ON florists' flowers. 



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second, third, and fourth row varieties, according to their height, 

 the tallest of course being in the centre of the bed. They 

 were all planted, too, according to colour and class, and no 

 labels were used. The fancier had a book, and the plan of the 



Fig. 40. — Florists' Tulips ix a Bed. 



bed was sketched in it, and every bulb planted was entered in 

 the book according to its name and class. 



There are three classes of Tulips : Bizarres, Bybloemens, and 

 Roses. These are again divided for garden and exhibition pur- 

 poses into Feathered and Flamed Tulips. The ground-colour in 

 the Bizarres is a clear yellow, and in the Byloemens and Roses 

 a pure white. The flame and feathering on the Bizarres is red, 

 chestnut red, or maroon ; some have the markings so dark as 

 to appear almost black, such as may be seen in Storer's William 

 Lea, or Slater's Masterpiece. The red ground is prominent in 

 Storer's Dr. Hardy, or Bowler's Everard ; there is the chestnut 

 feathering in Ashmole's Garibaldi. The Bybloemens have the 

 colours of a deep rich purple or shades of purple, so dark in 

 Jackson's David Jackson that the fanciers describe the feathering 

 as black. Hepworth's Bessie is also a handsome variety, with 

 beautiful purple-black feathering on a pure white ground. Other 

 varieties are feathered and flamed with various shades of colour ; 

 in a few the purple almost verges into hlac. 



