Rare Tulip Species Page 37 
persica (Breyniana) (8), a very beautiful 
little dwarf species, producing several 
flowers on branched stems, interior of 
fragrant flowers brilliant yellow, exterior 
golden-bronze, very valuable for the rock- 
garden. $1.70 per doz.; $ 12.00 per 100 
praecox (20), an interesting species from 
Asia-Minor and around the Mediterra- 
nean, a rather robust dull scarlet flower 
with reflexing, pointed outer petals and 
broadly rounded inner petals, deep olive 
base broad yellow margin and yellow and 
black on the back, carried on a stout stem, 
of no decorative value. 
$ 1.45 per doz.; $ 10.00 per 100 
praestans (suaveolens sylvestris) (Bo- 
khara) (7), this is a very interesting 
variety which wecan strongly recommend, 
it produces 3 to 4 flowers on a stem and 
its colour is of the loveliest orange-scarlet 
imaginable, flowers in early April. 
$ 1.40 per doz.; $ 9.75 per 100 
praestans Fusilier (10), another beautiful 
species worthy of a prominent position in 
any rockery, a_ brilliant orange-scarlet 
dwarf growing variety, producing 4 to 6 
flowers on each stem, rising out of luscious 
dark green leaves, fine as a potplant in the 
Alpine house. 
$ 2.60 per doz.; $ 18.00 per 100 
praestans Zwanenburg (1()), expanded 
vermilion blossoms with pointed seg- 
ments, somewhat resembling a miniature tarda 
Poinsettia. $1.70 per doz.; $12.00 per 100 
pulchella humilis (4), a very rare and beautiful species, which always attracts much attention 
when flowering in the early days of Spring; it grows with Crocus-like flowers of a pretty violet pink 
shade and a very large and distinct yellow base, giving a splendid account of itself in the rock-garden 
or other choice spots in the garden. 50 cts. each; $ 5.00 per doz. 
pulchella violacea (Violet Queen) (4), a species of great beauty, flowers are cup-shaped of areddish- 
purple colour, carried on a slender stem and of great lasting qualities, truly a charming little Tulip, 
unequalled in colour and is the first to bloom, usually in February. 60 cts. each; $ 6.00 per doz. 
saxatilis (12), a very interesting and distinct species with graceful flowers of a delicate satin-pink colour, 
large yellow base, may be successfully planted in a sunny position of the rockery, it is advised to place 
stones about 3 inches underneath the bulbs. $ 1.40 per doz.; $ 9.75 per 100 
sylvestris (florentine odorata) (10), the sweet scented wild English Tulip, their fragrance is like that 
of violets, colour beautiful rich pure yellow, elegant flowers which open very wide in full sun; must 
become established before flowering freely, rapid increaser. 85 cts. per doz.; $ 6.00 per 100 
sylvestris major (18), a free flowering garden form of this species bearing 2 to 3 large golden-yellow 
flowers on a graceful slender stem. $ 1.15 per doz.; $ 8.00 per 100 
sylvestris Tabris (10), a very beautiful species from Persia, it is an enlarged form of sylvestris of 
very free flowering and upright habit. $ 1.40 per doz.; $ 10.00 per 100 
tarda (dasystemon) (5), one of the most desirable Tulips for the rock-garden, producing a lovely 
bunch of 3 to 6 delightful star-shaped flowers standing gracefully out of the spreading foliage, outer 
segments tinged with green, interior soft yellow emerging into white at end of petals, truly a most 
charming species (see illustration). $ 1.70 per doz.; $ 12.00 per 100 
turkestanica (8), this interesting species is closely allied to Tulipa biflora, but is much more robust 
in habit and has 5 to 9 flowers on a stem, creamy white flowers with a green and bronzy flush on the 
exterior and has great lasting qualities. 70 cts. per doz.; $ 5.00 per 100 
Wilsoniana (9), a rare and very little known species from Turkestan with handsome dark vermilion- 
scarlet flowers with conspicuous yellow stamens. $ 1.00 each; $ 10.00 per doz. 
