Page 6 Darwin Tulips 
Darwin Tulips used for bedding 
Helen Eaken (30), enormous cup-shaded flower of the purest white, perfect form and excellent 
substance carried on a strong stiff stem; a fine white Tulip for garden planting. 
$ 1.30 per doz.; $ 9.00 per 100 
Helen Madison (30), a large almost one-toned lively pink and soft red flower, inside bright rosy red 
with blue base; a magnificent variety for rich effect amongst other Tulips in the border, outstanding 
bedding Tulip and of a good substance. $ 1.30 per doz.; $ 9.00 per 100 
Insurpassable (28), large lilac flowers of great substance and beauty carried on tal] strong stems, 
much recommended for forcing and for groups in the border. $ 1.30 per doz.; $9.00 per 100 
King Harold (26), rich blood-red, fairly large flower of strong constitution, much adapted for mass 
planting, all round garden variety and still an old favourite. $ 1.15 per doz.; $ 8.00 per 100 
King Mauve (30), an unusual shade of soft mauve with faint silvery sheen, growing large, substantial 
flowers of refined form, one of the best of this colour, it is perfect in every way. 
$ 1.30 per doz.; $9.00 per 100 
La Tulipe Noire (27), ‘The Black Tulip” as it is called in history of Tulips, dark maroon of a very 
deep shade with a glittering velvety sheen almost black, an outstanding and famous variety on 
account of its colour, flowers are large and of perfect form and good substance, very beautiful (see 
illustration opposite page 9). $ 1.20 per doz.; $ 8.50 per 100 
Lilac Time (Basra) (24), a beautifully formed large flower of a very distinct soft lilac, outstanding in 
colour and form; flowers are borne on a strong erect stem. A handsome and stately new introduction 
of great merit. $ 2.15 per doz.; $ 15.00 per 100 
Madame Butterfly (30), a large flower of excellent form and great beauty carried on a strong stem, 
lilac-mauve with paler edge towards margin, very impressive in the garden, recommended for groups 
planted among Evergreens. $ 1.30 per doz.; $9.00 per 100 
Mahogany (28), avery large flower of excellent form and great beauty, colour a fine deep Mahogany- 
chestnut with much darker base, an outstanding colour among Tulips, recommended for planting in 
groups with soft coloured varieties (see illustration opposite page 8). $ 1.70 per doz.; $ 12.00 per 100 
Mamasa* (25), one of the newer yellow Darwins, a deeper yellow edition of the well-known Yellow 
Giant. Uniform bright buttercup-yellow, beautiful shaped flower, carried on a strong tall stem, a 
superb variety in every respect. $ 1.70 per doz.; $12.00 per 100 
