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Flowering as they do so early in the 

 season, they continue longer than the 



Fig. 3.— Single Early Tclip. 



late flowering and make a splendid 

 display. 



The later Tulips (Fig. 4), grow taller 

 than the earlier sorts, and are great 



Fio. 4.— Late Show Tulip. 



favorites with all lovers of this showy 

 flower. They have been divided in sec- 

 tions known as Bizarres, Byblooms and 

 Roses. The Bizarres have a yellow 



ground color, which is broken with 

 any other color, as purple or red ; the 

 Byblooms have the ground color white, 

 broken with purple; and the Roses 

 have also a white ground color, broken 

 with cherry, crimson, or pmk. Numer- 

 ous rules are laid down for judging 

 these tulips, and the " points " of the 

 flower defined with most minute exact- 

 ness ; but as it is not probable that 

 the readers of the Horticulturist will 

 be growing them for exhibition pur- 

 poses, we shall not weary them with 

 these rules. 



In planting tulips it is necessary to 

 choose well-drained soil, as standing 

 water is very injurious to them. Au- 

 tumn is the proper season for planting 

 them, say the month of October. They 

 should be covered to the depth of about 

 three inches, in soil that is sufficiently 

 rich to yield a good crop of potatoes. 

 An occasional stirring of the surface 

 and eradication of weeds is all the 

 further cultivation required. Most 

 writei-s on tulips insist upon the neces- 

 sity of taking up the bulbs as soon as 

 the leaves have withered, and keeping 

 them in a cool, dry place until the 

 planting season. It is true that if this 

 is not done the more delicate varieties 

 will die out after a while, and the 

 stronger will loose their variegation 

 and revert to the old red color. But 

 after all, one gets tired of the same 

 thing year after year, and when the 

 tulip bed begins to run out, there is a 

 pleasure in procuring a new lot to sup- 

 ply their places, and enjoyment in mark- 

 ing the changes that further cultivation 

 by those who devote themselves to the 



