ox THE CULTUKE 01' THK TULIP. 149 



State these tilings to encourage Florist's and Amateui's to cultivate 

 Seedlings, because the vigour of tlieir youth will always ensure 

 an abundant bloom. 



Mr. Miles of Hilperton, gives a lucid and interesting accoimt 

 of his method of cultivating Ranunculuses at page 81, and adds 

 with an air of self complacency, " I have never failed to have a 

 good bloom." If he has not failed this year, I hope he will favour 

 -us with his method of treatment in May last. 



J. Tyso. 



WalUngford, Berks, July 27th, 1833. 



[Note. — Mr. Txso will much oblige us by his commuuications.— Cond.] 



ARTICLE IV.— On the Growth and Culture of Tulips. 

 By W. B. P. 



The plan I have pursued for the last twenty years is simple, and 

 one I have always found to answer my most sanguine expectations 

 except through misfortune by frost, hail, &c. ; against such 

 unforeseen circumstances it is almost impossible to guard. I al- 

 ways plant my Tulips about the 8th to 12th of November, 3^ to 4 

 inches deep, on a bed raised by side boards about a foot from the 

 eurface ; which in our heavy cold soil gives room for the superfluous 

 ■water to drain off. I always plant them in the soil taken from the 

 Ranunculus bed, which Ranunculus bed I generally manure at the 

 latter i)art of the year Avith cow dung, and throw tlio Tulip bed on 

 the Riuuuiculus bud, which is manured again in the same man- 

 ner, with an exception in the year 1832 ; that season I m;uiured 

 my Ranunculuses with rape dust. I took of the soil as before, and 

 I never remember having had so fine a bloom ; this at once proves 

 the superiority of the manure. I generally take out a spade depth. 

 Some Florists will tell you mtmure will cause them to run into 

 colour; this I grant will be the case if due care be not taken to 

 U.SC the manure sufliciently old and well neutralized, and dcpri\ed 

 ^f its poisonous (pialities, us acids, sails of iron, and all metallic 

 substiinces, by the action of sun and air; with such care they will 

 never run, as I have tried maiden s.iil, soil slightly mamired, and 

 the above soil from the Ranunculus bed, manured with ra])e dust 

 and 1 n.ver wilnessed so slrong and regular a bloom, i must 

 also beg to diller from an old grf)wer respecting the existence o' 



