TULIPAS 

(SPECIES OR BOTANICAL TULIPS) 
The earliest of all tulips ! 
These are the original ,,wild tulips”, found in the woods of Turkey and 
Asia Minor and which were improved and meliorated by the Dutch growers. 
Excellently suited for small groups or for planting in the rockery. The 
botanical tulips flower almost two weeks before the single early tulips 
and it may be said that they open the ,,Tulip season”. 
TOPSIZE 
p. 100 
Biflora, small white flowers with yellow centre, giving up to nine flowers $ 
Onsone stem ce... eR 4.50 
Dasystemon, a rather strange variety, each bulb giving 4 or 5 broad open 
white flowers with yellow centre. Very dwarf flowering. A real 
rockery tulip. Height 6 inches. Limited stock. . .. . 7.— 
Eichleri, a most favored rockery tulip, large crimson-scarlet flowers, 
with a lighter shade on ‘the outside petals. Yellow and black-centre. 
Height 12 inches. A very strong flowering variety, lasting for weeks 4— 
Fosteriana Cantate, brilliant vermilion-red. Enormous large flower. The 
foliage is most beautiful, broad shiny dark green leaves. A fine 
novelty! , $.— 
Fosteriana Mad. Lefeber, ‘the largest and most beautiful tulip, \ we have 
ever seen, resembling a gigantic poppy. The enormous large ver- 
milion-scarlet flowers on high and strong stems give a brilliant effect 
when planted in groups. Please give this tulip the best place of your 
garden, protecting it against hard winds, and you will enjoy its 
beauty for several weeks. When half opened, the flower shows its 
marvellous butterflyheart, colored deep black, bordered by a yellow 
edge. Once more, it is the finest of all tulips! Height 22 inches . . 6— 
Fosteriana Princeps, nearly the same flower as Mad. Lefeber, but the 
stems are only 12 inches. Therefore for real rockery-work, this 
variety is often preferred. Moreover it flowers about a fortnight 
‘later than Mad. Lefeber. We advise you to order both sorts, so that 
you can compare them for yourself. . . i— 
Kaufmanniana ,,Elliott”, an improved ,Waterlily Tulip” "producing long 
shaped clear red flowers with white borders. A nice and attractive 
new variety with a fine orange-yellow centre. Height 15 inches . . 6.— 
Kaufmanniana ,,Gaiety”, very dwarf flowering variety. The flowers 
seem to creep over the ground. Very nice, especially when the 
‘flowers are open. The petals seem to cover the ground and you can 
enjoy the wonderful beauty of its yellowish heart. Outside petals 
red with creamy border. This is the real Waterlily tulip . . . 6.— 
Kaufmanniana ,,Vivaldi’, a wonderful new variety, growing about 15 
inches high and producing nice and strong flowers of a beautiful 
orange-red color with yellow border. The green leaves have brown 
stripes and spots. Highly recommended... . 6.— 
Praestans ,,Fuselier”’, an early flowering variety, producing two. or more 
very fine orange-scarlet flowers on each stem. Very striking . . 8.— 
“COLLECTION OF 100 BOTANICAL TULIPS 
in the ten beautiful and most attractive varieties mentioned on this page. Planted 
in small groups you will greatly admire and enjoy these early and outstanding tulips. 
EOD CUM paS it 10 Varieties (OP oe i a so. ey alt gs Se  Bomewe 

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