TULIPS UNDER GLASS 



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number you can use each week from early January on up to the 

 middle of March, and then plant and force accordingly. 



Among the red, and red and yellow, early sorts, we have Belle 

 Alliance and Keizerkroon. The double Tulips are the best for 

 pans and are among the most showy and best selling Easter plants. 

 Murillo, the double light pink, is one of the great favorites, and is 

 not only fine for pans, but is fully as good for cutting. When well 

 done it will almost resemble a Peony. So will Gouronne d'Or, that 

 splendid bronze yellow, and so will Salvator Rosa. 



In Darwin varieties there is a long list of fine sorts. One of the 

 best is Rev. H. Ewbank which, because of its beautiful heliotrope- 

 lilac color, is quite different from any other Darwin. 



Clara Butt, salmon; Gretchen, soft blush; Massachusetts, 

 bright pink; Pride of Haarlem, carmine rose; White Queen, cream 

 white ; and Baronne de la Tonnaye, another bright pink, are all well 

 known and are equally good for outdoor planting. 



MAY-FLOWERING OR COTTAGE TULIPS 



These beautiful Tulips are especially fine for outdoor planting 

 and should be more grown by florists. Their large flowers, long 



Fig. 282. TULIPS IN VARIETY. It isn't a bad idea for the florist interested in 

 outdoor Tulips, especially the Darwin and Cottage sorts, to study their possibilities. 

 This he can do by planting a few of each available variety and labeling them, as 



shown here 



