BULBS 59 



outwards; and vitellina, medium height, yellow. The last five are 

 mid-spring bloomers. 



With respect to the sections, the lists of varieties in the bulb 

 catalogues are very long, and apt to be puzzling ; we will therefore 

 make selections from them. 



MARCH BLOOMERS. 



Due van Thol t red and yellow, 

 scarlet. 



Due van Thol, white. 

 yellow. 



One or two of the earliest of the Dutch, such as Proserpine, may be in bloom in a 



mild March. 



Artus, scarlet. 



Bride of Haarlem, white, 



feathered scarlet. 

 *Brunhilde, buff, white 



flames. 



Chrysolora, yellow. 

 * Cottage Maid, rose and 



white. 



Crimson King, crimson. 

 *Joost van Vondel, crimson, 



flaked white. 



Blanche HAtive, white, 

 early. 



Couronne des Roses, rose. 



Cramoisie Superbe, scar- 

 let. 



APRIL BLOOMERS. 

 Single. 



*Joost van Vondel, white. 

 *Keizers Kroon, scarlet 



and yellow. 

 Lac van Rhyn, cherry 



red with white 



edge. 



*Le Reve, pink. 

 *0phir a" Or, yellow. 

 *Pink Beauty, pink and 



white. 



Double. 



*ImperatorRubrorum, scar- 

 let. 



*La Candeur, white. 



Mariage de ma Fille, crim- 

 son and white. 



* 'Prince of Austria, orange. 

 *Proserpine, dark, silky 



rose. 

 Queen of the Whites, pure 



white. 

 Thomas Moore, orange. 



* Vermilion Brilliant, scar- 



let. 



* White Swan, white. 

 Wouverman, claret. 



*Salvator Rosa, rose. 

 Toumesol, red and yellow. 

 * yellow. 

 Yellow Rose, yellow, sweet. 



Annie, yellow. 

 Bridesmaid, rose and 



white. 

 Buenaventura, scarlet and 



yellow. 

 * Dainty Maid, lilac and 



white. 



MAY BLOOMERS. 



Gala Beauty, scarlet and 

 yellow. 



Golden Crown, yellow, crim- 

 son edge. 



Golden Eagle, yellow. 



*Herschel, scarlet. 



*Inglescombe Scarkt,scarlet. 



Loveliness, rose. 



Minister Tak van Poort- 



vliet, salmon. 

 *Picotee, white, rose edge. 

 Pride of Haarlem, rosy red. 

 The Moor, crimson. 

 *The Sultan, maroon. 



* Those marked with an asterisk may be chosen if the full lists are too long. 



