Wizarte and WE ijblozmen Tulifes 
Old Dutch Broken Tulips 
IN THE OLD DAYS OF THE 171rH CENTURY when the Dutch produced new varieties 
by “breaking” the colors and the tulip mania seized Holland, these Bizarres ae 
Bijbloemen were the kinds most sought after. They still retain popularity and the 
better they become known the more they are asked for. 
The Bizarres may be characterized as having dark brown stripes and featherings 
on a yellow ground; the Bijbloemen as having a white ground with rose or mauve 
stripes and featherings. 
They bloom at the same time as the Darwins and, while we like to see a section of 
the garden or of the borders given over exclusively to mass plantings of these, they 
will also lend themselves because of their subtle colorings in flakes and feathers, to 

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interesting combinations with self colored Breeder, Cottage or Darwin Tulips. 
Until we know these fine Bizarre and Bijbloemen Tulips better in this country, we 
are losing one of the greatest and most interesting pleasures of the spring garden. 
We have searched gardens and nurseries in England and Holland for the most 
unusual of these old time favorites and take pleasure in presenting to you a limited 
number of outstanding varieties. All are beautiful and may be planted together. 
To assist the lover of unusual things in their selection, we have assembled here the 
following collections: 

Collection of Bizarre Tulips in five finest named varieties selected by us, 
$7.50 for 50; $15.00 per 100. 
Collection of Bijbloemen Tulips in five finest named varieties and con- 
sisting half of violet and half rose shadings, varieties selected by us, $7.50 
for 50; $15.00 per 100. 

BIJBLOEMEN TULIP 
Lily - \ flowering Tulifes 
AS THE RESULT of crossing the dainty, pointed-petaled Tulipa retroflexa 
with a Darwin, we have here a very beau- 
tiful and distinct race of Tulips, having graceful, slightly reflexing flowers with curved, pointed petals, carried on tall 
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sturdy stems. 
They flower with the Breeder, Cottage, Hybrid and Darwin Tulips, during the month of May, except in far south- 
ern areas where they bloom during April. 
ALASKA. Here is a most remarkable Tulip of a clear 
bright yellow and most elegant form. The tone of the 
yellow is very unusual, it is so even and so soft, and 
the form of the long slender flower is equally interest- 
ing. The flower is all of charming yellow, there is no 
other color anywhere. The petals reflex slightly and the 
charm of the slender bloom is marked. A fine tulip to 
use with mertensia or with Scilla campanulata var. 
“Excelsior.” Height, 25 inches. $1.50 for 10; $12.50 per 
100. See illustration, page 17. 
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CAPTAIN FRYATT. An exceedingly unusual color, 
amaranth-purple, with a deep blue-violet base misted 
with a white bloom. The flowers are large, the long- 
pointed petals widely reflexed and borne on gracefully 
drooping stems. The only Tulip in this color class. Height, 
24 inches. $1.60 for 10; $13.50 per 100. 
ELEGANS ALBA. A delightful creamy white Tulip with 
narrow carmine margin that does not spread as the flower 
ages. A bed of this is very pretty, edged with the old- 
fashioned green and white-striped funkias. Height, 24 
inches. $1.75 for 10; $15.00 per 100. See illustration, 
page 12. 
WHITE DUCHESS. Excecdingly beautiful, lily-flowering 
Tulip of a pure snow-white. The flower is very large and 
of most artistic form: the base is absolutely pure, the 
anthers are creamy white, giving to the entire Tulip the 
effect of a perfect purity. It is carried on a tall, straight, 
strong stem and will create a lovely picture if planted in 
clumps with a ground cover of myosotis or Anchusa my- 
osotidiflora, Height, 29 inches, $1.60 for 10; $13.50 per 
100. See illustration, page 7. 
