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spring may be produced by the joint use of Tulipa 

 Gesneriana, var. rosea, with one of the taller forget- 

 me-nots, such as Perfection or Royal Blue. In 

 this vivid-crimson tulip there is a dull-blue base; 

 something of that blue is perhaps imparted to 

 the rosy chalice of the flower and makes it perfect 

 company for the sweetest of pale blossoms. 



Mr. Divers, head gardener to the Duke of 

 Rutland, makes these suggestions as to combina- 

 tions of tulips and low-growing plants to flower 

 together: Couleur Cardinal, a single early tulip, 

 with Phlox divaricata; tulip Picotee is also rec- 

 ommended with the phlox; and the same fine 

 tulip with myosotis Royal Blue. This should be 

 exceedingly good, especially as we recall the rosy 

 flushing of Picotee as it ages. For a very lively 

 effect, tulip Vermilion Brilliant is suggested as 

 a companion to the pale-yellow primrose. Mr. 

 Divers uses ribbon grass (Phalaris arundinacea, 

 var. variegatd) with Phlox divaricata, tulip Picotee, 

 and Aubrietia Leichtlini, plants which when prop- 

 erly set with relation to each other's heights and 

 habits must surely make a perfect picture in 

 lavender and rose. 



Another authority on tulips would have tulip 

 Thomas Moore, that tawny-orange flower, rise 



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