in the heights of the bulbs chosen, but one has the increase of smaller 
flowers, which add greatly to its beauty. It is like a bouquet, 
darkly, deeply, beautifully pink. 
The other grouping is less pink, and therefore less popular, but 
far more distinguished: 
One each of — 
Cardinal Manning — the largest and tallest of the moderate 
priced Tulips, of the shade of dark violet that the French call 
Prime. 
Solfatare — moonhght yellow, lovely flower. 
Fairy Queen — yellow and mauve, exquisitely softened by a 
silvery bloom. 
Dream — described above. 
Fawn — flesh pink. 
And two each of — 
Inglescombe Pink — a long pointed flower that begins life an 
almost salmon old rose, with a tiny recurved edge on the 
petals that is Hke pure gold, and then by some marvelous 
alchemy of the hght, fades to a violet rose, which if the nights 
are cold and the days bright, becomes a bit too strong for 
other things in the garden, and Inglescombe Pink must be 
cut and brought in the house. 
Sultan — described above. 
These groups of TuHps are best when they can be repeated several 
times in the garden, either down a long border, or in formal beds. 
They can be used alternately if far enough apart in the border, but I 
like best to use only one as their character is so different. 
Of the combinations of Tulips with other flowers, nothing is so 
beautiful as Tuhps with Mertensia, and of all Tulips, Hobbema, that 
glowing glass chalice, is the most beautiful! How I regret that his 
rare loveHness should be so expensive! Unfortunately, both TuHps 
and Mertensia die to the ground when through blooming and great 
indeed is the difficulty of covering the double grave. The beauty is, 
however, worth all the trouble of taking up the Tuhps and planting 
among the Mertensia some of the shallow-rooted annuals. 
Any of the pink Tuhps, or any combination of them is most lovely 
planted immediately in front of Spirea argufa, or, better still, if the 
Tuhps are alternated in the border with the rather rare Spirea arguta, 
nana. 
My beloved Viburnum Carlsii, planted between clumps of one of 
the Tuhps called black, is beyond words to tell, for not only is the 
visible beauty enchanting, but the perfume is intoxicating! 
And yellow Tuhps with the lovely blue of our native Phlox! 
Surely color could not be more choice or form more varied ! 
The combinations are endless, and each of us should find one that 
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