ENGLISH COHAGE GARDEN TULIPS 
T he Cottage Tulip group is unique in that it presents the greatest variation in flower form of 
any of the major classifications. There are blooms of the conventional Tulip form which are 
impossible to distinguish from Darwins; there are egg-shaped and bowl-shaped Tulips, as well as 
some that show a rosebud form, and in addition to these there are lily-flowered with long, pointed, 
gracefully reflexed petals. 
The colors range from white through all the various shades of blush, pink, salmon, and rose 
and the most brilliant and startling shades of cerise, carmine and crimson as well as yellow. There 
is not a dull variety in the entire group. With a few exceptions, such as Advance, they bloom during 
the latter part of May and grow from about IV 2 to 3 feet in height. They may be used with, or in 
exactly the same way as Darwin Tulips, and with their brilliancy and wide diversity in form will 
provide unusual effects. 
Cottage Tulips should be planted in just the same way as suggested for Darwins. 
A^driani. illustrated on page 16. 24 in. Lovely 
clear primrose-yellow, inside canary-yellow. Elegantly 
formed, long, oval flower. Yellow stamens and base. 
$1.00 per doz.; $7.50 per 100 
Advcmce. 32 in. To obtain a glimpse of what 
the Tulip future holds, plant a few Advance. Stems 
better than the best Darwin, petals longer than those of 
the largest Darwin, two weeks earlier than the earliest 
Darwin. Altogether bolder and better than anything 
in either Darwin, Breeder, or Cottage class. Red, with 
a “come-hither” flush of deepest roseate orange. 
$3.30 per doz.; $25.00 per 100 
Alaska. 28 in. Lily form. Remarkably long, 
twisted buds opening to lily-like flowers of canary- 
yellow with a deeper-toned base. Becomes an enormous 
six-pointed star when fully open. 
$1.60 per doz.; $12.00 per 100 
Albino. 20 in. Pure white variety with ivory- 
colored stamens. A graceful flower, very conspicuous 
for its size. Exquisite for forcing and for planting in 
groups in perennial borders. 
$1.20 per doz.; $9.00 per 100 
Avis Kennicott. 29 in. Large, elongated 
flowers of butter-yellow, with dark spots at the base 
and black anthers. A fine garden variety. 
$1.35 per doz.; $10.00 per 100 
Barbara Prattm 35 Gorgeous variety of 
remarkable beauty and long-lasting perfection in the 
garden. Light cochineal-carmine, edged lilac-rose; 
yellow base with narrow green edge; yellow anthers. 
A remarkable flower with slightly reflexing petals. 
$1.80 per doz.; $14.00 per 100 
Carrara. 26 in. An extremely beautiful white 
Tulip, opening to broad bowls of snowy whiteness, 
marbled slightly on the outside of the petals with fine 
grayish lavender lines. White base, yellow anthers. 
$1.35 per doz.; $10.00 per 100 
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Dido. Illustrated on page 16. 30 in. Vivid rose- 
red, edged with soft orange, overlaid with a frosty 
bloom; within it is cerise-orange, paling to old-gold at 
the edges. One of the largest Tulips known, and has a 
soft, spicy fragrance. $1.35 per doz.; $10.00 per 100 
Gesneriana Major (Red Rocket). 28 in- 
Lily form. Brilliant scarlet, with an orange glow inside 
and an intense blue base. $1.15 per doz.; $8.50 per 100 
Grenadier. 24 in. A spectacular variety of bril¬ 
liant reddish orange shaded with golden yellow on the 
outside and intense dazzling scarlet within. A most 
outstanding Tulip, providing the most spectacular dis¬ 
play of color possible in the family. 
$1.15 per doz.; $8.50 per 100 
Henry Correvon. 28 in. Bright geranium- 
red with a pure white base and ivory stamens. A most 
beautiful Tulip. Superb where a brilliant color effect is 
desired. $2.15 per doz.; $16.00 per 100 
Inglescombe Pink. 26 in. Long, incurved 
petals of old-rose and orange on the outside; deep rose 
inside, with a large green and white base changing to 
light China rose with a blue base. 
$1.10 per doz.; $8.00 per 100 
Inglescombe Yellow, illustrated on page 12. 
22 in. A deep canary-yellow flower of true Darwin shape, 
usually slightly tinged with a hair line of red at the 
edges of the petals, and if the season is long, apt to as¬ 
sume most attractive reddish or orange tints. 
$1.00 per doz.; $7.75 per 100 
John Buskin. 23 in. Soft old-rose on the out¬ 
side, edged with buff-yellow; inside, beautiful yellowish 
buff with an old-rose midrib, deepening to violet at the 
base; yellow center, edged with green. 
$1.35 per doz.; $10.00 per 100 
Miss Blanche, illustrated on page 16. 26 in. 
A splendid, large-flowered, creamy white Tulip which 
has proved especially fine as a bedding variety. It is 
also one of the few Cottage Tulips which will force well. 
$1.00 per doz.; $7.50 per 100 
Miss Ellen Willmott. 24 in. Lily form. 
Remarkably long-pointed buds, opening to giant, starry 
flowers of pale creamy yellow. Looks well with dark 
varieties like La Tulipe Noire. 
$1.35 per doz.; $10.00 per 100 
BRECK’S BULB CATALOGUE, 1940 
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