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JOURNAL  OR  HORTICULTURE  ANT)  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
March  1§,  189$. 
THE  FLORISTS’  TULIP. 
[By  JAS.  W.  Bentley,  Hon.  Secretary  of  the  Royal  National  Tulip  Society.] 
Descriptive  Catalogue.  ( Continued  from  page  169.) 
Kate  Connor  (Slafer). — Rose.  Shape  longish  ;  base  pure.  Once 
famous  as  a  feathered  flower,  the  feathering  being  brilliant  scarlet  in 
colour,  and  beautifully  pencilled  on  a  good  white  ground.  Unfortunately 
the  fine  feathered  strain  is  now  a  memory  only.  As  a  breeder  it  is  still 
grown  in  the  hope  that  some  time  or  other  a  break  equal  to  the  “  Sweet 
Kate”  of  former  days  may  occur.  Singularly  enough  the  breeder  is 
dull  in  colour,  and  when  flamed  it  is  of  no  value,  having  distinct  traces 
of  bybloemen  in  the  beam.  A  shy  growing  variety  easily  injured  by 
frost.  First  broken  in  1844,  and  memorable  on  account  of  the  con¬ 
troversy  between  Messrs.  Slater  and  Lightbody,  both  claiming  to  have 
originated  it. 
King  (Delaforce). — Bizarre.  Shape  long  ;  base  pure.  A  well  marked 
flamed  bizarre  ;  the  colours,  however,  lack  brilliancy,  and  there  is  an 
unpleasant  greenish  tinge  at  the  base  of  the  beam.  Distributed  in  1853, 
and  now  gone  out  of  cultivation. 
King  (Holmes). — Bybloemen.  Shape  rather  long  ;  base  pure.  In 
great  favour  in  the  South  for  more  than  half  a  century,  and  much  used 
by  the  early  raisers  as  a  parent.  It  las  a  beautiful  white  ground,  and  a 
beam  of  a  pure  light  purple  colour,  but  having  no  feathering  on  the 
edges  of  the  petals  is  useless  as  an  exhibition  flower.  Although  con¬ 
siderably  over  100  years  old  it  is  still  grown. 
King  (Parker). — Bybloemen.  Shape  good  ;  base  very  yellow  when 
the  flower  first  opens,  and  is  bleached  with  difficulty.  A  large,  light, 
lavender-coloured  breeder,  which,  when  the  base  can  be  got  clear,  is  a 
fine  exhibition  flower.  When  broken  it  is  generally  feathered,  but  is 
not  of  much  value,  the  markings  being  “grizzled.”  A  shy  grower,  and 
consequently  scarce. 
King  (Strong). — Bizarre.  Shape  fair  ;  base  generally  impure,  being 
stained  under  the  base  of  the  filaments.  A  favourite  old-time  flower, 
flamed  with  rich  reddish  brown  on  a  good  yellow  ground,  which  is, 
however,  rather  pale  outBide  the  flower.  Broken  by  Mr.  Strong  of 
Hammersmith  in  the  early  part  of  this  ceDtury  from  a  breeder  raised  by 
a  Rev.  Mr.  Wood  of  City  Road,  London,  who  died  about  1805.  It  is  not 
grown  now,  being  superseded  by  Storer’s  varieties. 
King  (Willison), — Bizarre.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure.  A  feathered 
and  also  a  flamed  variety  ;  the  marking  colour  is  brown  on  a  good  yellow 
ground.  Raised,  probably  from  Trafalgar,  about  fifty  years  ago,  and  not 
much  grown,  being  quite  overshadowed  by  the  same  raiser’s  Sir  Joseph 
Paxton. 
King  Alfred  (H.  Goldham). — Bybloemen.  Tall.  Shape  long  ; 
base  pure.  A  well-marked  flamed  variety,  very  similar  to  Duchess  of 
Sutherland  (Walker)  in  colour  ;  its  shape,  however,  prevents  its  being 
classed  as  first  rate.  A  seedling  from  Nelson  x  Chancellor. 
King  of  the  Universe  (Dymock). — Bybloemen.  Shape  geod  ; 
base  pure.  In  my  opinion  thi3  is  the  finest  feathered  bybloemen  grown, 
the  feathering  being  beautifully  pencilled  and  rich  purple  in  colour  on 
a  pure  white  ground.  It  is  heavily  feathered,  not  liable  to  be  injured 
by  frost,  and  is  very  constant.  Certainly  it  has  a  tendency  to  go  flamed 
with  age,  but  by  growing  on  all  offsets  to  blooming  size  a  succession  of 
fine  feathered  flowers  can  be  assured.  When  flamed  it  is  beautifully 
marked  and  rich  in  colour,  its  sob  drawback  being  a  deficiency  of  base. 
A  fairly  good  grower,  rais-ed  by  Mr.  William  Dymock  of  Stockport  and 
certificated  by  the  Tulip  Society  in  1888,  it  completely  eclipses  the 
famous  southern  varieties,  such  as  Fanny  Kemble,  for  which  such 
fabulous  prices  were  once  paid. 
