(ire iintlrr coiisi'/t'rdl'on. The Darn ins luivc loii^ ilcscnril such lnij,h (/is/nniion. 

 hut hftvc only (i/tuiiii'd // duriiiiji, the last season. 



11 V ijiiill "t SdliirlMidv t liilik 

 (if It siMinrr .' TliM t is t lie 



\ ic\\ nl' tlifir ri'l.'it i\('ly iii(i(|riii origin. 



it is iidt sill |irisiii;;-, ]icrli;i|is. tii;it tlicir 



<iucsti(iii wliich is (it'tni ] i(i|miI;i lit y as liciMiii;;- pljiiits dues not 



(Intc li:ii-l< iimfc tliMii ;ilMiiit fitti'rii vrais. 



asKt'cl wlicii ;i new ;iii(l 

 scrxiccalilr artii'lc is in 

 \i'iiti'il. (ir wiicH M new 

 ami ali^■allta,^<'()ns use is 

 ilisi-dNcrcl I'lir sonic nhl 

 Clint ri\ a in-c cr (mhii nidilit \ . 



r|iim|iv III tlic liaii|\ III' rl i.-iccnii V iiurcjcr. 

 Tlic Darwiiis arc a st;it,.l\ iac<', witli 



linii;, striiiiL;' stems. Tl iitihxir tldwcrs 



lia\c stems \ar\iiiL; I'liiiii twciitv t'diir 



Tlic reason t'ur astiniisliinent is tiiat as tu l'iirt\' iin-lics in Iniijlit. arcdiijiii^ tn 

 t'<irciii;4' st(ici\ tliey were practically an Ili<' \aricty ni' the piantv .■iml tiir nature 



iiiikiniwn '|iiaiitity until twn er tl 



(it tlic sdil. ridlcr cja^s the stems a\ 



\('ars ;iL;d. Xnt until tiie last t \\ d crane ci^litecn tn t\\eiit\ tdiir inches 

 winters lia\i' the ^rcenhdiisc l)ai\\iii^ hi^h in l-'cliniar\ aihi arc -inncwhat 



a|i|ieare(l in the wlmlesale markets ainl 

 Sdinetiines, df cdiiise. tile iiid-t leiiiaik |„.,.|, | , r, ,111 i 11 c II t dii e \ li i 1 li t i dii tallica. 



aide I'eatnrc cit' the new iii\cntidii d 



riiel'c was a t rein elli IdllS illcl'case ill th( 



taller ill March. 



'The lldwcrs iia\c .-i wide r;iii_;c e!' 

 ciijcirs, cdiiiiir isi iil; rdsc, niarddii, idaict. 



discdvery i^s its intrii-acy ei' niy-tery: i iii|idi t at idii aidl t'drciii^ dt' Harwins la^' hclidtrd|ie, leil. ciim^iPii, |ini]ilc nnd 



nther (Iccji, idcll -.jiadcs. lidWcNi'l'. tllc|-e 



no rc;ill\- pure white in the ^i-diip and 



w'e ;ire awestrnid\ liy tin- sciciiliti 

 iicMins and knd\vleili;c therein displa>cd. 



sensdii. Iiiit even iidW diily ;i liiiiitcil 

 11 iini her d t lldr ist s w lid sjieida I i /e in Ini Ih 



Ullt Just as tre(|llellt !>• the llicst (dl\■idl|-^ I'drclll'.^ Iia\e tricil them. lldWe\cr. I here is ilu 'J, I \idhiW, niile-v the cdt 



characteristic (it the new (|c\ ire i> its these I'rw pidlleers ill the W'dlk lia\e tanc tulip, 1 ll^^lcvcdin lie N'elldW, ^(iine 



lieeii ~~d widl lewarded that their e\ times calleil the ••^e|hl\\■ harwin,'' i- 



ainplc will -^uiely he t'cdlowed liy iiianv iiKdiideil in ihe list. .\l(i-.t nt' the culiirs 



ale iiiiprd\c| liy the piiitectidii ntt^lass. 

 1 II the cut lliiW el market the i;ieell 



1 tiler '.iriiWel-S. 



Some of Their Merits. 



.\ s <iiitdddr licildinii plant--, the 1 )a 



wins arc ^n nimdi sii|ieridr tn the urdi e;iil\- tulip--. They will net cmliire 



iiar\' eail\' tulips that there is little hard tiiiciiiL;. Imt arc ni' i^ient \aliic in 



prdldlinin;^ the tulip ■^casdll and their 

 liiijh prices .are paitK due le the I'act 



Ilium t'ur ciiiniia lisiili lietweell the tWd 



cl.-isses. Tile harwiiis, while a little 



iiKire e\peiisi\c, li;i\r the ad\antaL;c d' tlnit thc\- reach the maii<et alter the 



wcariipe liettcr than the earlv sectimi. nther c1;is-,(>n di' i^r.'.n Imnse tulips ha\e 



and. when Id't n ni|i--t nil icd in hed^, the\ mn^tU d i^a ppe.i nd. 



