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Tulips.—A similar method of lifting may be followed with 
Tulips, and if properly carried out will prove satisfactory. The 
question the amateur must decide for himself is, “Is it worth while 
A FRAGRANT TULIP—PRINCE OF AUSTRIA. 
to go to all this trouble when I can buy good bulbs so cheaply?” 
The early flowering Tulips are distinguished by blooms of gorgeous 
colouring on somewhat short stalks; they come into bloom in late 
April with the later Daffodils. The Cottage or May flowering 
