THE ENGLISH OR FLORIST'S TULIP. 



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have a tendency to break partially, showing a weak edging of purple on 

 the breeder colour. These should not be immediately thrown away, but 

 tried for a time in an out-of-the-way corner of the garden, for they some- 

 times come right. Some of the breeders break with a dirty brown shade 

 in the beam and are worthless. 



' George Edward, 1 though by no means a new flower, is only just begin- 

 ning to be generally grown. It forms a perfect cup, with petals of great 

 substance ; the base is rather yellow and wants a good deal of bleaching. 

 It sometimes comes feathered, but is best flamed, when the beam is dark 

 purple and boldly marked. The flower is early and of the largest size, 

 and the constitution vigorous. (Figs. 52 and 56.) 



1 Chancellor ' is only known in the flamed state, but forms one of the 



A B 

 Fig. 56. — Flamed Flowers. (A) 'Duchess of Sutherland.' (B) 'George Edward.' 



most trustworthy Bybloemen for exhibition. It is vigorous and forms a 

 flower of good size, rather late to bloom, and wanting sun and warmth 

 before it will open properly. Its colour is a lighter purple than either of 

 its chief rivals as flamed Bybloemen, ' Talisman ' or ' George Edward.' 



* Glory of Stakehill ' is a large rosy-purple Bybloemen breeder, with a 

 good shape and a wide base, of exquisite purity. It is the best flower of 

 its class, but is getting scarce because it breaks easily ; when broken it 

 may at once be thrown away because it never marks well. 



' Talisman ' is perhaps the best flamed Bybloemen that is grown, but 

 is also sometimes superb as a feathered flower, and well worth growing 

 as a breeder. The breeder colour is rather a dull slaty purple, but the 

 base is wide and clear and the shape excellent. When broken the 

 feathering is practically black and most delicately pencilled ; the beam is 



