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the above are all that can be desired by the amateur. A 
list for pots and for forcing in the greenhouse will be 
found on another page. 
Duc van Thol Tulips.—This is a distinct class, 
known by the botanists as 7. suaveolens, and is one of 
the most generally grown, either in the garden, in pots 
in the house, or by the florists for cut flowers, because it 
is one of the earliest. The true Duc van Thol Tulip 
may always be known by its fragrance, as indicated by 
its specific name, swaveolens. The varieties are white, 
yellow, scarlet, vermilion and variegated. ‘here is of 
it, also, a double form, yellow and scarlet, and if any of 
the double forms are to be tolerated in the garden, this 
one should have a place; it is showy and effective. Of 
this class there are many counterfeits; the varieties of 
T. oculus-solis, bearing the closest resemblance, are fre- 
quently substituted for it. 
Parrot Tulips.—These are not in good repute 
with the Tulip growers, who consider them degenerate 
forms of 7. Gesneriana, and some of the growers assert 
that they are all sports, and that it is not an uncommon 
occurrence to meet them in their highly prized named 
sorts. Without regard to their parentage, they certainly 
have come to stay, as they propagate freely, and remain 
true to colors. The so-called Dragon Tulips are the 
most striking, in many respects. The petals are curi- 
ously laciniated or slashed, the colors rich and varied, 
and the form, especially before the flower opens, some- 
what resembles the neck or beak of the parrot, from 
whence it derives its popular name. They have a strik- 
ing and singular effect in the garden, because of their 
unique forms and strangely contrasted colors. There 
are but few varieties, none too many for even a small 
garden. We give them as follows: 
Admiral de Constantinople. — Red, striped 
orange. 
