TULIPA, 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



TUNICA. 



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shades of grey, pale yellow, and orange. 

 It blooms in April, and besides having a 

 warm place, the bulbs must be lifted if 

 they are to ripen completely. 



T. TUBERGENIANA. One of the largest 

 in size of bulb, leaf, and flower, with tall 

 hairy stems, very glaucous hairy leaves, 

 and immense cup-shaped flowers in which 

 the petals are much reflexed . Their colour 

 is intense orange-scarlet, with a bold dark 

 blotch at the base. Mountains of Bok- 

 hara. T. ingens, from the same region, 

 comes near it, but is of dwarfer growth, 

 and bears deeper-coloured flowers, and is 

 less satisfactory in cultivation. 



T. UNDULATIFOLIA. Native of Asia 

 Minor, 10 inches in height, has glaucous 

 leaves deeply undulated at the margin, 

 and flowers of a brilliant crimson-red, 

 with black blotches margined with yellow 

 at the base. Flowers in May, and is 

 closely allied to T. ciliatula. 



T. VIOLACEA. A recent introduction ; is 

 also one of the first kinds to flower. It is 

 a deep self-red colour and welcome for its 

 earliness. 



T. VITELLINA. Has large finely-shaped 

 flowers of lovely delicate yellow, and opens 

 with the earliest of the Gesneriana section. 

 It is a splendid Tulip, its dwarf sturdy 

 habit fitting it to withstand heavy rains 

 and winds. 



T. WILSONIANA. Allied to T. Batalini 

 and T. linifolia, with the same narrow 

 leaves and distinct bulb-coating. Flower 

 of medium size, finely rounded, and of a 

 peculiarly brilliant red. Turkestan. 



The following kinds are in perfection 

 about the middle of May, and may 

 be relied on to make a garden gay : 

 Bridesmaid, rose flaked white ; Buena- 

 ventura, orange and gold ; Cloth of 

 Gold, yellow often flushed red ; Dainty 

 Maid, white and pale rose ; Elegans, 

 a fine scarlet, with Elegans lutea, 

 a pale yellow ; Firefly, crimson ; Gala 

 Beauty (Columbus), yellow and scarlet ; 

 Gesneriana aurantiaca, orange-crim- 

 son ; Golden Goblet ; Gold Flake, red 

 and yellow ; Inglescombe Scarlet, 

 brilliant scarlet and very large ; Isa- 

 bella, creamy- white flaked rose ; 

 Ixioides, yellow and dark chocolate ; 

 La Candeur, white flushed rose ; La 

 Merveille, terra-cotta and orange-red ; 

 Leghorn Bonnet, sulphur yellow, with 

 a distinct shape ; Macrospeila, a fine 

 shade of crimson and very fragrant ; 

 Maculata grandiflora, another fine 

 crimson ; Mars, blood-red ; Mrs Noon, 

 yellow ; Nigrette, chocolate-purple ; 

 Parisian, white ; Parisian, yellow ; 

 Picotee, white with pink edges ; Sun- 

 set, gold and orange-red ; The Moor, 

 deep crimson. 



SELF-COLOURED DARWIN TULIPS. 

 This new race of " breeders," selected 

 from the older mother Tulips, yields 

 brilliant flowers in many fine shades of 

 colour, their centres clear and well 

 defined, with in many cases a ring of 

 white, gold, or blue, dividing the petal 

 colour from the dark base. They grow 

 2 to 3 feet high, with flowers so massive 

 and weather-resisting as to yield pre- 

 cious effect in the garden during May, 

 and so vigorous where the soil suits 

 them that the grass of meadows or 

 woodland cannot choke them, even 

 when left to themselves. Good kinds 

 are Negro and Sultan, in dark shades 

 of chocolate-black ; Harry Veitch, 

 crimson-purple and black ; Dorothy, 

 rose and white ; Europe, salmon- 

 scarlet ; Flambeau, scarlet ; Hecla, 

 crimson-maroon ; Loveliness, soft car- 



Tunica sctxifraga. 



mine ; Queen of Roses, rose and blush ; 

 May Queen, rose and white ; Mr Farn- 

 combe Sanders, rosy-crimson ; Salmon 

 King, cerise with white centre ; Glow, 

 vermilion touched with white ; Clara 

 Butt, salmon-pink ; and Zephyr, soft 

 rosy-lilac and white. 



PARROT TULIPS. Good kinds are 

 Admiral Constantinople, in shades of 

 orange and scarlet ; Cramoisi, brilliant, 

 in deep crimson with blue-black mark- 

 ings ; Lutea major, pure yellow ; 

 Markgraaf, gold, orange, and scarlet ; 

 and Perfecta, golden with a scarlet 

 stripe. 



TUNICA (Sand Pink}. T, saxifmga 

 is a small plant with a profusion of 

 wiry stems that bear numerous elegant 



