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ter. In July the frame should be covered tightly till late fall, 

 when the bed would require watering and thorough ventila- 

 tion. C. pulchellus is the yellow Star Tulip, the inner petals of 

 which are folded. C. anicenus is a charming rose-colored 



posa Tulips are, however, the gems of the family. The best 

 of these flower on very slender stems about fifteen or eighteen 

 inches high, on which they sway gracefully in any light breeze. 

 C. venustus Vesta is rather the handsomest white, the flowers, 



Fig. 43. — Phlox divaricata. — See page 255. 



form, the inner petals being darker than the outer. C. albus 

 is rated as a Star Tulip, but is of a different form, ball-like in 

 flower, with pure pearly white petals. C. lilacinus is a dwarf 

 cup-shaped flower of a clear lilac color and curly. The Mari- 



some four inches in diameter, opaque-white, with abundant 

 pheasant-like markings at the base, and some suffusion of rose 

 on the outer side. Like the other varieties, they have abun- 

 dant hairs on the markings. C. venustus roseus is also white, 



