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Pourpre is a very fine dark shaded red tulip, perhaps the deepest 

 coloured of all ; and it comes into flower with La Belle Alliance, to 

 which, by reason of the peculiar bright hue of the latter, it offers an 

 admirable contrast ; it, too, has a dwarf erect habit. Paul Moreehe, 

 a distinct flower of a bright cerise-crimson hue, is well worthy the 

 attention of bedders, being of a fine and striking tone of colour. 



In the way of buff-coloured tulips, Thomas Moore stands alone 

 in its peculiar distinctiveness of character. If not quite so effective 

 as the yellow selfs, it is yet worthy of attention, because having so 

 much individuality. 



There is a grand wealth of violet-coloured flowers, or those 

 having violet in their character. The grandest of all is Proserpine, 

 a truly regal tulip of a rich bright silken violet rose hue, of very 

 large size, and magnificent build. It is unrivalled as a bedder or for 

 growth in pots. Its high price is against its extended use, and yet 

 this also shows that the supply scarcely keeps pace with the demand, 

 for the high price has been maintained for a considerable period. 

 The darkest of all the flowers of this shade is IVouvermann, of a 

 deep purplish violet hue and very distinct ; Van cler Neer is rather 

 paler than Wouvermann, and as a flower is of a splendid build, and 

 of large size ; this also is a fine bedding variety, but high in price. 

 Queen of Violets is a fine pale-coloured flower of good build, and 

 quite distinct, and appears to be identical with President Lincoln. 

 Another good pale violet flower, and very useful, is Moliere. A newer 

 variety, of much the same shade as Proserpine, is Cramoisie Pourpre, 

 but later and not nearly of so good a build. 



The edged flowers comprise some splendid tulips, large and 

 showy. The premier is Keizer Kroon, bright shining red, broadly 

 edged with deep yellow, magnificent alike for beds or pots ; a bed 

 of this grand variety, on a bright spring day, is a sight long to be 

 remembered. Next comes Duchesse de Parma, a large and showy 

 flower, having an orange-red base, and feathered with yellow; this, too, 

 is a very effective bedder. Due dWremberg is much in the same 

 way, but smaller, and of scarcely so deep a colour. Princesse 

 (PAutriche is a broken or feathered form of Duchesse de Parma, the 

 base being streaked with yellow. A bed of Duchesse de Parma is 

 almost certain to show the broken form ; while a bed of the broken 

 form is very apt to show flowers having an unbroken base. Le 

 Matelas, white, flushed with rose, may be described as an excellent 

 fair-weather tulip, but gets washed out in wet weather. Pose 

 Luisante and Rouge Luisante appear to be the same ; if there is 

 any difference between them, the latter has more colour in the base. 

 At any rate, it may be safely recommended as a good dwarf early tulip. 



The most numerous section consists of striped flowers, as of these 

 there is a great variety, and they comprise some very pretty and 

 distinct types. There is a very fine and handsome rosy-cerise self 

 tulip named Cramoisie Superh, which appears to be identical with 

 one known under the name of Monument, or nearly so. The broken 

 form of this has white stripes ; it is very handsome, and known 

 under the name of Cramoisie Poyale. It is very effective both for 

 pots or beds. Boi Pepin, having crimson flakes and stripes on a light 



