S. Siberica — The Siberian Squill needs no introduction for it can be seen 
naturalized in the woodland and on lawns of many old estates. Bright 
blue, it is one of our most valuable miniature spring flowering bulbs. 
Delightful planted in large drifts under forsythia. 
$.60 per 10 $5.00 per 100 
S. siberica alba — A white form of the preceding and even more delightful. 
Plant together with sky blue and in drifts $.40 per 10 $3.00 per 100 
S. siberica Spring Beauty — This form is a great improvement over the 
common variety. Bright blue flowers produced larger and on taller 
stems in great quantity. Increases rapidly; May flowering. 4” tall. 
You owe yourself this lovely blue $.75 per 10 $6.00 per 100 
S. Tubergenianus — New and exquisitely charming. A most worthy contri- 
bution to miniature hardy and early flowering bulbs. The flowers are 
of a most unusual delicate blue; the center of each petal is pencilled 
a darker shade. The pollen is of a light turquoise blue. Very re- 
warding; 3 or more spikes are produced per bulb with 3 or 4 flowers 
each. The leaves are produced after the flowers; short but glossy 
green and quite wide. Very precocious, it flowers at the same time 
as the Eranthis and the Galanthus. Plant 3” deep, 8” apart in any 
good garden loam in groups of 5 and 10. Introduced by Van Tubergen 
from North Persia. Award of Merit London 1937 and First Class 
Certificate Haarlem 1939-1940. Stock limited. Scarce. 
3 for $.75 5 for $1.25 10 for $2.50 
TULIPA SPECIES (Botanical Tulips) 
The wild species of Tulips are a very charming race of flowering hardy 
bulbs. Among the species there is a large diversity of color and form, dainty 
star shaped flowers to superb goblets, expanding to huge large saucers in 
full sun. Some varieties are so rewarding that they produce 8 to 4 flowers on 
a branching stem. Their color varies from creamy white, pale yellow to deep 
chrome, orange, vermillion and dazzling scarlet red, pale pink to rosy crimson 
and purplish violet. The flowering season extends from late March to early 
June. They like full sun, a well drained sandy soil and all the baking sun 
possible during the summer to ripen the bulbs. 
We recommend them very highly for the decoration of the rock garden. 
Due to their pleasing form and remarkable color, they add great interest to 
the flower border and foundation plantings. For best effect, always plant in 
drifts of five to ten and more. Depth of planting for the small bulb species, 4” 
to 5” and 3” to 4” apart. Larger bulbs prefer a depth of 6” to 8” and 4” to 6” 
apart. These depths are for good sandy garden loam; in heavier soil, they 
should be 1” to 2” less in depth. 
We have one of the most complete collections of these species. It has 
been greatly increased and we are offering many rare and new kinds to 
charm your garden. : 
T. acuminata (cornuta stanopetala) — Not considered a true species. Flowers 
are of the most fascinating shape and color combination. The long 
narrow pointed petals are elegantly twisted and waved on the edges 
and are a pale yellow orange shaded to a brilliant scarlet. A true 
floral fantasy. Spectacular when planted in large clumps at the 
back of the rock garden, flower border, front of foundation planting, 
especially in front of evergreens, 18” to 20” tall; May. 
$1.25 per 10 $10.00 per 100 
PLEASE READ CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 
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