TULIPS 
I believe that I 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 September 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 brought from me. Tulips produce exactly 
according to their size. In other words, a bushel of one size will give as much 
increase to the nurseryman as a bushel of another; so be sure you get the 
size when you buy as that is how the nurseryman buys. 
Tulips deteriorate very rapidly when the temperatures get above 70 F. 
and even tho they may bloom they do not have the fine bloom that properly 
handled bulbs have. For that reason be sure that you buy from a grower 
who stored his bulbs in an insulated warehouse as even a few days at 70 will 
harm them. 
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 pack- 
ing the ground. 
If you must buy the gignatic new parrots, I have them—but do not re- 
commend them as the irregularities of the buds hold water that does not 
dry off quickly, then Botrytis will either spoil the flower or prevent bloom- 
ing entirely—so unless you have a very windy place, do not try Parrot Tu- 
lips. Then wind may break them. 
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 with me has always been a see come 
: OZ. 
BLUE EAGLE—Gigantic deep violet cups on very long stems. Early This 
variety does not make large bulbs even tho the bloom is large. $1.50 doz. 
CHAS. NEEDHAM—4A 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... $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........................ pi hak Seeger $1.50 doz. 
DIDO—As I have a large amount of Dido, I will really give you a bargain 
considering 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 al 
tulips at this time. Here is one of the finest tulips at a real super-duper 
Special price. No less than a dozen sold at this price... $1.00 doz. 
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