230 AROUND THE YEAR IN THE GARDEN 



There are three main classes or sections : the Early Flowering 

 sorts, single or double; the May Flowering or Cottage Gar- 

 den, and the Darwin type, which also flowers in May. The 

 other classes that are not so important are the Paris or 

 Dragon tuKps, which are good, strong growers and are 

 beautifully colored with fringed and grotesque shaped 

 flowers, and the class known as the Breeder tulip, from 

 which the Darwins have been selected and developed. 

 In size, season of bloom, robustness of growth, etc., these 

 are similar to the Darwins; the reason for their having 

 dropped out of the public eye is doubtless that their dull, 

 soUd "self colors" were not popular for bedding effects. 

 Some catalogues do not list them, but I can assure you that 

 it will be very worth while for you to find one that does and 

 to try out a few varieties. 



The time of flowering depends upon variety as well as 

 type; therefore, for the longest flowering season for tulips, 

 pick from the earliest of the single and double early flower- 

 ing several of the late and mediums of both the Cottage 

 Garden and the Darwin types, and a few of the extra late 

 of the latter. Some of the best extra-early singles are Kaiser 

 Kroon, scarlet, edged with yellow ; Prosperine, Sir Thomas 

 Lipton, Vermillion Brilhant and White Swan. In the May 

 Flowering, Darwin and Parrot sections are many splendid 

 new varieties, which are described in the catalogues. 



Narcissi, Daffodils and Jonquils 



Of the narcissi there are also a number of different types, 

 all more or less confused under the names given them in the 

 trade. The most important class is the Giant Trumpet 

 narcissus. This includes such popular and splendid sorts as 

 Emperor, Glory of Leiden, "the king of daffodils," and the 

 new giant flowered King Alfred, which has attracted a 

 great deal of attention at the flower show. 



In addition is the Medium Trumpet class, which is listed 

 under such various catalogue names as "Star," "Crown," 

 ' ' Chalice-cup ' ' and ' ' Peerless ' ' narcissi. This class includes 



