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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
September 4,1897. 
Early White Roman Hyacinths. 
will be after the lapse of about six weeks, the plants 
may be taken from the plunging bed, placed in a cold 
frame, and gradually inured to the light. They may 
then be shifted into heat as they are required. If 
plunged in a bottom heat of from 65° to 75 0 Fabr., 
the flowers will be fit for use in a week or ten days. 
The illustration, kindly lent us by Messrs. Jas. 
Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, depicts a batch of 
Roman Hyacinths in full flower, each bulb throwing 
up two or three spikes of bloom. At this stage the 
plants may, if desired, be gently shaken out of the 
soil and transferred to ornamental pots or baskets 
for service on the dinner table or in other ways. The 
operation does not injure the flowers, and the bulbs, 
of course, would in any case be of no further use 
after going through the ordeal of early forcing. 
The single white, and the double rose Italian 
Hyacinths are about a fortnight or three weeks later 
than the Romans, but they are not so free-flowering 
and useful. The blue Roman, however, is well 
worth growing; and the straw-coloured French 
EARLY SINGLE TULIPS. 
Early and single are epithets applied to those which 
succeed the Due Van Thol Tulips in the open 
ground, and come before the species of Tulips such 
as T. elegans, T. fulgens, T. retroflexa, and others of 
that class. The true florists’ and the Darwin Tulips 
are the latest of all. The early single Tulips com¬ 
menced blooming about the middle of April of this 
year in the open ground, but of course vary in time 
according to the nature of the season. They are 
amongst the most generally useful of all the sections 
of Tulip, and those which we select here are amongst 
the most suitable and useful either for forcing, pot 
culture, exhibition, or for bedding out. Thus, 
therefore, they are everybody’s Tulips. Tastes vary 
in the selection to be made, but the undermentioned 
can hardly fail to give satisfaction for every purpose 
if properly treated. 
In the open ground that grand Tulip, Keizer 
Kroon is amongst the first to open, making a fine 
display while the Hyacinths are still in bloom. The 
open air in several successive years. Froserpineis a 
massive and magnificent dark rose variety which no 
exhibitor omits from his collection. To these may be 
added Pottebakker Scarlet, and White, the latter 
being a stronger grower than the former. Joost Van 
Vondel and Joost van Vondel White form another 
pair that may be bracketed together, the former 
being rosy-crimson and the latter a choice exhibition 
plant of fine form. Thomas Moore is an easily- 
managed orange flower; and Duchesse de Parma is 
orange red, with a yellow margin. It is a showy 
flower and quite distinct from Keizer Kroon, but for 
bedding purposes they had better not be placed in 
close proximity. Large and handsome also is 
Empress of India, with rich dark orange flowers. 
Besides Proserpine a number of other shades of 
rose and purple are useful and indispensible for 
bedding and pot work. Rose Gris de Lin is rose 
shading off to white, dwarf and charmirg. Almost 
the same might be said of Cottage Maid, having 
rosy-pink flowers shading into white. La Reme is 
Tulips: White Pottebakker. 
Hyacinths may be placed in the same category. The 
latter are to be seen in the market, but are not so 
often seen in private establishments as they ought to 
be, for they exhibit a pretty shade of yellow that is 
difficult to obtain elsewhere, more especially during 
the months of late autumn. 
Keizer Kroon. 
large blooms are crimson-scarlet, edged with clear 
yellow. The bright yellow and large-flowered 
Yellow Prince is sweetly scented. The best of all 
yellows is Ophir d'Or, a variety of very dwarf habit 
with large golden-yellow flowers. It is certain for 
pot work, and we have seen it in grand condition in the 
Proserpine. 
white suffused with a rosy tint, delicate and 
charming as a bedder amongst light varieties. Koh- 
i-noor is a rich scarlet which is much in request for 
exhibition purposes on account of its size and 
brilliancy. To complete this list of useful varieties 
we may add a couple of violet flowers namely Queen 
