TULIP AND TUBEROSE. 71 





Row 1st. 





Kn 1 



j? eneion, - - - * 



this is a ByDloeroen. 



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 XvUoc-tUIUUIcU . 



3. 



Charlemagne, - - - 



Bybloemen. 



4. 



Louis the Sixteenth, - 



Bybloemen. 



5. 



Memnon, - - - - 



Bizarre. 



6. 



Volney, - - - - 



Bybloemen. 



7. 



Lady Crewe, - - - 



Rose-coloured. 



Good fresh loam, taken from under healthy grass 

 sods, is the most suitable soil for Tulips to grow in ; 

 under which should be buried, to the depth of a foot, 

 about two inches thickness of well rotted cow or horse 

 droppings. The reason for placing the dung so low 

 is, that the fibres may get down to it, (which they will 

 do,) and that the bulbs may not be injured by it, as is 

 apt to be the case if too much dung is used around 

 them. The best time for planting the bulbs, is early 

 in November, and the beds should be made a fortnight 

 previous, in order that the earth may become sufficient- 

 ly settled. If severe frosts set in after the Tulips show 

 themselves above ground in the spring, some protec- 

 tion should be given ; single mats placed over hoop 

 bends answer very w T ell ; and at the time of blooming, 

 an awning should be erected over them, sufficient to 

 screen the Tulips from the intense heat of the sun, 

 which awning should be sufficiently spacious to admit 

 of persons walking under, to view the beautiful flow- 

 ers to the greatest possible advantage. 



Tuberose. — This fragrant and delightful flower 

 has been cultivated] in English flower gardens for 



