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15. " Here are tulips for you white, for the bridal or 



the burial " 88 



16. "Whose leaves with their crimson glow Hide the 



heart that lies burning and black below " . . 94 



17. Darwin Tulips 100 



18. A Bulb House 104 



19. Flower-Market, Haarlem . . . . . ' . 108 



20. Hyacinth Flowers going to Market . . . .112 



21. A Bulb-Grower's Garden . . . ". . . 116 



22. "When Spring unlocks the flowers to paint the 



laughing soil " 128 



23. A Boatload of Fragrance . . . . . .144 



24. A Dutch Garden in Spring 160 



