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Gesneriana var. dracontia, parrot tulips; picotee tulips; 

 Clusiana also makes a beautiful plant when forced. 



681. Varieties of Tulips. Among the best varieties of 

 tulips for forcing are : 



Early Single 



Due van Thol, crimson with yellow margin, scarlet, pink, 



yellow and white. 



Queen of the Netherlands, white with pink. 

 Duchesse de Parma, crimson with yellow margin. 

 Chrysolora, yellow. 

 Cottage Maid, pink. 

 Flamingo, pink. 

 Vermilion Brilliant, scarlet. 

 Joost van Vondel, striped, red and white. 

 Proserpine, deep rose with metallic petals. 

 Prince of Austria, scarlet. 

 Pink Beauty, rose pink. 



Medium 



Thomas Moore, orange. 



Yellow Prince, yellow. 



White Swan, white. 



Rose Gris de Lin, pink. 



Pottebakker, scarlet, also white. 



Couleur Cardinal, dark crimson. 



Keiserkroon, scarlet bordered with orange. 



NOTE. Each of these is a good bedding variety for early 

 spring effects. 



Doubles for Forcing 



Boule de Neige, white. 



Murillo, pink. 



Crown of Gold, yellow. 



Imperator Rubrorum, scarlet. 



Lord Beaconsfield, pink (one of the best). 



Tournesol, yellow ; also scarlet, red and yellow. 



Rubra Maxima, crimson. 



La Candeur, white. 



