LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



1. Het Loo . 



Frontispiece 



FACING PAGE 



2. The " Berceau," Het Loo 



3. Palace Gardens, Het Loo 



4. Azaleas, Het Loo .... 



5. The Return of the Storks 



6. The Promise of Spring 



7. A Crocus Field 



8. Hyacinths scattered on the Sand 



9- " In emerald tufts, flowers purple, blue, and white, 

 like sapphire, pearl, and rich embroidery " 



10. Spanish Irises . 



11. A Bulb Farm near Overveen 



12. "They spring, they bud, they blossome fresh and 



faire, and decke the world with their rich 

 pompous showes " 



13. Bulb Time, Haarlem 



14. Tulips in their Prime 



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