Table of Contents

• Manuscript Dutch Tulip Catalogs
• Previous Entry: Named Tulips - An Introduction
• Named Tulips – A to B
• Named Tulips – C to K
• Named Tulips – L to P
• Named Tulips – Q to Z
• Unnamed Tulips

Admiral
Note: At the time of Tulipmania, there were approximately 60 tulip cultivars that had the appellation of “admirael.” Following are several “admirals” for which we have illustrations. All are interfiled regardless of spellings, which includes “admeraal, admerael, admiral, admirael, ameral”, and other variations. Thereafter, for names that begin with prefixes – e.g., da, de, der, van, van der, etc., the prefixes are ignored, and the entry is filed after the portion of the name that follows. Thus “Admiral van der Eyck” is filled alphabetically as “Admirael Eyck”. “Admiral” was the most prized and prestigious name a tulip could have – denoting (and in some cases exaggerating) their great beauty. However it also generally referred to flowers that were shades of red and pink on a white ground – a category of “broken” tulips known both then and today as “roses”. Many “roses” had names that did not start with “admiral”, and some “admirals” were not “roses” – but most “admirals” were “roses”. Most of these tulips were Single Lates, although a few were Single Earlies.

Admirael Backer Tulip

Admirael Backer Tulip.
Image 20 in the P. Cos Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.
Following is the bulb size and price designated by text in the image:
Weight: 1000 Aasen, or about 48 grams
Price: f 1200

Admirael Catolyn (Catolijn) Tulip. See also – Roosje van Catolyn Tulip

Image 1:
[Admirael] Catelyn Tulip.
Image 41 in the NEHA Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.

Image 2:
Admirael Catelyn Tulip.
Image 50 in the NEHA Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.

Image 3:
Admiral Catolijn Tulip.
Image 35 in the P. Cos Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.
Following is the bulb size and price designated by text in the image:
Weight: 181 Aasen, or about 8.7 grams
Price: f 225

Admirael Coornhert (Coornhart; Coornhardt; d’Admiral Coornhardt) Tulip. See also – Coornhert Tulip; Gevleugelde van Coornhert Tulip; Laprock van Coornhert Tulip
Note: named for Volkert Dircksz Coornhart, a prominent tulip trader of Amsterdam)

Image 1:
Admirael Coornhert Tulip.
Image 7 in the NEHA Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.

Image 2:
d’Admiral Coornhardt Tulip.
Image 47 in the NEHA Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.

Admirael Crintiens Tulip. See – Admirael Krijntje Tulip

Admirael Dolphius Tulip (a Rose)

Admirael Dolphius Tulip..
Image (34 or 39?) from The Great Tulip Book, which is in the collection of the Norton Simon Museum. Clicking the image or the name above will take you to this image at the Norton Simon Museum Store, where it can be enlarged and seen in considerable detail.

Admirael de (van) England (Engeland) Tulip (also known as Engelsche Admirael Tulip; Enghels Admiral Tulip)

Enghels Admeral Tulip.
Image 51 in the P. Cos Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.
Following is the bulb size and price designated by text in the image:
Weight: 25 Aasen, or about 1.2 grams
Price: f 700 Based on a bulb weight, this is among the highest prices paid for a bulb - 430 florin per gram

Admirael van der Eyck (Eijck) Tulip. (Admirael Verijck Tulip). See also – General van der Eyck (Eijck) Tulip

Image 1:
[Admiral] Van der Eyck Tulip.
Image 33 in the NEHA Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.

Image 2:
[Admiral] Van der Eyck tulip.
Image 34 in the NEHA Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.

Image 3:
de Admirael Van [der] Eyck Tulip.
Image 52 in the NEHA Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.

