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aginable colour-tone is shown in these May-flowering 

 Tulips, and so it behooves us to be a little careful in our 

 selection and disposal of them, that one lovely thing 

 may not "kill" another. There are no yellows among 

 the Darwins, but to offset this they have a wide range 

 of mauves, lavenders, and purples, and both Cottage and 

 Darwins are rich in shades of scarlet, cherry, pink, 

 salmon, and blush. We love to plant these Tulips in 

 groups and patches about the borders as we do the 

 Daffodils, associating them with the many fine plants 

 and shrubs blossoming at this season. The May Irises, 

 florentina, Germanica, and Intermediate are fine used 

 with these tall Tulips, also the soft gray-foliaged plants, 

 and charming pictures may be contrived with the 

 flowering trees. Many smaller things, such as blue or 

 white Flax, Nepeta Mussini, and Dicentra eximea are 

 lovely grown among the Tulips, and there are a host 

 of creeping things to carpet the ground over the 

 bulbs. 



Here, in a border, the background of which is created 

 by purple-leaved Plums and pink and white Flowering 

 Almonds, we grow the dark red and cherry-coloured 

 Tulips with fine effect. They are Pride of Haarlem, 

 Nauticus, The Sultan, Anthony Roozen, Glow, Faust, 

 Baronne de la Tonnaye, Flambeau, Black Knight, Zulu, 

 Whistler, Europe, and Mr. Farncombe Sanders all 

 Darwins. The mauve and purple Darwins are par- 

 ticularly artistic, and I should like some day to make a 



