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number you can use each week from early January on up to the 

 middle of March, and then plant and force accordingly. 



_ Among the red, and red and yellow, early sorts, we have Belle 

 Alliance and Keizerkroon. The double Tulips are the best for 

 pans and are among the most showy and best selling Easter plants. 

 .Miirillo, the- double light pink; is one of the great favorites, and is 

 not only fine for pans, but is fully as good for ciittingi When well 

 done it will almost resemble a Peony:' So will Couronne d'Or, that 

 splendid bronze yellow, and so will Salvdtor Rosa. ■ 



In Darwin vairieties there is a long fist of fine sorts; One of the 

 best is Rev. H. Ewbank which, because of its beautiful hehotrope- 

 lilac color, is quite, different from any otheriDarwin. 



^ Clara Butt, salmon; Gretchen, soft blush; Massachusetts, 

 bright pink; Pride of Haarlem, carmine rose; White Queen, cream 

 wMte; and Baronne de la Tonnaye, another bright pink, are all well 

 known and are gquaUy good for outdoor planting. ' , 



--« '«?.i^; MAY-FtowEKmG'OR Cottage Tulips 



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These beautiful Tulips are especially fine for outdoor planting 



and should be more grown by florists. Their large flowers, long 



Fig. '282. — ^Tcups m Vambty. It isn't a bad idea for the florist interested in 

 outdoor Tulips, especially the Darwin and Cottage sorts, to study their possibilities. 

 This he can do by planting a few of each available variety and labeUng them, as 



shown here 



