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disposed in any form, so that it be perfectly uniform in all 

 the petals, and does not go too near the bottom. 



10. The color, whatever it may be, must be dense and 

 decided. Whether it be delicate and light, or bright or 

 dark, it must be distinct in its outline, and not shaded or 

 flushed or broken. 



1 1 . The height should be eighteen to thirty-six inches : 

 the former is right for the outside row in a bed, and the 

 latter is right for the highest row. 



12. The purity of the white and the brightness of the 

 yellow should be permanent ; that is to say, should stand 

 until the petals actually fall. 



While a bed of choice tulips may be very expensive, a 

 fine show may be made with but a trifling outlay. The 

 following lists are given by the best English authority, 

 the one, dividing the bulbs into classes ; the other, arran- 

 ging them according to color. 



Those mentioned in the following list are not expensive, 

 and are of vigorous constitution. 



BIZARRES. 



Albion, Bizarre, Cato, Crusader, Duke of Devonshire, 

 Duke of Sutherland, Dr. Homer, Fabius, Garrick, Ibra- 



