Rainbow Collection 
DARWIN e BREEDER AND 
EXHIBITION COLLECTION OFFER 
Four Fine May-Flowering Tulips 
Glacier Mme. Butterfly 
Marshall Haig The Peach 
40 Bulbs, 10 each of 4 varieties 
(Value $5.80) .. . eS er ee $4.90 
Bulbs, 25 each of 4 varieti 
Walue $12.50). ite Ss 
ADMIRAL TROMP. Breeder. One of the newer Breeder Tulips, 
which will become more popular when better known. The general 
tone of the flower is a bright orange-red shaded salmon. Petals 
are of good substance and the blooms are large. Height 30 in. 
$1.40 for 10, $12.00 per 100 
ADORATION. Darwin. A very lovely color and quite distinct— 
pale, soft flesh-pink with lighter edge and a white base. Very 
large, well-formed flower carried on a fine, strong stem. Height 
28 in. $1.60 for 10, $14.00 per 100 
ADVANCE. Cottage. A much-admired Tulip m 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. $1.20 for 10, $10.00 per 100 
AFTERGLOW. Darwin. Deep rosy orange with salmon shading 
at edges of petals; inside deep orange with yellowish base. A 
sport of Baronne de la Tonnaye, which 1s of remarkable interest 
because it is the first instance of a Darwin sporting to the Breeder 

3 tones. A showy Tulip for outdoors. Height 26 in. 
A NIUES $1.30 for 10, $11.00 per 100 
ALBINO. Cottage. A popular white Cottage Tulip, which is largely 
used for early forcing. Excellent when grown from precooled stock. 
Height 24 in. $1.40 for 10, $12.00 per 100 
A truly majestic flower. One of the best white Darwin 
Tulips. Height 30in. $1.60 for 10, $14.00 per 100. 
Culture. Bulbs should be planted 5 to 6 inches deep 
and not less than 5 inches apart. One-half inch of sand at 
base of bulbs will amply repay the trouble by the pro- 
vision for drainage during wet weather. For forcing, 
bulbs should be planted as soon as received, and the 
flowers appear to better advantage if pots a trifle deeper 
than the ordinary bulb-pans are used. We recommend 
what are termed azalea-pots for this purpose. A tempera- 
ture of 55 to 60 degrees is recommended, for if allowed 
ene gently,” larger flowers and longer stems may be 
ad. 
Should we cover our Tulips? Tulips are the easiest 
of bulbous plants to grow. We advise, however, against 
covering them with any kind of mulch. In the first place, 
the bulbs do not require warmth. Mulches provide ideal 
nesting places for field mice, which seem to like to eat the 
bulbs. In mild winters mulches encourage premature 
growth. Greater damage is done to Tulips by poor drain- 
age than by cold weather. Our suggestion is to make sure 
of a well-drained location for success with Tulips. 
We have been testing for the past fifteen years approxi- 
mately 400 new, rare, and standard varieties of Darwin, 
Breeder, and Cottage Tulips at our Islip Farm. After 
careful checking, we find the following eighty-eight va- 
rieties to be the finest procurable either in Holland, 
England, or the United States. In offering them to our 
clients, we do it with the confidence that comes from the 
knowledge that there are no finer varieties from the 
standpoint of color, size of bloom, substance of petals, 
length of stems or duration of bloom. The following list 
includes the best standard as well as the best new va- 
rieties: 

MARSHALL HAIG >>>— 
The best brilliant scarlet Hybrid Tulip 
of recent introduction. ‘Height 30 in. 
$1.40 for 10, $12.00 per 100. 
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