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TULIP. 



often extend, also, from this broad side to the extremity 

 of the leaves ; the colour generally appearing strongest in 

 the inside petals; a Tulip, with this broad coloured stripe, 

 which is sometimes called beamed or splashed, is, at the 

 same time, frequently feathered also. 



It is called feathered when it is without this broad stripe ; 

 but yet it may have some narrow lines, joined or detached, 

 running up the centre of the leaf, sometimes branching out 

 and carved towards the top, and sometimes without any 

 spot or line at all ; the petals are feathered more or less 

 round the edges or margin inside and out, the pencilling or 

 feathering is heavy or broad in some, and light or narrow 

 in others, sometimes with breaks or gaps, and sometimes 

 close and continued all round. 



A Byblot-men Tulip has a white ground, lined, marked, 

 S'-riped or variegated with violet or purple, only of various 

 shades ; and whether feathered or flamed, is distinguished 

 by the same characters and marks which are pointed out 

 and applied to the Bizarred Tulips. 



A Ross Tulip is marked or variegated with rose, scarlet, 

 crimson or cherry colour, on a "white ground ; and the 

 Feathered Rose is to be distinguished from the Flamed by 

 the same rules as described before; the Rose is very often 

 both feathered and flamed. 



A Self, or plain-coloured Tulip, properly so called, is 

 either white or yellow, and admits of no further change ; 

 other plain-coloured Tulips, whether red or purple, are 

 called breeders, and are hardly worthy of being exhibited. 

 Mr. Hogg informs us, that £100, say $500, judiciously 

 expended at the present time, will give a moderate sized 

 bed, that shall contain the greater part of the finest varieties 

 grown ; such a bed as £*6Q would not have purchased 

 twelve or fourteen years ago. 



To describe minutely the mode of planting a regular bed 

 of Tulips would exceed our limits ; sufiice it to state that 

 the name of every bulb should be written in a book, and 