Image 4:
Admiral Verijck (van der Eijck) Tulip.
Image 7 in the P. Cos Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.
Following is the text contained in the image:
On the left it says: 'De Bol Gewooge'
which in modern Dutch would be: 'de bol gewogen'
which in English means: ‘the bulb weighed’
and then it says: ‘214 Aasen”
which means it weighed about 10 grams
On the right it says: ‘Verkog. f1045’
which in modern Dutch would be: 'verkocht' while ‘f’ designates florin, the Dutch guilder
which means, in 1637 a single bulb of this tulip would cost 1045 guilders

Admirael de France Tulip (Admiral de Fransche Tulip; Admirael de Franse Tulip)

Image 1:
Admiral de Franse Tulip.
Image 17 in the NEHA Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.

Image 2:
Admiral de Fransche Tulip.
Image 23 in the P. Cos Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.
Following is the bulb size and price designated by text in the image:
Weight: 160 Aasen, or about 7.7 grams
Price: f 60

Admirael Golsien Tulip

Image 1:
Admiral Golsien Tulip.
Image 17 in the P. Cos Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.
Following is the bulb size and price designated by text in the image:
Weight: 200 Aasen, or about 9.6 grams
Price: f 300

Image 2:
Admirael Golsien.
This work was sold at Sothebys. The corresponding image consists of two tulips, Admirael Golsien being the tulip on the left. Provenance not yet identified.
Click image for a larger version..

Admirael de Gouda Tulip. See also – Admirael der Admiraelen de Gouda Tulip; Generael de Gouda Tulip; Gouda Tulip

Admirael Gouda Tulip.
Image 59 in the NEHA Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.

Admirael Krijntje Tulip (Admerael Crintiens Tulip; Admirael Krijntjes Tulip – an early-flowering tulip)

Admerael Crintiens (Krijntjes) Tulip.
Image 47 in the P. Cos Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.
Following is the bulb size and price designated by text in the image:
Weight: 130 Aasen, or about 6.2 grams
Price: f 300

Admirael Latour Tulip (La Tour Tulip; Latoer Tulip). See also – Latour Tulip

Admirael Latour Tulip.
This work was sold at Sothebys. The corresponding image consists of three tulips, Admirael Latour being the tulip at the far right. Provenance not yet identified.
Click image for a larger version..

Admirael Liefkens (Liefiens) Tulip. See also -Gemarmerde van Liefkens Tulip; Paragon Liefkens Tulip

Admirael Liefiens (Liefkens) Tulip.
Image 15 in the P. Cos Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.
Following is the bulb size and price designated by text in the image:
Weight: 59 Aasen, or about 2.8 grams
Price: f 1015

Admirael de Man Tulip. (a “Rose”) See also -Otto de Man Tulip

Admeraal de Man Tulip.
Image 44 in the P. Cos Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.
Following is the bulb size and price designated by text in the image:
Weight: 175 Aasen, or about 8.4 grams
Price: f 250

Admirael de Man (de geele) Tulip (a Bizarre). See also – Generael Otto Tulip: Otto de Man Tulip

de geele Admiral De Man Tulip.
Image 51 in the NEHA Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.

Admirael Pottenbacker Tulip See also – Isabelle Tulip
This tulip was named for the tulip grower and breeder, Henrik Pottebacker, who developed the initial broken “Rose” tulip. This tulip, Admirael Pottenbacker, is a ”Rose” tulip. Pottenbacker was from Gouda. See also the tulips that contain the name “Gouda”.

Image 1:
Admirael Pottenbacker.
This work was sold at Sothebys. The corresponding image consists of three tulips, Admirael Pottenbacker being the tulip at the far left. Provenance not yet identified.
Click image for a larger version..

Image 2:
Admirael Pottenbacker.
This work was sold at Sothebys. The corresponding image consists of five tulips, Admirael Pottenbacker being the first image (farthest to the left). Provenance not yet identified.
Click image for a larger version..

Image 3:
Admirael Pottervbacker Tulip, with Isabelle Tulip and Swallowtail Butterfly. .
This work was sold at Sothebys. Provenance not yet identified. This image illustrates the great difficulty in trying to identify old tulips from drawings and paintings. Both these tulips appear to be broken “roses”, and it is not possible with certainty to determine which is Isabelle and which is Admirael Pottenbacker. See and compare to the separate images of Admirael Pottenbacker Tulip and the Isabelle Tulip.
Click image for a larger version..

