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YARD AND GARDEN 



of the late-blooming double tulips, which usually 

 come into bloom in May, the best are Yellow 

 Rose, golden-yellow; Blue Flag, violet-blue; 

 Peony Gold, red and yellow; Marriage de ma 

 Fille, white, striped with carmine. 



The parrot tulips form an odd and interest- 

 ing section, but the flowers lack the neat pre- 



Gladiolus 



Montbretia 



cision of outline which seems to be the tulip's 

 chief characteristic, the petals being irregu- 

 larly cut and fringed with a variety of colors. 

 All the parrots are exceedingly effective and 

 always striking when planted in borders where 

 they thrive if left undisturbed. The best va- 

 rieties of these are Admiral of Constantinople, 



