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in beds and borders. The following are the best: Couronne 

 d'Or, the best double yellow bedding tulip. Grows 10 inches 

 high. Yellow Rose, a beautiful yellow, growing same height as 

 Couronne d'Or; later and more fragrant. Tournesol Yellow, 

 shaded with orange. Grows 8 inches high. Rex Rubrorum, 

 similar in height and colour to Imperator Rubrorum, but 

 flowers earlier. The best double scarlet. La Candeur, the best 

 pure white double tulip. Grows 8 inches high, and when planted 

 in combination with Imperator Rubrorum is very effective. 

 Rose Blanche, pure white. Grows 8 inches high. Excellent for 

 bedding. Earlier than La Candeur. Salvator Rose, deep rosy 

 pink. Grows 7 inches high. Early. Murillo, the best light 

 pink; long lasting. Grows only 6 inches high. 



DARWIN (7*. Gesneriana, etc., in garden hybrids). Breeder tulips, 

 of vigorous growth, usually reaching more than two feet high. 

 The many varieties cover a great range of self or solid 

 coloured, finely formed flowers in the following shades: slate, 

 heliotrope, mahogany, claret, cherry. They are especially 

 desirable for the hardy border, and bloom late in May. Sold 

 in mixtures. Naturalised in borders. 



Due VAN THOL (T. suaveolens). The varieties of this group form 

 a distinct class of themselves. They come in scarlet, red and 

 yellow, yellow, crimson, rose and white. They are grown 

 because they are among the earliest to flower: the different 

 colours come into bloom simultaneously, and the plants grow 

 to the same height, 7 to 8 inches only. There are also double 

 yellow and double scarlet forms. Sold by colour. 



DRAGON OR PARROT (T. Gesneriana, var. dracontia). Late flower- 

 ing; petals irregularly cut, and fringed in a variety of colours. 

 They have a striking and showy effect in borders, where they 

 propagate freely if left to come up year after year. Constanti- 

 nople, red, striped orange, with black markings. Lutea, clear 

 yellow, feathered with red and green; very large. Rubra 

 Major, bright crimson, large flower, very rich in effect. Mark- 

 grave of Baden, yellow, framed with scarlet; very showy flower. 

 Carmoise Brilliant, brilliant carmine. 



GREIG'S (Tulipa Greigi). A vigorous growing tulip, attaining a 

 height of 15 inches. The foliage is broad and green and 



