Spring Bulbs for 
Fall Planting 
We have concentrated on the few best kinds of 
each class now in quantity production. The result 
is easy, intelligent selection by you and—lower 
prices, for top size bulbs. 
Your bulbs are specially selected for you in 
Holland. No finer quality exists—no finer varieties— 
anywhere at any price. 
We ask that if possible you order three weeks 
in advance of your desired planting date—in fact, 
it is best to order at once on receipt of this catalog. 
Os Tl Vou! Any tulip on this 
page is priced $4.75 per bag of 50. Sold only in bags, 
SO of one kind minimum order. This figures out to the 
HERE'S PROOF OF 
HOW YOU SAVE... 
when you buy top-size bulbs 
low price of - - 9%¢ each. 
Darwin Tulips 
(May: 1!/, to 3 ft. Lift every 2 years.) 
The showiest tulips. Magnificently 
large blooms, strong vigorous stems. 
Bartigon—Fine, fiery red. Large. 
Blue Amiable—Large heliotrope-blue. 
City of Haarlem—Immense scarlet, 
blue base, white edge. 
Clara Butt—Beautiful soft salmon 
rose. Most popular color in Darwins. 
Farncombe Sanders—Famous large 
scarlet, clear white base. 
Faust—Purple maroon, blue base. 
Giant—Large, tall purple-violet with 
blue and white base. 
Gloria Swanson—Carmine, with blue. 
La Tulipe Noire—Very dark maroon, 
velvety. The ‘Black Tulip.” 
Niphetos—Cream outside, soft yel- 
low inside. Long flower. Outstanding. 
Pride of Haarlem—Large, old rose. 
Princess Elizabeth—Rose-lilac, edged 
rose. White base. 
Rose Copeland—Deep rose. Fine 
shape. 
Victory (d’Oliviera)—Solid brilliant 
red with black and white center. 
William Copeland — Old 
favorite. 
Yellow Giant—Large, tall, bright yel- 
low with black base. 
Zwanenburg—Large, tall. Pure white 
throughout except for black stamens. 
lavender 
Cottage Tulips 
(“May-flowering”’) 
Usually bloom in Mid-May. Easi 
to grow, need not be lifted every 
few years. Tall, sturdy stems—the 
newer kinds as sturdy as Darwins 
and with large flowers. 
Carrara—Purest white, ivory stamen. 
Mazeppa—Extremely brilliant, rich 
red. White center. 
Mrs. Scheepers—Stunning tall gold- 
en. Long petals. Outstanding. 
World’s Fair—Imposing large, tall, 
brilliant rose. Cream base> 
Wall Street—Fine golden yellow. 
Yellow Emperor — Metallic golden- 
yellow. Large bloom, sirong stem. 
Triumph Tulips 
(“Early Darwins”) 
A week before Darwins; stems 
strong, flowers large. Bright colors 
and contrasts. Better kinds only: 
Corniferous—Deep red, sturdy. 
Zimmerman (Tudor City) — Cream 
and rose, dark rose edge and white 
inside center. 
Double Early Tulips 
Orange Nassau—Orange and scarlet. 
Peach Blossom—Soft rosy pink. 
This actual pho- 
tograph shows 
two tulip bulbs 
of the same 
kind exactly. 
Only the size of 
the bulb was 
different 
growing condi- 
tions were 
identical. You 
can see clearly 
» the vast differ- 
} ence in the final 
result . .. the 
duces a bigger, 
healthier plant, 
and avery 
much larger 
flower. 
NEWER TULIPS 
10 EACH OF 5 BETTER, 
NEWER TULIPS, 10 to 12 cms. 
to MODERNIZE YOUR GAR- 
DEN $5. 
Sold only in bags of 50 as fol- 
lows; 10 each. ..... sNephemaikoMeare 
Blue Parrott--gorgeous huge ,frilled 
and lanced and splashed. 
Red Emperor--huge early blooms, 
few 12 cm. bulbs’ available. 
Brightest red in the garden.Early. 
Duke of Wellington--pure white, 
even the anthers. (Darwin) 
Carrara--pure white, free and 
long-lived. (Cottage)) 
Worlds Fair--brilliant rose, large 
imposing bloom. (Cottage). 
30 
larger bulb proy 
