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TULIPA. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



TULIPA. 



middle of April, and few things can equal 

 it for brilliant display. 



T. HAGERI. Bears glowing flowers in 

 dark red, yellow, and black. In a good 

 new form, nitens, they are orange-scarlet 

 shaded with bronze on the outside, and 

 opening in May. This is a neat grower of 

 about a foot in height, very free and of 

 vivid colour if given a warm place. 



T. KAUFMANNIANA. One of the finest 

 kinds, hardy, flowering in April. It grows 

 from 8 to 12 inches high, with broad, flat 

 leaves, flowers very large (nearly 4 inches 

 in length), generally white, or pale creamy- 

 yellow tinged with pink on the outside, the 

 petals marked with a broad orange blotch. 

 A fine early-flowering form of this, aurea, 

 bears flowers that are pure yellow or 

 orange. Yellow inside, and shaded with 

 red on the outside. Turkestan. 



T. KOLPAKOWSKYANA. A brilliant 

 species, not exceeding i foot in height ; 

 the large flowers (3 inches or more in 

 length) are a lively red, sometimes yellow 

 with minute blotches or spots at the base. 

 The variety splendens differs from this in 

 its deep yellow flowers, suffused with 

 scarlet on the outside. Turkestan. 



T. LEICHTLINI. Grows i feet high, 

 with a flower always erect, the three outer 

 petals bright purple, with a broad white 

 margin, the inner ones yellowish-white, 

 much shorter than the outer, and with 

 rounded tips. Kashmer. 



T. LINIFOLIA. Has glaucous leaves 

 deeply undulated and flowers of a dazzling 

 red colour, with small black spots at the 

 base. T. Dammanniana, from Syria, 

 comes near this, but is more sensitive to 

 cold. 



T. LOWNEI. Bears delicate Crocus- 

 shaped flowers, opening in April to a star 

 shape, on stems of about 6 inches. Their 

 colour is a tender rose or rosy-lilac, with 

 a yellow base. 



T. MACROSPEILA. Closely allied to Ges- 

 neriana, flowers late in May ; it has large 

 bright crimson flowers, with a distinct 

 black yellow-bordered blotch at the base 

 of each petal, and stamens, also black, 

 about one-third the length of the flower. 

 T. MACULATA. A well-marked form with 

 a hairy stem and bright red flowers, hav- 

 ing a black blotch at the base, flowering 

 towards the latter end of May. 



T. MICHELIANA. Allied to T. Greigi, 

 and like it in its variegated leaves, only 

 that here the brown colour is in streaks 

 instead of in spots. It grows somewhat 

 taller, and the flowers are a darker crimson 

 shaded with purple. Turkestan. 



T. MONTANA. Distributed over a con- 

 siderable area in Armenia, Persia, and 

 Afghanistan. A species seldom exceeding 

 6 inches in height, with flowers resembling 

 those of T. Oculus- solis of the south of 

 France, usually red, but sometimes yellow. 

 T. NITIDA. A slender kind from C. 

 Asia, the home of so many Tulips. It 



comes near T. Gesneriana, and is a dwarf 

 plant with narrow grey leaves and bright 

 scarlet flowers spotted with black at the 

 base on the inside, the outer petals being 

 a paler orange - red colour. It flowers 

 towards the end of April. 



T. OCULUS-SOLIS. Very distinct, its 

 flowers brilliant scarlet, with an eye-like 

 blotch at the base of each petal, of a 

 shining black colour, bordered with yellow. 

 T. prcBcox is apparently an early form of 

 this, but more robust in growth. 



T. ORPHANIDEA. A fine species, is 

 closely allied to T. sylvestris, and has large 

 yellow flowers, tinged with red on the 

 outside. Greece. 



T. OSTROWSKYANA. One of the newer 

 species from Turkestan, is allied to T. 

 Oculus-solis, and has bright red flowers 

 with black blotches at the base. 



T. PERSICA. A charming dwarf kind, 

 best for edgings, narrow borders, or use 

 in the rock garden, where its fragrant 

 flowers unfold in twos or threes during 

 May. They are a bright yellow, shaded 

 with bronze on the outside. 



T. PRJESTANS. A very distinct plant, 

 in which there are sometimes only one 

 and sometimes as many as three, six, or 

 even ten flowers on a single stem. The 

 orange-red buds appear early, opening to 

 a pretty pale scarlet, and the finest 

 flowers measuring 6 inches across. The 

 plant varies in height from a few inches 

 to 1 8 or more, with stems and leaves 

 thickly covered in soft white hairs. 



T. PRIMULINA. Another fragrant 

 species, coming near sylvestris and bloom- 

 ing in April and May. The creamy-white 

 flowers are edged and occasionally flushed 

 with pink on the outside, and pale yellow 

 within. N. Africa. 



T. PULCHELLA. From the alpine regions 

 of the Taurus. It has purplish-red flowers 

 with black and yellow markings. 



T. RETROFLEXA. Probably a cross 

 between aciiminata and Gesneriana, is a 

 truly beautiful kind, growing 2 feet in 

 height, with recurved flowers of a pure 

 soft yellow, striking, distinct, and one of 

 the easiest to grow. 



T. SAXATILIS. A fine species, growing- 

 from 12 to 1 6 inches high, with flowers a 

 peculiar mauve tint, passing to yellow at 

 the base. Crete. 



T. SPRENGERI. The last of the Tulips to 

 open, this fine new species bears large 

 scarlet flowers 5 inches across, which last 

 well and are excellent in every way for 

 cutting. 



T. SYLVESTRIS. A British species every- 

 body ought to grow. It is pale yellow, 

 with casual edgings of red, and frequently 

 the scapes carry two flowers, but the most 

 valuable property of all is its fragrance. 

 There is a large flowered garden form 

 distinguished as major. 



T. TRIPHYLLA. A rare and choice kind 

 from Asia, with tapering flowers in varying 



