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Tulip of less value. 5. Whatever be the dis- 

 position of coloi's or marks upon a Tulip, all 

 the six petals should be marked alike, and be, 

 therefore, perfectly uniform. 6. The feathered 

 flowers should have an even, close feathering 

 all round ; and whether narrow or wide, light 

 or heavy, should reach far enough round the 

 petals to form, when expanded, an unbroken 

 edging. 7. If the flower have any marking be- 

 sides the feathering at the edge, it should be 

 a bold mai-k down the centre, but not reach- 

 ing the bottom of the cup. Tlie mark must 

 be similar in all the six petals. 8. Flowers not 

 feathered, and with the flame only, must have 

 no marks on the edges of the flowers. None of 

 the colors must break through to the edge. 

 The color may be disposed in any form, so that 

 it be perfectly uniform in all the petals, and 

 does not go too near the bottom. 9. The color, 

 whatever it may be, must be dense and de- 

 cided. Whetlier it be delicate and liglit, or 

 bright, or dark, it must be distinct in its out- 

 line, and not shaded, or fluslnjd, or broken. 

 10. The height should be eighteen to thirty- 

 six inches ; the former is right for the outside 

 row in a bed, and the latter is right for the 

 highest row. 11. The purity of the white and 

 the brightness of the yellow sliould be per- 

 manent; that is to say, should stand until the 

 petals actually fall. Where Parrot Tulips 

 originated we have not learned. Tliey are 

 ignored by those florists who claim the right 

 to say what is and what is not beautiful. Not 

 being bound to observe the " laws" that regu- 

 late the form, shape, and " ])erlVct markings," 

 we prize this class very highly, on account of 

 their singularlj' picturesque appearance. The 

 flowers are very large and tlie colors exceed- 

 inglj' brilliant. They are unequaled for groups 

 in mixed borders, or conspicuous places in 

 front of shrubs. The varieties of this class 

 are limited, but they are, nevertheless, particu- 

 larly beautiful. 



Culture of the Tulip. The best soil for 

 the cultivation of the Tulip is a rich, rather 

 light, well-drained loam. A bed of sufficient 

 size for planting the bulbs should be dug at 

 least twelve inches deep. The Tulips should 

 then be planted six inches apart each way ; 

 pressed deep enough to keep them in their 

 places, and covei-ed with mould to the depth 

 of three inches on the sides of the bed, and 

 Ave inches in the centre. This precaution is 

 necessary, that water may not stand on the 

 bed during the winter. When the bed is 

 planted and eovei-ed it may be left to the 

 weather until the Tulips come up, or about 

 the 1st of Mai-ch. Beds of Tulips show up to 

 much better advantage if they are carpeted 

 with small, creeping or tufted plants, and 

 there are manj' hardy, flowering and foliage 

 plants suited for the purpose. The White 

 Rock Cress {Arabis albida), and its variegated 

 form, Hepalicas, Silene penchda, the Ground 

 Ivy {Glechoma hederacea) and its variegated 

 form, Lumiums, Sedum acre aureum the 

 early flowering Violas, Ajuga reptans rtibra, 

 Aubretias, and many others, make excellent 

 carpets for beds of bulbs. When the flowers 

 appear, if they are protected from the sun by 

 a light canvas, the period of bloom may be 

 kept up for three or four weeks. The colors 

 are generally better if not shaded at all, but 

 in that case the bloom would be soon over.' 

 Sometimes a single day's liot sun would com- 



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pletely spoil them. Wlien the flowers begin 

 to ftule, they should be cut away and removed 

 from the bed. As Kot)n as the stems of the 

 Tulip turn yellow, and the leaves begin to 

 dry, they may be taken up and put in a cool, 

 dry place. When dry, thoroughly clean off 

 the old skin and dirt, and put in paper bags, 

 ready for planting out again in October. Some 

 of the double varieties are very showy and 

 beautiful, and as they are later in flowering 

 than the siiigle sorts they are desirable to 

 lengthen the season of flowering. The Tulip 

 is also now extensively forced for cut flowers 

 during the winter and spring months. The 

 method of culture is identical with that of 

 the Roman Hyacinth and Paper Narcissus. 

 The kinds known as "Single Early" are the 

 best for this purpose. The following are a few 

 of the most desirable sorts : Belle Alliance 

 (Waterloo), scarlet ; Artus, scarlet ; Cliiyso- 

 lora, large bright yellow ; Due Van Thol, 

 various colors ; Duchesse de Parma, red with 

 yellow baud ; Keizcrkroon, scarlet and yel- 

 low ; Queen Victoria (La Reine), white ; Rosa 

 Mundi, rose and white ; Rose Grisdelin, deli- 

 cate rose ; Vermilion Brilliant, dazzling ver- 

 milion ; Yellow Prince, etc. 



Tulip. African. A name given to the genus 

 HicmantltHS. 



Tulip Tree. See Liriodendron. 



Tulip Tree or Fire Tree, of Queensland. See 

 Stenocarpus. 



Tulip. Wild, of California. The genus Calo- 

 chortus. 



Tulip Wood Tree. The striped, rose-colored 

 wood of PliyHucultjmnaflorihunda. 



Tulip Wood Tree. Australian. Cupania {Har- 

 pulia) ptndula. 



Tu'nica. From tunicn, a coat ; referring to the 

 calj'x. Nat. Ord. CaryophyllacecB. 



Hardy annuals and herbaceous perennials, 

 natives of southern Europe and Central Asia, 

 and allied to Dianthus. A few of the species 

 have showy flowers in spring. They are in- 

 creased by division or from seed. 



Tunicate. Coated ; invested with layers, as an 

 Onion. 



Tu'pa. Tupa is the name of T. Feuillei in Chili. 

 Nat. Ord. Lobeliucece. 



This is a genus of pretty plants, chiefly na- 

 tives of Chili and Peru. They are worth cul- 

 tivating on account of the beauty and singu- 

 larity of their flowers. They are treated and 

 propagated like the Lobelia. 



Tupelo Tree. See Nyssa. 



Tupida'nthus. From tupis, iupidos, a mallet, 

 and antkus, a flower; referring to the shape 

 of the flower-buds. Nat. Ord. Araliacem. 



T. calyptratus, the only introduced species, 

 is at first a small, glabrous, erect tree, after- 

 wards a lofty climber. It was introduced 

 from India in 1855, and is increased by cut- 

 tings. 



Tupi'stra. Mallet Flower. From tupis, a mal- 

 let; alluding to the peculiar form of the 

 stigma. Nat. Ord. Liliacem. 



A small genus of stove-house plants, na- 

 tives of the Himalayas. Two species are in 

 cultivation, but are grown more for their in- 

 teresting flowers than for their beauty. 



Turbinate. Top-shaped. 



