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goblets  from  out  of  which  they  in  metaphor  quaffed  the  nectar  of 
Olympus. 
How  Btrange  is  it  that  with  such  beautiful  models  as  these 
flowers  present,  yet  our  artificers  in  rich  metals  seem  never  to  have 
fashioned  goblet,  cup,  or  tankard  to  resemble  a  glorious  Tulip. 
Judged  by  purely  garden  ideas,  the  flaked  bizarre  and  bybloemen 
flowers  so  much  loved  by  the  florist,  and  of  which  there  is  at  LoDg 
Ditton  so  fine  a  collection,  are  not  in  a  mass  so  effective.  They 
need  individual  examination,  and  those  who  have  the  true  florist’s 
mind  see  in  them  markings  of  wondrous  beauty  and  excellence. 
Of  these  I  took  no  note  ;  they  are  best  dealt  with  by  those  who 
know  them.  In  the  beautiful  section  known  as  Darwin’s  there  is 
such  a  wealth  of  colouration,  self-shaded  and  parti-coloured,  that  it 
is  ihardly  needful  to  look  farther  ;  but  there  is  none  the  less  out¬ 
side  of  these  infinite  variety. 
One  of  the  first  I  noticed,  and  it  was  found  in  great  quantity, 
purposes,  being  once  planted,  the  best  Tulips  for  late  blooming  that 
exist.  Those  I  specially  noted,  though  all  were  good,  were  : — 
Carminea. — Rich  carmine  rose,  approaching  magenta,  shaded 
carmine. 
Erguste. — Bluish  heliotrope,  the  nearest  shade  of  blue  seen  in 
the  collection.  A  very  lovely  Tulip. 
Cordelia.— Purple  shaded  blue,  with  a  rose  tint ;  is  equally 
charming. 
Dorothy.  —  A  bluish  mauve  tint,  shaded  white,  or  in  some 
flowers  giving  a  shade  of  creamy  rose. 
Early  Dawn,  rosy  lake; shaded  blue.  These  descriptions  suffice 
to  show  what  rare  tints  are  to  be  found  in  these  Tulips. 
Glow,  one  of  the  rich  fiery  brilliant  vermilions  that  can  be  seen 
so  far  off. 
Firebrand,  a  real  fiery  furnace  of  colours,  is  even  more  intense 
than  the  preceding. 
Fig.  84.— THE  FERNERY  AT 
AVERY  HILL.  (See  page  407). 
was  Picotee  or  Maiden’s  Blush.  The  flowers  in  the  early  stage  are 
-creamy  white,  becoming  white  as  they  enlarge,  then  showing  a  narrow 
edging  of  rose,  which,  as  the  flowers  age,  becomes  much  broader,  and 
presenting  in  each  phase  singular  and  refined  beauty.  Near  by  was 
a  large  bed  of  Golden  Beauty,  rich  deep  orange  yellow,  of  rounded, 
handsome  form,  and  strikingly  effective  in  bulk.  A  grandly 
coloured  Tulip,  too,  is  macrospila,  rich  crimson  scarlet  with  black 
base,  very  fine  for  massing.  Even  more  fiery  in  colour  is  Didieri, 
a  rich  vermilion  crimson,  that  glows  in  the  sunlight  with 
marvellous  effect.  Didieri  lutescens  is  a  pretty  primrose  yellow, 
and  Didieri  alba  a  soft  creamy  white  slightly  edged  with  rose. 
The  Gesnerianas  are,  of  course,  prominent,  especially  G.  spathulata, 
of  intense  crimson  scarlet  hue,  the  flowers  large  and  massive  ;  and 
G.  rosea,  deep  rosy  carmine,  very  lovely. 
In  a  huge  cluster  of  beds  are  the  Darwinian  section,  but  there 
is  about  them  nothing  of  the  monkey  or  the  grotesque.  Generally 
the  flowers  of  this  singularly  beauciful  class,  of  which  there  are 
over  two  dozen  varieties,  are  well  borne  above  the  foliage,  and 
*  excellent  in  form,  though  not  large.  They  seem  to  be  for  garden 
Loveliness,  a  variety  that  is  aptly  named  ;  colour  soft  satiny 
rose,  of  exquisite  beauty  and  rather  taller. 
May  Queen,  of  a  soft  rosy  lake,  a  charming  form. 
Zephyr,  another  of  the  heliotrope  hues,  having  a  bluish  shade  ; 
flowers  bold  and  erect. 
Phyllis  has  flowers  of  a  delicate  white,  shaded  rosy  lilac. 
Sultan  is  the  darkest  of  all.  The  outer  petals  are  purplish 
maroon,  the  inner  ones  almost  black.  It  is  a  very  distinctive  and 
marked  variety. 
Scarlet  Beauty. — This  makes  a  dozen,  and  is  scarlet  shaded 
orange,  a  very  beautifully  formed  flower,  and  of  striking  appear¬ 
ance. 
Of  others  in  quantity  very  noticeable  were  Blushing  Bride, 
white  striped,  and  feathered  scarlet  ;  and  Royal  White,  very  pure 
and  fine.  Many  of  these  Tulips  are  now  comparatively  cheap,  and 
among  those  that  are  more  expensive  it  must  not  be  forgotten  that 
they,  if  well  cultivated,  increase  from  year  to  year,  and  three  balba 
soon  expand  to  a  dozen. 
To  leave  them  in  the  ground  jail  .thej  year  'round!  untouched 
