14G REMARKS ON THE TUMP. 



form, and make the nearest approaches to that perfection which 

 all florists imagine, but few witness. - 



The top of each petal ought to be broad and well rounded and 

 perfectly level ; the parts of fructification, as the stamens, an- 

 thers, and pericarpium, should be strong and bold, and the fila- 

 ments free from tinge or stain, as those qualities add much to the 

 appearance of a fine tulip when expanded. The ground colour 

 of the flower at the bottom of the cup in a bizarre, ought to be a 

 bright yellow, and in a byblomen or rose, perfectly white and 

 transparent. In a feathered flower, the feathering should be 

 broad and regular, and go quite round the edge of the petal, and 

 not to break out at the end, and show the ground colour, and 

 terminate in fine broken points toward the centre of the petal 

 elegantly pencilled. The centre of each petal should be quite 

 free from any stripe, spot, stain, or tinge of any kind. The fea- 

 thering of a fine Bienfail Incomparable, will give the young flo- 

 rist the best idea, for when fine, it is not excelled as a feathered 

 stage flower. 



A flamed Tulip must have a beam right up the centre of each 

 petal, as near the colour of the feathered edgings as possible, 

 commencing nearly at the bottom of the petal, and reaching up 

 to the feather at the top of the petal, but not to break through it 

 branching or flaming all the way up on each side of the beam to 

 the feathering at the edge, the feathering at the edges the same 

 as in a feathered flower. The Albion, (or Lortortesque as it is 

 called) and Rose Unique may be considered as specimens of 

 flamed Tulips. The darkest colours in the bizarres rank the 

 first, brown the second, and scarlet the third. In byblomens, 

 black first, dark purple second, and light purple third. In roses, 

 bright scarlet first, crimson or cherry colour second. 



The properties thus described are acted upon at all Floral ex- 

 hibitions in the northern counties, yet it must be admitted that 

 flowers with bad cups and tinged bottoms are often placed first, 

 in preference to a fine cupped flower. This is owing to the fea- 

 thering of the flower counterbalancing the other bad properties, 

 whilst the one with a good cup, &c. may be very fine in every re- 

 spect but the feathering and flaming. The southern florists reject 

 as not worthy a place in their collections, what is considered in 

 those of the northern districts as first-rate stage flowers. The 

 northern florists only, in a very few instances, cultivate what is 

 termed bed flowers. If a flower will not come up to their stan- 



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