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into diffijrent gardens ; or in any other fimilar methods. 

 All thefe various ways contribute in a great degree to aflift 

 in, and promote the produilion of, this defirable diverfity 

 of colours and variegations. 



The roots of all the forts and varieties of the tulip are 

 kept for fale in large coUeftions by the nurfery and feedfmen, 

 who have them every year in great quantities from Holland 

 and other places, each variety of which is diftinguilhed by 

 fonie appropriate name, as has been already noticed, and 

 arranged in regular catalogues, the prices being charged in 

 proportion to the ellimation in which they are held, which 

 v/ere formerly very extravagant, but are now more moderate, 

 on account of their abundance, as from feven or twelve 

 ihillings, to as many pounds the hundred, and not unfre- 

 quently confiderably more for fcarce, curious, and capital 

 forts. The moll eligible and proper feafon for buying or 

 laying in a coUeftioii is in the early part of the autumn, as 

 from Augull to Nov -raber. 



For the main colk-ttion of flowers to blow in the fpring 

 and early fummer, the moft proper time of- planting the 

 roots or bulbs is in the autumn, from the end ot vSeptember 

 to December ; but to have a later bloom in i'uccelTion, 

 fome may be planted out about the clofe of the year, and 

 in the two beginning months of the new one. Thefe laft, 

 however, will feldom grow fo ftrong as thofe of the autumn 

 planting. 



The roots of the late forts of tulips may be planted in 

 any common beds, or in the borders, as they are not much 

 liable to be injured by bad weather. But thofe of the fine 

 or more valuable forts of the early, as well as the late kinds, 

 are in general, for the moft part, difpofed together, as has 

 been feen, in beds by themfelves, in order to exhibit a grand 

 blow, and be defended in the manner which has been 

 explained. 



However, fome of the inferior common forts, and even 

 any of the capital varieties, may occafionally be diftributed 

 about the ordmary borders, in aftemblage with other fpring 

 flowers of the bulbous-rooted and other kinds, in the ways 

 which have already been direfted, where they have often a 

 fine effeft when in their blowing ftate. 



The double variety of the common tulip is very beautiful, 

 though not held in fuch ertimation by the florift as the 

 common lingle variegated forts, from their not polfefling 

 that profufion of variegations in their colours, or fuch a 

 regularity of ftripes. They, however, exhibit an elegant 

 ornamental appearance in their upright, tallifh, firm ftenis, 

 and the crowns of large double flowers at the tops, formed 

 fomewhat as in thofe of the double pseony, but far more 

 beautiful in their diverfity of colours, variegations, and 

 ftripes of white and red, or yellow and red, &c. On thefe 

 accounts they certainly deferve to be cultivated either alone 

 in beds, at a little diftance from the other forts, for the fake 

 of increafing the variety ; or in patches about the borders, 

 in affemblage with the common large variegated tulips, as 

 blowing nearly about the fame time in the later fpring 

 months. 



The early dwarf forts are the moft proper for forcing for 

 early blowing, and alfo for being placed in glaflfes, in rooms, 



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Thefe forts are foraetimes rendered more early in their 



blowing than would otherwife be the cafe, by planting the 

 roots or bulbs in pots or boxes in the autumn or winter 

 feafon, and placing them in the ftove, or a hot -bed of tanner's 

 bark, thereby bringing them into bloom in the month of 

 January, or fooner, and continuing fucceflions of them, until 

 the natural ground blooms are ready. A quantity ol bulbs 

 is alfo fometimes placed upon phial-glafles containing 



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water, a fingle bulb in each, during the fame feafons, whicfr 

 are then put into a warm fight room in the houfe, near the 

 windows, or into a greenhoufe or ftove, in which way they 

 often flower very agreeably in the winter and early fpring, 

 as they are well fuited to fuch modes of cultivation. 



Thefe forts of roots or bulbs are likevvife kept by the 

 nurfery and feedfmen for the purpofe of fale in pretty large 

 colleftions of the different kinds, under titles which are 

 chiefly French or Dutch, as may be feen by the catalogues 

 of thefe flowers which they exhibit. 



Roots of theie forts may be planted out in any good, 

 light, rich, earthy foil, where the fituation is warm at the 

 feafon, and in the manner Hated above, in fpeaking of the 

 general culture of tulips, when they will rife foon in the 

 vernal months, and reach the blowing ftate about March, 

 continuing until the late tulips come into flower. They, 

 however, fucceed beft when allowed a fheltered funny fitu- 

 ation, as they rife and flower fo foon in the fpring while the 

 weather is often cold and pinching. Some of them look 

 extremely well in the fronts of warm borders, in fmall 

 patches, in affemblage with anemonies, ranunculufes, and 

 other fimilar kinds. 



The fecond fpecies may be managed in the fame manner 

 as thofe of the common fort, in fo far as its culture is con- 

 cerned, in much the fame way, having nearly the fame 

 treatment in every refpedl. 



They are all highly ornamental flowers, from their much 

 varied and moft beautiful colours ; but thofe of the common 

 garden fort, and its numberlefs varieties, are the moil gene- 

 rally introduced, being admirable ornaments for beautifying 

 the various flower borders and other parts of gardens and 

 pleafure-grounds diu-ing' fome weeks in the fpring and 

 fummer feafons. 



TULIPIFERA, in Botany, the Tufip-tree ; fee LlRlo- 

 DENDRON ; fee alfo Magnolia, fome of whofe fpecies are 

 called Tulip-trees. 



TULISCHANA, in Geography, z river of Ruffia, which 

 runs into the Podkamenlkaia Tunguflca, N. lat. 6i°. E. 

 long. 97^^ 34'. 



TULISKOWO, a town of the duchy of Warfaw ; 

 16 miles N.N.E. of Kahfli. 



TLILL, Jethro, in £io^ra/i/iji, a diftinguifticd agricul- 

 turift, was a dcfcendant of a refpetlable family in Yorkfliire, 

 educated at one of the univerfities, and admitted a barrifter 

 of the Temple towards the commencement of the i8th 

 century. Returning from the tour of Europe, in which 

 his attention was particularly direfted to agiicultural fub- 

 jefts, he married, and fettled upon a paternal farm in 

 Oxfordfliire, winch gave him an opportunity of profecuting 

 a variety of experiments in hufbandry. Upon his return 

 from France and Italy, whicli he was under a neceflity of 

 vifiting on account of his impaired health, and with a for- 

 tune alfo impaired, he took a farm near Hungerford, in 

 Berkftiire, where he purfued his plans for improved culti- 

 vation. His grand principle was, that labour and arrange- 

 ment would fupplv the place of manure and fallowing, and 

 raife more grain at a lefs expence. (See Hoeing, Hus- 

 bandry, and Z^W/Z-Husbandry.) Tull, in 1731, printed 

 " A Specimen" of his fyftem ; and in 1733, " An Efl"ay 

 on Horfe-hoeing Hufbandry," fol. which was tranflated 

 into French by Du Hamel. He purfued his fyftem till 

 his death, which happened in Jan. 1740. 



TULLA, in Geography, a town of Arabia, in the pro- 

 vince of Yemen ; 20 miles W.N.W. of Sana. 



TULLAGH, a fmall poft-town of the county of Clare, 

 Ireland ; 102 miles W.S.W. from Dublin. 



TULL AGHAN, a bay of the county of Mayo, Ireland 



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