height, 30 inches. 
$0.90 for 10; $6.50 per 100. 
GLACIER. Undoubtedly one of the best of the white 
exhibition tulips. Huge flower of purest white, carried 
on a strong tall stem. A most beautiful picture can be 
created by planting this variety near Darwin tulip 
“Eclipse” with a ground cover of Phlox divaricata 
var. Laphami. Height, 31 inches. $2.45 for 10; $22.00 
per 100. See illustration, page 11. 
INSURPASSABLE. Here is another hybrid of excep¬ 
tional merit. A very large lilac flower, of fine form and 
great substance, held aloft on tall strong stem. Planted 
with Munstead primroses, or rising out of a mass of 
forget-me-nots and the double arabis, or standing in a 
clump by itself, this unusual variety will attract imme¬ 
diate attention and will make very beautiful groupings. 
A clump placed at the foot of a laburnum will be ex¬ 
ceptionally pretty. Height, 28 inches. $1.30 for 10; 
$10.25 per 100. 
JUBILEE. Of deepest wine color and deepest violet, this 
tulip, with its splendid carriage, good form and strong 
texture, has a place by itself among the purple Darwins. 
A very fine, gracefully carried tulip whose dusky col¬ 
oring, used generously, has the value of shadow in the 
borders. The Corinthian-purple coloring is toned down 
at the edges of the petals to daphne-red; the base is 
bright blue with greenish markings. Its telling hue is 
charming above forget-me-nots, and if planted with a 
variety such as “Duchess of Hohenberg,” in drifts above 
these blue flowers, the effect should be wonderfully 
good. Height, 31 inches. $0.90 for 10; $6.50 per 100. 
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