262 THE GARDENER. [June 



Of yellow self-flowers, the best are Golden Prince and Yellow Potte- 

 bakker j large, full, and handsomely coloured, they do an excellent 

 service used in any way. Canary Bird, Chrysolora, Prince de Ligne, 

 and others, certainly give a variety, but they cannot usurp the place 

 of the two I have named. 



Of crimson shades, the darkest and most distinct is Purple Crown, 

 one that cannot be too highly recommended for bedding purposes. 

 Next come Couleur Cardinal, Vermilion Brilliant, and Garibaldi, the 

 last a most useful dwarf variety ; these three are distinct and good, 

 and all paler in colour than Purple Crown ; Vermilion Brilliant is a 

 grand variety for pot culture. Couleur Ponceau can also be classed 

 with the foregoing; it is of a dark-crimson colour, but has a pale 

 flame up each petal. Two purple self-flowers stand out distinctly for 

 their obvious good qualities — viz., Van der Neer, deep violet purple, 

 and Paul Potter, rather paler in colour. With these should be classed 

 three fine flowers I can best designate as belonging to the rosy- violet 

 class of selfs — viz., Proserpine, silken rosy violet, extra fine; Rose 

 Luisante ; and Queen of Violets — all fine and distinct. 



Of edged flowers there are two of marvellous beauty, Keizer's Kroon 

 and Duchesse de Parma, both crimson grounds edged with gold, the 

 first named more broadly so than the other ; of large size, and ex- 

 tremely effective as bedders. Of striped flowers, Marquis de Wes- 

 senrode, golden ground flaked with red ; Bride of Plaarlem, white and 

 crimson stripes ; Globe de Rigaud, white flaked with purple ; Monu- 

 ment, bright deep red striped with white; and Cour de France, crim- 

 son flaked with pale yellow — all fine and good ; and, lastly, a magni- 

 ficent flower, known as Joost van Vondel, probably in its true charac- 

 ter a self deep -blood crimson variety, but apt to come flaked and 

 flamed with white ; and a true companion to this, Princesse d'Au- 

 triche, a broken form of Duchesse de Parma, dark bronzy crimson 

 ground, heavily flaked and edged with gold. 



Of the double-flowering kinds the following are most useful for 

 bedding purposes ; Imperator Rubrorum, Rex Rubrorum, and Rose 

 Eclatante, crimson self-flowers ; Blue Celeste, dark violet ; La Candeur, 

 white ; Yellow Tournesol and Yellow Rose, yellow, the former of the 

 two by far the best ; Tournesol and Gloria Solis, crimson edged with 

 gold, both extremely useful ; Duke of York, crimson edged with 

 white ; and Couronne Imperiale, La Belle Alliance, and Mariage de 

 ma Fille, striped flowers, rather tall in growth, and somewhat late in 

 blooming. 



Beds or borders planted with Tulips should always have a carpet of 

 some dwarf-growing plant or plants beneath them. Of these there are 

 many that can be most advantageously used for the purpose, such as 



