116 OREGON BULB FARMS s AN Dage OREN 
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. hey 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, vellow and even white. 

Per 100 Per 1000 
$ $ 
BRIGHTLING—Light rose-red with salmon flush, enormous flower, 
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*EARLY QUEEN—Bright aoe well-formed flower borne on a stiff 
stemereasy, andsearly Ttorcer, «2 oe) hom See Ree Gy nee ane ean eee een ee 6:00 wane 
*FRIDJHOFF NANSEN—Red, very large flower, early forcer. A. M. 
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*IMPERA [TOR—Sott, perinesreds very early forcer, enormous flower. 
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*KRELAGE’S TRIUMPH—Beautiful red, very early forcer...... 6.00 55.00 
MOZART—White edged pink. A very good forcer...........+..--- 6.00 55.00 
*MRS E. H. KRELAGE—Light-red, very early. F. A. H. 1934.... 6.00 55.00 
PAPAVER—Bright scarlet red .........6..... WA rt 6.00 55.00 
QUEEN AUGUSTA -licht rose, pood: forcer seem: oe eee 6.00 55.00 
*#¥SOARLEL ADMIRAL — Bright vermilion ted) ee 6.00 55.00 
*SCARLET WONDER—Fiery vermilion-red, one of the earliest . 
FOLCERSE crs Al ccte be ioe oe ene eeu ne Aare tae ene 6.00 55.00 
SONJA—Cherry-red ......... uudtstnip'sst nee atte SER ae eee aera 6.00 55.00 
*THE ROSE—Beautiful lilac-rose, strong stem, extra for bedding and 
forcing in‘late season <2... one, ee See 6.00 55.00 
VAN DER EERDEN—Rosy-red, fine flower of cup form.......... 6.00 55.00 
*WIEBER— White with pink edge: aan) suena mente ane ene 6.00 55.00 
*ZENITH—Splendid rose, very large attractive flower on a tall stiff 
Stem osc eA ee ete so a kha Tas, bi ae 6.00 55.00 
