1873.] VINES AND VINE-CULTURE, CHAPTER III. 193 



THOMAS MOOEE TULIP. 



WITH AN ILLUSTRATION. 



Ojl^ft^E have to thank Mr. Hepworth, of Crossland Moor, Huddersfiehl, for tho 

 U.UE/ flower from -which our illustration has been prepared by Mr. Maofarlaue. 

 It belongs to a class of Eed Bizarres which Mr. Hepworth and others 

 wish to have separated from the Dark Bizarres, in the same way that 

 Roses are separated from the Bybloemens amongst white-ground flowers. This 

 subject has on more than one occasion formed the subject of comment in the 

 pages of the Florist, and seems to point to a very natural and feasible classifica- 

 tion, characterised by the presence of lighter and darker-coloured markings, 

 both among yellow-ground and white-ground flowers. Our illustration, as just 

 noted, belongs to that group with the lighter-tinted markings on the yellow ground. 



This flower, which Mr, Hepworth has named Thomas Moore, was, as we 

 learn from the raiser, obtained from a pod of seed which resulted from tho 

 fertilising of President with pollen taken from Everard. From the same pod of 

 seed several other fine flowers both of the flamed and feathered class have been 

 obtained, and have broken into colour. One of them, a superb feathered Eed 

 Bizarre, would have been portrayed along with the present variety, but for an 

 accident which spoiled the flower before it reached the hands of our artist. The 

 brilliant colour and fine marking of the present representative of the class of Eed 

 Bizarres will be at once seen from our illustration. 



We print subjoined (p. 196) some remarks by Mr. Hepworth on the points 

 which go to constitute perfection in a Tulip. — T. M, 



VINES AND VINE-CULTUEE.— CHArTER III. 



vl I \ E now come to raising Vines from Seed^ and their hybridisation. Vines 

 *lttC ' are so easily propagated from cuttings, &c., as already explained, that 



fthe raising of them from seed is not often had recourse to, excepting 

 for the purpose of obtaining new varieties. Vines reproduce themselves 

 from seed, i.e., if the seed of a certain variety be sown, that same variety will most 

 likely be again raised. They do not sport or vary, or but to a very limited extent, 

 excepting they are artificially impregnated. A seedling Vine may perchance have 

 a little more vigour in its constitution, and so produce larger fruit for a time, 

 and be consequently considered a distinct variety. This accounts for the many 

 varieties of grapes sent out as distinct, which iiltimately prove to be nothing but 

 the old sorts ; for excepting great care has been taken to properly cross or fertilise 

 the flowers, the chances are a hundred to one that nothing new will be raised. 



The flower of the Grape Vine is so constituted that its self-fertilisation is most 

 easily and readily accomplished. There is almost always an abundance of pollen, 

 and circumstances being favourable, there are but few varieties that do not 

 set every flower in a natural manner. It is in this facility of self-fertilisation 

 that in a great measure lies the difficulty of its cross -fertilisation, 



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