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borne on stout stems, white suffused with rose in the middle of petals. 
In flower May 1 to May 15. 
66. White Swan (Jones). — Similar to No. 61, but the egg-shaped 
flowers are a trifle smaller, and the petals longer and narrower. 
67. Yellow Prince [syn. Golden Prince) (Hogg& Robertson, Jones). — 
Height 6 inches ; sweet-scented flowers of good form and substance, rich 
yellow marked with orange towards the base of the petals. Well adapted 
for margins. In flower May 1 to May 22. 
II. — Late Single Flowering TuLirs. 
68. Comte de Vergennes (Hogg Sc Robertson). — Height 7 inches; 
flowers variable in colour, but mostly white, feathered with rosy scarlet. 
In flower May 5 to May 19. 
69. Coquette de Belleville (Barr). — Height 1 foot ; medium-sized 
flowers, borne on stout stems, rose, flaked and margined with white. In 
flower May 11 to May 23. 
70. Couleur de Cardinal, x x x May 9, 1900 (J. Veitch, Hogg & 
Robinson, Jones). — Height 9 inches ; sturdy habit ; beautifully formed, 
medium-sized flowers with thick pointed petals, borne on stout stems, 
intense crimson shaded with plum on the exterior ; yellow centre. In 
flower May 5 to May 19. 
71. Dainty Maid (Barr). — Height 18 inches ; flowers borne on stout 
stems, of excellent form ; white ground, heavily marked and stained with 
purplish lilac ; pale blue centre. In flower May 23 to June 9. 
72. Dame Elegante '(Krelage). — Height 14 inches; flowers borne on 
rather slender stems, cream white, freely striped and veined with carmine. 
In flower May 12 to May 21. 
73. Fairy Queen (Hogg k Robertson, Barr). — Height 18 inches ; 
flowers with rather pointed petals of excellent substance, rosy heliotrope 
shading to yellow. The central portion of the outer petals is stained 
with bright heliotrope. In flower May 17 to June 4. 
74. Firefly (Barr). — Height 14 inches ; flowers of good form, with 
pointed petals, bright orange red, with a green and old gold centre 
sweet-scented. In flower May 23 to June 4. • 
75. Isabella, x x x May 24, 1900 (Hogg & Robertson, J. Veitch, Barr). 
Height 10 inches ; sturdy habit ; beautifully formed flowers, with long, 
pointed petals, carmine and rose shaded with cream -white, and suffused 
with silvery white and rose on the exterior of petals ; centre light blue on 
a white ground. In flower May 11 to June 4. This variety was found 
in County Mayo nearly a century ago, and the sorts bearing the names 
Shandon Bells, Blushing Bride, York and Lancaster, and Silver Queen 
are merely selections from it, are not fixed, and revert to the type. There 
is. however, a Dutch Tulip sold as York and Lancaster which is quite 
distinct from Isabella, and which is one of the first of the May-flowering 
section to bloom. 
76. Lac van Rhyn (Hogg & Robertson).— Height 11 inches ; flowers 
of exquisite form and substance, rosy lilac edged with white and shaded 
with violet on the outer petals; yellow centre. In flower May 9 to 
May 23. 
