Page 24 Parrot Tulips 
Orange Favourite (24), this is a magnificent Parrot sport of the popular Cottage Tulip Orange King, 
its colour is uniform orange-scarlet, tinged old rose, with faint featherings of apple-green on outer 
petals, yellow base, excellent for cutflower material and unsurpassed for garden decoration, very 
sweetly scented, highly recommended. $ 1.15 per doz.; $ 8.00 per 100 
ORANGE PARROT, a remarkable flower of colossal size and vigorous habit, colour a rich 
mahogany orange with faint markings of old-gold, one of the finest Parrots, a late 
flowering variety and a sport of the scented Breeder Tulip Prince of Orange. 
$ 1.70 per doz.; $ 12.00 per 100 
Parrot Wonder (28), an enormous Tulip standing face up on a sturdy stem, a sensational flower, 
the largest in this section. This variety is the Parrot form of Darwin Pride of Haarlem. The colour 
is bright cerise-red throughout. $ 2.60 per doz.; $ 18.00 per 100 
Paulus Potter (25), a sensational new variety of remarkable beauty, glossy purple, interior purple- 
violet, each petal is very gracefully laciniated and well proportioned. $ 4.00 each 
Pitt’s Parrot (28), a beautiful large Tulip carried on a strong, sturdy stem. This very attractive 
variety is asport of the welknown William Pitt, which it resembles in colour, being a brilliant cochin- 
eal-red, with lighter red on the edge. $ 3.00 per doz.; $ 21.00 per 100 
Queen of Parrots (26), another sensational brand new Parrot Tulip of amazing beauty, its colour is 
a beautiful silvery rose with pale margin, petals are fantastically laciniated, yet graceful and well 
proportioned, the entire flower opens flat to a size that staggers anyone’s imagination, one of the 
marvels of the Parrot section, a noble flower raised in our nurseries, only a few bulbs to go. 
$ 5.00 each 
Red Champion (28), is a fine Parrot sport of Darwin Tulip Bartigon, the flowers are of beautiful form 
with both inner and outer petals heavily laciniated, opening to enormous size when fully developed, 
its colour is a uniform deep blood-red with only tiny faint white markings at the tip of outer petals, 
small white base, strong grower (see illustration opposite page 25). $ 1.40 per doz.; $ 9.75 per 100 
Sunshine (18), an exquisite flower of a bright golden yellow and is outstanding on account of its deep 
colour, it is a sport of the old Cottage Tulip Bouton d’Or (see illustration opposite page 25). 
$ 1.45 per doz.; $ 10.00 per 100 
Texas Gold (16), this is a novelty of great value, it is a Parrot sport of Inglescombe Yellow, flowers 
are of the same golden yellow colour, but are heavily laciniated and open to an enormous width, very 
beautiful Parrot Tulip. $ 1.70 per doz.; $ 12.00 per 100 
Thérése (26), a lovely Parrot sport from the well-known Darwin Tulip Farncombe Sanders, which it 
resembles in colour, being a brilliant rosy-red outside, the interior is orange-scarlet of rich glowing 
beauty. $ 1.30 per doz.; $ 9.00 per 100 
Van Dijk (22), one of the finest in pure, solid pink colour. A striking variety of great substance, very 
outstanding and can be described as belonging to the newest of Parrots, sport of Darwin Tulip 
Eunice. $ 1.00 each; $ 10.00 per doz. 
Violet Queen, (Opal Queen) (24), a novelty of great beeauty, its marvellous flowers with large 
petals like Ostrich feathers are of a pleasing shade of lavender blue with a clear white base, producing 
a wonderful effect, flowers are held on erect stems of strong habit and carriage, recommended. 
$ 1.60 per doz.; $ 11.00 per 100 
Warflame (22), a larger form of the wellknown Parrot Firebird, another fine sport in the same colouring 
of vermilion-scarlet, most exquisite in outline and tremendous in size, carried on a strong stem. 
$ 2.30 per doz.; $ 16.00 per 100 
Fringed Tulips 
We have now arranged for the undermentioned varieties as Fringed Tulips under this heading as they 
are differently laciniated as Parrot Tulips. They are most uncommon and have excellent qualities for 
decorative purposes in the garden. 
Fringed Beauty (12), a lovely sport of the wellknown double early Tulip Titian, vivid red with 
yellow band and nicely fringed at edge of petals, early flowering. $ 1.70 per doz.; $ 12.00 per 100 
Gemma (12), a white flower, which is beautifully imbricated and fringed with faint pink, flowers are 
held on graceful and solid stems, excellent for decorative purposes. A beautiful sport of the Single 
Early Tulip La Reine, can be forced after January Ist. $ 2.00 per doz.; $ 14.00 per 100 
