. Bulbs, plants, and seeds for autumn planting : 1896. Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. PARROT TULIPS fJeW "Darwin" Tulips These brilliant novelties constitute a new race of Tulips, of the self-colored or " breeder " type. They are of Flemish origin, and were raised from seed sown between the years 1860 and 1872, this seed having been saved from the best "breeders" out of the most famous collection in French Flanders, which in turn had been undergo- ing the process of sele
. Bulbs, plants, and seeds for autumn planting : 1896. Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. PARROT TULIPS fJeW "Darwin" Tulips These brilliant novelties constitute a new race of Tulips, of the self-colored or " breeder " type. They are of Flemish origin, and were raised from seed sown between the years 1860 and 1872, this seed having been saved from the best "breeders" out of the most famous collection in French Flanders, which in turn had been undergo- ing the process of selection in the hands of one family for over a century. Darv/in Tulips belong to the late or May-flow- ering section, destined to be extensively grown for bedding or massing purposes. The flowers are very large, of symmetrical form, and are borne on tall, strong stems, often two feet high. They by far surpass in colors and brilliancy anything before known in Tulips. The colors are so glowing and bright that in the sunlight the effect is fairly dazzling. They include almost every conceivable color and shade, from the daintiest blue to the darkest violet, from soft rose to the most brilliant red, and from light brown to what is believed to be the darkest black in the floral world. The magnificent appearance of the beds of Darwin Tulips as we saw them in the introducer's grounds in Holland, in the full flush of their beauty, defies description. They have been enthusiastically talked and written about by the horticultural ^ of Europe, and at several exhibitions they have created a sensation. They caused quite a furore at the last Paris Exposition. The six beds in the la%vn surrounding the Trocadero (a place of honor) contained about three thousand bulbs of this strain, and when in bloom they were the admiration of all visitors and ^vere awarded a gold ^^ medal. (See cut.) —- Price, Darwin Tulips, mixed colors, 5c. each, 40c. per dozen, $ per 1 00. :=: Named Varieties of Darwin T
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