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THE YOUNG FLORIST. 



tivated in Holland, from which all Europe and 

 America is still supplied with bulbs, and also 

 to a considerable extent in England. 



The varieties of the Tulip are endless. — 

 There are a great many of the double sorts, 

 which are fine, also of the Parrot Tulips, 

 which have notched petals and striped or di- 

 versified with green, and also of the early flow- 

 ering varieties ; but the most grand of all are the 

 late flowering varieties, which are without 

 ejld. As many as a thousand varieties are cul- 

 tivated with names. 



Margaret. It is no wonder it was called a 

 mania, for those who paid such prices must 

 have been mad. 



H. It degenerated into a mere gambling 

 business, and was rightly named " Tulipo- 

 mania. " The Tulip is supposed by some to 

 be " the lily of the field," referred to in 

 Christ's Sermon on the mount. 



