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well in their time of flowering, and aid each other in the 

 general effect. Many other varieties of Tulips have been 

 tried here, and for various reasons have been found unsuit- 

 able and not so good as those mentioned in the list. The 

 Darwin and florists' varieties are too late in flowering to be 

 used extensively in spring bedding and should be grown in 

 borders with other later flowering plants. One of the most 

 effective tulips is Coleur Cardinal, which has a rich purple 

 shading down the stem, and on the outside of the flowers. 

 This variety is the most admired among all those on the list. 

 It is very effective with a groundwork of double Arabis, or 

 of Phlox divaricata an edging of Red Daisy Firefly in 

 the first instance, or double White Daisy in the second 

 would complete the bed. 



Tulip Vermilion Brilliant is a very useful red variety for 

 mixing among White Polyanthus as it flowers a little before 

 some of the other red kinds. Heuchera hispida or Saxifraga 

 Guildford Seedling will form a suitable edging. 



Tulip (5/egans is another good red kind, which has the 

 additional merit of a nice vase shaped flower. A bed of the 

 double Arabis as a groundwork, with this tulip rising above 

 it and an edging of Myosotis Dyerae, was one of the most 

 effective I have ever had (see "Plate II.) 



Tulip Duchesse de 'Parma looks well with a ground- 

 work of yellow Polyanthus, and an edging of Saxifraga 

 moschata. It is also a good variety for dotting among yellow 

 Wallflowers, its bronzy yellow flowers harmonise well with 

 the purer yellow of the Wallflower; a broad band of blue 

 Aubrietia round it if the bed is large enough will look 



