Sunset’s Giant Darwin 
Tulips 
This favorite type excels in brilliancy of colors, perfect 
form of flowers, and long, stout stems. As cut-flowers 
they are of great value, being good keepers. Our well- 
balanced list of varieties will help our customers to choose 
a collection of these bulbs which will give satisfaction. 
Tulips are very satisfactory, for both garden and pot- 
culture. They require v'ery little attention, and will grow 
in any fairly good soil. The soil should be forked deeply, 
then given a coating of Sunset Special Fertilizer, see page 
32, Plant bulbs 4 to 5 inches deep, 5 to 6 inches apart, 
from September to January. These planting directions 
apply to all the different types. 
All prices postpaid. 6 of a kind at the dozen rate; 
25 at the 100 rate 
Afterglow. Deep rosy orange. 70c. per doz.; $4.75 per 100. 
Baronne de la Tonnaye. Rose-salmon. 65c. per doz.; 
$4.50 per 100. 
Bartigon. Fiery crimson. 65c. per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 
Bleu Aimable. Pale lavender. 70c. per doz.; $4.75 per 100. 
Centenaire. Vivid deep pink. 70c. per doz.; $4.75 per 100. 
City of Haarlem. Immense vermilion-scarlet. 75c. per 
doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Clara Butt. Soft pink. 65c. per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 
Feu Brillant. Large; bright scarlet. 65c. per doz.; 
$4.50 per 100. 
Glow. Brilliant vermilion. 65c. per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 
King George V. Giant cherry-rose. 75c. per doz.; 
$5.00 per 100. 
La France. Large; bright rose-pink. 65c. per doz.; 
$4.50 per 100. 
La Tulipe Noire. Finest black. 65c. per doz.; $4.50 
per 100. 
Massachusetts. Deep pink. 65c. per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 
Mme. Krelage. Rose-pink. 65c. per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 
Mr. Farncombe Sanders. Scarlet. 65c. per doz.; $4.50 
per 100. 
Mrs. Potter Palmer. Purple. 70c. per doz.; $4.75 per 100. 
Philippe de Comines. Purple. 65c. per doz.; $4.50 
per 100. 
President Taft. Deep red. 75c. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Pride of Haarlem. Rose. 65c. per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 
Princess Elizabeth. Rose-pink with silvery border. 
65c. per doz.; $4.50 per 100. 
Prince of Wales. Large; bright cherry-red. 70c. per doz.; 
$4.75 per 100. 
Rev. H. Ewbank. Heliotrope-lilac. 65c. per doz.; $4.50 
per 100. 
Saracen. Inside of petals old carmine-red, outside buff. 
70c. per doz.; $4.75 per 100. 
Venus. Large; satiny rose. 75c. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Yellow Darwin. Deep yellow. 65c. per doz.; $4.50 
per 100. 
Yellow Giant. Deep yellow; tall stems. 65c. per doz.; 
$4.50 per 100. 
Zwanenburg. Pure white; very large flower. 75c. per 
doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
DARWIN TULIP COLLECTION 
Two each of above 27 varieties (54 bulbs), in named 
packages, postpaid for $3.40 (plus 10c. tax). 
Sunset Special Mixture. Finest named varieties and 
well-balanced colors. 65c. per doz.; $4.50 per 100; 
$40.00 per 1000. 
Field Mixed. 50c. per doz.; $4.00 per 100. 
SUNSET TULIP ASSORTMENT 
Five each of 7 Giant Darwin Tulips (35 bulbs): Scarlet, 
Dark Red, Pink, Rose, Lavender, Maroon, and Yellow, 
each in a separate package, postpaid for $1.75 (plus 
5c. tax). 
Darwin Tulip 
Clara Butt 
Breeder or Dutch Tulips 
Plant from September to January 
Companions to the Darwin class, containing the rich 
mahogany, wine, and bronze shades. 
Apricot. Beautiful apricot. 75c. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Bacchus. Dark violet-blue. 75c. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Bronze Queen. Beautiful clear bronze. 75c. per doz.; 
$5.00 per 100. 
Cardinal Manning. Wine-red, flushed rosy brown. 
75c. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Chestnut. Beautiful chestnut shade. 75c. per doz.; 
$5.00 per 100. 
Dom Pedro. Rich brown and maroon. 75c. per doz.; 
$5.00 per 100. 
Louis XIV. Immense rich purple blooms with golden 
bronze margin. 75c. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Panorama. Deep orange and mahogany. 75c. per doz.; 
$5.00 per 100. 
Prince of Orange. Rich terra-cotta and orange. 75c. 
per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
St. James. Large; chestnut-brown and gold. 75c. per 
doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
Special Breeder Mixture. Containing above varieties 
and many others. 75c. per doz.; $5.00 per 100. 
EARLY TULIP, Keizerskroon. Bright red with broad 
yellow border. Fine for potting indoors. 85c. per doz.; 
$6.00 per 100. 
PARROT TULIPS. Peculiarly formed and brilliantly 
splashed and striped in reds, greens and yellows. Very 
effective in informal borders. Mixed colors. 70c. per 
doz.; $4.75 per 100. 
PARROT TULIP, Fantasy. A remarkable Parrot Tulip 
with stronger stems than other varieties of this type. 
Salmon-rose, with fantastically serrated petals with 
green markings. 90c. per doz.; $6.50 per 100. 
SUNDEW TULIP. This unusual Tulip belongs to the 
Parrot family but has the form of a Darwin. It is a 
fiery crimson with frilled and lacelike edge. 70c. per 
doz.; $4.75 per 100. 
REMBRANDT TULIPS, Mixed. Large flowers, striped 
and feathered, with long stems. All beautiful shades. 
80c. per doz.; $5.50 per 100. 
Economical and easy to use—Sunset Special Garden 
and Lawn Fertilizer. See page 32. 
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SUNSET SEED AND NURSERY CO. 
1720 Ocean Ave., San Francisco, Cal. 
