THE 



FLORICULTURAL CABINET, 



APRIL 1st, 1840. 

 PART I. 



ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



ARTICL E I. 



THE TULIP. 



(its history.) 



by mi!. john slater, vi.orist, albion l'lace, lower erouqhton, near 



manchester. 



Of all florists' flowers, the Tulip has attracted the most notice; and 

 when we consider its numerous beauties, as well as the splendid 

 varieties, we need not be surprised. It may justly be styled the 

 "King of Flowers;" and although within these few years the 

 Dahlia has caused the Tulip to be neglected, yet the spirit is not 

 quite extinct, and notwithstanding there is only a spark left, it will 

 ere long break out into a flame, and the revival will be hailed with 

 pleasure and delight by all Flora's sincere admirers. 



This flower is much admired in the eastern parts of the world, 

 and has been considered, in floral language, the emblem of 

 loveliness. 



According to a celebrated writer, the Turks regard this flower 

 with so much delight, that a feast of tulips is annually celebrated in 

 the Grand Seignior's seraglio ; the description of which, when re- 

 lated to us in all the flowery garb of their language, leaves even 

 the delineation of the fairy scenes in the Arabian Nights tales in 

 the shade. 



Vases of the finest chrystal, filled with the choicest Tulips pro- 

 duced in that part of the world, are scattered over the scene, like tlie 



Vol .VIII. No. 86. 



