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flowering effects can be avoided, that a few standard types of bulbcombinations have been shown under this discussion. Bulbs aredivided into the early-flowering types, most of which are single, and thelate-flowering types among which are the Darwin tulips, most ofwhich grow twice as tall as the early flowering. There are so manyvarieties of tulips and such a confusion of nomenclature that to laydown definite rules and to frame ironclad lists of bulbs would be futile.It is sufficient to suggest that bulbs for excellent plantings should beselected and grouped by an expert, or that sources of expert infor-mation should be consulted in order to insure the proper effects. Sooften, for example, yellow and white or orange and yellow tulips areplanted for a combination of flower effect, when in reality one of thebulbs is of the early-flowering type and the other variety is of the late-flowering type, neither of which will be in bloom during the bloomingperiod of the other. To avoid mistakes of this kind, and for the useof the amateur who has no ready access to the sources of information,nor the time to devote the necessary study to this question, a numberof bulb combinations have been given which will serve to meet theaverage requirements. As a matter of fact, bulbs planted for theirindividual flowers fall far short of providing the most interesting effect.They should be planted for their mass effect and as an interesting com-bination of colour. |
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