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double-flowered woolly buttercup (C. B. 3, 5); Doronicum excel- 
sum (C. B. 9); the primrose, Primula vulgaris and P. polyantha 
(C. B. 3,5; H. G.); Trollius europaeus, the common globe flower 
(H. G.); Trollius asiaticus (H. G.); Aguilegia chrysantha (C. B 
8); and Alyssum saxatile compactum (H.G.; C. B. 8), form- 
ing dense masses, one of the best of the yellows. 
We must not forget the peony, for while primarily a flower of 
June, some of its many forms come late in May. It comes in 
white, pink, rose, red, crimson, and other shades. It requires 
a deep rich soil, and does not like to be disturbed. Year after 
year it produces its flowers, and its rich foliage serves as an effec- 
tive background for other flowers later in the season. 
GEORGE V. Nasu. 
DISPLAY OF TULIPS 
The beds in the court of conservatory range 1, which are such 
an attractive feature during the summer months with their large 
collections of desert plants, present a bare appearance at other 
times. To obviate this and make them also attractive features 
in the spring, it was decided last fall to make a display of spring 
color here by planting large numbers of tulips. These will be 
ll over when the time comes, about the end of May, for the 
installation of the desert plant 
ere are seven of these ae three large conta ones parallel- 
me each other, with two others on each side flanking them 
ink and white effect is planned for the central ha ‘The 
cate one of these has 2,800 of the pink and white tulip, ae 
Maid, in the center, with a three and a half foot border, contain- 
ing 2,300 bulbs of La Reine, a white tulip faintly shaded with pink. 
The bed paralleling this on each side has 2,400 of the pink tulip, 
Rose Grisdelin. The flanking beds are given over to a yellow 
and red color 26 eres The beds placed transversely to the 
central beds contain each 1,150 bulbs of Crimson King, while the 
remaining beds have each 575 of the yellow tulip Chrysolora. 
The top-dressing has now, at the end of March, been removed, 
revealing the leaves just appearing above the ground. At the 
