DARWIN TULIPS——Continued. 
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PROF. RAUWENHOFF, cherry red, cutflowers only. Force 
from January 15th on, to bloom from February 20th, nen 
PRUNUS, clear pink, sport of Bartigon. cata eh 
REINE DE NAPLES, beautiful cherry red with scarlet glow, 
big white base, pans and cutflowers, bring in February 1st, 
in bloom from March 1st on. wed a 
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REV. EWBANK, lavender, cold frames. Biondi 
ROSE COPLAND, deep rose, cutflowers and pans from Janu- 
ary 20th on. Handle exactly the same as Wm. Copland. 
No difference, except in the tint of the flowers. =... a 
The war did not change much in the floral realm. Expertly grown 
Tulips are in just as good demand as ever. 
SCARLET LEADER, true scarlet, large flower tall stem, excel- 
lent cutflower from March 1st on. Bring in 4 weeks earlier. Se ees 
SCARLET WM. PITT, (new) a clean scarlet sport of Wm. 
Pitt, at present one of the very best bright scarlet tulips 
for forcing, same forcing habits as the common Wm. Pitt. __ .......... dale 
THE BISHOP, pure violet, extra for pans and cutflowers from 
February 25th on. Excellent keeper for late. Start forcing. 
after January 25th only. | ee 
THE GENERAL, (new) tall stemmed sport of Bartigon deep 
red, same forcing habits as Bartigon. ridin TEL 
TINDAL, deep scarlet sport of Bartigon, same forcing habits. etic sca 
UTOPIA, deep rosy red, cutflowers and pans, bring in January 
5th, in bloom February 1st, excellent for Valentine's Day 
and Easter pans, good keeper. AAA eg 
Use warmed water of about the same temperature as prevails in the 
forcing houses; avoid chilling the soil, bulbs and pots with cold water, 
which checks forced growth just as surely as cold air does. 
VENUS, rose, tall, huge. Start forcing February 1st. Blooms 
ready March 5th. aabtsbuli is 
VICTOIRE D'OLIVEIRA, deep blood-red. Start January 1st. 
Can be had in bloom from February 10th on. Cutflowers 
and pans, ete hs 
WM. COPLAND, lavender, pans and cutflowers. Start Decem- 
ber 20th; blooms from January 20th on. 
For earliest forcing, the Holland forcers use a system of pre-cooling 
and double cooling the bulbs. They flower Darwin Allard Pierson for 
December Ist, Wm. Copland December 15th. 
Sree w em eens 
WM. PITT, red, pans and cutflowers, Start January 1st; blooms 
from February 10th on. | eee 
There is no tulip so useful as Wm. Pitt. French grown and specially 
prepared Pitts appear on the market from January 4th on, and the 
variety easily holds tts leadership until the end of February. 
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