;ldWer t';ii- liidter the seciiii I and third 



; e;ir than the lirsf. 'I'lie same stiiteiiicnT 



!l lids t rue. a Isd, i I' 1 hc\ ;i re nlailt e.| ill 



simplicity and easy ada|it aldlit y ; t lie 

 Wdlider is ihnt Sdiiiediic did unt ^tuinldc 

 dlltd the idea a^es ;il;(i. 'Idle liehiilder 



exidaini'-: •'Why. \e>! ( )t (■(iiirsc! .Inst 

 the li^lit wrinkle' .Nnd as plain as twd 

 plus tWd. 'i'he djipnrt iinily \va- ilcarlv 



\isilile: hdW did it escape net ice sd 



Idiii; .' Why wasn't 1 the lucky ;;ny tn 

 s.'c it lir■^t ail 1 |i(Md\(d the lii^Licst 

 prdlits.' " 



A Plunge Into Popularity. 



Su(di i- the sitiiatiiiii, in -nine de'.;iee 

 at lea-t , w it h ret'erencc tn the I )arw in 

 tulip--. A-- -ddii ;is ;in\iiiic tlidii^ht of 



IMlttill- them td the te-t, tiley pi'dVcd 

 t h e 1 1 1 s e I \ e ■- 1 1 1 lie t h e 

 most ailmiialde nl' 

 liiillidii- lldw er- I'lir 

 «;reenlidn--c i;s,.. Why. 



then, didll "t -dinelidd V 



t Mill k dt' It -diiiiei .' 

 'I'lial IS the natural in 

 (jii it \ . riie I )a rw i n~- " 



sudden I mil lice i lit d 



jidpii la I it \ in a \ 1 1 <• 

 s t a r t li II u at tir-t 

 jrlaiice. I'.nl when ihcir 

 merits .are ciin--ideied, 

 the rc;il maiwid i--. imt 

 that they Iuinc inmped 

 iiitd t';i\<ir at diie 

 iMiillld. hut that they 

 did mit do the Jump 

 i 1 1 n I d n l: a t; 1 1 . 



The l;|ck dt' cMllv 



a jipre(dat idii nt the 

 I )a rw in tulip-- i-- pa r1 1\ 

 cspl.aine.i. however. li\ 

 the tact that t hc\ \\ el e 

 not c|;(--vitied a- a d i -- 

 t i net race unt i I cum 

 pa rat i\ el \ recent 



times. Their ple-cllt 



iiaiiie was tii\ cu to 

 t hell! only .-I I it t le mere 

 than a ipiartci dt' a 

 cent 11 1\ aL;ii. i a hen i u- 



ot' the ;;lcat e\(iluti(i!l 



ist. < 'harles Ituiwin. In Darwin Tulips are Most Conveniently Handled in Flats 



house l»;i ruins h;i\e lice II liriiiLiiiiL; 

 aliiillt twice the prices ( 1 1' the ciidiiiary 



Their Greenhou.sc Culture. 



Ihiiie ii;iturall\ May lldwerim; --oits, 

 of cdUIsc the\ can 

 imt lie I'lU'ceil intd 



lilddlii sllccevv III 1 1 y ;is 



e;iil\ as --iich tulip- a- 



I ,a l\l'.i lie. 'l' e 1 I (1 w 



I 'ri lice, W h It I ■ 1 1 ;i w k 

 III' Till iin.a s M I Mire. ( )ne 

 iir t w 1 1 \ .■! ri et ies, liow ■ 

 e\ er, can he tl oW elei' 



in line ciiiid i t ion I >v 



the middle dt' I'd. 



im;i r\ , while :i II can I le 

 h.'id 111 cidji iliiiini.; 

 March. In tiic la-t 



t W 1 1 -e;i-(i|| - ] i;i lis 111' 

 I ic. |s III' t liein ha \ e 

 I icell ;i 1 1 ract l \ e I'e.a 

 tiirtv at the larL;e 

 ■-|i|-i IILT e\h iliit inn- in 

 \ew >'ipik, I'.d-tdii and 

 riiil.'idejphui. 



I'lir t'liiciiiL; I'Ur 



|.Ose- the lilllll- -hoilld 

 lie placed III that-- coll 

 t a III I iil; Ii \ e niche- dt 



-nil. nr 111 pans. It' 

 p;in- ail ^i-cd. I'aiilv 

 l.aree dill-- ale prel'er 

 aide, .and tdr ciiininei' 

 ci;il purpd-e> Id inch 

 - i/e-- ha \ e I 1 r d \ e d 



111 II I- h hit t er than. 

 *^ inch. .\ - a cdin pn-t 

 a 111 1 N t II I I dt' til iidii- 



