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THE FLORIST. 



or Bourbon varieties that are now stopped back will come into flower 

 again by the end of July. 



Tulips. Get the top and side -cloths on ; if the stage be a com- 

 plete one, the top-cloth can be rolled up by the pulleys, and let down 

 instantly if a shower of rain or hail threaten. On a warm showery 

 day, if the cloth be let down, the bed will receive all the benefit of 

 the moist growing atmosphere, Avithout being deluded or injured by 

 the rain. As soon as the blooms shew colour, exclude the direct rays 

 of the sun, but let them have all the air possible. The side-cloth 

 should be very thin canvass — the sort used by dairymen in the manu- 

 facture of cheese is best for the purpose, as it keeps off the sun, and 

 at the same time admits a free circulation of air. As soon as the 

 flowers begin to fade, and the beauty of the bed declines, take off the 

 cloths, and let them have all the weather. 



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