BARR’S “ ENGLISH TULIPS.” 
XtlK be ) Mr h, etW Barr l,as take " ,hem in and be is not the nun 
he sinniw of “ ? b . s ° ot t i 1,1<? 1 ? a ™ e eaergv, persevere nee. an, I knowledge which, from 
SS resulted m I be world-tan, ed collection of Daffodils-tl, overs once unnp, ne- 
at m' old , , 5 i gardens, but now grown in most ; flowers once rarely seen in markets. 
S : 1 S ? l r- H ; un 5 «al by which so much bast, ecu accomplished in 
'.fesasssttaKt tttxtst s tstsp" **■ * - » u » — ««* »•> * ■ 
Dltton ’where , ln-v 1 ull P s ' ia u been obtained from various sources and increased at Long- 
b r boil 1^ l C t -ear )' 11 ! llljer "“I'J' ti'o'mtinds. The result has been encouraging, and the demand 
; u . l ist year lias given an impetus to production. The start is at t lie bottom of the ladder 
inexpensive inixturos of unnamed varieties in wbieb flowers of sterling merit ar^^uded In ti, is 
2 oHn flowers* 18 ZJTh’ "" d 1 t ] le , C ?| luction -l '* "■«, "wers they love established. It is so in the 
iif their , ■ , i .// n "r ale tben understoocl, then become fascinating, and make the lire s 
n.I -,-f s 1 ' hmna - i liat is wliat flowers do, and Tulips not the least and hence the 
dt sn ability of encouraging a taste for an extension of culture of “English Tulips’’’ in addition to 
U iivis wmi’thilv^sbarine I1 a^ I ^ en ^li md ^^ d i' n ’-n a ? lead t0 ,l,,thin K but good. In this work Mr. Peter 
11.111 is woitliily smiling, and lie will not rest till lie makes these Tulips “ go.” He lias moreover the 
iiis ma?r. ? nS|^ip world"' B “* 1 with *"** florist ’* instinots ’ >»'* » destined to mike 
alibi'd 6 v 6 |?5ni^ 0n Colle / ll{ l n is in full beauty now, and the collection, while full of interest to experts, 
as^drants o view tlZ’ 3 Z ’T”’ ■ byd ! ,y ’ from •»* come old florists and ouiig 
bmir' , a n av l e ter M er 18 SC - an, '. cd ’ lts P° int8 noted, and merits or defects recorded. An 
the Tu ins (Vrnd^, f d <1U,C r examination, and thus a long day may and is spent by many among 
r n-eseuted ° f o'/be fading named varieties are already established, while oil, ere are 
t IS numbers but increasing yearly. Among the Roses, Aglaia, a fine stock, is 
di m,, 7lt,cT,TM-H a '“\ ,C f T '!' a - v be sald of Middleton Maid; Alice is small but pure, a 
dainty gem, Modesty both flamed and leathered, is one of the loveliest: Ladv Derby is splendid in 
oon’i-i'i’lv of'Tll b deliLd ("f f T ; r ked , ; a,U ! ' S ^'Presented it, goodly number, 'hut there will never be 
he Bvbimmens rf • I / T - P ’- fo !', wl,ether in breeder or broken form it commands admiration. Of 
L l mr^ ilrt c 1 "b gl ' ea est ^ , ' COi S " ,,v, '' s No. 2, of fine character; A, nes, stately 
ant upn^ht, J , tu t, feathered and flamed; Chancellor, in three strains, all good- Duchess of 
Vocl? 6 /m ttn ^mo!!?hft ri f rla -p 7 j" c/t .’., filu . > , form and chaste ; Talisman, small, but perfect; and Mrs. 
