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The Garden Magazine, October, 1923 
II.—TULIPS FOR THE CONNOISSEUR 
DERRILL W. HART 
A Group of Conspicuous Beauties for the Gardener with a Flair for the Rare and the Novel 
M OR those who are interested in the rare and especially 
beautiful Tulips we commend the following varieties 
for consideration—more expensive than the general run 
* iof Tulips but more beautiful too, we believe. Each 
one here described is a gem worthy to be added to any collection 
of Tulips, either as an exhibition or a garden variety. 
Cottage Tulips 
Water-lily: A well-named llower little known in Amer¬ 
ican gardens. This dainty Tulip has an attractive yellow base. 
Glare of the Garden: The finest red among the Cottage 
Tulips. Color, brilliant crimson with black centre, edged yellow. 
Long stems. Grenadier: A brilliant orange-red with yellow 
base. This is one of the flashiest and brightest of all Tulips. 
Breeders 
St. James: This is a beautiful Tulip—a soft combination of 
old rose and bronze with lots of golden shadings. Flower cup 
is large and attractively shaped. As yet this is a little known 
Tulip in American gardens, but an extremely worth-while 
addition. William the Silent: One of the largest and richest 
of all the dark-colored T ulips. Color is dark satiny purple with 
clear yellow centre. A Tulip treasure and especially desirable 
for use with lighter colored varieties. Garibaldi: A long¬ 
stemmed breeder of marvelous coloring—with stems shooting 
up to 31 inches. Color is pale lilac bronze—as exotic as it 
is attractive. Prince Albert: Another long-stemmed Breeder 
of golden brown color, with a shading of rich lavender on an 
olive-colored base. Goldfinch: Golden brown Breeder of ex¬ 
treme beauty with a touch of lilac on centre of petals. Large 
attractively shaped flower. One of the best cut flower Breeders. 
Indian Chief: A fittingly named Tulip of rich mahogany red 
and considered by many to be the finest Breeder. Stems reach 
33 to 34 inches. Flower is of fine texture. Roi Soleil: A 
rich flower of velvety purple tinted with bronze and stripes of 
lavender and brown. A striking color combination and ex¬ 
tremely satisfactory flower. Long stems. Turenne: Less ex¬ 
pensive than the Breeders previously mentioned, but no less 
beautiful. A coffee-colored background with yellow base. The 
petals are shaded purple with soft lemon shadings. One of the 
showiest of Tulips. Heloise: Dark red with purple flush: 
inside of cup brown with yellow base and light purple margins. 
Peculiarly attractive flower of fine form. Velvet King: Dark 
maroon purple with a peculiar brilliance—shading to light 
salmon base with blue markings. Very robust grower and fine 
for cut flowers. This is a universally satisfactory flower. 
Pink Pearl: Considered the best pink Breeder. Color is soft 
pink with white base. This is a peculiarly attractive flower to 
use among the duller colored breeders. 
Darwins 
City of Haarlem: A new red Darwin that is a wonder. 
Large, long-stemmed flowers of deep red, with blue base with 
white edgings around blue. La Fiancee: The finest magenta 
colored Darwin—the color in fact is as near an old rose as 
a magenta, slightly margined with lighter pink. Aphrodite: 
Clear soft pink with a vibrant silver flush. This is one of the 
finest things in Tulips, and is a superior grower to Clara Butt. 
Venus: The finest of all lavender Tulips—shading to white at 
base. This has been a consistent winner in early spring shows. 
Does equally well in pots or out-of-doors. Salmonea: Salmon 
pink with yellow centre. Very long stemmed. Afterglow: 
Salmon pink of very rich coloring; inside, orange with slight 
tints of light brown. Fine outdoor grower. Louise De La 
Valliere: A deep rose-colored flower with lots of brilliance. 
One of the showiest. Inside of flower has blue base with white 
markings. This is a deeper pink than Clara Butt and a far 
better grower. Mystery: An aptly named flower of dark 
maroon, almost black. A wonderful flower to grow among 
pinks or lighter purples. Giant: Another well-named Darwin 
of dark purple with red suffusions. The base is white, marked 
blue. Jubilee: A popular variety and deservedly so. Bright 
purple with white base marked with blue. A wonder in the 
garden and equally attractive as cut flower. Bleu Celeste: 
Large, handsome flower of bright purple with white base and blue 
shadings. Opal: Rich lavender that’s quite distinct in its color. 
Some New Types 
Late Flowering Hybrids: These are scarce and difficult to 
obtain, but constitute an extremely worth while addition to the 
Tulip family. Varieties you will like are: 
Alaska: Clear yellow. Dido: Salmon cerise with black mark¬ 
ings at base. As beautiful as anything you will see. Orient: 
Carmine-rose with orange-red edges. Themis: Pure white. 
LOOKING FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 
HE many calls which keep coming and coming from readers throughout the South are now crystallizing into definite form— 
November GARDEN MAGAZINE is to be a SOUTHERN GARDENS NUMBER. 
This issue will have, not only practical appeal for Southerners themselves and for the ever-growing group of Northern neigh¬ 
bors who make the South their winter home, but the strong pull of a traditional interest for gardeners everywhere. 
In sparkling fashion Helen Morgenthau Fox describes “SOME COLONIAL GARDENS OF THE OLD SOUTH,” the 
cradle of gardening in this country. Florida, upon which Ponce de Leon in early days first left a Spanish impress, and Louisiana, 
so reminiscent of France, give to the gardens of the South distinct character and charm. 
“PLANTING CHARTS OF FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES FOR SOUTHERN STATES” offer concrete suggestions, 
and lovers of beauty will find inspiration in the luxury of trailing Banksia Roses, the free-blooming Cherokee, in pictured patios 
and gardens where vines climb unrestrainedly and plants lift their color to warm skies. 
In November, too, comes “WORD OF THE LATEST CHRYSANTHEMUMS” and fresh comment by Stephen J. Ham¬ 
blin on “NOTEWORTHY NEWCOMMERS AMONG THE PERENNIALS.” 
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“The tropical jungle is impassable and aggravating in the extreme, but the virgin forest of the tropics is sublime,” says E. H. 
Wilson in his forthcoming “TROPICS OF THE OLD WORLD”—an absorbing account of the plant life of Madagascar, Borneo, 
Malaysia, and other lands whose very names allure. Trekking after this illustrious collector we discover that the Rubber-plant of 
parlors is in its native Indo-Malaya a large tree and that “ from the dark forests of Assam ” comes the familiar Begonia of window- 
boxes. 
