262 J^''otes on Gardens and JVttrserfcs. 



Art. V. J\'*otes on Gardens and J^urseries. 



Mr. Walker's Tulip Show — May 29. Our readers have already 

 been informed by Mr. Walker himself, whose note appeared some 

 time since, (p. 157,) that his collection of tulips was opened to the 

 public without charge, and all lovers of flowers were invited to 

 "Come, and welcome." We are happy to learn that the invitation 

 was so generally accepted, and that Mr. Walker's tulips, which 

 were more numerous, and embraced a greater variety than ever, 

 were inspected by so great a number of amateurs, florists, and cul- 

 tivators. It cannot but be a source of delight and satislaction to 

 Mr. Walker, to see his labors so highly appreciated. It is no easy 

 work to gather together such a choice and well selected bed of tu- 

 lips. It requires years of attention to the subject, and much sacri- 

 fice of time and patience, to become familiar with the habits, char- 

 acters, and general properties of the kinds, many of which differ 

 exceedingly from others in their tendency to run their colors, in the 

 rapidity of the increase of their roots, their height, and their weak 

 or strong growth, requiring a peculiar soil or a peculiar situation to 

 preserve them. Most of these obstacles in the way of him who 

 would be a successful grower of the tulij), Mr. Walker has over- 

 come, and he has now a collection which may be considered equal 

 to many of those of the first fanciers in England. 



The past sjiring was a very unfavorable one for a fair bloom. 

 The tulips made their appearance above the ground vevy early, ow- 

 ing to the mild winter and the little frost in the ground: but the colrl 

 weather of April, and unusually great quantity of rain which lell 

 during that nmnth and the early part of May, very much retard- 

 ed their growth; the buds were continually deluged with the 

 wet, which always lodges in the foliage when the tulips are just 

 above the ground, and undoubtedly did many of them exceed- 

 ing injury : when the warm weather of the latter pait of May 

 set in, the buds were forced into bloom before they were fully form- 

 ed; the consequent prematureness of the blooiri, rendered many of 

 them inferior: add to this the continued hot weather of May, wiih a 

 dry air and scorching sun, and many of the flowers began to fade 

 before they had fairly opened. Such an unfavorable season has not 

 occurred since Mr. Walker has cultivated the tulif). 



Mr. Walker continues to add to his already extensive list, and he 

 pointed out to us several new ones of last fall's importation, and 

 bloomed for the first time here this season: some of them were ex- 

 tremely beautiful. We have not time to give any description of the 

 flowers, but merely name the following, which were fine varieties, 

 with clear grounds and well feathered colors. 



Bybloemens. — Black Prince, Blanche Violette, Duches.? of Wel- 

 lington, Duke of Sussex, Hugobert, La Mere Brune, Madame do 

 Staal, Margrave de Baden, Prince Regent, Heine des Flours, Vio- 

 lette Remarkable, Black Emperor. 



Roses. — Aglaia, Comet, Duchess of Kent, High Admiral (splen- 

 did,) Juno, Lrtvinia, Maria Theresa, Sisygandiis, Eair Helen. 



Bizarres. — Alfred, Cardinal, Cassius, Commander in Chief, Goudo 



