However, Hanny only laughed.
Quickly, she led the Brownies on to another section of the field, devoted entirely to purple flowers.
“You may each pick a bouquet of these,” she told the girls. “They are the common type of tulips—not special like the others. Next week, you may have all the tulips you can pick.”
“Loads and loads of them?” Sunny asked eagerly.
“We’ll have more than we can sell,” Hanny explained. “Uncle Peter likes to have the blossoms picked off, so that the strength of the bulb will not be sapped.”
The little girl told the Brownies that during the next week, hundreds of visitors likely would come to the farm to see the flowers in bloom. Many would order bulbs for fall delivery, selecting the color and type they liked best.
“If Uncle Peter receives many orders, I may be able to stay in America,” Hanny declared. “I hope people like the new varieties he has developed.”
The little Dutch girl next took the Brownies to an adjoining field, ablaze with rare and splendid colors.
“Uncle Peter calls these his ‘Rembrandt’ tulips,” Hanny said.
“Wasn’t Rembrandt a famous painter?” inquired Connie.