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PB ACTIO AL GUIDE TO GABDEN PLANTS 



TULIPA 



towards each feathered edge. The 

 ' flaming ' and ' feathering ' should be 

 well blended, but always leaving the 

 ground colour pure and clear between 

 them. 



These are the real florist's Tulips, as 

 distinguished from the bedding, Darwin, 

 and Parrot Tulips. They are much 

 dearer than these, and require a good deal 

 of skill and careful cultivation to bring 

 them to perfection, that is, to the state as 

 laid down by members of the National 

 Tulip Society. Years ago these Tulips 

 were very popular, and almost every 

 village had its Tulip Society. Now, how- 

 ever, there are very few who retain the old 

 love for produciQg this particular class of 

 Tulip, and they are mostly confined to 

 Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Notts. 



The Rev. F. D. Horner, a successful 

 and enthusiastic cultivator, has defined a 

 good florist's Tulip as one having a round 

 cup-shaped flower, with a good shoulder, 

 and petals level at the top, neither reflex- 

 ing outwards, nor curving inwards at 

 their upper edges. The base of the cup 

 inside must be white or yellow, according 

 to the class, and free from any stain ; and 

 the filaments, upon which six bold black 

 anthers stand, must be pure as the 

 ground colour. The petals should be 

 smooth on the edge and of good sub- 

 stance, that their colours may appear 

 dense, and the flower keep its shape. 

 Breadth of petal is a most valuable 

 property, otherwise the flower, as it 

 expands and grows, would show strips 

 of daylight through the base of the 

 cup, a deadly fault known technically as 

 ' quartering.' 



Of course there are all kinds of mix- 

 tures even among the florist's varieties, 

 and Roses, Bizarres, and Bybloemens get 

 mixed up with each other, causing pecu- 

 liar combinations. From a flower-garden 

 point of view, probably the 'breeder' 

 Tulips are most effective on account of 

 their bright uniform colours, but any one 

 seeing a fine show of the best florist's 

 varieties in May is not likely to forget 

 their beautiful shape and colouring. 



The following is a selection of the 

 Tulips used for the outdoor garden, after 

 which will be found descriptions of the 

 natural species. Many of the kinds men- 

 tioned below are imported by the million 

 from Holland every autumn, and are 

 extensively grown in hothouses for winter 

 decorations. 



1. Florist's Tulips 



' Bybloemens ' — Rectified 



Adonis, purple and black on white ; 

 Agnes, dark purple on white; Bessie, 

 brilliant purple on white, dwarf; Bienfait 

 Incomparable, purple, black on white ; 

 Black Dia/mond, glittering black on white, 

 tall; David Jackson, black on white, 

 colour heavy ; Duchess of Sutherland, 

 liLae on white ; Friar Tuck, purple on 

 white, markings very fine ; George Hard- 

 wieke, violet and glistening black on 

 white ; Qlory of StakeMll, rich purple on 

 white, large flower ; Hohnes' King, very 

 faintly marked, pale lilac on white, tall 

 and large-flowered ; King of the Universe, 

 fine large flower, black on white ; Lord 

 Denman, puce-purple on white, flowers 

 beautifully marked, a grand variety for 

 massing in beds and borders ; Mrs. Jack- 

 son, black on white, fine short-petalled 

 flower ; Mrs. Picherell, deep plum-purple 

 on white ; Pandora, fine heavy violet beam 

 on white ground, pretty; Pich-me-out, 

 shining chocolate-crimson on white, with 

 glittering white base; Prince Leopold, 

 rosy-purple on white ; Princess Royal, 

 crimson-black on white, late ; Proserpine, 

 lightly feathered black on white, of perfect 

 form ; Queen of May, dark crimson on 

 white ; Salvator Bosa, purple-black on 

 white ; Talisman, violet-black on white ; 

 Wedding Coat, feathered black on a 

 dazzling white ground. 



' Bybloemens ' — Breeders or Self-Coloured 

 flowers 



Adonis, rich violet-purple ; Agnes, rich 

 purple ; Ashmole's 114, light heliotrope, 

 champagne-glass-shaped ; George Hard- 

 wiSke, deep heliotrope; Glory of Stake- 

 hill, deep red-purple, large flower ; Leach's 

 No. 1, pale lilac, of beautiful form ; 

 Leach's No. 2, dark purple ; Martin's 

 117, fine soft heliotrqpe, extra fine ; Miss 

 Foster, lUac, flushed fawn, distinct ; Miss 

 Hardy, light purple, large flower ; Music, 

 large purple, of fine form, very handsome ; 

 Philip I., lovely heliotrope, of fine form ; 

 Storer's No. 19, deep purple ; Talismam, 

 slaty purple. 



' Roses ' — Rectified 



Aglaia, rose on white ; Alice, crimson- 

 rose on white, dwarf; Anastasia, rich 

 crimson on white, tall ; Annie McGregor, 

 brilliant rose-scarlet on white ; Comte de 



