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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
of eastern climes. It has been objected that their blooming season is too short 
in duration, and, therefore, does not sufficiently repay any extra outlay of 
trouble and patience about their cultivation. To this I reply, that the “ bloom¬ 
ing period” is by no means an evanescent one, when the bulbs are planted in 
good holding soil. When they occupy poor impoverished ground, or when 
they have been allowed to remain in the border without being lifted and re¬ 
planted, they often induce disappointment; but when they become elevated 
into the position of “ favourites,” and they receive treatment corresponding to 
the esteem in which they are held, they doubly repay the investment. Mine 
(and I had a beautiful and varied collection), were all planted in the best soil, 
and at the blooming time carefully supported by sticks ; and while many a heart 
was moved to envy, each one filled with admiration. 
Of single flowers, I had White Pottebakker and White Eagle, the former 
the largest and best; and two almost white—namely, Queen Victoria and Rosa 
Mundi, both white flowers, delicately feathered and pencilled with red. The 
first of the twain is the largest flower, and has a streak of rosy crimson up the 
centre of each petal that deepens with age. I grew the white variety of the 
Van Thol section also, but it is so small and insignificant that it is not worthy 
cultivation. Of yellow flowers I had the yellow and striped Pottebakkers, 
neither of which are pure yellow, as both are feathered and marked with red, 
the striped variety much more deeply. Some of the yellow variety came self¬ 
yellow, but the majority had more or less of red about them. The striped 
variety I take to be a deeply-marked selection from the former, but they by no 
means keep true. I also had Due d’Orange, orange yellow, with bronzy 
crimson edging and base, very showy; and Marquis de Wessenrode, rich golden 
yellow, slightly pencilled with red, large and very fine. 
I had one self-rose flower, Rose Gris de lin, pale pink, changing to rose with 
age; and one self-violet, Terburg, a fine and well-formed flower; very novel. 
Globe de Rigaud, white, heavily flaked with rosy purple ; very often comes 
almost a rosy purple self. I had it very fine in pots, but grew it in very strong 
soil. It is quite a novel flower. 
Of striped flowers I had Royal Standard, white, flaked with red ; Bride of 
Haarlem in the same way, but much more heavily flaked; Standard Gold, 
yellow, striped with red; Wapen Van Leyden, pure white, with narrow flame 
of deep rose up the centre of each petal, very pretty indeed; Lac Van Rhyn, 
rosy violet, with deep edging of pure white ; Clarimond, almost a self flower, 
deep rose, with faint streak of white ; and Couleur Ponceau, rosy crimson, with 
white flame up the centre of each petal, sometimes almost a self flower. I have 
had but one edged flower proper this season—viz., Lac Van Rhyn, and that I 
have classed with the striped varieties. I think some of the most beautiful of 
the early Tulips are the edged varieties, but they do not seem to have come in 
my way this season. 
Of self flowers, I had Fireball, very bright scarlet; Couleur Cardinal, bronzy 
crimson, with fiery edging; Belle Alliance, bright crimson; and Vermilion 
Brilliant, rich vermilion, fine, and very showy. 
A few words on the double Tulips I have flowered, and this paper must be 
brought to a close. The old favourite Tournesol, so well known as to need no 
description; and the yellow variety, very fine and showy, have been the best. 
Marriage de Ma Fille, is a large crimson and white-striped variety, very hand¬ 
some but very late in flowering: so also is Couronne Imperial, very similar to 
the foregoing, but not quite so heavily striped. Pseony Red, is a rosy crimson 
variety, but very thin. A really good and remarkably showy double Tulip is 
Gloria Solis, crimson tipped with gold; it very much resembles Tournesol in 
appearance, but grows taller, and the edging is deeper in colour. Peeony Gold, 
