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THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
regularly formed flowers on stout stems in May. These 
flowers not only make an attractive show in the garden, but the 
flowers are also of great value for cutting, as they last a 
long time in water. The colours are exceedingly beautiful, 
and of more delicate art shades than is seen in other classes of 
Tulips. We name a dozen of the most beautiful of the legion 
of varieties described in trade lists : Carminea, rose, shaded 
carmine, electric blue base, black anthers, 22in. ; Clara Butt, 
soft rose, outer petals tinged blush, igin. ; Early Dawn, rosy- 
violet and blush, blue centre, 25m. ; Glow, vermilion, centre 
blue, variegated white, 23m. ; Marguerite, blush, 24m. ; Mrs. 
Farncombe Sanders, salmon-rose, tinged scarlet, white centre, 
27in. ; Pride of Haarlem, salmon-rose, shaded scarlet, electric 
blue centre, 26m. ; Suzon, rosy-blush, centre pale blue and 
white, 24m. ; Murillo, rcse, flushed white, nin. ; Sultan, 
maroon-black, 28m. ; Zulu, purple-black, 28m. ; Dorothy, helio- 
trope and white, 17m. 
Parrot Tulips. — The Tulips in this class are noteworthy 
for their quaintly formed flowers. They have long, more or less 
curled petals, with ragged or laciniated edges, and the colours 
are also very rich and varied. Unfortunately they have 
somewhat weak stems, consequently the heavy flowers do not 
show to advantage unless the stems are supported by stakes. 
These Tulips are best suited for border culture, and flow'er in 
May. There are very few named varieties. A good mixture 
will yield a variety of quaintly marked and formed flowers. 
Rembrandt Tulips. — The Tulips in this class are really 
varieties of the Darw'in Tulip, differing only in the fact that 
the flowers, instead of being self-coloured, are striped or 
blotched with various colours. They are very effective kinds 
for massing in beds or borders. 
Florists’ Tulips. — These are the old-fashioned Tulips that 
florists used to grow with so much pride and success for 
exhibition. They are not so easily grow-n as the other kinds, 
and, moreover, are more costly to purchase. Florists divide 
the varieties into various groups, as Roses, Bybloemens, and 
Bizarres. Roses include varieties of all shades of pink, rose, 
scarlet, crimson and cerise ; Bybloemens, those of shades of 
lilac, lavender, violet, black or purple ; and Bizarres, those of 
orange, scarlet, crimson, brown and black shades. Either 
of the three foregoing types when grown from seed produce 
their flowers of one shade of colour, and in this state are 
called by florists “Mother” or “Breeder” Tulips. Directly 
the blooms become feathered, flamed or streaked with other 
colours, the variety is then called a rectified Rose, Bybloemen 
or Bizarre Tulip. As these Tulips concern the specialist 
rather than the general gardener we shall not give names of 
