. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i888. The American Florist. 473. SPP\HGi S0UMtV4\R BKSM- Various variegations—Belle Alliance rectified, scarlet and gold; Bride of Haar- lem, cherry and white; Duchess of Aus- tria, orange and red; Globe de Rigaut, white and violet; Golden Standard, gold and scarlet; Silver Standard, white and red flamed. Sweet-scented tulips—Tulipa Floren- tine, Bixard Pronkert, Prince of Austria, Yellow Prince. The above named and many more tulip sorts are also much used for forcing n pots. Of the class of single early tulips th
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. i888. The American Florist. 473. SPP\HGi S0UMtV4\R BKSM- Various variegations—Belle Alliance rectified, scarlet and gold; Bride of Haar- lem, cherry and white; Duchess of Aus- tria, orange and red; Globe de Rigaut, white and violet; Golden Standard, gold and scarlet; Silver Standard, white and red flamed. Sweet-scented tulips—Tulipa Floren- tine, Bixard Pronkert, Prince of Austria, Yellow Prince. The above named and many more tulip sorts are also much used for forcing n pots. Of the class of single early tulips there is a most numerous variety in almost all shades of colors and although fifty years ago a good many varieties existed, dur- ing the last fifty years the most striking and most beautiful sorts now so much in esteem, have been raised and have been brought in use, nay, the sorts of these last years' raising are certainly very great improvements upon the older varieties. During the last few years a little col- lection has been formed of tulip sorts with variegated foliage of which some sorts are very conspicuous and decorative indeed. It appears that this class is not so much known, but some of them are very fine for decorative purposes. The Yellow Prince with variegated foliage is indeed a real beauty, while Purple Crown and Silver Standard, La Precieuse, etc., all with variegated foliage, are also very fine. This class has an important ad- vantage over the others, because they are decorative independent of the flower, and therefore their decorative property lasts longer and begins earlier than all others. It appears to me that because they are not much known in the floricul- tural world, they have not yet engaged the attention so much as they deserve. The double early tulips now in cultiva tion are not so numerous in variety as the single, but some of them are indeed very beautiful and highly attractive by the very large size of their rose shaped flowers, and also by their
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