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Aglaia 



Is a third row flamed Rose, cup rather long, bottom pure, the beam 



up the petals outside a pale colour, the colours inside strong and 



beautiful ; it is an excellent marker, steady, and a good stage flower. 



Admiral Kingsbergen. 

 A third row flamed Rose, very showy and brilliant in colour, 

 resembling Lord Hill very much, form good, bottom tinged. 



Amelia 

 Is a second row feathered Rose, the colour a scarlet, the form good, 

 the bottom pure, and will, when a little more plentiful, make a first 

 rate stage flower. The breeder sells high. It is much superior to 

 Queen Boadicea or Lady Crewe. Was introduced into Lancashire 

 about three years ago. 



Abdalonimus 

 Is one of the tallest Tulips cultivated ; is a feathered and flamed 

 Byblomen, a coarse flower, long cup, creamy when opening, and a 

 stained bottom and black filaments. 



Acapulco, (see Roi de Siam). 



Alexander Magnus, (alias Alcon or Grand Marvel) 



Is a late Byblomen, a fourth row flower, a long cup, pure bottom, 



and is often well feathered and flamed as to take a first prize at an 



exhibition; rather unsteady. Introduced in 1720. 



Albano 

 Is a second row feathered Byblomen, good cup, as yellow as a 

 Primrose when opening, and does not bleach out entirely. The 

 feathering dark. 



Alexandre du Roi 

 Is a second row feathered and flamed Rose, the cup rather long but 

 good, the bottom pure and is an excellent stage flower. 

 Albion, (called also Lord Fortescue) 

 Is a fourth row Bizarre, and was first broken from the breeder at 

 Manchester in 1820, from a breeder supposed to have been procured 

 from Holland. The cup a fine form, the petals thick, glossy, and a 

 rich yellow beautifully feathered and flamed with a dark brown, 