Admirael Rotgans Tulip

Image 1:
Admiral Rotgans Tulip.
Image 20 in the NEHA Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.

Image 2:
Admeral Rotgans Tulip.
Image 14 in the P. Cos Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.
Following is the bulb size and price designated by text in the image:
Weight: 1000 Aasen, or about 48 grams
Price: f 805

Admirael Tol Tulip (Vice Admirael Tol Tulip)

Image 1:
de vice Admirael Tol Tulip.
Image 56 in the NEHA Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.

Image 2:
Admirael Tol Tulip.
Image 57 in the NEHA Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.

Image 3:
Admirael Tol Tulip.
Image 58 in the NEHA Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.

Admirael der Admiraelen de Gouda Tulip. See also – Admirael de Gouda Tulip; Generael de Gouda Tulip; Gouda Tulip
Note: Various other “Gouda” tulips are mentioned in the manuscript catalogs and literature on Tulipmania. Mike Dash (see bibliography) mentions a General de Generalen de Gouda, and states it was frequently just called “Gouda.”

Admirael der Admiraelen de Gouda Tulip..
Image (5?) from The Great Tulip Book, which is in the collection of the Norton Simon Museum. Clicking the image or the name above will take you to this image at the Norton Simon Museum Store, where it can be enlarged and seen in considerable detail.

Alexander. See – Klein Alexander Tulip

Anvers Tulip (a Violet/Bybloemen)

Anvers.
This work was sold at Sothebys. The corresponding image consists of three tulips, Anvers being the middle tulip. Provenance not yet identified.
Click image for a larger version..

Asientier Tulip (a Violet/Bybloemen)

Asientier Tulip.
Image 45 in the P. Cos Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.
Following is the bulb size and price designated by text in the image:
Weight: 100 Aasen, or about 4.8 grams
Price: f 15

Augustus. See – Semper Augustus Tulip
Backer. See – Admirael Backer Tulip

Bagijn Tulip (Tulipa sulph(urea; a Bizarre)

Tulipa sulph(urea)..
Image 65 in the P. Cos Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.
Following is the bulb size and price designated by text in the image:
Weight: 134 Aasen, or about 6.4 grams
Price: f 425

Bellaert Tulip (also known as In 't hart Tulip; Tulp uit saet of bellert)

Image 1:
Tulip Int Hart.
Image 22 in the NEHA Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.

Image 2:
Tulp uit saet of bellert Tulip.
Image 3 in the P. Cos Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.
Following is the bulb size and price designated by text in the image:
Weight: 399 Aasen, or about 19.2 grams
Price: f 1520

Beste Gery Tulip. See – Gery Beste Tulip
Bino. See – Generael Bino Tulip

Blijndenburger Tulip (Blyenburger Tulip). See also – Blijenburgher Early (vroege) Tulip
Note: This tulip probably is named for Cornelis van Blijenburgh, a collector of shells as well as tulips, valuing them both as beautiful examples of God’s creation, and in the latter case, also his own.

Image 1:
Blyenburger Tulip.
Image 25 in the NEHA Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.

