Dreer's 1897 autumn catalogue Dreer's 1897 autumn catalogue : bulbs, plants, seeds &c dreers1897autumn1897henr Year: 1897 Double Tulip, Tournesol. PARROT or DRAGON TULIPS. Very large flowers of singular and picturesque forms and brilliant colors, very beautiful and interesting. The petals are curiously fringed or cut. They form extravagantly showy flower beds, are of endless variety of form and color, and should be grown in every flower garden in quantities. Monstre Cramoisie. Very large; deep crimson, with large black, star- shaped centre; flower and bulbs larger than other sorts, and sure
Dreer's 1897 autumn catalogue Dreer's 1897 autumn catalogue : bulbs, plants, seeds &c dreers1897autumn1897henr Year: 1897 Double Tulip, Tournesol. PARROT or DRAGON TULIPS. Very large flowers of singular and picturesque forms and brilliant colors, very beautiful and interesting. The petals are curiously fringed or cut. They form extravagantly showy flower beds, are of endless variety of form and color, and should be grown in every flower garden in quantities. Monstre Cramoisie. Very large; deep crimson, with large black, star- shaped centre; flower and bulbs larger than other sorts, and sure to flower. £ doz., 12 cts.; doz., 35 cts.; 100, § Parrot, Mixed Colors. In great variety. £ doz., 8 cts.; doz., 20 cts.; 100, § ; 1000, § LATE OR MAY- FLOWERING GARDEN TULIPS. The following Tulips are very de- sirable for outdoor planting, as they come into bloom when the early sorts have passed their prime, and thereby prolong the show of Tulip flowers at least two weeks. They are grand as cut flowers, particularly Gesneriana and Bouton d'Or. Gesneriana Tulip. markings Parrot Tulips. Bizarres. Yellow ground, with purple, crimson, or rec Byblosmens. White ground, with purple, lilac or violet markings. . Roses. White ground, with scarlet, pink or red markings Gesneriana Scarlet. The tallest, largest-flowered and sbowiest of all Tulips for bedding out in masses. Height, 2 feel; color rich crim- son scarlet, with blue-black centre Bouton d'Or. The only late pure deep yellow, a grand Tulip Golden Eagle. This might be called Yellow Gesneriana, similar in every way except color, which is golden-yellow; fine Yellow Cl'OWU. Deep yellow, distinctly edged with red Pieotee or Maiden's Blush. Pure white, edged with clear pink; very dainty Greig'ii. A very handsome and distinct species; flowers very large, scarlet, foliage spotted. 15 cts. each, § per doz. COLLECTIONS OF DOUBLE TULIPS. 45 Bulbs, 3 each of the 15 named varieties above §1 25 90 ' 6 ' ' 15 ' ' ' 2
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