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Title: Currie's bulbs and plants : autumn 1928
Identifier: curriesbulbsplan19curr (find matches)
Year: 1928 (1920s)
Authors: Currie Brothers Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs
Publisher: Milwaukee, Wis. : Currie Bros.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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130-132 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Giant Darwin Tulips Darwin Tulips are a magnificent late flowering class, embracing many beautiful colors, ranging from white through the various shades of lilac, purple, mauve, crimson, scarlet, pink and numerous pastel shades to almost jet black. The flowers are cup-shaped and borne on long, stiff stems from 21 inches to 30 inches in height. Their long keeping qualities render them excellent cut for tal)le decorations.
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Darwin Tulips â Clara Hutt Darwin Tulips Ready for Delivery in September. Price, per dozen and 100 postpaid; per 1000 add for postage at zone rates. Mailing weight, 6 lbs. per 100. Doz. 100 1000 Afterglow â (26) Large deep rosy orange, sufl^used salmon $1.20 $8.50 ^T.'S.OO Anton Mauve â (26) Deep bluish lilac. edged lighter 1.20 S..'>0 75.00 Ant. RooKen â (24) Large vivid pink. .00 4.25 37.50 Baron de Ja Tonnaye â (M 26) Lovely, bright rose ."lO ;t.50 30.00 Bartigon â (M 22) Large brilliant red .50 .3.50 .30.00 Centenaire â (32) Verv large deep rose, flushed claret, blue center . . .50 3.50 ,30.00 Clara Butt â (M 21) Soft salmon-pink .."SO 3..50 30.00 I3ream â (E 27) Flower large cup- shaped; color heliotrope, shaded silvery lilac with blue base 00 4.25 37.50 Kuropeâ(M 22) Glowing salmon scar- let, shaded rose 55 .3.75 .32..50 Farneombe Sander.s â⢠(E 26) Rich rosy red 00 4.00 35.00 Feu Brilliant â (2S) Glowing scarlet, base blue and white 70 5.00 47.00 Glowâ (E 23) Glowing red «0 4.00 ,35.00 La Fianeeeâ(24) Rose shaded mauvo, edged light pink, blue base, ex- tra l--'"» ^'^ SO.OO La Tulipe Noire â The black tulip . . .75 5.50 ,50.00 Massachusettsâ(E 25) Soft rose, tint- ed carmine, pink edges, pink inside white base «« 4.00 .35.00 Mine. Krelage â (M 27) Deep rose ... .55 3.75 ,32..50 Mrs. Potter Palmer (Fashion) â (26) Shining purple «5 4.50 40.00 Xora Ware â (22) Pretty silvery lilac « 4.00 35.00 Ouida â (2S) Rich cardinal red «0 4.00 .35.00 Painted Lady â (M 26) A beautiful flower; color white, faintly tinged heliotrope 00 4.00 ,3.5.00 I»ride of Haarlemâ(E 26) Very large carmine-rose â¢'»0 3.50 30.00 Psyche â (M 2S) A very large flower, rich, rose, shaded silvery rose in- side with pale blue base (tueen Mary â (28) Large beautiful ^ deep rose, inside salmon i)ink IK) 0.50 0.00 itev. Fwlmnk â (M 20) Lilac mauve, shading to silveiv heliotrope at edge, beautiful and distinct .50 .3..50 :(. White <lueen â (E 24) Large, soft blush white â¢"'â¢â » â¢^* .(-...«» Will. Copland (Sweet Lavender) â (24) Lovely soft lilac. One of ^^ the best Darwins for forcing 00 4.25 37..»0 \Vm. Pitt â (M 22) Large, very dark crimson with purple shade on the â'ka outer petals « 4.25 li^.Mt Zulu â (26) Rich purplish black, large egg shaped «« 4.25 3..50 Fine Mixed Darwin TulipsâAll colors ..50 3.50 .30.00J

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