May  16,  1901. 
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lead  in  nurseries  and  gardens.  A  notice  of  the  latter  must  be  deferred, 
but  before  the  early  Tulips  have  faded  for  the  season  a  short  selection 
of  these  may  be  useful.  There  are  none  to  excel  Artus,  whose  glowing 
scarlet  crimson  colour  is  exceedingly  rich  when  viewed  in  broad 
masses.  Yon  Vondel,  white,  has  an  exquisitely  moulded  flower,  true 
to  the  fancier’s  strictest  ideals.  Golden  Lion  is  indeed  a  golden  lion, 
writing  in  the  metaphorical  sense ;  and  for  a  pale  yellow  I  would 
recommend  Primrose  Queen,  The  inside  colour  is  a  deeper  yellow  or 
flowers,  is  rose-pink ;  and  the  grand  old  Cottage  Maid  (which  every¬ 
body  grows,  beoause  they  cannot  find  a  better),  with  its  lovely  rosy 
pink,  shading  to  cream,  may  be  mentioned  amongst  first-rate  single 
Tulips.  The  Messrs.  Barr  include  Queen  Emma  (brilliant  rose)  as  one 
of  their  new  double  varieties.  William  III.  is  also  new  and  double,  of  a 
glowing  vermilion  shade,  which  received  an  award  of  merit  recently  ; 
Enohantress,  also  double,  has  a  spotless  white  base  and  rosy  crimson 
edge,  a  delightful  early  Tulip ;  La  Grandesse  furnishes  a  rosy  blush 
TULIPS  CZAR  NICHOLAS  (top),  ELEGANS  ALBA. 
primrose  than  appears  on  the  outside.  Prince  of  Austria  has  become  a 
favourite  on  account  of  its  distinctive  deep  apricot  colour;  and 
Couleur  Cardinal  also  follows  the  pattern  of  the  last  named.  Two 
grander  Tulips — grand  in  the  sense  of  being  richly  coloured,  bold  in 
form  and  large  sized — than  these  latter  can  hardly  be  chosen. 
A  good  white  variety  is  afforded  in  that  named  Royal  White,  while 
Goldflake  is  another  very  brilliant  yellow,  though  few  of  the  latter 
colour  can  beat  the  charming  Mon  Tresor.  L’lmmaculee  grows 
6  inches  in  height,  and  produces  a  lovely  white  flower ;  Couleur 
Cramoisie  is  crimson  ;  Admiral  Reynierse,  with  large  goblet-shaped 
double  variety,  with  splendidly  massive  blooms.  I  would  say  that  few 
Tulips  excel  this  one.  Glowing  crimson  is  provided  by  the  double  Rex 
rubrorum,  while  yellow  is  the  colour  of  Yellow  Rose.  Murillo  is  fairly 
well  known,  and  where  it  is  absent  in  gardens  there  can  be  no  other 
reason  than  that  the  owners  thereof  have  never  seen  its  lovely  rose  and 
white  double  blooms.  Salvator  rosa,  deep  rose  ;  Yuurbaak,  bright 
scarlet ;  Tournesol,  yellow  ;  Couronne  d’Or,  deep  glowing  yellow  ; 
El  Toreador,  reddish  brown  and  orange  ;  and  lastly  Rosine,  white 
tinged  with  rose,  are  a  few  of  the  finest  double,  whose  full  worth 
cannot  here  be  described. — Wandering  Willie. 
