The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-21
TULIPS THAT HERALD THE spRINa.

TULIPS THAT HERALD TIM SPRING
Holland Propasatea These Gar Flower,
Now blazing In the City PARKS.
That merchant Of Antwerp who. receiving
present Of priceless tulir bulbs. cooked their
by mistake for onions. could scarcely have
shocked the Dutch lovers OF tulips more thar
would the Extravaganza Of this town In thu
matter OF those splendid blossoms. The brie
glory Of the tulip and hyacinth beds measure.
the duration Of New York's essentially north
ern spring. The blossoms come in that de-
llghtful breathing space between the chill
winds that linger lato In April and
the intense summer-like heats that begin
to burn before the end OF May. To the Dutch.
man. taught to love. almost to revere. the tullp
and hyacinth. the idea Of letting those bios.
SONS spend themselves In three weeks or less
unprotected beneath tho suns Of May would
seem sheer wasteful folly. 1t was the Dutch
who taught all tho rest OF the world to force
these bulbs into bloom at Christmas. to ksep
UP q succession Of blossoms indoors oil win
ter. and with the advent OF spring to linger
out BY many devices those that blossom In the
open air. With shades and awnings and like
contrivances. the people OF Holland prolong
natures water color exhibition with it's airy
splendors Of delicate and OF glorious tints
NV summer HAS larry sci IN.
All the world has bought bulbs Of Holland
for the matter OF two and a half centuries.
Six varieties Of hyacinths are known to have
been cultivated In Holland nearly three CEN
turies ago. In 1870 many single and double
varieties bloomed in English gardens. Loss
than a century later fifty single varieties and
nearly 100 double varieties were contained in
the catalogues OF two celebrated Dutch grow
ers. 1t is recorded that the Queen Of Women.
a single white variety OF Dutch origin. pro-
duced from thrty-iour to thirty eight flowers
on It's spike. When this bulb first appeared It
sold for $40. Ono bulb Of the Conqueror. a
blue hyacinth. sold for $40: one OF the Gloria
Mundi for $500. one OF King Solomon for S240.
Blythe middle Of the eighteenth century the
Dutch growers had successfully produced
flowers from bulbs placed in water glasses
Many were then grown from the seed.
The splendid fowe thus developed BY
Dutch patience and Intelligence in the light.
favorable soil OF Holland. and under friendly
skies. has for ancestor the so-called Oriental
hyacinth. an Insignificant flower bearing on
spikes from strong modern Dutch bulbs m cas-
urs from six to seven inches in length and
1TSm seTsn to- pias inches In circumferenee
and its, colors have heen intensified. The
Dutch florists send many thousands OF cut
monr number. OF bulbs Tor winter forcing and
outdoor planting. The double hyacinth was
tetnth century. when there was a craze for
new varieties. but the world has decided that
re thhss single hyaeinth Is the liner flower; or
Dutch hyssi%fhs. Ths Pstf DsDars% S M 6uss
crown hsTe are q Dutch, origin. The 't su!ip
s SsS!se Hila s.Sn in the 9hs c rSa,nstn f n Isis % Si shs
In Persia. and in Central Asia Russian
nat waljs ! have in recent years introduced %
consisn.inopis y way aye Of viz Vienna MG' ANA S%e 1dSs
tue At once. and tie dive dow; ''P bse "a sss s1 ssi:
moa'iy n%onainr: its PopuIari.y at lsnGth dsvel;
the. seventeenth century. Fortunes we're lost
sold fo5 hundreds and sven thoussnds Of dol.
centuries gone. hut the Dutch are still tho
Greatest tnlip Yrowers Of the world. One tulip
his catalogue. The Park department OF this
Ely and mos: I'ersons who plant tulip bulbs
have lowered. though they may be replsntei
with success. MS ca b bulb contains the germs
OF two new generations, But all the world
piy Of na ilNS.'A and the D Data,'a fo ,1h 't Hrs ss a1Dy
the year ronnd contriving howto delight man
The Dutch grow tullrs from the seed. and as
no can guess what new varieties will be
Of Seeding tulips are yellow. without stripe or
other msrkinG. These are planted year after
blossoms that break INTO stripes. II the nioA-
SPIN Le pure and distinct from any predecessor
tulip. and the news travels "T1Hirtkiy among the
hatth florists. The new conner Is cuItloguel
tulips Ms are Sso Sishly sq pliz Is 'o Sars sess T DnSs : ..r
sumed by the Seeding are rernetuatei. In the
course o centuries many new vnrleties have
celrrl many different names at the hands
oi,ds5erent aorists.
In spite Of the enormous variety OF tulips.
on,s Three general classes: BrLlmmens, which
afs white blossoms varlesnted With nurnle:
scarlet. purple. rose. or violet markings: ami
roses which ara white. variegaied with rose
b lmlsp, t9nt would pass Tor nns nlnssnms
hSrs wTTH ~ Ss 81 small rnnsiieration in Hol-
enrs Of a dozen "details n. going to make the
Srr'eet tn'ln. The eur must b. lr.m, a thru
ne p.i ~ In, - !, Isr,srI spi,err, It must have sis
"mhI. stihnth ~ the edges. and showing scarce
an 'm.irntars The reta., mnst ! . 5 close
shall show No ciins,. "a INA imyrk Inc .h ,n1 lu ~,
= .old stare dawn The centre. hut not 10 the
and sha,p. and mus, remain unchanged nSitl
me petal. DROP. This I,los-oin shouii rise from
eighteen TO ih!rty-rix inches from tina ground.
Ihe Park DEPARTMENTS rlfhty.ndd thousand
q frosts. and the green tips arpearsi
nunetnHllv with the opening u -pring some
we de!a,, ei :, few days. Tut few or none per.
.s"". tho arst a's 81 NAV it, Il i. 't t,'s msb bG.s
Im"ms '..rs"n, 9t Hsti",i, sensibillties to
he I mas 'Ne light ii '.I'n; nolson ia
Gren,er nun Der OF New yorscr-. true 10 lie
Dutch traditions o. New Amsterdam. approve
Ite advent Of tho Iulip blossoms A. syidencs
mat sprine has finally rut on her wintry
and taken the city TO her friendly
BOSOM. Perhaps tho hest display n~ftuiirs Ia
ny hnhlle ptrk Is that IN Madison square.
No, Union League always has n sInu1 hut
alnrion had, aud syen those who do not en-.
.ny the Tree tom ~ q amotcy Park mar sac
US iron Itling- n marvel"usly t,-auti-
Ia town, The Park Depart pent contents IT,
sell Tor the mos: mart with tulips in snlid
a9ass snd IN d..msEey sa1aIs,hsrs Is usually