TULIPS 
I belive that 1 have picked the top varieties in this collection, Do not order less 
than six bulbs of a kind. These are of my own growing except some of the Mrs. G. 
W. Leak variety will be Holland grown, All orders for tulips must be in by Septem- 
ber 25th as I will have started planting by that time. I will promise you that you will 
get the same results with my tulips as with other things you have bought from me. 
Tulips produce exactly according to their size. In other words, a bushel of one size 
will give as good results as a bushel of another; so be sure you get the size when you 
buy as that is how the nurseryman buys. 
You will find that a dozen from me will outweigh those of the same variety 
bought elsewhere. Never put any fertilizer in trench where you plant the bulbs—it may 
burn them or if down deep may make gases that may poison them and give you far 
less results. Put it on top of the ground and let the rain take it down. Also, if cats or 
dogs walk over the tops of the tulips you will have far less blooms and considerable 
~ disease due to packing the ground. 
If you must buy the gigantic new parrots, I have them—but do not recommend them 
as the irregularities of the buds hold water that does not dry off quickly, then Botrytis 
will either spoil the flower or prevent blooming entirely—so unless you have a very 
windy place, do not try Parrot Tulips. 
ADVANCE—This is really an advance as it blooms about the time of the little dwarf 
early ones and in addition to this gets to be about 22 inches tall with flowers as large 
as the most gigantic Darwin. In color it is called scarlet orange by the Dutch but 
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BLUE EAGLE—Gigantic deep violet cups on very long stems. Early. When this 
variety is gone I shall have to substitute “The Bishop” which is rated as the best deep 
Weta Dae SOME THIS" \VELVEIAUC, VALIETY lode y.c.. 23-ecop aces adevess eens $1.50 doz. 
CHAS. NEEDHAM-—A brilliant scarlet tulip which was touted to take the place of 
“City of Haarlem,” but as far as I am concerned it is inferior in that it lacks form 
even though the’ color makes it very desirable...:-.c2....200...20.-0-checececcseneecesdened $1.50 doz. 
CITY OF HAARLEM, Darwin—Very strong, tall and has a waxy sheen over its rich, 
deep scarlet. It is of very large size, and in addition to this is the longest lasting of 
all the tulips I know. It is also an early bloomer. I found that from most sources it 
was badly mixed with other inferior red tulips that did not have the lasting ability 
_ of this tulip, so it took me years to get a stock of true City of Haarlem....... $1.50 doz. 
DIDO—As I have a large amount of Dido, I will really give you a bargain consider- 
ing the mammoth bulbs I will send you of this variety. This is, in my estimation, 
the finest of all salmon flame tulips in addition to being tall and early. Pointed 
petals and very fragrant, this is the richest of all the tulips at this time. Here is 
one of the finest of tulips at a real super - duper special price. No less than a dozen 
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FOSTERIANA LEFEBER—This is also called Red Emporer but as there is also another 
called Scarlet Emporer I feel safer to use its real name. There is nothing like this 
tulip as it blooms with the Daffodils. Does not make large bulbs, Is about-the most 
brilliant scarlet of anything that grows, and coming so early in the season it is really 
sensational as it is even earlier than the dwarf early tulips. The flowers are lily 
shaped and up to nine inches across and on stems about ten or twelve inches tall. 
$2.50 doz. 
GLACIER, Darwin—This white tulip grows to tremendous size and does not have the 
fault. of many as it has light colored stamens. This to me is very important as I do 
not like to look into a tulip and see it looking dirty from dark or black pollen. In 
addition to these good habits it is very tall and early, t00........cccececcscecseee- $2.00 doz. 
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