THE ENGLISH OK FLORIST'S TULIP. 



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The usual practice is to show breeders separately, and the rectified 

 flowers in " stands " or " pans," containing an equal number of feathered 

 and flamed flowers of each class. Thus a stand of twelve must contain 

 two feathered and two flamed Bizarres, two feathered and two flamed By- 

 bloemen, two feathered and two flamed Roses. There must be no 

 duplicates, but the same flower may be shown in both feathered and 

 flamed states. 



When a breeder breaks it does not necessarily follow that all the bulbs 

 which have been derived from the original seedling will break at the same 

 time, or into the same style of marking ; thus it sometimes happens that 

 specimens of a particular flower exist in the breeder state, and broken, both 

 as a feathered and a flamed flower. At most shows blooms will be seen 



A B 

 Fig. 51.— Flamed Flowers. (A) ' Dr. Hardy.' (B) ' Lord Stanley.' 



of 'Sir Joseph Paxton,' 'Mabel,' and 'Adonis,' in each of the three 

 possible states, and other sorts show the same characteristics. 



It must be understood that each seedling, and only the seedling, is an 

 individual ; the multitudinous bulbs arising from the first seedling are 

 essentially only parts of that original bulb, and possess the same form, 

 habits, and constitution, despite the seeming great variations of breeder, 

 feathered, and flamed states. 



Properties of the Florist's Tulip. 

 It now remains to discuss in detail the properties of the Florist's 

 Tulip, the points which distinguish it from the other races of Tulips, and 

 the features by which it is judged. The three chief points are Form, 

 Purity, and Marking. 



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