Rare Tulip Species Page 29 
Holland’s Glory (20), this is a brand new hybrid Tulip, producing magnificent flowers of colossal 
dimensions, its color is a warm dazzling scarlet of remarkable beauty and has great lasting 
qualities, the large gigantic flowers have broad massive petals, are of refined finish and are 
held on very strong stems. In our opinion destined to become a leading variety for garden 
decoration. $ 1.50 each 
Kolpakowskyana, yellow, outer petals red, now very rare. $ 1.20 per doz.; $ 8.50 per 100 
Linifolia (6), one of the most beautiful dainty species flowering in April, it has a glowing scarlet 
cup-shaped flower with a conspicuous black centre, very charming for the rock-garden or for 
groups along with the Batalini species in any choice spot of a garden, strongly recommended. 
$ 1.30 per doz.; $ 9.50 per 100 
Marjoletti (18), producing pretty little flowers of creamy-white flaked with pink, very fine for 
cutting. $ 1.00 per doz.; $ 7.00 per 100 
Orphanidea (Greece), a very distinct and interesting species, flowering in April, color buff- 
orange, shaded bronze towards centre of base, very rare. 35 cts. each; $ 3.50 per doz. 
Persica (Breyniana) (8), a very beautiful little dwarf species, producing several flowers on 
branched stems, interior of fragant flowers brilliant yellow, exterior golden-bronze, very 
valuable for the rock-garden. $ 1.70 per doz.; $ 12.00 per 100 
Praestans (suaveolens sylvestris), (Bokhara) (7), this is a very interesting variety which we 
can strongly recommend, it produces 3 to 4 flowers on a stem and its color is of the loveliest 
orange-scarlet imaginable, flowers in early April. 85 cts. per doz.; $ 6.00 per 100 
Praestans Fusilier (7), a recent new introduction of very upright habit with several flowers on a 
stem, like a big bunch; color a lovely shade of orange-scarlet, a variety of great interest. 
$ 1.25 per doz.; $ 8.75 per 100 
Praestans Tubergen’s Variety (10), producing medium sized, cup shaped, orange-scarlet 
flowers with no base blotch, two or three flowers on a stem, very beautiful. 
$ 1.15 per doz.; $ 8.25 per 100 
Praestans Zwanenburg’s Variety (10), expanded vermilion blossoms with pointed segments, 
somewhat resembling a miniature Poinsettia. $ 1.15 per doz.; $ 8.25 per 100 
Pulchella humilis, this is a very rare and beautiful species, which always attracts much attention 
when flowering in the early days of Spring; it grows with Crocuslike flowers of a pretty violet 
pink-shade with a very large and distinct yellow base, giving a splendid account of itself in the 
rock-garden or other choice spots in the garden. 30 cts. each; $ 3.00 per doz. 
Pulchella Violet Queen (6), a very rare species of great beauty, flowers are cup-shaped of a red- 
dish-purple color, carried on a slender stem and have great lasting qualities, truly a charming 
little Tulip, unequalled in color and is the first to bloom, usually in February, very scarce. 
50 cts. each; $ 5.60 per doz. 
Saxatilis (8), here is another beautiful and interesting species, having graceful flowers of a delicate 
satiny-rose with an unusual large golden-yellow round base almost reaching half way up the 
petals, giving it a very distinct appearance together with its glossy foliage, flowering end of 
April, very rare. 25 cts. each; $ 2.50 per doz. 
Sylvestris (Florentine Odorata), a sweet scented wild English Tulip, flowers drooping, color 
pure yellow, must become established before flowering freely. 85 cts. per doz.; $ 6.00 per 100 
Sylvestris Major (18), a free flowering garden form of this species bearing 2 to 3 large golden- 
yellow flowers on a graceful slender stem. $ 1.10 per doz.; $ 8.00 per 100 
Sylvestris var. Tabris, a very beautiful species from Persia, it is an enlarged form of Sylvestris 
of very free flowering and upright habit. $ 1.90 per doz.; $ 14.00 per 100 
Tarda (Dasystemon), producing early in April 3 to 5 small flowers on a stem, color canary- 
yellow and white, exterior shaded green and grey, very fine for the rock-garden. 
$ 1.05 per doz.; $ 7.50 per 100 
Turkestanica (8), this interesting species is closely allied to Tulipa biflora, but is much more robust 
in habit and has 5 to 9 flowers on a stem, creamy white flowers with a green and bronzy flush 
on the exterior and has great lasting qualities. 85 cts. per doz.; $ 6.00 per 100 
Viridiflora (18), a distinct and curious flower with waved petals, color pale green, margined soft 
yellow. $ 1.25 per doz.; $ 9.00 per 100 
Viridiflora Praecox (18), a larger form of the proceeding, a very attractive and distinct variety, 
very scarce. 30 cts. each; $ 3.00 per doz. 
Wilsoniana (9), a rare and very little known species from Turkestan with handsome dark ver- 
milion-scarlet flowers with conspicuous yellow stamens. 50 cts. each; $ 5.00 per doz. 
