descriptive catalogue of tulips. 229 



Leonardo da Vinci 

 Is a fourth row flamed Bizarre, good cup, and pure bottom. It is 

 very much like Charles X. In 1832 price 5/. 5s. 



Leonatus Postiiumus 

 Is a third row flamed Bizarre, form good, and bottom pure ; the 

 ground a good yellow, and the feathering almost black. This will 

 make a first rate stage flower. In 1832 price 40s. 



Lillard Violet 

 Is a second row feathered Byblomen, of good form, pure bottom, 

 and the feather a purple. This variety resembles, at first sight, 

 Bienfait Incomparable so much, that many florists are of opinion that 

 it is it, but although it resembles it so much in shape of bulb, bud, 

 foliage, &c, yet it rises much higher than Bienfait ; besides, it is a 

 much larger flower, and when the petals are compared together it 

 will be found a shade darker in the feather, and it also is different as 

 respects form ; the three outer petals of Bienfait rather throws itself 

 back in rather a triangular form, whilst Lillard Violet keeps its form. 

 The feathering is much heavier. 



Little John 

 Is a third row feathered Byblomen, broke in 1841 from a seedling 

 breeder ; is a little creamy at opening, the cup. rather long, bottom 

 pure, the petals rather thin, but its fine marking will, when plentiful, 

 cause it to rank high as a stage flower. 



Lilat en Cerise 

 Is a third row Rose, good cup, stained bottom, and also creamy. 



Lord Hill 

 Is a second row flamed Rose, broken from a Sherwood Breeder 

 by Mr. Turner, of Derby, from which circumstance it takes his name. 

 It is a gaudy, high-coloured, flamed Roe, and in this respect has but 

 few equals. The form is not good, and the petals are rather pointed. 

 It is also tinged at the bottom a little, nevertheless it is a fine mark- 

 ing flower, and worthy a place in any collection. There is a superior 

 strain called Josephine. 



Lord Braybrook 

 Is a third row Byblomen, good cup, but rather pointed petals, 

 s'ained bottom; in 1830 price 21s. 



Lord of the Isi.e 

 Is a third row feathered Byblomen, broke, in 1841, from a seedling 



