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frost and heavy rain. Plorists have a framework erected high 

 enough to walk under it, and over this is the shading, which 

 is rolled up or let down at pleasure. This method answers very 

 well ; but old frame-lights may be utilised for this purpose. The 

 lights are supported on a framework, and the sides have 

 some shading nailed on to the posts that support the 

 lights ; in bright sunshine, shading is also placed over the glass, 

 and in this way most beautiful blossoms are obtained. One of 

 the best northern growers has built a light glasshouse over his 

 Tulip beds ; it is freely ventilated, of course, and in the cooler 

 climate of the extreme north of Yorkshire this plan answers 

 admirably — the growth of the plants, and the wonderful purity 

 of the blossoms surpass expectation. 



When the Tulip blossoms fade, the seed-pods ought to be 

 broken off, and in three or four weeks after blossoming the 

 bulbs may be taken up and stored in a dry place. The florists 

 consider it is time to lift the bulbs when the flower-stems can 

 be bent without breaking. 



Varieties. — The following is a list of the best Tulips prepared 

 by that eminent grower, the late Mr. Samuel Barlow : 



Feathered Bizarres. — Commander, Demosthenes, Dr. Dalton, 

 Garibaldi, George Hayward, John Radcliff'e, Sir Joseph Paxton, 

 Sulphur, and Target. 



Fiamed Bizarres. — ^Ajax, Excelsior, Dr. Dalton (this and some 

 others are found in both the feathered and flamed state). Dr. 

 Hardy, Everard, Lord Delamere, Masterpiece, Orion, Sir Joseph 

 Paxton, Surpass Polyphemus, Sulphur, William Lea, and William 

 Wilson. 



Feathered Byblmriens. — Adonis, Alice Gray, Bessie, David 

 Jackson, Friar Tuck, Mrs. Cooper, Nulli Secundus, Nimbus, 

 Talisman, and William Bentley. 



Flajned Bybloemens. — Adonis, Attraction, Bacchus, Carbuncle, 

 Duchess of Sutherland, David Jackson, Friar Tuck, John Peacock, 

 and Talisman (this variety is best in the flamed state). 



Feathered Roses. — Annie McGregor, Charmer, Mabel, Mrs. 

 Lomax, and Pretty Jane (these four are the same). Heroine, 

 Industry, Lady Grosvenor, Lady Wilton, Madame St. Arnaud, 

 Modesty, and Nanny Gibson. 



Flamed Roses. — Adair, Annie McGregor, Lady Sefton, Mrs. 

 Barlow, Triomphe Royal, and Sarah Headly. 



Breeders' Bizarres. — Ariosto, Dr. Hardy, Excelsior, Horatio, 

 Orion, and Sir J. Paxton. 



