SINGLE EARLY TULIPS. 23 



Bizard Pronkert. Goblet shape, small; base small, deep yellow; 

 filaments yellow, stained at apex ; stem slender ; leaves ascending'; 

 13 inches ; April 28, 12 days. 



Koh-i-noor. A variety differing from ' Menelik ' only in its smaller 

 flowers and stained filaments ; individual flowers open irregularly ; 

 13 inches ; April 19, 17 days. 



Maarten Zoorg. Large, rounded ; base hexagonal, well defined, 

 bright yellow; filaments deeply stained; 16 inches; April 20, 

 1 6 days. 



Mars. Flower quarters; base diffuse, dirty brown, blue at 

 margin ; segments incurved at margins ; filaments deeply stained ; 16 

 inches ; April 19, 15 days. 



Menelik. Pointed, very deep colour, with a slight plum-purple 

 bloom outside ; base circular, deep yellow ; filaments deeply stained ; 

 leaves broad, glaucous ; 12 inches ; April 19, 15 days. The deepest 

 crimson flower. 



Purple Crown. Large, shallow cup shape, segments pointed, 

 inside glossy, outside dull ; base stellate, well defined ; filaments 

 stained ; stem slender ; leaves ascending ; 13 inches ; April 16, 

 19 days. 



Rubens. Pointed ; base small, diffuse ; filaments stained ; stem 

 stout ; leaves very broad ; 15 inches ; April 19, 17 days. 



Visscher. Open, spreading ; base circular, bright yellow ; stem 

 smooth ; leaves ascending ; 13 inches; April 18, 18 days. 



i. Flower scarlet. 



Artus. Pointed, opens triangular ; base well defined, bright yellow ; 

 filaments stained ; stem and leaves very strong ; 14 inches ; April 21, 

 19 days. 



Belle Alliance Waterloo, q.v. 



Brilliant Star. Large, pointed, opens very flat; base hexagonal, 

 deep yellow, with a large olive blotch ; filaments stained ; stem pur- 

 plish ; leaves narrow ; 13 inches ; April 15, 18 days. 



Brutus. Goblet^shape ; base large, deep yellow ; filaments yellow ; 

 stem stout, coloured ; leaves ascending ; 13 inches ; April 21, 19 days. 



Cardinal's Hat. Pointed; base circular, deep yellow; filaments 

 yellow ; one segment often grows to the stem, deforming the flower ; 

 leaves broad, ascending ; 15 inches ; April 20, 18 days. 



Carlisle Sir Thomas Lipton, q.v. 



Carmin Brillant = Cramoisi Brillant, q.v. 



Couleur Cardinal. A distinct pointed flower, inside very bright, 

 outside plum colour ; base and filaments bright yellow ; stem 

 smooth, dark ; leaves broad, ascending ; 17 inches ; April 26, 

 16 days. 



Cramoisi Brillant. Pointed; base circular, deep yellow ; filaments 

 yellow ; stem rather weak ; 18 inches ; April 26, 15 days. 



Crimson Giant Dusart, q.v. 



Crimson King = Roi Cramoisi, q.v. 



