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Dutch Bulbs and Gardens

Chapter 4: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
By Una L. Silberrad
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A travel and horticultural account that follows canal journeys to the Netherlands’ bulb country, pairing vivid travel observation with practical gardening information. It describes steamer passages and flat, industrious landscapes, presents close views of crocus, hyacinth and tulip plantings and formal palace gardens, and documents market scenes and growers’ routines. Separate chapters offer cultivation guidance, bulb storage and naming, and profiles of bulb farms, while appended historical notes trace aspects of the hyacinth and tulip trades. Colour illustrations accompany the text, and chapters alternate evocative description with technical advice on propagation, packing and seasonal display.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

1. Het Loo Frontispiece
FACING PAGE
2. The “Berceau,” Het Loo 8
3. Palace Gardens, Het Loo 16
4. Azaleas, Het Loo 24
5. The Return of the Storks 28
6. The Promise of Spring 32
7. A Crocus Field 40
8. Hyacinths scattered on the Sand 48
9. “In emerald tufts, flowers purple, blue, and white, like sapphire, pearl, and rich embroidery” 56
10. Spanish Irises 64
11. A Bulb Farm near Overveen 68
12. “They spring, they bud, they blossome fresh and faire, and decke the world with their rich pompous showes” 72
13. Bulb Time, Haarlem 78
14. Tulips in their Prime 84
15. “Here are tulips for you—white, for the bridal or the burial” 88
16. “Whose leaves with their crimson glow Hide the heart that lies burning and black below” 94
17. Darwin Tulips 100
18. A Bulb House 104
19. Flower-Market, Haarlem 108
20. Hyacinth Flowers going to Market 112
21. A Bulb-Grower’s Garden 116
22. “When Spring unlocks the flowers to paint the laughing soil” 128
23. A Boatload of Fragrance 144
24. A Dutch Garden in Spring 160
DUTCH BULBS & GARDENS