Catiuk and Co/I,1o-/ IT,o ^ i "-‘w/ 1 V °n\ ( f th . c lno ™ rich-coloured Bizarres, two dwarf forms, 
1 -';/ 1 Collier , shone very brightly ; Charles A., taller, darker, and good; Royal Sovereign 
leathered form of ,h<» hix ..n mm, . /»,../ r »» i- , v ^ , ^ U V. ,CI * U » 
’ , , ° rr.\\ n : vt * r . v 1,110 ' wr* Niamey, ot similar character. The varieties 
goodelfbetiom f6WGt notablhhes at bong Dition, and will form for beginners the nucleus of a 
oi,e f bed n of ' 'sivfv°!hf ! ! Uon we f are wl,irl 1 od !° th ® S “ssex coast to see the Tulip-bed of an amateur-just 
I on! Mil on o'- T VS ° f s f, ve ". plants each under a canvas tent, but something to remember. At 
,|. Tsam' I*'" 0 C ° m 1 7,' 1 u " dpr " lis Susscl£ fe»t a choice selection of splendidly-grown 
r.'the'r h It .‘,o ! ■ „ Ml '- barr was so entranced that In- had to rush lmm* and send his son I,, 
m l liispiratmii. Rose, byblo-men, and bizarre is the order of planting throughout, each in 
s-c m at a! tiie'Heb" “l! 11 ° f f th °- >0 ' 1 1U,l \ tlle , ? of t warm flush of the first, the parity and delicacy of the 
« ’i 1 , glow of crimson and gold of the third type, form a combine- ion that can only lie 
i re ,1 r or L - ,V f % °" ’ V " d,,, . 1CnIt nItttt -8>’ which to admire most hut hard to tell whether the 
a,h,n -,‘,l .1 f" °- f thc sam « variety are the most beautiful. Take Mahcl in its first orself- 
: ™ rosy salmon with a spotless circular base; thou take the flower when the 
h .,!f t( a. s up m silvery streaks, and, ns it were, crushes thj body colour together in 
.. her folds ; hot , stages are alike beautiful, and can be looked at again and again, it is the same with 
P ® sebs and their central silvery muons,” which in due time break into bybloemens. and again the 
tl ow shltfh ? ! g0ld< i , | dlS0S wl,icl1 d «velop into bizarres the dark ground deepening as the 
flower is pH^d S '' ayS ’ '”‘ d tl,e "’ ,,lw ">e rays approach to black the more highly the 
Said that, some of the more striking blooms in this glowing bed were among Roses- 
I m hi h n ;Z nt ! im : 1 M,Jlh ‘ s y ’ “ efirmmg flower ; Annie McGregor, o,,u.,Uy beautiful in its deeper 
-HVcf e - LI' “ , l d ll Very , b ; 1Sh , t : Mrs. Harlow, in breeder form grand, and also breaking into a 
; Ap a ? d lv,tl ' Lizzie Watkins, Hcrmiono, and Mrs. Whittaker, all worthy 
: ; „ Z '' n":; , ' , u nd "'P* 1 ()t ® ybltBmen ?. SWsNo.2 heads the list with its magnificent blooms 
i 11 tv ‘^1 l • t \ ’ r 1 ^ u ^j 1 ^ le } 0 , ^ !l deeper than the coveted chainpugno-glass form; then 
Ph.w?n fl Wlth l l 1S !r cl p;°y. erfcl0s of lts own - Duchess of Sutherland, Friar Tuck, Mrs. Jacks „n, Mrs. 
/ - 1 I’l r uoen °‘ May, lahsman, and a fine break from one of Hepwortli’s breeders. In Bizarres, 
with glorious blooms; Dr. Hard;, attracted by its richness and 
" V 1 - 1’ y'ltngs ; Sir Joseph DacUm, in different strains, was in splendid condition ; Masterpiece, 
lira,.,'! 'tkS r' k 1 a « d / 0 l;L l»>t the disc not quite perfect; while Ajax, Hardwick’s grand 
the coflectimi ™° 1 ’ L °‘'‘ Ll fol ' d ’ aud l ' lU ' vvath tbe Jwarfer Vivid and Colbert, shone brightly in 
S?S lultp-beS affords the owner, Dr. Hogg, great pleasure. He does not, however, sit on 
past tiniest He^dlhire for days together watching the flowers, as did an old florist in 
Extracted from the letter of an Amateur grower of “ English Tulips ” 
Ever since you were here 1 have bcSn noting and criticising Tulips, and to such an extent lias the 
subject giown upon me 1 am quite as daft on the subject as ever you were on the Daffodils. 
-f* OfAer worth Hus A mateur spent seven (lays over one moderate-sized bed of “ English 
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