BREEDER TULIPS 
BO. BE TOPSIZE Pee 
ALICE KEITH, orange-red, with bronze edges. Extra for cut- 
flowers from February 25th on. Start forcing January 25th.” | $i-aaae 
BACCHUS, plum purple, cutflower, cold frame. neste 
BRONZE QUEEN, buff. Cutflower. Start forcing January 25th, 
blooms from March 1st on. Fine cold frame variety. Pile see 
DILLENBURG, orange red, extra for cutflowers in cloth house 
or cold frame, tall variety. eee 
FAIRY (PANORAMA), terra-cotta and bronze, cutflower. 
Force from January 25th on. Takes 4 to 5 weeks. Very nice 
for pans. ser 
GOLDEN BRONZE, true golden bronze, cloth house or cold 
frame, cutflowers. foes. 
INDIAN CHIEF, large flower and tall stem, coppery red, 
flushed purple, excellent for cold frames. teeta 
LOUIS XIV, bronze. Cutflowers, cold frame. 
Darwin and Breeder Tulips in pans, intended for an April Easter, had 
best be placed about February 8th into 45° F. in full light, for four 
weeks, then in 55° F. for another four weeks, to be colored up and fin- 
ished in 40° F. around April 5th to 10th. 
TANTALUS, for cold frames, lilac on buff yellow, large flower, 
tall stem. 7 ned 
VELVET KING, violet. Cutflower for cold frame. ne 
Rainwater is a help, chlorinated city water ts a hindrance. 

DARWIN TULIPS 
The early forcing varieties of Darwins respond best to 70° F. 
Py O46 BL be aa Sats orcs ee onl TOPSIZE Per 1,000 
AFTERGLOW, rosy-orange, wonderful color for cutting from 
cold frames, not good for forcing. S23 
ALLARD PIERSON, deep maroon red. Cutflowers and pans. 
Start forcing December 20th, flowers from January 20th 
on. enencsereweceemens 
ALL BRIGHT, (Bloodstone) new clean scarlet sport of Barti- 
gon, same forcing habits as Bartigon. ee 
BARTIGON, red, pans and cutflowers. Start forcing January 
15th, blooms from February 20th on and later. ae 
BARTIGON DOUBLE, double form of Bartigon, same forc- 
ing habits, ce 
BARTIGON MAXIMUS, the coming red tulip for Easter pans. 
Bartigon:-hablts...6.2 6.) bo ys soe es De rr 
Shallow planting is often a cause of failure with Tulips. On light 
land, there should be about five inches of soil above the tops of the 
bulbs. If the ground is heavy, a depth of three to four inches will 
be sufficient. The bulbs may stand 6 inches apart. 
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