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ing indeed are the reactions of people as they look 
upon masses of color. Some are gay and talkative, 
others are quiet; nearly all show genuine emotion. As 
a rule people are freer, more unconscious, glad in fact 
to let you see more of themselves. Their deep delights, 
their hidden aspirations seem for the moment real. 
As is natural those seeing the blooms desire them, 
and we sell some. This is aside from plats which we 
rope off and from which we do not sell. In general it 
may be said that flower production and growing for 
bulbs are two separate businesses, and should not 
greatly over-lap. In consequence with those that we do 
cut we are careful to include as little leafage as possible 
so as not to impair the feeding surface of the plant. 
The tulip ships well and properly iced may oe ex¬ 
pressed one and two thousand miles. But its value as a 
cut flower depends upon the season, the local demand 
and the chance of meeting Mothers’ day with a maxi¬ 
mum of bloom. 
There has been a decided increase of interest in the 
tulip during the last ten years. All engaged in its dis¬ 
semination have recognized it, some Holland dealers re¬ 
porting a fourfold increase since 1914. Importations 
while not confirming this ratio attest an increase. But 
why is this so? What about this flower, its swift rise 
in favor? The tulip is beautiful but so indeed are other 
flowers. This is something to be curious about, around 
which the fancy delights to play. What is the tulip’s 
charm—the very essence of it; is it that it comes so 
early, enriching the spring with a varied warmth of 
color ? 
