Dutch Breeder Tulips 
CHERISHED FOR THEIR REMBRANDTESQUE COLOR TONES 
OST GARDEN TULIPS begin life as self-colored flowers. After a time the coloring matter gets broken up into stripes and 
blotches. Before this change takes place, they are known as Breeders or Mother Tulips. 
Darwin Tulips are also “Breeder” or “Mother” Tulips, but during the past few decades a special type of Breeders has been 
introduced, the “Dutch Breeders.” It is in this class the varieties listed below are included. 
These Dutch Breeder Tulips have been resurrected from the private gardens of various Dutch bulb growers, where they were 
highly treasured, more or less for their Rembrandtesque tones in their deep coloring and the artistic blending of shades as well 
as the great possibilities offered in combinations of color. 
They are the aristocrats of the Tulip family, with their immense blooms, borne on strong, stiff stems, frequently exceeding a 
height of forty inches. Flowering approximately at the same time as the Cottage and Darwin Tulips, during the month of May, 
excepting in Southern sections, where they bloom in April, they have of recent years become the most sought after of all the 
Tulips. 
ADMIRAL TROMP. A very beautiful Tulip. Extra large flower 
salmon-orange, with a fine blending of colors in the center of 
the petals. Fine for exhibition or for the garden. Height 32 
inches. $1.60 for 10; $13.50 per 100. 
BACCHUS. Here is the richest colored of the violet-blue Tu- 
lips. Especially interesting is the dusky bloom on its outer 
petals, a grapelike bloom. The large flower is carried erect on 
a fine strong stem. The beautiful tone of purple in this flower 
suggests its association with sky-blue spring flowers, and the 
suggestion of Anchusa myosotidiflora is given here as an appro- 
priate companion for this Tulip. Height 33 inches. $1.55 for 
10; $13.00 per 100. 
BARCAROLLE. A very fine Tulip of beautiful form and fine 
substance. The bloom is immense and of a lovely shade of 
clearest purple, carried on a tall, erect stem. Rising out of a 
mass of orange and purple Pansies, or bronzy Primroses it is 
a beautiful sight to behold. Height 32 inches. $1.60 for 10; 
$13.50 per 100. ’ 
CUNERA. A very large flower on a strong stem. Purplish 
bronze with a yellow base, the shadings are most exquisite and 
charming in the garden. A long-lasting flower of fine quality. 
Height 32 inches. $1.50 per 10; $12.50 per 100. See illustra- 
tion, page Il. 
GEORGES GRAPPE. Another of the so-called “Giant Breed- 
ers,” a giant in every respect. Of a soft mauve with a clear 
blue base. Grown for the exhibition table, this variety should 
readily reach a height of 4 feet. As the flower is of large size, 
the height is of added advantage. Very rare. Height 30 inches. 
$1.55 for 10; $13.00 per 100. See illustration, page 15. 
INDIAN CHIEF. A Tulip of glorious coloring and desirable 
in every way for every purpose. The beautiful, intriguing color 
FOR BEST RESULTS USE SCHEEPERS’ BULB FOOD 
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is of an Indian-brown, flushed coppery brown. The flowers 
are of enormous size and are carried on very tall, stiff stems. 
One of the handsomest of the brown Breeders, “Indian Chief,” 
stands head and shoulders above any other Tulip in the garden. 
A magnificent effect may be obtained by planting a mass of 
this splendid variety above a bed of brown Pansies. Height 
38 inches. $1.50 for 10; $12.50 per 100. 
LIMNOS. This is a very outstanding new Tulip that will be 
highly prized in every garden. A lovely salmon-pink bordered 
orange, the shadings being most exquisite. Height 32 inches. 
$3.25 for 10; $30.00 per 100. See illustration, page 23. 
LOUIS XIV. The vigorous plant has a large, goblet-shaped 
flower, which possesses a most artistic blending of tones of in- 
describable beauty, deliciously scented. Dark bluish violet with 
tawny margin flushed golden brown and dull blue base with a 
yellow star, shaded bronze. A mass planting of this unique 
Tulip gives a comforting feeling of repose. Picture a large 
border of these giants above masses of Forget-me-nots or yellow 
Pansies. Height 34 inches. $1.50 for 10; $12.50 per 100. 
MRS. BEECHER STOWE. A fine deep purple, of good form 
and splendid stem, very deep and uniform in color. One of 
those with the velvety bloom on the outer petals which gives a 
Tulip so rich an appearance either in the garden or in the 
house. Height 30 inches. $1.50 for 10; $12.50 per 100. 
REVE D’OR. This rich golden bronze Tulip, with 
color shadings ranging from a clear yellow 
through the center of the petals to a deep chrome- 
yellow along the edges, flushed with carmine on 
the outside, has the characteristic Breeder shape. §)j 
Rising high over a bed of rich velvety purple \ 
Pansies produces a warm and glorious color com- 
bination. Height 28 inches. $1.55 for 10; $13.00 
per 100. See illustration, page 11. 






