. Autumn 1900 : our new guide to rose culture. Culipa Gesneriana, It is notable as being the most superb of all Tulips and is one of the parents of the Tulip family. The flower stems are two to three feet high, producing exquisite blossoms of large size, which in color are an intense, dazzling, glossy crimson, with centre of deep blue. 4 cts. each ; 3 for 10 cts.; 35 cts. per dozen. Culipa 6olden Crown ? YELLOW GESNERIANA. This beautiful Tulip is exactly like " Gesneriana," with the exception that the flowers are of a fine yellow color, banded with orange ; it forms a superb contrast
. Autumn 1900 : our new guide to rose culture. Culipa Gesneriana, It is notable as being the most superb of all Tulips and is one of the parents of the Tulip family. The flower stems are two to three feet high, producing exquisite blossoms of large size, which in color are an intense, dazzling, glossy crimson, with centre of deep blue. 4 cts. each ; 3 for 10 cts.; 35 cts. per dozen. Culipa 6olden Crown ? YELLOW GESNERIANA. This beautiful Tulip is exactly like " Gesneriana," with the exception that the flowers are of a fine yellow color, banded with orange ; it forms a superb contrast with the Scarlet Gesneriana. 4 cts. each ; 3 for 10 cts.; 35 cts. per dozen. Culipa Verdiflora, THE GREEN TULIP. A very beautiful as well as odd Tulip. The flowers are a showy green. Try one or two bulbs ; it will please you. Ex- tremely curious. 5 cts. each; 6 for 25 cts.; 40 cts. per dozen. Byblooms and Bizards. We desire to call special attention to the Byblooms, Bizards and Breeders' Types of Tulips, of which we offer a fine col- lection. These merit more general recognition from the vast army of flower lovers. Their bloom somewhat resembles that of the Gesneriana, and they wear all the gorgeous livery of their species. They attain a height of from one to two feet, the stems often branching and producing several large blooms. Their flowering period is later than the other sorts, which is a point in their favor. 3 for 12 cts.; 40 cts. per dozen. Byblooms Mixed.—All white ground. Bizards Mixed.—All yellow ground. Byblooms Mixed.—All rosy colors. " " —All violet colors. Florentine Odorata.—Also known as the Tea Rose Tulip; rich yellow flowers; very fragrant. All colors of Byblooms and Bizards. Darwin Tulips Mixed.—Splendid colors mixed. JSarcissus poeticus. This, the Poet's Narcissus, also called the Pheasant's Eye, needs no praise ; a clump should be in every garden among the shrubbery or in the grass; half dozen or dozen bulbs will make a fine clump th
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