DARWIN TULIPS. 



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/. Flower purple. 

 Type, Marconi. 



The flowers of this section have rounded shoulders, and fall into two 

 types, according to their bases : 



(1) Base circular, blue, with a white region as represented in Fig. 15. 



(2) Base more or less circular, blue, except that each blotch has 

 a streak of white along the margins of each segment. (Fig. 14.) Fila- 

 ments more or less blue. 



Mme. Beynat. Type i. Small, opening wide ; filaments tinged 

 blue. (Fired.) 



G. de Salelle. Type i. Small ; base streaky blue ; filaments 

 violet-black ; 21 inches ; May 5, 16 days. 



Viola. Type i. Large, form and substance good; shoulder 

 rounded ; flushed red outside ; 25 inches ; May 3, 18 days. 



Maneau. Large, outer segments reflexed ; base large, circular, 

 white ; 27 inches ; May 3, 18 days. 



Vulcan. Type i. Of medium size ; 19 inches ; May 3, 17 days. 

 Marconi. Type i. Large, of fine form and substance, opening 

 well ; base very distinct and striking ; 30 inches ; May 4, 20 days. 



Courbet. Type i. Form and substance fair ; 23 inches ; May 4, 

 16 days. 



Gryphus. Type i. Form and substance good ; base stained 

 yellow ; 34 inches ; May 6, 15 days. 



Raphael. Type i. Large, of good form ; base tinged with yellow ; 

 27 inches ; May 3, 17 days. 



Gigli. Type i. Small, of poor form ; 16 inches ; May 3, 16 

 days. 



Sir Trevor Lawrence. Type i. Large, form and substance 

 good ; shoulder square ; filaments white ; 34 inches ; May 3, 21 

 days. 



Rev. Wolley-Dod. Type 2. Of moderate form and substance ; 

 24 inches ; May 6, 18 days. 



Frans Hals. Type 2. Form and substance good; colour very 

 bright outside ; 28 inches ; April 30, 20 days. 



Paul Baudry. Type 2. Medium size, of good form and substance, 

 opening well ; 24 inches ; May 3, 21 days. 



St. Simon. Type 2. Of medium size, somewhat pointed, flushed 

 with red outside ; 27 inches ; May 3, 16 days. 



Giant. Type 2. Plant very robust ; flower large, of fair form >' 

 filaments pale blue ; 31 inches ; May 3, 17 days. 



Maugeron. Type 2. Small; outer segments somewhat reflexed; 

 29 inches ; May 5, 20 days. 



Anton de Bary. Type 2. Of medium size ; filaments deep blue ; 

 31 inches ; May 10, 15 days. 



La Victoire. Type i. Small ; 26 inches ; May 10, 15 days. 

 Goliath = Giant. 



