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because the blooms are more lasting. Early 
varieties, such as Duc Van Thol, Murillo, 
Imperator Rubrorum, Titian and the Tour- 
nesols are valuable for forcing. The later 
flowering varieties will not bear forcing but 
are very effective in beds and borders. The 
following are the best for bedding purposes: 
Couronne d’Or (Crown of Gold). The best 
double yellow bedding tulip. Grows 10 
inches high. 
Yellow Rose. A beautiful yellow, growing 
same height as Couronne d’Or; later and 
more fragrant. 
Tournesol Yellow. Shaded with orange. 
Grows 8 inches high. 
Rex Rubrorum. Bright scarlet. 
inches high. 
Imperator Rubrorum. Similar in height 
and color with Rex Rubrorum, but flowers 
earlier. ‘The best double scarlet. 
LaCandeur. The best pure white double 
tulip. Grows 8 inches high, and when 
planted in combination with Imperator Ru- 
brorum is very effective. 
Rose Blanche. Pure white. Grows 8 
inches high. Excellent for bedding. Earlier 
than La Candeur. 
Salvator Rosa. Deep rosy pink. Grows 
7 inches high. Early. 
Murillo. The best light pink; long lasting. 
Grows only 6 inches high. 
Grows 8 
PARROT OR DRAGON TULIPS 
There are but few varieties in this curiously 
interesting section, which is not very popular, 
because the flowers lack the neat precision 
that seems to be part and parcel of a tulip. 
The petals are irregularly cut, and fringed in 
a variety of colors. They have a striking and 
showy effect in borders, where they propagate 
freely if left to come up year after year. The 
few good varieties are: 
A flamed and feathered rose, Reine Miranda. An 
ideal “rectified”’ flower of the late or florists’ tulip 
THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
Bybloem tulips are marked with brownish or 
purple tones on a yellow ground. La Victoreuse 
Each grower has his own named Kinds 
A rose tulip, marked with shades of red on a white 
ground. Named varieties of ‘“‘broKen”’ tulips are not 
usually catalogued 
Constantinople. Red, striped orange, with 
black markings. 
Lutea. Clear yellow, feathered with red 
and green. Very large. ; 
Rubro Major. Bright crimson, large flower, 
very rich in effect. 
Markgrave of Baden. Yellow, flamed with 
scarlet; very showy flower. 
Carmoise Brilliant. Brilliant carmine. 
Tulipa Greigi. A vigorous growing tulip, 
attaining a height of r5 inches. The foliage 
is broad and green and heavily spotted with 
brown; flower goblet shaped, orange-scarlet, 
from 4 to 6 inches in diameter. 
THE BEST MIXED COLORS 
Tournesol. Red, with narrow edge of 
yellow. Grows 8 inches high. 
Titian. Red, bordered yellow. Grows 8 
inches high. Similar to Tournesol, but with 
larger yellow margin. 
Marriage de ma Fille. Crimson and 
OcToBeER, 1906 
white, flaked and finely striped. Grows 12 
inches high. Late. 
DARWIN TULIPS 
These are all breeder tulips of vigorous 
growth. usually reaching more than two feet 
high. The many varieties cover a great 
range of self or solid colored, finely formed 
flowers in the following shades: slate helio- 
trope, mahogany, claret, cherry. They are 
especially desirable for the hardy border, and 
bloom late in May. 
THE FANCIER’S CLASSIFICATION 
Young tulips raised from seed are called 
“seedlings” until they have bloomed. When 
they first flower they are called “‘breeders.” 
These flowers are invariably of one color 
throughout, although the seed may have been 
saved from variegated blossoms. After some 
years the petals of these hitherto self flowers 
become striped, and they are then said to 
“break,” or “‘rectify.” If the stripings are 
clearly marked and of good pure colors, the 
flowers are spoken of as having a good strain. 
A “rectified” tulip is synonymous with a 
tulip having a good strain. These rectified 
flowers are divided into the three classes: bi- 
zarres, bybloemens, and roses. 
The bizarre tulip has a yellow ground with 
shades of orange, brown, scarlet and crimson. 
The byblcemen havea white ground, marked 
with black, brown, lilac, lavender, etc. 
The rose has a white ground, variegated 
with shades of crimson, pink, scarlet, cerise. 
The various classes of rectified tulips have 
the petals either feathered or flamed. A 
feathered tulip has a dark colored edge, grad- 
ually becoming lighter toward the centre of 
the petal, often shaped like the flame of a 
candle. Sometimes a tulip is both feathered 
and flamed. 
A well formed and finely marked bybloem, Maitre 
Partout, red and pink on a white ground 
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