COTTAGE TULIPS 
These embrace a great variety in form and are rich in the more delicate and artistic shades of color. They 
are best of all for cutting as the graceful flowers are mostly long and oval, with long, slender, often curved stems. 
They come into bloom from May 5 to 15 and will last for many years. Plant in color groups. 
Columbus. 24 in. Medium-sized, long, golden yellow 
flower with vermilion blotches. Unusual. 
Conde Nast. 26 in. A beautifully formed flower of creamy 
yellow shaded with rose. 
Golden Measure. 26 in. Handsome golden yellow flower 
with a faint reddish tone on the petal edge. 
G. W. Leak. 28 in. A brilliant cup-shaped flower of vivid 
orange-red. Superb among evergreens. 
Marshall Haig. 28 in. A very striking, well-formed flower 
of brilliant scarlet-red. Very attractive. 
Mongolia. 28 in. Enormous globe-shaped flowers of dis- 
tinct chrome-yellow. 
Pride of Holland. 24 in. Medium-sized, well formed 
flower of glossy canary-yellow flamed with blood red. 
White City. 28 in. A superb pure white flower of large 
size held high on a long stem. 
Mixed Cottage Tulips. Including the above colors in a 
well-proportioned color mixture. 
Any of the above 9, doz. $1.35; $9.50 per 100 
TRIUMPH TULIPS 
These come to bloom May 5 between the Early and Late 
Tulips with large flowers on mid-high stems. 
Bruno Walter. 18 in. Very large flowers of deep chrome- 
orange flushed purple and bronze. 
Crater. 18 in. An outstandingly beautiful dark vermilion- 
red flower of large size. 
Elmus. 20 in. Striking, large flower of cherry-red color 
with a narrow, creamy white edge. 
Rynland. 20 in. Fine attractive variety with amaranth- 
red flowers broadly bordered with yellow. 
Telescopium. 22 in. An elegantly formed rose-violet flower 
of large size on a strong stem. 
Ursa Minor. 18in. A large well-formed deep golden yellow 
flower. The best yellow Triumph. 
White House. 22 in. ‘The finest of all white Triumphs. 
Nicely formed flowers on strong stems. 
Yuki San. 20 in. A very distinctive variety with madder- 
red petals edged with chrome. 
Mixed Triumph Tulips. Including the above colors in a 
well-proportioned color mixture. 
Any of the above 9, doz. $1.35; $9.50 per 100 
BREEDER TULIPS 
With rich subdued colors, these are unrivaled for their 
elegance and stateliness. They bloom in mid-May. 
Barcarolle. 32 in. Blooms of immense size and lovely 
bright violet-purple on tall, erect stems. 
Georges Grappe. 34 in. An enormous outstanding flower 
of uniform lavender-mauye. Very fine. 
Jeroen Bosch. 28 in. Large stately flower of good substance 
colored olive with broad bronze edge. 
Orange Delight. 32 in. A newly developed variety with 
large, stately, orange flowers flushed with bronze. 
Sonate. 30 in. A beautiful tomato-red flower margined with 
bronze-yellow, of large size and stately. 
Mixed Breeder Tulips. A rich mixture of all of the colors 
shown above. 
Any of the above 6, doz. $1.30; $9 per 100 
Belle Jaune. 28 in. Very fine egg-shaped flower of deep 
golden yellow on strong erect stem. 
Marjorie Bowen. 28 in. Soft rose with broad silvery 
apricot edge—a very unusual shade. 
Northern Queen. 26 in. An attractive large white flower 
with a broad rose-pink edge on the petals. 
Stanja. 27 in. A very substantial, nicely formed flower of 
sunny canary yellow on a strong stem. 
Any of the above 4, doz. $1.25; $8.50 per 100 
Advance. 30 in. Extremely large well-formed brilliant 
flowers of frery orange-red on strong stems. 
Mayflower. 28 in. Lively old-rose flower with a scarlet 
flush. Makes a brilliant garden accent. 
Either of the above 2, doz. $1.60; $11.50 per 100 
Rosy Dawn. 20 in. An attractive white flower with a rose- 
red margin. Very pretty. 
Smiling Queen. 28 in. One of the finest pinks with huge 
rose-pink flowers edged with satin rose. 
Either of the above 2, doz. $1.85; $13.50 per 100 
Artist. 20 in. An unusual combination of salmon-rose, 
purple, red and green. The well-shaped flowers last well. 
Majestic. 30 in. An enormous scarlet flower, with a black 
base, beautifully placed on a long, strong stem. 
Either of the above 2, doz. $2.75; $21 per 100 
PEONY-FLOWERED TULIPS 
Large, full-double flowers in May, these appreciate some 
noon shade to help keep the heavy blooms erect. 
Clara Carder. 19 in. Large double flowers of rose-pink 
flushed with silvery white, having yellow anthers. 
Double Picotee. 20 in. Very attractive, large, double, 
clean white flowers picoteed or edged with pink. 
Eros. 20 in. Very large, extra fine, full-double flowers of a 
distinct old-rose shade. Nice for solid beds. 
Lord Derby. 18 in. A splendid, glowing dark carmine-red 
with an effective, contrasting white edge. 
Mt. Tacoma. 18 in. A very beautiful variety with large, 
attractive pure white flowers. Superb for beds. 
Nizza. 20 mn. Handsome, immense, full-double flowers of 
creamy yellow spotted with red. 
Orange Triumph. 28 in. A brilliant, fully double flower 
of orange edged with bright yellow. 
Royal Yellow. 20 in. A new development with huge peony- 
like, pure yellow, very double flowers. 
Symphonia. 18 in. Immense, fully double blooms of deep 
carmine-rose shaded with scarlet. 
Mixed Peony-Flowered Tulips. A fine mixture of all of 
the colors shown above. 
Any of the above 10, doz. $1.75; $12.50 per 100 
Uncle Tom. 20 in. An outstanding variety with huge, 
very double flowers of rich mahogany-red. 
Price of the above, doz. $2.10; $15.50 per 100 
| Order Forbes Roses now for 1953. See pp. 8-11 | 
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a 2 SA; 
Botanical Tulip, Acuminata 
Cottage 
Tulip, 
Mayflower 
Peony-flowered 
Tulip, Eros 
Our Tulip bulbs 
are all top-size, 
134 inches across 
