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TULIP time 
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gardener’s heart! 
So-0o-0 We, at the Barnes, bring YOU the loveliest Tulips to be found... 
Tulips to make your garden glow with lilting color, gay as laughter! 
Ours is the Best collection in the world . . . Time-tested, Leading 
Varieties in a breathtaking array of enchanting colors running the 
gamut from delicate pastels, as lovely as filtered sunshine, to e¢lear, 
vivid colors of brilliant splendor! Every Bulb is Choice, Fat, 
Healthy carefully selected! _ 
Each and Every One is guaranteed through the entire blooming 
season next year in your garden! And Our Tulips are SO easy to 
grow! Just plant them in any good garden soil, in a sunny spot... 
they'll thrive rewarding you with the incomparable joy of their 
shining beauty for several years on end! 
YOUR GUIDE FOR THE EASY CHOOSING OF OUR TULIPS 
We’ve arranged the following guide for you, according to period of 
bloom, general characteristics and colors, basing the periods of 
bloom on those occuring in the Northeastern part of our country. 
EARLY — Mid to late April 
SINGLE EARLY — Page 20 
Short stocky stems. Large, bright colored flowers. Excellent for forcing, 
general bedding and windy areas. 
DOUBLE EARLY — Page 20 
Same as above, but fully double. Excellent for massing. 
MID-SEASON — Late April thru First of May 
TRIUMPH — Page 19 4 
Taller than early Tulips, shorter than late, but long enough for cutting. 
Strong stiff stems. Comparable to Darwins in size of bloom and color quality, 
but selection of colors is not yet extensive. Flowers of good substance and 
long lasting. Ideal for forcing. 
LATE — Second thru Last Week of May 
DARWIN — Page 6 
Long slender stems. Large cup-shaped flowers of good substance, refined 
form and stately bearing. True aristocrats. An exceptionally wide range 
of colors, pure white through the rainbow to almost black. No bronze. 
Clear, definite shades of color, and uniform tones. 
BREEDER — Page 12 
Long stems, but stout and stiff. Colors are usually two-toned, rather neutral, 
and include many valuable “Art Shades’, interesting combinations and un- 
usual hues. No whites. 
COTTAGE — Page 6 ae 
Long slender stems. Petals generally long and pointed. Mostly brilliant 
colors of indescribable shades imperceptibly blending into one another. No 
lavenders, purple or bronze, but otherwise a wide range of colors. 
DOUBLE LATE (Paeony-flowered) — Page 18 } : 
Long, rigid stems, though.a bit shorter than Darwins, Fully double, bril- 
liant colored flowers of excellent quality and truly amazing proportions. 
Rapidly becoming very popular. 
LILY-FLOWERED — Page 16 eer 
Moderately long stems. Curved and pointed petals, artistically reflexed. 
Very graceful. Good selection of colors. 
PARROT — Page 16 
Flowers of unusual interest. Large, deeply c 
REMBRANDT — Page 22 
“Broken” Darwin Tulips. 
stemmed than Darwins. 
ALL SEASON —Species and Botanical Varieties—Page 23 
No general notes apply to this group, as each variety or species is a definite 
vi ies 0 inches. Periods of bloom range from 
individual. Vary in height from 3 to 2 ; ar 
last week of March thru last week of May. Exceptionally well suite . 
rock garden culture. Include many rare items of unusual interest an 
charm. 
ut, fringed and laciniated petals. 
Flecked, feathered, and striped flowers, Shorter 
Photograph by Harold M. Lambert 
The same sequence will follow in any part of the country, you'll 
find. Naturally there are more complete details on the pages indi- 
cated, for this is only a guide. 
