Tulipa—continued. 
T. polychroma (many-coloured). This is described as ‘a 
dwarf species, nearly allied to 7. Celsiana and T. stellata.” 
Persia, 1894. 
T. scabriscapa Sl res aa fl., perianth variable in colour, 
elegantly cup-shaped, with slightly-pointed segments having 
two strong furrows down the middle; stigma overhanging, not 
so large as in 7. Gesneriana. April and May. J., lower ones 
oblong-lanceolate ; upper ones narrower. Italy, 1837. (B. R. 
1890.) 
T. Schrenki (Schrenk’s). . erect; perianth purplish or 
yellowish, spreading-campanulate, the segments elliptic or 
elliptic-lanceolate. /. three or four, undulated, erecto-patent 
or spreading-recurved, the lower ones elliptic-lanceolate or 
lanceolate, the upper ones narrow. Turkestan. This is now 
regarded as distinct from T. Gesneriana. 
T. Sintenisii (Sintenis’). 7., perianth pale glaucous-red and 
scarlet, with a black blotch on the claw; segments blunter 
than in 7. undulatifolia (to which this curious dwarf species is 
nearly allied). 7. flat. Turkish Armenia, 1891. (B. M. 7193.) 
T. spathulata is now regarded as a distinct species, and 
notas a form of 7. Gesneriana, 
T. Sprengeri (Sprenger’s). This species closely resembles 
T. Hageri, but lacks the black blotch on the inside of the 
claw; the filaments also are hairless and narrowed at the 
base. Armenia, 1894. (R. G., t. 1411.) 
T. stenopetala (narrow-petaled). A synonym of 7. acuminata. 
T. sultanabadensis (Sultanabad).* _l., perianth of a brilliant 
searlet, large, with a black, unbordered blotch on the inner 
side of the base of the segments. Sultanabad, Persia, 1894. 
This species is nearly allied to 7. undulatifolia. 
T. Thirkeana (Thirke’s). A species very closely allied to 
T. Biebersteiniana (with which, in fact, it was formerly 
considered synonymous). Orient. 
T. violacea (violet). /. erect, mediocre; perianth of a bright 
mauve-red, with a white-bordered, black blotch at the base 
inside, ljin. long, the segments acute; anthers violet. 
7. approximate, linear, 4in. to Sin. long, channelled, acute. 
Stem dwarf, three-leaved towards the middle. North Persia, 
1894. (B. M. 7440.) 
T. viridiflora (green-flowered). ji. pale yellow and green. An 
interesting plant, the origin of which is unknown—doubtless 
derived from 7. Gesneriana, and flowering rather later than 
the type of that species. (Gn. xxxii. 514.) 
T. vitellina (egg-yolk-coloured).* /l., perianth of a delicate 
yellow, large, the segments ovate, obtuse. J. ovate-lanceolate, 
acute, glabrous. . lft. to 2ft. 1889, A sturdy garden hybrid, 
probably between forms of 7’. suaveolens and T. Gesneriana. 
Florists’ Tulips. ‘These choice old garden flowers are 
now being inquired after by amateurs. Many persons in 
the South of England seem desirous of emulating those 
amateurs near Manchester and in the Midland Counties 
who haye continued to cultivate this historical flower 
through a period of comparative neglect. An old author 
says: ‘“‘The Tulip asketh a rich soil and the careful hand 
of the gardener.” This is well known to those who grow 
for exhibition purposes, and they are ever careful to trench 
the ground well, to manure it sufficiently, and, above 
all, to protect the delicate blossoms from beating rains. 
Canyas shading of some kind, fixed on a framework, the 
roof portion to moye up and down on rollers, is usnally 
adopted for this purpose. 
Florists’ Tulips are divided into three classes, viz. : 
Bizarres, Bybloemens, and Roses. These are again divided 
for garden and exhibition purposes into Feathered and 
Flamed Tulips. The ground-colour in the Bizarres is a clear 
yellow, and in the Bybloemens and Roses a pure white. 
The flame and feathering on the Bizarres is red, chestnut- 
red, or maroon; some have the markings so dark as to 
appear almost black, such as may be seen in Storer’s 
William Lea, or Slater’s Masterpiece. The red ground 
is prominent in Storer’s Dr. Hardy, or Bowler’s Everard; 
there is the chestnut feathering in Ashmole’s Garibaldi. 
The Byblaemens have the colours of a deep rich purple 
or phates of purple, so dark in Jackson’s Dayid Jackson 
that the fanciers describe the feathering as black. Hep- 
worth’s Bessie is also a handsome variety, with beautiful 
purple-black feathering on a pure white ground. Other 
varieties are feathered and flamed with various shades 
of colour; in a few the purple almost verges into lilac. 
The Roses, as they are termed, are also of many 
degrees of intensity, and very charming in the flamed 
and feathered state. As illustrations of the various 
shades of colour we haye Industry (Lea), a bright carmine- 
scarlet feather on the purest of -white grounds. Heroine 
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is a true Rose, generally finely-feathered on a very pure 
white. Nanny Gibson (Hepworth) has a brilliant scarlet 
feather on white, and is yery lovely in this state. 
Another shade of colour (rosy-red on pure white ground, 
both flamed and feathered) is found in Charmer, Mabel, 
Mrs. Lomax, and Pretty Jane, raised by a florist named 
Martin. These are all one variety, and it may be well 
to point out how this happens. Nearly all seedling Tulips 
flower first in what florists term the ‘‘ breeder” state, that 
is, as self-colonred ; and for some years it will continue 
to flower as a Self, and it passes into the hands of 
various florists in this breeder state. But by-and-by the 
breeders will break into flamed or feathered flowers. 
Brown may have one, Jones another, and a third may 
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be in the hands of Robinson. Each of these florists claims 
the right to name any variety that may break into the 
flamed or feathered condition in his hands; but they are 
all the same thing, varying slightly in the quality of the 
markings, and whoever happens to get the best nent claims 
to have the finest strain. The same remarks apply to all 
the other classes. Again, a florist such as the Rey. F. D. 
Horner obtains all the best strains in existence in all the 
classes, and florists get to know of the superior quality 
of the Tulips grown by him, and they may obtain this 
strain, calling it ‘‘Horner’s strain,’ probably because 
they know well that a fastidious florist will not grow a 
bad strain of any of his favourites. 
The varieties are very numerous; in fact, there are 
many hundreds grown under different names in England 
and on the Continent. On the other hand, the number 
of really good flowers, correct in their markings, with 
stamens unstained, and pure in the base of the enp, 
scarcely exceeds six in each class. The following ex- 
hibition varieties are based on the enumeration of that 
famous cultivator, the late Mr. Samuel Barlow : 
Feathered Bizarres. COMMANDER, DEMOSTHENES, DR. 
DALTON, GARIBALDI, GEORGE HAYWARD, JOHN RADCLIFFE, 
Sirk JOSEPH PAXTON, SULPHUR, and TARGET. 
