Pot Tulips. 
It is quite easy to have Tulips m flower during February and 
March if potted in September and October. They make a most useful 
house decoration and keep at their best for a long time. A light loam 
mixed with a little sand and leaf mould is most suitable for growing 
them in, and 5 bulbs are the best number for a 6-inch pot. When 
planted the top of the bulb should be level with the surface of the 
soil. After potting, water with a rose can and plunge in cocoanut 
fibre, leaf mould or similar material, covering the pots to a depth of 
3 inches. If possible the pots should be plunged inside a frame or 
under cover to avoid damage from excessive rains. The pots must 
be examined occasionally to make sure that they are not too dry. 
When 14 inches of growth has been made remove from the plunging 
material to a cool greenhouse, covering with an inverted pot for a few 
days so that the young shoots may get used to the light. As growth 
advances a little more heat may be given. If blooms are required 
early in January the bulbs must be potted in August ; forcing should 
not be started until the bulbs have made some growth and the roots 
are well developed, when they may be moved into a warm congenial 
atmosphere till the flowers expand. Failure is generally due to trying 
to force too early. 
For earliest forcing the Due van Thol varieties are best, followed by 
Mon Trdsor, Proserpine and Vermilion Brilliant. 
For ordinary pot culture Belle Alliance, Duchesse de Parma, Joost 
van Vondel (white), La Reine, Prince of Austria, Thomas Moore, 
Vermilion Brilliant and Yellow Prince are all excellent varieties of easy 
culture. 
Due van Thol Tulips. 
We strongly recommend these Tulips for early forcing. They may 
also be used for bedding, but are not as fine as the later varieties. 
Description. 100 
a Due van Thol, Scarlet 6/- 
a Due van Thol, White Maximus 4/6 
a Due van Thol, Yellow 7/6 
The Best Single Early Tulips. 
Time of Flowering.— To help our customers to plant varieties which 
will flower simultaneously, we have placed letters before each name, 
thus all the “a’r” will flower together, all the “ b's," and so on. 
Description. 
100 
doz. 
c Artus 
Bright scarlet, dwarf; height 9 in. to 11 in. 
4/- 
8d. 
b Belle Alliance (Waterloo) Brilliant crimson 
scarlet, a good forcer; height 9J in. to 11 in. 
6/- 
lOd. 
doz. 
lOd. 
8d. 
1 /- 
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