OREGON BULB FARMS, SANDY, OREGON 109 
Mendel Tulips 
In 1908 two well-known Dutch hybridizers, Mr. E. H. Krelage and Mr. J. F. Dix 
planned to hybridize the Duc van Tholl tulips with the Darwin tulips to combine the 
wonderful forcing qualities of the first with the long stems of the other. They planted 
in their trial garden a large collection of the Duc van Tholl tulips, including cochineal, 
yellow, crimson, orange extra, pink, vermilion, violet, white maximus and scarlet, all 
flowering outside the first week of April. In order to have Darwin flowers at the same 
time they planted the best varieties available in pots and forced them in a cool house. 
In 1915 the first hybrids flowered and the results were excellent. The seedlings had 
stems of about 16” and the delicate colors of the Darwin tulips. Only within the last 
year have sufficient bulbs of any varieties been available to try the forcing qualities. All 
of them forced easily, produced large flowers on tall stiff stems and had a remarkable 
substance. The colors ranged from the darkest blood-red to fiery orange-scarlet, from 
light to dark pink, from lilac to deep violet and there are some varieties of true orange, 
salmon, yellow and even white. 

Per 100 Per 1000 
$ $ 
BRIGH TLING—Light rose-red with salmon flush, enormous flower, 
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*FRIDIHOFF NANSEN—Red, very large flower, early forcer. A. M. 
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*T NM PERATOR—Soft, carmine-red, very early forcer, enormous flower. 
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*KRELAGE’S TRIUMPH—Beautiful red, very early forcer...... 6.00 55:00 
MOZAR T—White edged pink. A very good forcer................. 6.00 55.00 
*\MIRS E. H. KRELAGE—Light-red, very early. F. A. H. 1934.... 6.00 55.00 
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Soe Ri |) ADNMIRAL-—Brightsyermilion red) 3.2.0... tena eee. 6.00 55.00 
*SCARLET WONDER—Fiery vermilion-red, one of the earliest 
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*THE ROSE—Beautiful lilac-rose, strong stem, extra for bedding and 
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VAN DER EERDEN—Rosy-red, fine flower of cup form.......... 6.00 55.00 
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*ZENITH—Splendid rose, very large attractive flower on a tall stiff 
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