MAY IN THE GARDEN 69 



who see this Tulip usually call it a Lily, and the mistake 

 is not surprising, for the deeply reflexing petals are mis- 

 leading. The colour is a warm, pure yellow and the 

 flower is carried on a long, curving stem. I like this 

 Tulip better than any other for house decoration. 



Tulips known as May or Cottage Tulips are mainly 

 descendants of varieties found in the latter part of the 

 last century, in old gardens of the British Isles, also in 

 France, Holland, and a few in America. They are to 

 me more beautiful than the resplendent Darwins, for the 

 blossoms are long and pointed, vase-shaped, or deli- 

 cately oval, and all have an indisputable air of breeding 

 and distinction not always felt in the Darwins, which 

 seem to belong to a lower order with their thicker flesh 

 and more squat forms. 



The Darwins were introduced from Holland at the 

 beginning of this century. Dame Nature, and Messrs. 

 Krelage of Haarlem, working in sympathetic collabora- 

 tion, have wrought in them the most marvellous shades 

 and tints. The stems are tall and strong, the blossoms 

 usually cup-shaped, and nearly all are enriched by a con- 

 spicuous blue base and dark anthers. 



In soil not too rich and heavy Cottage and Darwin 

 Tulips may be left in the ground the year round and 

 lifted only when they show by lessening quality that 

 they are overcrowded. They appreciate deep planting 

 ten inches is not too deep and a sand cushion, and 

 no manure should touch the bulbs. Almost every im- 



