NARCISSUS AND TULIP COMMITTEE, MAY 19 



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To Tulip ' Zulu ' (votes, 8 for), from Messrs. Barr. One of the very 

 darkest of the Darwin Tulips, and a strong grower. Its globular flowers 

 are entirely of a deep violet-black hue. 



To Tulip 1 May Queen ' (votes, 7 for), from Messrs. Barr. A showy 

 rose-pink variety prettily feathered with rosy-violet ; segments rounded, 

 thick and fleshy, marked with violet at the base. 



To Tulip ' The Fawn ' (votes, 7 for), from Messrs. Wallace, Colchester, 

 and Messrs. Barr, Covent Garden. This is a very distinct new variety, 

 with slightly elongated flowers of good form and substance. The colour 

 is light fawn-pink, with light greenish-yellow shading along the centre 

 of the outer surface of each segment. 



To Tulip ' Orange King ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Wallace. 

 In this variety the large blooms are of a clear and bright orange colour, 

 with yellow base. 



Other Exhibits. 



Mr. Reuthe, Fox Hill, Keston, Kent, staged a small group of Tulips 

 and late Daffodils. 



Messrs. Bull, King's Road, Chelsea, exhibited a small group of May- 

 flowering Tulips. 



Messrs. Williams, Upper Holloway, exhibited a group of Tulips. 



