THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



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branches, thickly set with small white or 

 delicate rose-flushed flowers. 



It has an immense bright red flower borne 

 on a tall stem, sweetly scented, with a black 

 zone inside at the base. The flowers last 

 admirably when cut, and by artificial light 

 they open as widely as by day. The finest 

 form is that called spathulata. Eastern Europe 

 and Asia. The so-called " Darwin " Tulips 

 are self-coloured forms of this species, and 

 very handsome they are. — F. W. B. 



T. Greigi, which was introduced about the 

 year 187 1, has not yet received all the 

 attention it deserves. It is low-growing, the 

 flower-stem seldom exceeding 8 in. in height, 

 the leaves marked with purplish blotches and 

 the large-sized flowers (from over 3 to nearly 

 4 in. in length), of a dazzling vermilion-red 

 colour faintly marked at the base with a dark 

 spot. It is hardy, comes into flower about the 

 middle of April, and few things can equal its 

 brilliant display. 



T. Hageri bears glowing flowers in dark 

 red, yellow, and black. In a good new form, 

 nitens, they are orange-scarlet shaded with 

 bronze on the outside, and opening in May. 

 This is a neat grower of about a foot in height, 

 very free and of vivid colour if given a warm 

 place. 



T. Kaufmanniana, from Turkestan, is 

 one of the finest kinds, hardy, flowering in 

 April. It grows from 8 to 12 in. high, with 

 broad, flat leaves, flowers very large (nearly 4 

 in. in length), generally white, or pale creamy- 

 yellow tinged with pink on the outside, the 

 petals marked with a broad orange blotch. A 

 fine early-flowering form of this, aitrea, bears 

 flowers that are pure yellow or orange. 

 Yellow inside, and shaded with red on the 

 outside. 



T. KOLPAKOWSKYANA, also from Tur- 

 kestan, is a brilliant species, not exceeding i 

 ft. in height ; the large flowers (3 in. or more 

 in length) are of a lively red colour, sometimes 

 3'ellow with minute blotches or spots at the 

 base. The variety splendens differs from this 

 in its deep yellow flowers, suffused with scarlet 

 on the outside. 



T. LANATA, a low-growing species with red 

 flowers, is remarkable for the little woolly point 

 which forms the apex of each of the petals. 



T. Leichtlini, from Cashmere, grows li 

 ft. high with a flower always erect, the three 

 outer petals bright purple, with a broad white 

 margin, the inner ones yellowish-white much 

 shorter than the outer and with rounded tips. 



T. LiNlFOLiA has glaucous leaves deeply 

 tmduJated and flowers of a dazzling red colour, 

 with small black spots at the base. T. Dain- 

 manniana, from Syria, comes near this, but is 

 more sensitive to cold. 



T. LowNEi bears delicate crocus-shaped 

 flowers, opening in April to a star shape, on 

 ■stems of about 6 ins. Their colour is a deli- 

 cate rose or rosy lilac, with a yellow base. 



T. MACROSPEILA, closely allied to Gesneri- 

 nna, flowers late in May, it has large bright 

 crimson flowers, with a distinct black yellow- 



bordered blotch at the base of each petal, and 

 stamens also black about one-third the length 

 of the flower. 



T. MACULATA, is a well-marked form with a 

 hairy stem and bright red flowers, having a 

 black blotch at the l^ase, flowering towards 

 the latter end of May. 



T. MiCHELiANA. — Allied to T. Greigi, a.n6. 

 like it in its variegated leaves, only that here 

 the brown colour is in streaks instead of in 

 spots. It grows somewhat taller, and the 

 flowers are a darker crimson shaded with 

 purple. Turkestan. 



T. MONTANA, distributed over a considerable 

 area inArmenia, Persia, and Afghanistan. A 

 species seldom exceeding 6 in. in height, with 

 flowers resembling those of T. Oculus-solis of 

 the south of France, usually red, but sometimes 

 yellow. 



T. NITIDA. — A slender kind from Central 

 Asia, the home of so many Tulips. It comes 

 near 7'. Gesneriaiia, and is a dwarf plant with 

 narrow grey leaves and bright scarlet flowers 

 spotted with black at the Ijase on the inside, 

 the outer petals being a paler orange-red 

 colour. It flowers towards the end of April. 



T. OCULUS-SOLIS is very distinct, its flowers 

 brilliant scarlet, with an eye-like blotch at the 

 base of each petal, of a shining black colour, 

 bordered with yellow. T. prcecox is apparently 

 an early form of this, but more robust in 

 growth. 



T. Orphanidea, from Greece, a fine species, 

 is closely allied to T. sylvestris, and has large 

 yellow flowers, tinged with red on the outside. 



T. OsTROVvsKYANA one of the newer species 

 from Turkestan, is allied to T. Octtiiis-solis, 

 and has bright red flowers with black blotches 

 at the base. 



T. PERSiCA. — A charming dwarf kind, and 

 one of the best for edgings, narrow borders, or 

 use in the rock-garden, where its fragrant 

 flowers unfold in twos or threes during May. 

 They are a bright yellow, shaded with bronze 

 on the outside. Syn., T. Breyniana. 



T. PLANIFOLIA.— A large deep red flower, 

 with a broad black base. 



T. PRAESTANS. — ^A very distinct plant, in 

 which there are sometimes only one and 

 sometimes as many as three, six, or even ten 

 flowers on a single stem. The orange-red 

 buds appear early, opening to a pretty pale 

 scarlet, and the finest flowers measuring 6 ins. 

 across. The plant varies in height from a few 

 inches to 18 or more, with stems and leaves 

 thickly covered in soft white hairs. 



T. PRIMULINA. — Another fragrant species, 

 coming near sylvestris and blooming in April 

 and May. The creamy-white flowers are 

 edged and occasionally flushed with pink on 

 the outside, and pale yellow within. Coming 

 from N. Africa, it needs a warm place. 



T. PULCHELLA, from the alpine regions of 

 the Taurus range, has flowers of a purplish- 

 red colour, with black and yellow markings. 



T. RETROFLEXA, probably a cross between 

 acuminata and Gesiieriana, is a truly beautiful 

 kind, growing 2 ft. in height ; with recurved 



