Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-10-07


mcirrate-sised blooms either In stripes
ar solid colors. has little Idea of the
beauty aud charm of = permanent bel
az three gorgeous flowers, az the deep
and delightful intervst felt In an effort
to raise Seeding novelty. Year sfter
year the enthusiastic grower waits and
watches, until nj last comes the reward
% patience aud intelligent endeavor, In
q flower of exquisite shading and strip
Ing, which L. nj once claimed az bloom
worthy 81 name which may be- regular
IL registered. and IL the property of the
originator of the new variety.
1ho.e Who purchase really hne bulbs
Tor thirty to my cents per dofcn, and
look upon them merely as lovely, hut
unimportsut, acccssorir. to the nower
garden, can form but little idea of the
tulip mania which st one time Affected
all Europe, and raised the price II sln-
gle bulb. 10 many Thousands of dollars.
Any accident Ia the few specimens pos-
.e.sed az that time by dealer ar grower
might mean financial ruin; aud the
Iouti.h servant Who With hls black brad
ate up half . dofen cholcv bulbs, think
lng them a new variety of onion, had q
banquet the cost ~ which wa. doubtless
never surpassed save by Cieopatrss
goblet ~ dissolved pearls.
The tulip possesses one pcculiarity
which. IL IL aid, u found IN no other
plant. When grown from s-ei IL
usually the case that the seedlings pro-
luce flowers Ia solid color. Nth yell
low ha.e: the upper portion II the now
~ nsy IT, ~ any color ordinarily seen
In these plants, ro.., brown, dshlls,
crimson, or purple helng the usual cob
90. Planted war after year, they con-
thu. To- produce the same .ott 81 bloom.
aud are then called mother TULIPS" az
breeders. .Nftcr time-eyen the most
experienced florist can never predict Just
when,-,he color. "br-ak," ss !. call.
III, aud com. out In marking. and PEN
citing. .xc.,sllngly h-antiful aud ysri',i.
While tb.rv may h. .corrs ~ blooms
which bcar q general resemblance t'
each u,hrr, a. Ia color. there arr no tw"
rNa,tly alike; and In hsi containing
han aud plants, each viii have iis dl.-
iincii,e characteristics. just q. clearly
l.fpei -. ar- the feature. IL thousand
p.r.on. In IN assembly or oh PRONE.
nade. whoc,,r Ia. grosn a bel ~
.e.SlIIng. and av ali~l their development
,nd rbr.aking.~ will never willingly
,nrrco ih. plea.ar. 10 watching Tor this
most interesting event. An adilc,i Inter-
1t attaele. to thl. change Ia the fact
ihst having once "brokcn," the tulip ~
mains ever the same.
The London Horticultural society
rules, by which perfect tulip. srr Judg-
~. sr- quite .. stringent Nc those gov
ernIng hsnch or other shows. and con-
LET 81 eleven point. or propcrilc., Gov
cring .hsp~ aud number ~ petals, uh"f
arrangement, consistency, uniformly,
md M. arrangement AMI character "i
~. marking.
Their arr thru cla..c. 81 .hoN tullp. /;
B,blsm~n., of Byhloom., tho.- having
. whlir ground ,afiegai.i wlih purple,
the edge. veil fc,ih.r-d aud the leafet.
erect. the whole forming perfect cup ,
Blgarrv., tho.e With yellow ground
l,arieraiei With scarlet. purple, r".c 80
,lalst I.n..., tho.. With white ground
l,arIsg.,s,I With rosc-color, scarlet ot
crimson. Horticultural .ocletle. 10 not
a. rule consider Parrot tulips q. worthy
~ Judging by points; hut to those wh"
loV. o. yer. for their b.auiy ani cccrn'
trlcl,ic. ~ color. the rarro, tulip has an
ever present charm.
poahle tullp. are grown In great va
r,e,y, and ar. Among the most popular
If bulh.. Au admirable effect y. pro
duc.d by bsSiding th. ,sri"u. .lngle,
pafrot, aud doahle tulip. la row. or .
block pattern. He'd. ar- alec made Ia
girrrilar form, With zach quarter ~ the
circle at In distinct color, "r one
eighth NAV b. .o set. the dcsign r..en'-
bling huge pie cut In pl..e.
Tulip. grow bat In rich, well-irain.
~ loaIn containing a fair proportion Ut
clean sand. TN no account should they
- put into Net .oll, q. they arr almost
certain "a rot. The ground .houli De-
de~p, we'll draiD.,i, aud thoroughly pull
,rfis~i Ia the depth ~ AZ least twelve
inches, aud ml,-i With q little we'll
rolt.,l stable manure. set The hulh. an
Inche. apart each way, prcs. the earth
closely around them, then scatter over
th.m .lfi.i earth "a th. depth ~ ihrre
or four inchs. az the outer edges, and
Nv. or .lx lnche. AZ the center. Ihi. u
done that thsr- may b. Do danger of de-
pr,s.lan. herr water NAV stand. " 10
a good plsn "a round the bs-i little b.
fof, putting In the bulbs, l. II ruunded
ai,stward those 81, very deep wili Do,
come zap o.. quickly a. tho.. near the
c,ige. where there !. lc.. depth of -arth
aud Nhev the warmth 81 th. .un more
readily penetratr..
Tulip. are usually grown In the open
ganlen exposed "a th. direct ray. OF the
sun. when succc.slon 81 hloom. ts
desired, II may b. well Ia make the tulip
,s,i on ia. north &C east side 10 q build
I.g, az Ia some situation shcr. u viii b.
.lirhtly protected from the midday SUI,
which, II tlI. day L. very warm, may so
.corrh and dry ~. flower. that they vii
last hut single day.
4 tulip I'D that was the marvel ~ an
enilrr community va. made between
two large shade trees on q lawn. Tie
trunks IL IA. ire. wer. hare of limb.
for .ome twenty-five fe.t from the
ground, aud merely shaded the ground
al midday. Herr q permanent is,i va.
made. The tulips we're act Gu, In III"
latter part ~ May, and arranged In
masses ~ color aud In row. about ten
Inche. apart. Two weeks after the iirst
plantIng, another lot of the bulb. Was
pu, In, and two w-ek. later, another
lot. Nv the time the fir.i planting had
| bloomcd and the leaves had become dry,
other. were ready Ia take their place.
| Ia TIL. way succession 81 blooms wss
kept up for weeks.
when the flower. have faded, they
mus, be cut nj once. when the stems
~ the tulip have wiihrred aud become
yellow, aud the leaves have .hri'elod az,
the bulb. may b. taken up, thoroughly
cleaned ~ dirt and husks. and put away
Ia paper bag. In some dry place, ready
for Planting out again Ia autumn. oc-
tober 1. considered the best month, al
though they are sometime. put cut late
Ia September. All small bulbs aud the
tiny buiblets should be removed and
planted out nj once In nursery beds tn
grow Ca full sire. Tulips may remain
la the earth for years without Injury.
Indeed, Il Il we'll, II there u an album
dance ~ room, Ia have bed. made In
both ways. The permanent bed Will
| furnish many admirable bulbs, aud,
| when required, may be- drawn upon for
niling out other beds or for forcing.