A few suggestions. 
To-day so many flowerlovers have educated themselves and 
also been educated by lectures, shows and not to forget 
the many Garden Clubs and Horticultural Societies, that 
they do not require a great deal of advice in making their 
selections from a catalog for their garden. To those we can 
only suggest a small collection of new and unusual varieties 
in addition to their general order, sothat they may keep 
up with the new creations. 
Tulips should not be used two years in succession, especially 
not where a fine showing is expected, but dug every year 
moved to the cutflowergarden, where they will be useful 
and new tulips planted in the fall. 
In perennial borders one had best lift the bulbs when they 
are through flowering and heal them in somewhere in the 
shade, sothat they can mature properly. 
Those who are not familiar with the many varieties and 
contemplate an extensive tulipplanting, will do best to get 
expert advice the first year and in addition to their order 
select a collection of say 100 varieties 10 bulbs of each, to 
be planted in their cutflowergarden. 
This collection will give them ample opportunity to study 
the various colors and select the varieties for next fall 
according to their own taste and wishes. 
There are thousands of varieties of tulips; descriptions, no 
matter how good and well worded, do not form a true 
picture in ones mind. 
Selecting varieties for an extensive planting of tulips is not 
an easy matter. Colors should harmonize with those of other 
plants, the surroundings and background in general, and not 
too many varieties should be used. For such a planting one 
is confined to either Darwin & Breeder Tulips or Cottage 
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