THE 



FLORICULTURAL CABINET, 



APRIL 1st, 1834. 

 PART I. 



ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



ARTICLE I.— On the Culture of the Tulip. By W. 

 J. P. 



I hailed the appearance of the first Number of the Floricultural 

 Cabinet, and Florist's Magazine, with an unusual degree of satis- 

 faction, impressed as I was with the idea of the necessity of a 

 publication exclusively treating upon the subject of Floriculture, 

 embracing at once a fair and free discussion, and combining the 

 very important advantage of a price placing it within the conveni- 

 ence of ;i numerous class of individuals to obtain it regularly. I 

 have anxiously and attentively perused, and watched the rise and 

 progress of the Cabinet, and my impartial conclusion is, (leaving 

 altogether out of the question its present extensive circulation,) 

 that its merits will entitle it to the highest public estimation, and 

 Ik- really calculated to produce the most beneficial results to the 

 p m-ntl interests of Floriculture, add a zest to the exertions of the 

 amateur florist, and crown with eclat the pursuit of that most 

 enchanting recreation. 



As I emerged from the dawn of my admiration for flowers, the 

 Tulip formed a prominent feature, and each successive bloom 

 Strengthened and confirmed my devotion to the cultivation of that 

 lovely flower, not forgetting or neglecting the Carnation, Pink, 

 Ranunculus, Auricula, &c, which may justly rank among the 

 " beauties of the creation." 



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