378 BRECK’S NEW BOOK OF FLOWERS. 
highest perfection about the 20th of May, and may be 
kept in fine condition a fortnight longer, by taking the 
trouble to erect an awning over them. I take up my Tu- 
lips about the 20th of June, and dry them under cover, 
in an airy place, and, when dry, take off the offsets and 
plant them out, while the flowering roots are each wrap- 
ped in a piece of waste paper, and put away, in a box or 
drawer, in a dry place, until wanted to plant. One hun- 
dred different varieties, with their names and colors, re- - 
puted the very best, may be obtained from Holland, at 
the cost of about $25; but I have found, by experience, 
that some of the rarer and most expensive sorts are not 
included. Very good border Tulips, including fine dou- 
ble sorts, early and late, single, parrots, etc., may be ob- 
tained from 50 cents to $1 per dozen, and some of the 
common sorts at much less price. 
Tulips sometimes succeed very well, in any good garden 
soil, without extra preparation. The Duc Van Tholl 
Tulips, single and double, are some of the most esteemed 
early sorts, the single being the most suitable, and about 
the only one that succeeds well in pots and for forcing. 
The sorts that are planted in the borders may be set in 
groups of from three to five bulbs. These need not be 
taken up oftener than once in three years. Separate the 
offsets, as they become so crowded that they will not 
flower well, and besides, as the new bulb is formed every 
year, below the old one, the roots will penetrate so deep, 
that, if permitted to remain many years, they become so 
weakened they will not flower at all. 
UVULARIA,—BEt1-worr. 
A genus of little beauty and easy culture. We havea 
number of indigenous species found growing in the mar- 
gin of woods and thickets. 
