178 THE TULIP. 



should be set so that they may have the morning 

 and evening sun only. Keep the plants in a grow- 

 ing state by watering occasionally, till the leaves are 

 entirely dead. Let the pots be then kept dry for a 

 time, and then take up the small bulbs and dry them 

 gradually as usual. The first time of planting them 

 may be the middle of October, or a little earlier, in 

 the open ground, and little more than two inches 

 deep. 



The Tulip is generally divided into two classes 

 the early dwarf and the taller late flowering ; and 

 both are further distinguished according to their tints 

 and their peculiar mixture as Flakes, Bibloemens, 

 Bizarres, Rigauts, Baguets, &c., on grounds both of 

 white and yellow. 



To describe their different and variegated colours 

 would be a work almost impossible ; I shall, there- 

 fore, proceed to point out the soil most suitable for 

 them, and the time and manner of planting. We 

 will suppose the bed is intended for your best sorts, 

 which must be situated in an open part of the gar- 

 den. The earth most proper for it is a fresh and 



