SPRING FLOWERS 



Of Zomerschoon the rare, the beautiful, I own 

 but a dozen bulbs. A detailed description from 

 the color chart is necessary, as this wonder among 

 tulips has many colors. The upper outside of 

 inner petals shows Rouge d'Andrinople No, 1, but 

 a trifle lighter than the shade in the plate. There 

 is remarkable life in this color as it appears in 

 the tulip. Flamed and feathered with a true 

 cream-white, with a slightly bluish sheen on the 

 centres of the outer petals, the flower is of inde- 

 scribable beauty. There is not one to equal it 

 for charm, for luscious combination of salmon 

 and cream. It is never likely to become plentiful, 

 it is such a slow one to increase. 



Although we hear rumors of a possible short- 

 age for next season in tulips in violet, lavender, 

 and bronze tones, it is quite out of the question 

 in these notes to pass by one of these beauties. 

 Mauve Clair, a Darwin variety of unusual quality, 

 is one of the best. The general tone of this tulip 

 is Violet de Parme No. 1, while the flame or mark- 

 ing of the outer petals is of Violet d'aeonit No. 1. 

 Tulip Bouton d'Or, whose yellow as seen in the 

 French chart is Jaune cadmium No. 1, has a per- 

 fectly unvarying tone throughout the flower. 

 Thus I found several of these tulips; yet again, 



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