SPRING-FLOWERING BULBS 
113 
In the early part of the seventeenth century this cultivation of 
Tulips developed very rapidly. Everybody wanted Tulips. It was 
a fine hobby, but alas! it degenerated into gambling. A Tulip-mania 
struck the land, and soon the Dutch were gambling with bulbs as 
Americans do with cotton, oil and stocks of all kinds. This gam¬ 
bling lasted from 1634 to 1637. All kinds of auctions were held, 
and enormous sums of money changed hands. People of every walk 
of life tried to make a fortune. In 1637 the States of Holland 
decided to put a stop to this gambling, and issued a proclamation 
to that effect. The gambling mania was finally curbed, yet the fever 
for perfection of bulbs has never died out; so, after many ups 
and downs, the present high standard has gradually evolved. Now 
Tulips have a wealth of form and color, and are amazingly long- 
flowering. 
The different groups come into bloom in this order: single and 
double-flowering Darwins; the Breeder; and, lastly, the Cottage 
Tulips. There are varieties of each of such outstanding merit that 
they retain their popularity year after year. 
Darwins are distinguished by their bright colors and tall stems. 
In Breeder Tulips one finds the blends and pastel shades. They 
are somewhat taller than the Darwins. 
In Cottage Tulips you find every shade and color. Yellow is 
found in this, and, until recently, was not to be had in the Dar¬ 
wins or Breeders. They are still scarce, and very expensive. Tulips 
are best in herbaceous borders in groups, planted generally about 
five inches below the surface. 
The 
Dutch 
Gambling 
of 17th 
Century 
Three 
Groups: 
Darwin, 
Breeder, 
Cottage 
A popular assortment is: 
Darwin Cottage 
Clara Butt Inglescomb Yellow 
Mrs. Farncomb Sanders Inglescomb Pink 
Pride of Holland La Merveille 
Rev. Eubank Picotee 
Breeder 
Bronze Queen 
Cardinal Manning 
Louis XIV 
Panorama 
Bizarre, Rembrandt, Parrot and Lily-flowering Tulips are beau¬ 
tiful oddities. 
Frost Roane Price. 