King  Robert  Bruce  (Lightbody). — Bybloemen.  Tall,  Shape  good  ; 
base  pure.  A  late  blooming,  rosy-purple  feathered  variety,  much  sought 
after  forty  years  ago,  but  not  now  grown. 
La  Belle  Nanette  (Dutch).  Rose.  Dwarf.  Shape  long ;  base 
pure.  A  feathered  variety,  very  much  like,  if  not  the  same  as,  Heroine. 
La  Belle  Narene  (Dutch). — Bybloemen.  Dwarf.  An  obsolete, 
well  marked,  dark  flamed  variety,  with  a  good  white  ground  ;  base  ana 
filaments,  however,  impure. 
Lac  (Dutch). — Rose.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure.  An  obsolete  variety, 
formerly  very  highly  esteemed  for  its  bright  markings  and  purity. 
Introduced  over  120  years  ago,  and  being  a  shy  grower  was  always 
scarce  and  high  priced. 
Lacantique  (Dutch). — Bizarre.  Shape  long,  base  impure.  An 
obsolete  well  marked  dark  flamed  variety,  introduced  over  100  years 
ago. 
Lady  Catharine  Gordon  (Lightbody). — Rose.  Shape  long  ;  base 
generally  streaked  with  yellow,  and  difficult  to  get  pure.  A  correctly 
flamed  variety,  the  markings  of  bright  cherry-scarlet,  being  very  refined. 
It  is  sometimes  seen  free  from  the  yellow  stains,  and  then,  despite  its 
shape  and  flimsiness  of  petal  is  a  good  exhibition  flower.  It  was  intro¬ 
duced  about  1856,  and  is  still  grown.  Syn.,  Princess  Alice  Maud. 
Lady  Clifton  (Jackson). — Rose.  Shape  long;  base  pure,  petals 
pointed.  A  well-marked  feathered  flower,  highly  esteemed  forty  years 
ago  ;  as  a  flamed  variety  valueless,  the  base  in  that  state  being  impure. 
Lady  Crewe  (Sherwood). — Rose.  Shape  longish  ;  base  generally 
greasy,  although  occasionally  pure.  A  famous  feathered  variety  raised 
from  Rose  Vesta,  in  the  earlv  years  of  the  present  century,  by  Mr.  Sher¬ 
wood  of  Derby.  First  broken  by  Mr.  Johnson  of  Mackworth  about 
1826,  and  figured  in  Sweet’s  “  Florist’s  Guide  ”  for  1830,  it  is  notable  as 
being  the  first  English  Rose  Tulip  that  was  a  distinct  improvement  on 
the  Dutch  varieties.  It  is  still  to  be  found  in  some  collections.  Syns., 
Lady  Midd’eton.  Mrs.  Mundy. 
Lady  Franklin  (Gibbons). — Bybloemen.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure. 
A  well-marked,  dark-flamed  variety  with  a  good  white  ground.  The 
petals,  though  of  good  substance,  are  rather  narrow,  and  the  flower  soon 
quarters.  This  is  one  of  the  best  of  the  once-famous  Chellsston 
varieties,  and,  in  my  opinion,  is  identical  with  Sarah  Ann  and  First 
Rate. 
Lady  Grosvenor  (Slater). — Rose.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure.  Best 
as  a  breeder,  which  is  pale  dullish-rose  in  colour,  with  a  characteristic 
white  stripe  up  the  centre  of  each  petal.  When  broken  it  is  sometimes 
good  in  the  feathered  state.  It  is  still  grown,  but  can  now  only  be 
classed  as  second-rate. 
Lady  Harcourt  (Camp). — Bybloemen.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure. 
A  dark-flamed  variety,  evidently  a  near  relation  of  Fanny  and  Elizabeth 
Pegg.  By  some  growers  it  has  been  supposed  to  be  Fanny  in  a  flamed 
state,  but,  in  my  opinion,  it  is  distinct,  and  of  no  great  value,  the 
markings  being  generally  “  scratchy  ”  and  wanting  in  distinctness. 
Lady  Leicester  (Gibbons). — Rote.  Shape  fair  ;  base  pure.  A 
dark-flamed  rose,  first  broken  in  1841,  and  now  obsolete.  The  Bame 
raiser’s  Lady  Stanley  was  very  like  this  variety. 
Lady  Lilford  (Crompton). — Rose.  Shape  good  ;  base  not  strictly 
pure.  A  bright-coloured  feathered,  and  also  a  flamed  variety,  very 
inconstant  in  its  markings.  As  an  old  grower  well  says,  “  Yon  must 
grow  a  field  full  to  get  a  good  one.”  Raised  about  fifty  years  ago,  it 
was  much  used  as  a  parent  on  account  of  its  bright  colour  and  good 
shape  by  seedling  raisers. 
Lady  May  (Hepworth). — Rose.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure.  A  beautiful 
pale  rose  coloured,  late-blooming  breeder  with  a  fine  base.  It  is  a  scarce, 
shy-growing  variety,  increases  slowly,  and  of  no  value  when  broken. 
