 | 1823 - 564 pagina’s
...breeders of high merit, from which c fine seedlings might be expected. The early-flowering or spring ' tulips (such as Due van Thol), when they first came...in bankruptcy. The greatest rarities were sometimes dispos' ed of by a kind of raffle. At length, the interference of the Dutch ' Government was thought... | |
 | HURST, ROBINSON, AND COMPANY, - 1823 - 564 pagina’s
...temptations, became the means of involving them in bankruptcy. The greatest rarities were sometimes dispos ed of by a kind of raffle. At length, the interference...of the Dutch Government was thought necessary, to restrain this gambling spirit of the votaries of Flora. But those days have passed away. There is certainly,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1824 - 570 pagina’s
...breeders of high merit, from which fine seedlings might be expected. The early-flowering or spring tulips (such as Due van Thol), when they first came...of the Dutch government was thought necessary, to restrain this gambling spirit of the votaries of Flora. But those .days have passed away. There is... | |
 | 1824 - 514 pagina’s
...merit, from which fine seedlings might be expected. The early-flowering spring tulips (such as Duke von Thol), when they first came into vogue, and while...of the Dutch government was thought necessary, to restrain this gambling spirit of the votaries of Flora. But those days have passed away. There is,... | |
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The early-flowering or spring tulips (such as Due van Thol), when they first came into vogue, and while they continued scarce, were frequently rated at ideal values ; and the anxiety of the amateur florists to excel, frequently, in the midst of such temptations,... 