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order, and m^ke a fine showy bed, wliicli continues for a consider- 

 aMe length of time. Our Florists' catalogues abound with names 

 of these, with markings more or less distinct, from which each 

 may make selection according to his fancy, or the fulness of his 

 purse. 



The Double Tulips are great favorites with many. They are 

 exceedingly beautiful, and may be had of various colors, which 

 may be selected in the same way. 



The Parrot Tulips are singularly formed, the petals being 

 long and fringed. They are very attractive, from the singular 

 appearance of the flower, and the striking combination of colors 

 which they present. 



The Late Tulips are divided into ByUooms, white ground 

 marked with purple or hlac ; Ro?es, white ground marked with 

 scarlet, crimson or pink ; and Bizarres, yellow ground, with 

 markings of any color other than yellow. 



These are the favorite florist's flowers, new and choice varieties 

 commanding high prices. Here, too, selection can be made from 

 hundreds of names, at prices ranging from five cents each to as 

 many doUaxs as one may wish to give. Yet a very fine selection 

 of a hundred bulbs can be made for five dollars, embracing as 

 many as fifty sorts. 



BEDDING PLANTS. 



All the plants which are mentioned under this head are too 

 tender to endure much frost. It is therefore necessary, either 

 that they be allowed to perish on the approach of winter, or that 

 they be removed to the green-house. Those who do not keep a 

 green-house' will find it to be much more satisfactory, and more 

 economical, to purchase a new supply of bedding plants every 

 spring, and enjoy their beauty and fragrance while the summer 

 lasts. The keeping of a large number of plants in an ordinary 

 dwelling house is not only attended with considerable inconve- 

 nience, but the plants seldom get through in good health. And 



