Ci'LT/\A77<>\ A.\J) A.\AL)\S/S OF PAAXTS. 



When the stalks begin to run up, stakes or rods should be driven into the ground near 

 them, and the plants secured against the wind. In or out of doors they require an average 

 heat of about sixty degrees, and should therefore be housed early enough not to be touched 

 with frost. In their season of rest the temperature may be reduced to forty, but thfcy are 

 all the better for fifty degrees of heat and no stagnant moisture. Being evergreen in the 

 native state, it is conjectured by some that the Tuberose could be sufficiently rested with- 

 out allowing its k-a\cs to die; :ni(l miuiu Horists ha\ e tiieni in flower nearly all the year 

 round. 



hen then- cultn ation tan-ly 



.■ enjoyed the distinction of 



le endeavoi- to piocure some 



ar in the past, will return to 



entirely lose tlieir popularity. 



s the grasses begin to clothe 



iroad much more than in tliis 



re as there. There are special 



f Europe every year, which cir- 



their cultivation, and is itself a 



u\as tents for their Tulip beds, 



stoi-m. and in many ways mani- 



)\\ -tlowers are known under the 



The latter are often watcheil 



of the otlier tlivisious. If 



the event transpires faMiralilx , and a remarkahh iniii|ue specimen is |)i(iduced. it is seldom 



sold for less than one hinidird (lollais. 



Tulips will grow in almost any soil unless there is too much moisture. The bulbs 

 should be planted about six inches apart and covered up to the depth of four inches. The 

 best season for planting is in October. .\s a protection against severe frost, a layer of 

 leaves about six inches deep, with a foot of stable manure added, will be effective. This 

 covering should of course be removed early in spring. In planting, the usual underlying 

 handful of sand will be found, as a protection against rot, as ser\iceable to Tulip bulbs as 

 to any others. AtUr the flowers and leaves have d\vd down, the Imlbs sh.iuld be taken up 



in cultivation, viz.: the Dutch, or Van Thol, the Oriental, and the Parrot. To secure a 

 pleasing continuity of flowers, the readiest methotl is to set bulbs of each of these. The 

 Van Thols bloom in March and April, the Parrots later, and the Orientals last, terminat- 

 ing with June. The \'an Thols or Dwarf Tulips are usually planted for window or 

 greenhouse cultuie; the others aie not so well adapted to such pm-poses. 



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