Distinctive, Ynusual 
~~ PARROT TULIPS 
Giant Fringed Flowers on Strong Stems 
These Tulips have thrown off the conventional form and bear large, very showy 
and most interesting flowers with curiously and deeply laciniated petals of rich 
and varied colors. When fully opened we have 10-inch wide flowers of brilliant 
colors often shadowed with soft apple-green almost its entire length. 
BLACK PARROT. Brilliant velvety maroon-black. The 
only Parrot Tulip in this color. Strong stem and flower. We 
offer the true Black Parrot and recommend it as a most 
unusual flower. 60c for 3; $2.15 for 12; $3.95 for 25 
BLUE PARROT. Bright violet and mauve flower outside, 
inside purple shaded steel-blue. A large oblong flower, The Rare 
perfectly formed, with heavy waxlike petals that remain Black 
in splendid condition for an unusual length of time. The Parrot 
most popular flower at many shows this past spring. Stems 
strong and straight, 24 inches long. 
$1.50 for 12; $2.80 for 25; $10.75 for 100 
FANTASY. Another lovable vagabond which has successfully thrown off the 
conventional Tulip form. Buds are like pointed candle flames of salmon-rose. 
The edges of the closed flower are informally curved and deeply laciniated, 
apple-green shadows rise from the outside base almost the entire length of 
the petals. When fully opened, we have a broad petalled flaring and loosely 
built flower of brilliant salmon-rose on a 22-inch stem. A true expression 
of rhythmic freedom. $1.25 for 12; $2.35 for 25; $8.85 for 100 
FIREBIRD. Many visitors to our trial grounds selected this very large, 
deeply fringed, vermifion-scarlet flower as the very best of its color. It’s a 
magnificent flower. $1.25 for 12; $2.45 for 25; $9.35 for 100 
ORANGE PARROT. We have discontinued Orange Favorite as we all 
think this newer kind is much better in every way. Of splendid orange color, 
flower very large, stem strong. $1.75 for 12; $3.00 for 25; $12.25 for 100 
TEXAS GOLD. A golden yellow beauty of great size and substance. Some 
of the petals are edged and flam- 
ed with delicate red markings. 
All of the petals are splashed on 
the outside with apple-green. 
This variety is very much better 
PARROT TULIP 
than Sunshine. Larger flowers, 
better color, stronger growing. 
26 inches tall. 60c for 3; 
$2.15 for 12; $3.95 for 25 
THERESE. A new top-notch Parrot of cherry-scarlet 
with the same unusually formed and distinctive petals 
Therese all feathered heavily with bright apple-green. A very 
attractive flower both in the garden and when displayed 
in vases indoors. 24 inches tall. 
$1.50 for 12; $2.80 for 25; $10.75 for 100 
COLLECTION 
Nine varieties described here. 
Each kind packed separately and 
named. 
3 bulbs each of 9 kinds 
Worth $4.90—Special $4.10 
6 bulbs each of 9 kinds 
Worth $8.50—Special $7.45 
12 bulbs each of 9 kinds 
Worth $18.20—Special $14.45 
VAN DYCK. The latest addition to our list of Par- Postpaid to You 
rots. Another giant flowering, deeply cut petaled 
flower of rich rose-pink, delicately striped and vein- 
ed on the inside of the petals with bright apple- 
green. 85¢ for 3; $3.00 for 12; $5.50 for 25 
WONDER. Largest of all the Parrot Tulips and a lovely shade of soft old 
rose. The very large, deeply cut and fringed petals are flamed with rosy red “ 
and veined and streaked with fresh, bright green. A tremendously large and " 
exotic flower on a tall, straight stem. 24 inches tall. QS 
70c for 3; $2.45 for 12; $4.55 for 25 , TT 
MIXED COLORS. A splendid blend of colors we make right here in the 
warehouse of nearly equal quantities of each of the above nine named va- 
rieties of Parrot Tulips. $1.20 for 12; $2.30 for 25; $8.75 for 100 S 
DOUBLE PEONY-FLOWERED TULIPS “= 
These tall-stemmed, very double flowering Tulips, with blooms 4 to 5 
inches across, deserve a lot more attention than they have been given. They 
bloom in May and are splendid for growing in solid beds or for planting in 
groups of six to a dozen in the hardy plant or shrub border or among ever- 
greens. Very sturdy growing and hold their giant flowers very erect. The 
kinds we list here grow from 22 to 24 inches tall. 
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white. Most attractive. 22 inches tall. 
$1.75 for 12; $3.75 for 25; $11.65 for 100 
EROS. Commands attention in every garden where it is grown. One of the 
| very best Tulips in this magnificent class ever introduced. Very substantial 
. flowers of clear old rose color on unusually strong stems even for this va- 
riety. 20 inches tall. $2.15 for 12; $3.95 for 25; $14.65 for 100 
HOANG HO. Clear golden yellow flowers on tall, strong, 20-inch stems. 
$1.65 for 12; $3.20 for 25; $11.85 for 100 
SNOW PRINCE. The largest double, pure white Tulip. 
$1.50 for 12; $2.80 for 25; $10.75 for 100 TEXAS GOLD 7 
PEONY-FLOWERED MIXTURE. All of the above kinds in a splendid 
mixture of colors. $1.65 for 12; $3.10 for 25; $11.45 for 100 
COXA. Large, very double, rich scarlet flowers daintily tipped with pure 
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Our bulb growers in Holland send us the cream of their crop of bulbs. 
Known as riddle 12, they are top-size and top-quality. 
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