TULIPS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19952, 20 November 1926, Page 3

TULIPS.

THE NEW DECORATIVE VARIETIES.

Tho modern florists’ varieties of tulips aro so intensely beautiful, highly decorative and comparatively cheap that, they completely overshadow tho species, yet tho latter, if not of the commanding appearance and gorgeous colouring of tho varieties, cannot bo surpassed for real loveliness, and should bo grown in small groups in every garden. Tulipa Kaufmanniana is a very charming species which is only 6in or Sin high. The typical flowers have white and yellow petals and sepals with tho interior striped red and being the earliest of all tulips to flower it is a very desirable plant to grow. There is a variety called Brilliant which has glowing flowers of Turkish-red, and a charming one with pure white flowers and very dwarf habit called Gaiety. T. Clusiana is an atraclive species, white inside with delicate blue centre, and outside striped crimson. T. Eichlorii has splendid crimson-scarlet (lowers with yellow and h'ack centres and is verv effective, while T. dasystomon is a verv dwarf variety with three to five flowers on a stem, yellow and white in colour and very striking.

A few ~roups of these interesting plants at the top of the rook garden give the greatest delight in the early months of the year, and in such positions they do better than in open beds, as. owing to their early (lowering habit, there is danger of the flowers being injured by late frosts, and by planting where (he sun does not reach them early in the day this may he obviated. —A.P.C.. in the Gardeners’ Chronicle.