Lady  Sefton  (Martin). — Rose.  Shape  fair  ;  base  pure.  A  shy¬ 
growing,  rather  inconstant  variety,  best  when  flamed,  but  occasionally 
good  feathered.  Evidently  a  near  relative  of  Annie  McGregor,  but 
different  in  colour,  which  is  a  beautiful  carmine.  Well  worth  growing, 
as  it  sometimes  comes  exquisitely  marked,  and  its  rich  unusual  shade  of 
colour  always  tells  well  on  the  bed. 
Lady  Wilton  (Martin). — Rose.  Dwarf.  Shape  fair  ;  base  pure.  A 
shy-growing  feathered  and  also  flamed  variety,  much  like  Heroine  in 
colour.  Its  delicate  constitution  causes  it  to  be  seldom  seen  at 
exhibitions. 
La  Joie  de  Dayey  (Davey). — Bybloemen.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure. 
An  obsolete,  delicately  feathered,  dark  variety,  broken  and  named  by 
Mr.  Davey  of  Chelsea  in  the  early  part  of  this  century.  Mr.  Davey  was 
offered  £170  10s.  for  it,  but  refused  it.  As  Mr.  W.  S.  Gilbert  has  it, 
“  such  an  opportunity  will  not  occur  again.” 
Lancashire  Hero  (Buckley). — Bybloemen.  Shape  long;  base 
impure.  A  constant,  beautifully  pencilled,  dark-feathered  variety,  much 
esteemed  before  purity  was  considered  essential.  An  old-time  flower, 
still  grown  in  some  northern  collections. 
La  Vandikken  (Dutch). — Rose.  Shape  long  ;  base  pure.  A  shy 
growing,  deep  cherry  coloured,  well  marked,  flamed  variety,  with  a  good 
white  ground.  A  slight  bluish  tinge  at  the  base  of  the  beam  is  its 
chief  fault.  Formerly  much  esteemed,  but  since  the  introduction  of 
Martin’s  varieties  has  been  almost  entirely  discarded. 
Lea’s  1  and  2  (Lea). — Bizarres.  Shape  good  ;  bases  pure.  These 
two  varieties  are  much  alike,  and  only  of  value  in  the  breeder  state. 
They  are  small  in  size,  and  a  peculiar  yellow-drab  in  colour.  Raised 
from  Sir  Joseph  Paxton  x  Masterpiece,  and  decidedly  inferior  to  either 
of  their  parents. 
Leech’s  1  (Leech). — Bybloemen.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure.  Fila¬ 
ments  often  slightly  stained,  though  sometimes  clean.  As  a  breeder  it 
is  lilac  in  colour,  and  occasionally  useful  for  exhibition,  but  when  broken 
is  of  little  value. 
Leech’s  2  (Leech). — Bybloemen.  Shape  good  ;  base  and  filaments 
generally  slightly  stained,  although  sometimes  pure.  As  a  breeder  it  is 
rich  purple  in  colour,  and  when  rectified  is  a  fairly  good  flamed  flower. 
ThiB  and  the  preceding  variety  were  both  raised  from  Headly’s  Adonis. 
Lewald  (Dutch). — Bybloemen.  Shape  fair  ;  base  needs  bleaching. 
An  obsolete,  shy  growing  feathered  variety,  introduced  in  1823.  The 
name  is  still  to  be  found  in  some  Dutch  catalogues.  Syns.,  Incompar¬ 
able  Surpassant,  Reine  du  Monde,  Ursina  major. 
Lilas  Grand  Vase  (Dutch). — Shape  long;  base  pure.  A  feathered 
variety  which,  although  not  first-rate,  is  well  worth  growing,  as  it  is 
fairly  constant.  The  marking  colour  is  a  pleasant  shade  of  purple  on  a 
good  white  ground,  and  the  variety  can  be  obtained  at  a  moderate  price 
from  the  Dutch  growers. 
Little  Poll  (Slater). —  Rose.  Dwarf.  Shape  fair;  base  pure.  A 
recond-rate  variety,  only  of  value  when  feathered,  in  which  state  it  is 
now  rarely  seen.  As  a  flamed  flower  it  is  but  poor,  a  nasty  blue  tinge 
at  the  base  of  the  beam  causes  it  to  be  little  valued. 
Little  Annie  (Martin). — Rose.  Dwarf.  Shape  good  ;  base  pure. 
A  constant  extremely  shy-growing  feathered  variety.  The  marking 
colour  is  rich  rose,  exquisitely  pencilled  on  a  fine  white  ground. 
Unfortunately  its  constitution  is  so  delicate  that  it  rarely  makes  an 
offset,  and  is  consequently  very  Bcarce.  Syn.,  Barmaid. 
Lizzie  (Dymock). — Rose.  Dwarf.  A  deep  cherry  coloured  feathered 
variety,  very  similar  to,  if  not  identical,  with  Alice.  I  can  see  no 
difference  between  the  two  kinds,  but  in  fairness  it  ought  to  be  mentioned 
that  the  raiser  (who  ought  to  know)  says  they  are  distinct. 
