212 RECORDS OF OLD TIMES 



Acres upon acres of tulips, hyacinths, crocuses, hHes, 

 &c., are a wonder to be seen and never to be for- 

 gotten by such an old amateur as myself The soil 

 is admirably adapted for rearing the young bulbs, 

 being a soft, mellow sand, and climate moist and 

 mild. 



