May-Howering Culips 
AND COTTAGE VARIETIES 
GIANT. Darwin. Flower of enormous size 
and wonderful substance. Deep reddish 
purple shaded violet. Quite the finest va- 
riety of this color, and one that can now be 
had at a much lower price. Height 30 in. 
$1.40 for 10, $12.00 per 100 
GLACIER. Darwin. A new white Ideal 
Darwin Tulip that has the same fine char- 
acteristics as Duke of Wellington as regards 
long season of bloom and substance, but 
differs in that the flower resembles the 
new hybrid Darwin-Cottage type, being 
decidedly oval and of giant size. One of 
the best, white Darwin Tulips. Height 
30 in. $1.40 for 10, $12.00 per 100 
GOLDEN AGE. Darwin. Among the many 
new yellow Darwins of recent introduction, 
HUMMING BIRD. Darwin. One of the 
clearest of all pure violet Tulips. Much on 
the order of The Bishop, with the same 
fine substance and strong stem. Much 
admired at our trial gardens. Height 30 in. 
$1.70 for 10, $15.00 per 100 
INDIAN CHIEF. Breeder. A huge flower 
of wonderful substance and most artistic 
shape carried on a very tall, strong stem. 
A color unlike any other Tulip, best de- 
scribed as a reddish mahogany edged warm 
brown. A leader at Tulip exhibitions. 
Height 36 in. $1.40 for 10, $12.00 per 100 
INGA HUME. Cottage. Inside deep yellow, 
slightly red; outside red with broad, sharply 
Iined yellow edge and large black base. 
Perfectly formed, large flower on erect 
stem. Very fine variety, highly recom- 
INSURPASSABLE. Darwin. A well- named 
variety, for it Is truly outstanding. The 
huge lilac blooms are borne on_ 34-inch 
stems. It is far superior to the well-known 
variety, William Copeland, and is highly 
recommended for exhibition and forcing. 
$1.40 for 10, $12.00 per 100 
JESSY. Breeder. This magnificent Tulip 
is much like Louis XIV but larger and 
livelier in color. The general effect is clear 
coffee-brown, bronzy red. The gigantic 
flower is borne on a fine, strong stem. 
Splendid for exhibition. Height 36 in. 
$1.40 for 10, $12.00 per 100 
KATHRYN TRUXTON. Breeder. We 
consider this and Limnos to be the best of 
the newer shades in this fine class. Outside 
of the petals is a soft, smoky rose with a 
mended for forcing. An unusual color in 
Tulips, becoming more beautiful as the 
flower ages. Height 26 in. 
$1.40 for 10, $12.00 per 100 
INGLESCOMBE YELLOW. Cottage. A 
beautiful variety. Size, form and height 
greatly resemble the Darwins, so much so 
that it is frequently called the Yellow 
Darwin. A deep shade of canary-yellow 
which gradually becomes edged and suf- 
beautiful soft copper- yellow edging; inside 
soft pinkish lavender lightly shaded with 
old copper, base olive-green. Long, oval- 
shaped flower of excellent form, lasting a 
long time in bloom. Height 28 in. 
$1.70 for 10, $15.00 per 100 
KING GEORGE V. Darwin. Perhaps best 
described as deep cherry-rose with a blue 
base. A flower of very large size and splen- 
f did form. One of the most popular varie- 
fused scarlet as the flower ages. Height ties for exhibition, and can now be had at 
22 in. $1.20 for 10, $10.00 per 100 an attractive price. Height 26 in. 
- $1.40 for 10, $12.00 per 100 
KING HAROLD. Darwin. Intense ruby- 
crimson, center rich black. Tall and of 
fine form; a rich deep color. Very distinct. 
Height 24 in. $1.20 for 10, $10.00 per 100 
LADY HILLINGDON. Darwin. This va- 
riety has been named after the rose It re- 
sembles in color. When flowering outside 
it is orange shaded buff, a color not found 
among the Darwins; grown indoors, it Is 
bright orange. Height 20 in. 
$1.40 for 10, $12.00 per 100 
LA TULIPE NOIRE (The Black Tulip). 
Darwin. The nearest in color to the so- 
called Black Tultp—deep maroon-black, 
which has a velvety sheen in the sunlight. 
Height 25 in. $1.40 for 10, $12.00 per 100 
LIMNOS. Breeder. A lovely egg-shaped 
flower of soft salmon hues. Outer petals 
are flushed soft lilac-rose. An outstanding 
variety greatly admired in our local gardens 
on account of its unique color. Height 28 in. 
$2.20 for 10, $20.00 per 100 
LOUIS XIV. Breeder. An even tone of dark 
purple, with a broad margin of golden 
bronze; green-back base starred yellow; 
very large flower of wonderful substance. 
A very fine variety and one that should be 
included in every collection, however rare. 
Height 30 in. $1.40 for 10, $12.00 per 100 
this giant variety is quite the finest. It is 
bright golden orange—distinctly a new 
shade in yellow Tulips—and a fine, strong 
grower with exquisitely shaped flowers. 
Splendid for exhibition. Height 29 in. 
$1.40 for 10, $12.00 per 100 
GOLDEN HARVEST. 
Cottage. An even 
tone of bright lemon-yellow. The flower 
is of excellent substance and very much in 
demand for early forcing. Height 28 in. 
$1.20 for 10, $10.00 per 100 
< COTTAGE TULIP, ADVANCE 
Foreground of Porch Border Planting 
Blooms most seasons about May 1. 
A much-admired Tulip in our trial gardens. It 
is the result of a cross between Gesneriana spathulata 
and the botanical Tulip Greigi. One of the largest 
of all Tulip flowers, reminding one when fully opened 
of an Oriental poppy. The color is fiery red with a 
blue base. One of the earliest of the May-flowering 
Tulips. Height 32 in. 
Plant whenever you wish to obtain a striking 
effect. The border shows several other varieties of 
Darwin Tulips which are beginning to bloom but 
were not at their best until 10 days later. 
$1.20 for 10, $10.00 per 100 

