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highest perfection about the 20th of May, and may be 

 kept in fine condition a fortnight longer, by taking the 

 trouble to erect an awning over them. I take up my Tu- 

 lips about the 20th of June, and dry them under cover, 

 in an airy place, and, when dry, take oif the offsets and 

 plant them out, while the flowering roots are each wrap- 

 ped in a piece of waste paper, and put away, in a box or 

 drawer, in a dry place, until wanted to plant. One hun- 

 dred different varieties, with their names and colors, re- 

 puted the very best, may be obtained from Holland, at 

 the cost of about $25 ; but I have found, by experience, 

 that some of the rarer and most expensive sorts are not 

 included. Very good border Tulips, including fine dou- 

 ble sorts, early and late, single, parrots, etc., may be ob- 

 tained from 50 cents to $1 per dozen, and some of the 

 common sorts at much less price. 



Tulips sometimes succeed very well, in any good garden 

 soil, without extra preparation. The Due Van Tholl 

 Tulips, single and double, are some of the most esteemed 

 early sorts, the single being the most suitable, and about 

 the only one that succeeds well in pots and for forcing. 



The sorts that are planted in the borders may be set in 

 groups of from three to five bulbs. These need not be 

 taken up oftener than once in three years. Separate the 

 offsets, as they become so crowded that they will not 

 flower well, and besides, as the new bulb is formed every 

 year, below the old one, the roots will penetrate so deep, 

 that, if permitted to remain many years, they become so 

 weakened they will not flower at all. 



TJVTTLARIA. BELL- WORT. 



A genus of little beauty and easy culture. We have a 

 number of indigenous species found growing in the mar- 

 gin of woods and thickets. 



