118 SOWING SEEDS OF BULBOUS ROOTS. [August. 



Crown upon crown, Lutea Maxima, Striped leaved, Double 

 flowered, &c. These will require planting, and ought not 

 to be lifted oftener than every third year. They require a 

 deep, rich, loamy soil, and, if in beds, plant them from five 

 to seven inches deep, and one foot apart. They will grow 

 under the shade of trees, or in any situation where the soil 

 is adapted for them. No imbricated or scaly bulb ought to 

 be retained long out of the ground. When any of these 

 are lifted, and the young bulbs taken off, they should be 

 planted at once. See particularly, on bulbous roots in 

 general, next month. 



SOWING SEEDS OF BULBOUS ROOTS. 



Where any seeds of these are saved, with the intention 

 of sowing, let it be done this month. Procure boxes about 

 seven inches deep, and, in size, proportioned to the quan- 

 tity to be sown. Put five inches of light sandy soil in the 

 box, level it smoothly, and sow the seeds separately and 

 thickly; cover with half an inch of light sandy loam, with 

 a portion of earth from the woods. Keep the box or boxes 

 in a sheltered situation, giving frequent sprinklings of 

 water, to keep the earth damp, which must be protected 

 with a frame, or covered with leaves during winter. The 

 plants will appear in the spring, and must be watered and 

 kept in the shade : when the leaves decay in June, put one 

 inch more soil upon them, and the second year they can 

 be planted with the small off-sets in the garden, and treated 

 as other bulbs. They must be carefully marked every 

 year. Tulips require several years of trial before their 

 qualities are known ; and a poor soil is best suited to pro- 

 duce their characters after the first bloom. 



