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TUL 



P.capsulafris (capsular). 3. Purple, yellow. 

 April. 1820. 



odorati's.siMum (sweetest -scented). White. 



February. 1837. 



spathula'ta (spatulate). 4. Purple, yellow. 



April 1826. 



TUBE FLOWER. Clerode'ndron sipho- 

 na'nthus. 



TU'BER CIEA'RIUM. See TRUFFLE. 



TUBEROSE. Polya'nthes tubero'sa. 



TU'LIPA. The Tulip. (From its Per- 

 sian name, thoulyban. Nat. ord., Lily- 

 worts [LiliaceseJ. Linn., 6-Hexandria 1- 

 Monogynia.) 



' Hardy bulbs. Seeds for new varieties ; offsets ; 

 a rich compost, made of loam, sand, and vegetable 

 mould, suits them best; common kinds may re- 

 main for years in the same place if you top-dress 

 them, and do not want to separate the bulbs. 



T. Alta'ica (Altaian). 1. Yellow. April. Altai. 



Biebersteinia'na (Bieberstein's). 1. Fellow, 



purple. June. Siberia. 1820. 



biflo'ra (two-flowered). . Yellow. April. 



Russia. 1803. 



Bonarotia'na (Bonaroti's). 1. Variegated. 



April. Italy. 1827. 



Celsia'na(Ce\s's). l. Yellow. June. Levant. 



Clusia'na (Clusius's). 1. White, purple. July. 



Sicily. 1636. 



cornu'ta (horned). 2. Striped. May. Levant. 



1816. 



Gesneriu'na (Gesner's). 2. Striped. April. 



Levant. 1577. 



___ laciniu'ta (cut-sepal ed}. 2. Variegated. 



April. Levant. 1603. 



lu'tea (yellow). It}. Yellow. April. Le- 

 vant. 1603. 



ple'na (double). 1. Variegated. April. 



Levant. 1603. 



versi'coior (party-coloured). l. Varie- 

 gated. April. Levant. 1603. 



hiema'lis (winter). Red. April. Russia. 1843. 



hu'milis (dwarf). Red. April. Russia. 1840. 



malefolens (ill-smelling). 1. Red, yellow. May. 



Italy. 1827. 



variega't a (variegated). 1. Variegated. 



May. Italy. 1827. 



me'dia (middle). 1. Scarlet, white. May. 1827. 



monta'na (mountain). 1. Scarlet. July. 



Persia. 1827. 



o'culus so'lis (sun's-eye). 1. Red, blue. April. 



Italy. 1816. 



Pe'rsica (Persian). 1. Scarlet, black. 



April. Persia. 1826. 



pa' tens (spreading). 1. White, grey. April. 



Siberia. 1826. 



prte'cox (early ). l. Scarlet. April. Italy. 1825. 



pube'scens (downy). 1. Red. April. 1824. 



re'pens (creeping. Russian). 1, Yellow. April. 



Russia. 1819. 



saxa'tilis(rock). 1. Yellow. April. Crete. 1827. 



scabrisca'pa (rough-stemmed). 2. Red, yellow. 



April. Italy. 1837. 



~ stella'ta (starred). 2|. White. April. Cumana. 

 1827. 



strangula'ta (choked). l. April. 



suave 1 olens (sweet-scented). . Red, yellow. 



April. South Europe. 1603. 



sylve'stris (wild). 1. Yellow. April. England. 



tri 1 color (three-coloured). 1. Scarlet. April. 



Russia. 1817. 



Tu'rcica (Turkish). 2, Striped, April. 



TULIP AS A FLORIST'S FLOWER. 

 Florists call tulips seedlings until they 

 have bloomed ; after this those preserved 

 on account of their good form and habit, 

 as well as the offsets they produce, are 

 called breeders. After some years the 

 petals of these become striped, and they 

 are then said to be broken. If the 

 striping is good they are said to have a 

 good strain; if it be inferior, they are 

 described as having a bad strain. A 

 rectified tulip is synonymous with a tulip 

 having a good strain. 



A feathered tulip has a dark-coloured 

 edge round its petals, gradually becoming 

 lighter on the margin next the centre of 

 the petal. The feathering is said to be 

 lit/ht, if narrow ; heavy, if broad ; and 

 irregular, if its inner edge has a broken 

 outline. 



A flamed tulip is one that has a dark- 

 pointed spot, somewhat in shape like the 

 flame of a candle, in the centre of each 

 petal. 



Sometimes a tulip is botiafeathered and 

 flamed. 



A Bizard tulip has a yellow ground, 

 and coloured marks on its petals. 



A Byblomen is white, marked with black, 

 lilac, or purple. 



A Rose is white, with marks of crimson, 

 pink, or scarlet. 



The end of September is a good time 

 for preparing the tulip-bed. 



Situation. The aspect should be open 

 to the south and south-east, but well 

 sheltered from the north, north-east, and 

 north-west winds. We prefer a perfectly 

 level surface, because the advantage of 

 rain falling upon the bed and sinking 

 into the earth is more certain than on a 

 slope. The elevation of the site is also 

 a consideration worth serious attention. 

 Wherever it is in the power of the culti- 

 vator of tulips intended for exhibition to 

 choose the site, let him choose the happy 

 medium, neither too high nor too low. 

 If there are no shelters already on the 

 spot to defend and protect those choice 

 flowers from the untoward blasts of the 

 northern quarter, there ought to be some 

 prepared. A close wooden paling is the 

 one most ready and effectual, and if made 

 of deal or oak, and well-painted, will last 

 several years. Beech, hornbeam, yew, or 

 arbor vitae hedges are very excellent ; but 

 they require several years' growth before 

 they are high enough to screen the flowers 

 effectually. They might be planted be- 



