




Old English Cottage Culips 
The Cottage Tulips come into bloom in early May. They are hardy 
and robust, with long, slender, but very stiff stems. The flowers are 
mostly long and oval, many of them with the petals gracefully re- 
flexed. The Cottage Tulips as a class are rich in the more delicate and 
Advance Six $1.35, Doz. $2.30, 25 $4.10, 100 $14.50 
A gorgeous new Hybrid introducing into the Cottage strain the blood 
of Tulipa Greigi, the fieriest red of the Botanicals. It produces giant, 
blazing red flowers on 24-inch stems. (Color illustration, page 53.) 
Barbara Pratt Six $1.35, Doz. $2.30, 25 $4.10, 100 $14.50 
One of the most remarkably beautiful and brilliant Tulips of recent 
introduction. The color is a most radiant cherry-pink with an extraor- 
dinary effect of golden light shining through it. The flower is long and 
exquisitely modeled and gives forth a delicious fragrance. It does not 
fade in the sun and lasts in perfection for a much longer period than 
most Tulips. Undoubtedly destined for a great future. Height 36 inches. 
Belle Jaune Six $1.35, Doz. $2.30, 25 $4.20, 100 $15.00 
A beautiful and outstanding yellow hybrid Cottage Tulip, in fact it is 
one of the finest of the deep yellows. The egg-shaped blossoms are 
perfect; outside petals a deep, golden yellow; inside sparkling yellow of 
slightly lighter tone, pure yellow anthers. Stems are strong and erect, 
about 28 inches tall. 
Carrara Six $1.35, Doz. $2.30, 25 $4.10, 100 $14.50 
This white Cottage Tulip, no matter where or in what garden it is grown, 
never fails to create a sensation. In England it is “the’’ favorite white 
Cottage and so it is here. The flower is round and beautifully molded 
and as purely white as the marble from which it takes its name. Height 
29 inches. It is no use offering other white Cottage Tulips. None are 
as good or as cheap. 
Crimson Rambler Six $1.35, Doz. $2.30, 25 $4.10, 100 $14.50 
Dark deep scarlet. The flowers are long in form and of great substance, 
lasting exceptionally long under the most trying conditions. The height 
27 inches and its stiff stem makes it perfect for beds or border planting. 
A new variety for 1939. 
Dido Six $1.35, Doz. $2.30, 25 $4.10, 100 $14.50 
Here is a perfect flower. Glorious in its extraordinary luminous light 
effects and its long and slender form, poised firmly at the top of its 
tall straight stem. It strikes everyone as one of the wonders of the 
world of Tulips. Color is deep rich pink or light jasper-red, with topaz 
lights and amber edges to the petals, the base and anthers pale corn- 
yellow. A lovely combination of shades and sweetly fragrant. It has no 
peer. Where a bright color effect is needed it is superb. Height 32 
inches. 
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artistic shades of pink, yellow, orange, and fawn with salmon, old 
rose, and amber. They are best of all Tulips for cutting and should 
be planted outdoors. They will last for many years. 
Ellen Willmott Six $1.35, Doz. $2.25, 25 $4.05, 100 $14.25 
One of the finest May-Flowering Tulips. Flowers large, beautifully shaped, 
soft creamy yellow, deliciously fragrant. 30 inches. 
Geisha Six $1.45, Doz. $2.50, 25 $4.60, 100 $16.50 
A most remarkable Cottage Tulip—no color like it! The flowers are a 
beautiful pigeon-gray on the outside; inner side of petals are bright 
purplish violet, base sparkling yellow. A choice novelty for 1939. Height 
inches. 
General de la Rey Six $3.00, Doz. $5.50, 25 $10.25, 100 $37.50 
A large salmon flower shaded lilac-rose and buff with distinct orange in 
the center, cream-white base. A lovely variety and a color combination 
not found in other Tulips. 
Golden Harvest Six $1.35, Doz. $2.30, 25 $4.20, 100 $15.00 
Large, deep lemon-yellow flower of great substance, tall, stiff stem. 
There is a lovely shading of pale green through this flower which makes 
it one of the rarest and loveliest of Cottage Tulips. Highly recommended. 
Height 28 inches. 
Golden Statue Six $1.35, Doz. $2.30, 25 $4.10, 100 $14.59 
A pale yellow Tulip of tremendous size, oval-shaped flower, stem tall 
and stiff. The inner petals are pale yellow, the outer petals are darker. 
We consider this one of the loveliest late yellow Tulips. Height 28 inches. 
G. W. Leak Six $1.35, Doz. $2.30, 25 $4.20, 100 $15.00 
A superb Cottage Tulip of compelling beauty and brilliance. Glowing 
orange-red flowers, the petals of which turn downward, disclose a lovely 
pale base. Exceptionally well suited for the American climate. This out- 
Songs eee grows on a 28-inch tall stiff stem. (Color illustration, 
page 41. 
Ivory Glory Six $3.50, Doz. $6.50, 25 $12.00, 100 $45.00 
Enormous egg-shaped flower, clear ivory-white and white center. This is 
without question one of the finest Tulips introduced of this color. Out- 
standing bedding Tulip and of good substance. 
Marshall Haig Six $1.35, Doz. $2.30, 25 $4.10, 100 $14.50 
Vivid scarlet, the broad-petalled flowers make Marshal Haig a brilliant 
and vivid torch in your garden. The bese is yellow, lighting the whole 
flower almost into incandescence. An outstanding red. Height 30 inches. 
