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Tulips, Continued. 
We are tempted to pronounce Tulips the most spectacular of all spring flowers 
for a great variety of reasons. In the first place they bring us a blaze of colors 
when the heart is just about starved through the drab and dreary winter months. 
Their range of colors is perfectly amazing, from clear white to deepest purple 
and maroon, including many superb vari-colored combinations. By a judicious 
selection of early, midseason and late varieties, Tulips may be enjoyed for the 
best part of six weeks outdoors, with an additional two months added when the 
gardener goes in for “forcing” suitable sorts indoors. 
Culture. Tulips should not be grown in soil in which they have been growing 
for two years previously. They do best in fresh soil or in beds in which the soil 
has been changed. Growing them in the same soil for more than 2 years will 
at last lead to failure. 
Do not use fresh stable manure at planting time, as it is injurious to the roots. 
Well-rotted manure will prove beneficial. Bone meal or dried sheep manure also 
can be used, about three handfuls to the square yard. This must be thrown on 
top of the soil before planting. 
Nearly all Tulips should be planted outside about 5 inches deep, and 6 inches 
apart according to the size of the bulb. They should be planted four to six weeks 
before severe frost sets in. For best results, do not mulch them until after the 
soil has become frozen, to keep out mice, etc. Do not mulch them too heavily, 
half an inch will prove quite enough. Old cow manure, peat moss, salt hay or 
leaves may be used for this purpose. 
DARWIN TULIPS 
The chief characteristics of the Darwins are the perfect cup-shape of the flowers, 
fleshy substantial petals, tall stems and bright colors, ranging through all the 
shades of pink and red to purple. There are certain slaty blues and blue-violets 
which might almost be called a blue, while the black Tulip is nearly realized in 
some of the dark maroon varieties. There are comparatively few white or pure 
yellow varieties. 
Most Darwins can be forced by middle of February, many of them even 
earlier, provided that they are potted as soon as received. 
The bulbs must be set farther apart than is the case with the early Tulips, 
and plenty of room on the benches must be given when vigorous growth begins. 
They should be grown slowly under a moderate temperature. Too high a tem¬ 
perature should constantly be avoided, or poor flowers result. 
Nearly all varieties but especially the mauve-colored ones, lose their true 
color, becoming much paler when forced. 
An asterisk (*) preceding the name indicates that it may be successfully 
forced. The figure following indicates the relative time of flowering. 
PLEASE NOTE PARTICULARLY 
Narcissi, Tulips and Hyacinths are listed in the logical order of their respective 
merits. The variety which we consider the choicest in its respective class leads 
that class, the second best coming second, etc. 
