PRICE LIST SEPTEMBER 1, 1954 
Holland Grown Bulbs for Fall Planting 
ROBERT BUIST COMPANY ((\(5] 
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SEEDSMEN FOR OVER A CENTURY laaly 
4 S. FRONT ST. 331 ELIZABETH STREET, N. E. 
PHILADELPHIA 5, PA. ATLANTA, GA. 
Since 1828 Phone: LOmbard 3-454! Phone: Main 7055 Since 1828 
P(e BULBS 6 of one variety at doz. price 
TERMS: Bulbs, Flower Seeds and Lawn Grass Prices 25 of one variety at 100 price 
include delivery in U.S. A. No C.O.D. orders accepted. Please Note: All BULBS shipped from Philadelphia 
Tulips 
Our Top Size Bulbs measure 5 inches and over in circumference. 
HOW TO GROW TULIPS 
Outdoors: Tulips do well in any good garden soil and can be planted 
anytime in the Autumn before the ground is closed by frost. Plant 
4 to 5 in. deep and 5 to 6 in. apart each way. 
Pot Culture: Plant the bulbs as early as possible, as upon the slow 
growth of the flower bud depends the success of the forcing. Plant 
6 bulbs to a 6 in. pot in any good friable soil, allowing the tips of 
the bulbs to show above the soil. Water and place in a cold frame 
or heel-in in the garden covering the pots with ashes or soil and 
allow eight to ten weeks to force root development. Bring pots 
indoors as required and set in a cool, dark cellar. Never allow the 
soil to dry out. When an inch or more of top growth is made bring 
up to the light of a cool window, and subject them to gentle forcing. 
Never in a dry, warm atmosphere at the start. 
IDEAL GIANT DARWIN TULIPS Top Size Bulbs 12 Ctm. Up 
“None better” than Ideal Darwin Tulips. The big flowers are truly 
magnificerft and without question superior to most of the Darwin 
Tulips. They belong to the May Flowering or late-blooming class. 
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28 to 30 inches tall. Rend Per 
Anne Speelman. Creamy white changing to white .. $1.50 $11.00 
Clematisiy Cleartrose: WIAc ss. a aje cutie sis ss! «ss ote 150 11.00 
Coronada. Dark rose, long pointed petals........... 1.50 11.00 
Cum Laude. Bluest of all blue tulips in cultivation .. 1.50 11.00 
Duke of Wellington. Pure white, cream anthers .... 1.50 11.00 
Early Sunrise. Soft rose-pink feathered rose ...... 1.50 11.00 
Glacier Pureswhite, oval shaped mincmaneecie see eee 1.50 11.00 
Ilse Werner. Beautiful cerise, long oval shaped .... 1.60 12.00 
J. K. Lilly. Vermilion-red, cup shaped .............. 1.60 12.00 
Margaux. Deep wine-red, tremendous size ...,.... 1-40 10.00 
Monte Cristi. Scarlet, deepening to orange-scarlet.. 1.60 12.00 
Mrs. Gruellemans. Creamy white ...............6- 1.40 10.00 
Niphetos. Lemon-yellow, paling to an ivory-yellow. 1.50 11.00 
Notre Dame. Clear American Beauty red .......... 1.60 12.00 
Queen of the Night. Black tulip. Deep maroon-purple 1.40 10.00 
Scotch Lassie. Puredeeplavender-purple,darkerinside 1.40 10.00 
Ideal Darwins Mixed. All colors ..............0.0. 1.40 10.00 
GIANT DARWIN TULIPS 
Top Size Bulbs 12 Ctm. Up 
Darwin Tulips are the most popular of all Tulips. 
2 The chief attraction is the beautiful shaped flowers, 
Hyacinths tall sturdy stems and the lovely range of colors. Late 
flowering. 28 to 30 inches tall. 
First-Size Bulbs Produce Stronger Spikes and Larger Flower Trusses Afterglow. Dark salmon, shaded orange .......... 
Queen of the Pinks. Clear rose-pink .............. 3.00 23.00 
Tulips 
GIANT BREEDER TULIPS 
Top Size Bulbs 12 C#m. Up 
A class of Darwin Tulips having enormous flowers 
and a beautiful range of rare colors including every 
imaginable autumnal tint. Late flowering. 30 inches 
tall. 
i Bandit. Chinese-redwithwarmbronzyorange 1.50 11.00 
orpael Blood. Tomato-red shaded oxblood-red .. 1.50 11.00 
Garden Magic. Clear yellowish tan, flushed purple.. 14.75 13.00 
George Grappe. Soft lavender-blue ............++- 1.50 11.00 i — 
Indian Boriet Mahogany, distinct reddish-blush .. 1.40 10.00 
Louis XIV. Dark purple; flushed bronze .......... 1.50 11.00 
Oriental. Soft Havana, faint shading of violet .... 1.50 11.00 
Darwin Tulips 
1.25 
The Best Size for Beds, Borders and for Growing Indoors All Bright. Carmine-red, edged blood-red .......... 1.25 9.00 
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circumference. They are the best and most satisfactory for out- Ee te Oe eae U atari semanas we 1.25 9.00 
door planting and for forcing in pots. harles Needham. Carmine-scarlet ............... 1.50 11.00 
City of Haarlem. Bricht scarlet ....5.0.....025... 1.50 11.00 
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Indoors: Use a 4 inch pot for 1 bulb and a 6 inch pot for 4 bulbs. Teles Ree Sacra re Se seek . tire aay 
A light rich soil is most suitable. Pot fairly firm and let the tip Madaitel Butleca pas pA oes sees hs vt d Me Tae slaversts 1 10 : 
of the bulb just peep out of the soil. Water and place in a cool New OMennes: Plinies 4 auve, shaded violet..... 158 as 
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into the light, at a time, as needed. ie Per | Sunkist. Buttercup-yellow ..............e.ceeeees 1.25 9.00 
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City of Haarlem. Soft creamy yellow ............ ESR Een ‘Zwanenburg. Pure white, black anthers ........... 1.25 9.00 
ceranae: ase Gs Pain as seccccesses a ee cent Darwin Mixed. Mixture of selected varieties ...... 1.20 8.50 
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King of the Blues. Dark purplish-blue ............ 3.00 23.00 
Lady Derby. Delicate rose-pink ...........+..+++- 3.00 23.00 
La Victoire. Bright carmine-red ..............006- 3.00 23.00 
MInnocetices Pure White wach we .cs cn. oe se oe cacss 3.00 23.00 
Myosotis. Light porcelain-blue ...............++- 3.00 23.00 
Pink Pearl. Bright rose-pink .................+.. 3.00 23.00 
Princess Irene. Pure soft pink ............ce0000. 3.00 23.00 
Mixed. A choice mixture of all shades ............ 1.25 9.00 
