. Book for florists : spring 1940. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seedlings Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Horticulture Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Fall Edition of Vaughan's Gardening Illustrated, Chicago and New York 7. Single Early TWO OR THREE weeks of brilliant color in April, following the daffodils and pre- ceding the Darwin tulips, are supplied by the early tulips and among them can be found varieties as beautiful and with flowers as large as anything the May-flowering classes can produce. Explanatory. The number following the name of the variety
. Book for florists : spring 1940. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seedlings Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Trees Seeds Catalogs; Horticulture Equipment and supplies Catalogs. Fall Edition of Vaughan's Gardening Illustrated, Chicago and New York 7. Single Early TWO OR THREE weeks of brilliant color in April, following the daffodils and pre- ceding the Darwin tulips, are supplied by the early tulips and among them can be found varieties as beautiful and with flowers as large as anything the May-flowering classes can produce. Explanatory. The number following the name of the variety denotes the height in inches, while the (a's) flower together and are earliest; the (b's) flower together, but are some- what late. Yellow and Orange On left two rows of our American grown Louis XIV tulips, taller and larger than two rows of imported Dutch bulbs of the same variety, to right. Taken in 1940 trials. Brooder Breeder tulips blossom in May, and produce even larger blossoms than the Darwins. The colors include many rare among flowersâbrowns, bronzes, pur- ples, blue-blacks, deep mauves, dull gold and dark lilac all exquisitely blended. PLANTING. Plant the same as Dar- wins. prââ_â a . (28 in.) Soft buff, inside DronZc V^Uccn tinged golden bronze, good forcer. Doz., $; 100, $ Second Size, Doz., $; 100, $ (Illustrated in Color on Back Cover) Cardinal Manning ^hultTZr; bronze changing to an almost pure orange at the ex- treme edges of the petals, tinged yellow base. Large egg-shaped. Doz., $; 100, $ â ni1l£>*iKin-rr '27 A Slorious salmon L/lllcnuUIg orange, shaded rose. The flow- ers are large and borne on strong, stiff stems. Highly recommended for exhibition purposes but should not be used for early forcing. Doz., $; 100, $ Second Size, Doz., $; 100, $ Hirsehhrun (2-8 in ^ , dul1 car- lm uii mine-violet with brown merging into mahogany towards the edges, base very dark. Doz., $; 100, $
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