Image 2:
Blijenburgher Tulip
Image 24 in the P. Cos Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.
Manuscript image name: Blijenburgher, de vroege / de vroege / de laatste
‘De vroege’ means ‘early’, and ‘de laatste’ means ‘the last’. Old manuscript catalogs include several Blijenburger Early tulip varieties (e.g., Blijenburgher, vroege; Blijenburgher, vroege Catolijn; Blijenburgher, vroege da Costa; Blijenburgher, vroege de Goyer; and Blijenburgher, vroege Melemans) and at least eight catalogs include a Blijenburgher Late. However, only a sinlge flower image appears here. Because a single tulip cultivar does not bloom both ‘early’ and ‘late’ (and that would have been spelled 'laate', but wasn’t) – and because there are three of these designations, which correspond with three sets of weights and prices recorded in the image, possibly it is the corresponding weight and price that are being referenced. In any event, it is not certain what cultivar this image represents other than it’s a Blijenburgher. Compare with Blijenburger Voege, which follows.
‘Blijenburgher’ has an interesting connoation with respect to this tulip name. ‘Burg(h)er’ means 'citizen,' originally 'town-dweller’ (singular). ‘Blii’ has a meaning similar to ‘happy’ or ‘glad’. Thus, the tulip name could be roughly translated as ‘Happy (Town) Person’ or ‘Glad Person' or ‘Glad Citizen’ or maybe even ‘Gladdens the Person.' Indeed, Cornelis van Blijenburgh would have been a rejoicing and thankful person to have it in his collection.
Image 24 in the P. Cos Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.
This tulip has three bulbs listed. Following are the corresponding bulb sizes and prices designated by text in the image:
Weight 1: 443 Aasen, or about 21.3 grams
Weight 2: 171 Aasen, or about 8.2 grams
Weight 3: 495 Aasen, or about 23.8 grams
Price 1: f 1300
Price 2: f 900
Price 3: f 570

blijenburgher Early (vroege) Tulip. See also – Blijenburgher Tulip

Blijenburgher Tulip, de vroege (vroege Blijenburgher Tulip)
Image 37 in the P. Cos Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.
Following is the bulb size and price designated by text in the image:
Weight: 443 Aasen, or about 21,3 grams
Price: f 1300

Boodea. See – Wit en Rood (van de) Boodea Tulip

Borger Tulip (Van Borger Tulip)

Borger Tulip ["van Borger naert leven 1631"]
Image 32 in the NEHA Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.

Boterman ghevlamde Tulip

ghevlamde boterman Tulip.
Image 31 in the P. Cos Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.
Following is the bulb size and price designated by text in the image:
Weight: 240 Aasen, or about 11.5 grams
Price: f 250

Brabanson Tulip

Brabanson Tulip.
Image 13 in the NEHA Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.

Brabanson Schoone Tulip (beste Brabanson Tulip - a Violet/Bybloemen)

Schone Brabantson Tulip.
Image 11 in the P. Cos Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.
Following is the bulb size and price designated by text in the image:
Weight: 542 Aasen, or about 26 grams
Price: f 1010

Brandenburger Tulip (Branden-burgher Tulip)

Image 1:
Branden Burger Tulip.
Image 6 in the NEHA Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.

Image 2:
Branden-burgher Tulip.
Image 30 in the P. Cos Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.
Following is the bulb size and price designated by text in the image:
Weight: 300 Aasen, or about 14.4 grams
Price: f 1800

Branson Tulip

Branson Tulip.
Image (23?) from The Great Tulip Book, which is in the collection of the Norton Simon Museum. Clicking the image or the name above will take you to this image at the Norton Simon Museum Store, where it can be enlarged and seen in considerable detail.

Bruyn Purper Tulip (Bruine Purper Tulip)

Bruine purper Tulip.
Image 32 in the P. Cos Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.
Following is the bulb size and price designated by text in the image:
Weight: 320 Aasen, or about 15.4 grams
Price: f 2025

Bruyn Purper Schilperoort Tulip (also known as Ghemarmerde van Kaer Tulip; an early Violet/Bybloemen).

Ghemermert van Kaer Tulip.
Image 54 in the P. Cos Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.
Following is the bulb size and price designated by text in the image:
Weight: 1000 Aasen, or about 48 grams
Price: f 1800

Burgemeester Tulip

de gemeente Burgemeester Tulip .
Image 55 in the NEHA Tulip Book. Click image for a larger version.

Table of Contents

• Manuscript Dutch Tulip Catalogs
• Named Tulips - An Introduction
• Named Tulips – A to B
• Next Entry: Named Tulips – C to K
• Named Tulips – L to P
• Named Tulips – Q to Z
• Unnamed Tulips

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