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thief, and obliged to pay a considerable sum before he 

 could obtain his liberty. A bed of two hundred and fifty 

 Tulips, of the finest varieties, at the present time, cannot 

 be obtained without a considerable outlay ; and there are 

 few, who have the means or the fancy, who are willing to 

 be at the expense. 



Tulips are divided into two classes, early and late 

 bloomers; and these are, again, subdivided into other 

 classes. 



Early Tulips commence their blooming about the first 

 of May, in company with the Hyacinth, and some of the 

 varieties .ire very desirable. They are dwarf in their 

 habits. The many distinguished varieties of early Tulip 

 are all produced from the late bloomers, which, having tall 

 stems, and much finer colors, engross nearly the whole at- 

 tention of the cultivators of Tulips. The modern mode 

 of classing the late varieties by the Dutch florists, is as 

 follows : 



" Prime Baguets, from the French word baguette, a 

 rod, or wand. They are very tall, with handsome cups 

 and white bottoms, well broken with fine brown, and all 

 from the same breeder. 



Rigaufs Baguets. This variety is supposed to have 

 received its distinctive appellation from some individual 

 by the name of Rigaut, who was eminent in this branch 

 of floriculture. They are not quite so tall as the former, 

 but have strong stems, and very large, well formed cups, 

 with white bottoms, handsomely broken with rich brown 

 color, and all from the same breeder. 



Incomparable Verports. A particular kind of Bybloe- 

 mens. Cups very perfect, cherry-red and rose color, and 

 white bottoms well broken with shining brown. Some 

 of these are from $10 to $25 a root. 



JBybloemens, or nest flowers, called by the French Fla< 

 mands. They have white ground, or nearly so, and are 



