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is in common language called a bulbous root, is by 

 Linnaeus termed the hybernacle or winter lodge of 

 the young plant. These bulbs in every respect re- 

 semble buds, except in their being produced under 

 ground, and include the leaves and flowers in min- 

 iature which are to be expanded in the ensuing 

 spring. By cautiously cutting in winter through the 

 concentric coats of a Tulip root, longitudinally from 

 the top to the base, and taking them off successively, 

 the whole flower of the next summer's Tulip is 

 beautifully seen by the naked eye, with its petals, 

 pistils, and stamens. The flowers exist in other 

 bulbs in the same manner as in Hyacinths, but the 

 individual flowers of these, being less, they are not 

 so easily dissected or so conspicuous tqihe naked eye. 



" duick flies fair Tulipa the loud alarms, 

 And folds her infant closer in her arms ; 

 In some lone cave's secure pavilion lies, 

 And waits the courtship of serener skies." 



AURICULAS. 



At the end of the month, these must be taken to 

 their sheltered positions as soon as the weather indi- 

 cates a change of season ; however constructed or 

 contrived their coverings may be, it is essential that 

 they should have abundance of air. 



PINK BEDS. 



Prepare these of rich compost, according to the 

 directions given, and put into them pink pipings. 



