Evening star., 1925-09-10

Tulip time Is almost here, in pros
pect, at least, for October is the month
for putting the bulbs into the ground.
What joy and confusion the Au-
tumn selection of bulbs for Towering
In the garden next Spring brings to
the home gardener!
Is there anything in the world more
| perplexing than the Fall catalogues
OF the seedmen? They give us long
| lists of daffodils, tulips, narcissi,
hyacinths, so many varieties. all so
fine, our bewilderment grows the
longer we read the descriptions.
This year the matter is more COM
plicated than ever, for the Govern
ment is cutting off, after this season.
the importation of daffodils, narcissi
and other bulbs for fear Of entry of
certain plant diseases.
So If we want these flowers from the
great Dutch growers, it is necessary to
place our orders with the seed houses
without delay. Personally, / believe
that American growers will ultimately
solve the problem. or that in time the
Government will relent in the severity
of its measures.
In the NEE ntime, however. this
sweeping order against the future i'm.
portation Of certain bulbs is going to
cause much anxiety to home garden
ers who want few bulbs but do not
care to go into this sort of growing on
a large scale.
In the past 1t has been possible to
take our time about securing this or
that bulb. Now. the catalogues tell
us. We must order at once. or prob
ably forever hold our peace.
The old standbys, the tulips, are not
on the forbidden list. Let us start out
with them. Here we have an array
more glorious than the famous lilies of
the field of which our Lord spoke.
There are double early tulips and
Darwin tulips, old English cottage
tulips. early Spring tulips, Dutch
breeder tulips, parrot tulips, Bybloe-
men, the latter in roses" and
'violets' over a white ground; "bota n
nical' tulips and others.
The cottage tulips are my favorites.
allowing all beauty TO the wonderful
Darwins and the giant breeders.
The old English cottage tulips are
the flowers with the delicate tints.
many Of them being egg-shaped. such
exquisite things that, when first seen
in May, one stands amazed at their
beauty. there in the moist ground.
What shall be choose? The list Ia
long-but we must have some of the
1nglescombe pink, described as "a
delicate and vivid salmon pink" with
blooms of an exquisite egg shape.
A picture of this variety in one cata-
logue. shows truly beautiful flowers,
which would grace any garden.
Mrs. Moon is an old favorite, a
golden, lilylike tulip that shows off 10
wonderful advantage with purple iris
blooming about the same time.
Here is Le Reve, tapestry rose one
of the old standbys of the cottage
group. Picotee, too. with its refiexed
petals, white with carmine edges, is
another favorite.
Shall we not get Primrose Beauty?
This you must try says our cata.
logue, 80 slender SO graceful. de-
licious pale yellow with the most en-.
chanting fragrance"
The cottage tulips, some of them,
nave the sweetest odor among flowers.
delicate, yet honey-scented. To
smell them. in the dew of a fine May
morning, is an experience which only
the garden lover knows.
What shall we try among the Oar
wins? These tulips are fancied by a
great many to the exclusion of all
others. on account of their large
flowers and tall, sturdy growth.
Here We have Clara Butt, a favorite
with many, A delicate salmon pink
flower that has stood the test of
years. Here is one with an intriguing
name, Louise de la Nalliere. clear.
luminous, deep pink" We must have
that.
I The. Dutch breeders have their
friends-but we shall not go into
them, for our fancy. at this moment,
is caught by the pages devoted 10 the
hyacinths those incompatible flowers
one of the choicest thoughts of God
upon the subject of beauty.
So superb. so almost gemlike are
these mast erpieces. that il is ha "a rd