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good in all three of its states. It makes a fine chocolate-brown breeder, 

 its only defect being that the petals are rather spoon- shaped and narrow 

 at the top. When feathered the marking is dark brown, and beautifully 

 pencilled on a clear yellow ground, but it is as a flamed flower that 1 Paxton ' 

 is at its best, for the base is large, and the beam both bold and refined. 

 Vigorous and a free grower ; a good strain of ' Paxton ' is about the most 

 satisfactory of all Tulips. The petals possess great substance and stand 

 in the hottest weather. (Fig. 54.) 



1 Sulphur ' is rather an attractive yellow-brown breeder, with broad 

 solid petals, which make up into a rather triangular shape. The flower 

 is deliciously scented, and when broken is sometimes good in either 

 feathered or flamed state. But it is very inconstant, often shows two 

 colours in the feather, and cannot be trusted. ' Sulphur ' is an extra- 

 ordinarily vigorous grower, makes huge broad leaves, and increases very 

 fast, being also given in rich soil to such freaks as three flowers on a stem. 



Other Bizarres that may be recommended are ' Lord Stanley,' which, 

 though rather small, is excellent both in shape and marking, either as a 

 feathered or a flamed flower ; and ' William Wilson,' which makes a fine 

 heavily feathered flower of a somewhat ugly shape. Bizarres are more 

 numerous than either of the other classes, and many other sorts are grown 

 which yield good feathered flowers on occasion. 



Bybloemen. 



' Adonis.'' — A beautiful dark purple breeder, with a clear wide base, of a 

 fine shape when young, though the petal is a lictle flimsy and reflexes at 

 the tip with heat or age. ' Adonis ' breaks well, both flamed and feathered, 

 and is often useful for exhibition in either state, its defects being a lack 

 of brilliancy in the white ground, and a tendency to forget the feathering 

 at the tips of the petals. 1 Adonis ' is cheap and plentiful, and still the 

 finest dark purple breeder. 



'Bessie,' another old flower, is chiefly famous in the feathered state, 

 when it possesses a beautifully pencilled continuous feather of dark purple 

 on a clear white ground. When flamed it is rarely valuable, and the 

 breeder is unknown nowadays. ' Bessie ' must be shown fairly young, 

 for it falls nearly flat, and quarters with age or great heat, which also is 

 apt to spoil the texture of the somewhat flimsy petal. At the same time 

 ' Bessie ' cannot be shown immediately it opens ; the base and even the 

 white ground are somewhat yellow at first, and require a little time to 

 bleach. ' Bessie ' must not be grown too richly, or it will develop an 

 excess of colour. (Fig. 53.) 



1 Elizabeth Pegy ' is one of the finest Bybloemen, at its best when 

 feathered, but often valuable for exhibition, either as a breeder or a flamed 

 flower. The shape is good, the base wide and of spotless purity, the 

 anthers bold and black. As a breeder it is of a pale lavender, very dainty 

 in colour ; when broken the feathering is a beautiful pure purple colour, 

 of medium depth, and charmingly pencilled. When flamed the beam is 

 light purple, but hardly bold enough. This variety is a little tender, and 

 often crippled by frost at the tips of the petals : it is rather late to bloom 

 and very prolific. There are a good many sister seedlings in cultivation, 

 and the whole batch is hopelessly mixed in the breeder state. They 



