TULIPS. 



THE TULIP is so perfectly hardy, flourishes so well under the most ordinary care, and is so 

 varied and brilliant, that it never fails to give the greatest satisfaction. I sell but very few bulbs 

 with so much pleasure as the Tulips, because I feel sure they will be more than satisfactory. The 

 Tulip is dashing and showy, of the most brilliant and varied and deli- 

 cate coloring, and desirable even as single specimens, but it is when 

 grown in masses that the finest effect is produced. Nothing in the 

 floral world can equal the dazzling brilliancy and gorgeousness of a 

 bed of good Tulips. The early varieties are excellent for house culture. 

 Any good garden soil will do for the Tulip. A very rich soil is 

 not necessary, though well rotted manure, rotted sods, or leaf-mold 

 may be applied when the earth is poor. See that the drainage is 

 good before planting. Plant in October 

 and November. Make the soil fine and 

 deep. Set the Early flowering kinds five 

 inches apart, and the Late varieties six 

 inches. Cover three inches deep. After 

 Tulips have done flowering they can be 



DUO VAN THOL TULIP. taken up and planted close together in 

 any corner of the garden until it is time to replant in the beds in the 

 autumn, or Verbenas or other bedding plants can be set out between 

 the rows, and before they cover the ground the leaves of the Tulips 

 will be sufficiently ripe to be removed, and the ground raked off. 



Tulips are divided into two general classes, EARLY and LATE, 

 and these again into several others. The earliest Tulips flower in this 

 latitude the latter part of April, and by a proper selection of early and 

 late sorts a good display can be kept up for more than a month, if the 

 weather proves tolerably cool and moist. 



Early Tulips. The earliest of the early class is the Due VAN 



THOL, single and double. 

 They are in bloom here in 

 April. The single varieties 



white, yellow, scarlet, crimson, etc., growing about six 

 inches in height, and make brilliant, dazzling beds. They 

 are also excellent for flowering in the house during the 

 winter, three or four in a pot. The double variety is about 

 the same height, red, bordered with yellow. We recom- 

 mend those not acquainted with them to try a few Due 

 Van Thols for winter flowering in pots, or boxes, or bas- 

 kets. Let the soil be very sandy, and if mixed with a 

 little moss, all the better. 



The TOURNESOL follows the Due Van Thol, with very 

 large, double flowers, keeping in bloom a long time, and 

 very desirable in all respects. Two varieties, orange 

 and red, and very fine yellow. Good for pot culture 

 in winter. 



Following the Tournesol, is a large class of SINGLE 

 EARLY TULIPS, containing very many splendid varieties. 

 They flower early, before the sun becomes very hot, and 

 hence continue in perfection longer than later kinds. 

 These can always be depended upon for a brilliant and 

 DOUBLE TULIP. enduring bed. No class of Tulips will give greater satis- 



faction. These, like the two preceding kinds, will give great satisfaction grown in pots in the 

 house. For bedding in masses, and especially for the formation of ribbon beds, these Single 



Early Tulips are unsurpassed. 



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SINGLE EARLY TULIP. 



are of fine colors 



