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any good garden soil, but we observe that they attain the 

 greatest perfection in light, well-drained soil that is very 

 rich. It may be noted that their roots seldom extend be- 

 yond 9 inches from the bulb. The bulbs should be set 

 in autumn, September being the preferable time, although 

 they may be planted 

 in October, or even 

 any time before the 

 ground freezes. We 

 set our bulbs with 

 their crowns at a 

 depth of three, or 

 for larger bulbs, four 

 inches below the 



surface of the soil . 



Fifth. Great beau- 

 ty, sweetness and 

 variety are found in 

 tulip-flowers. Some 

 of the finest kinds 

 growing on our 

 grounds are named 

 below ; 



Single Tulips.— 

 Due Van Thol, in 

 various colors, be- 

 to bloom in 

 April h-re in the 

 latitude of Niagara. 

 Cottage Maid, d 

 cate rose edged with 

 white. C 

 King, brillian 

 son. Duchesse de 

 Parma, red with a 

 distinct yellow band. 

 Grootmeister (see 

 engraving), red in 

 various tints, and 

 pure white. Joost 

 Vondel, in two 

 colors, deep cherry- 

 red feathered with 

 white, and pure 



white. Keizerskroon, bright crimson margined with or- 

 ange-yellow. Purple Crown, purplish-crimson ; very 

 early. Pottebaker, in three colors — scarlet, yellow and 

 white. Silver Standard, white with crimson stripes. 

 Golden Standard, red with yellow stripes ; remarkably 

 bright. Queen Victoria, sometimes called 

 La Reine, white tinted with rose. Ver- 

 milion Brilliant, dazzling vermilion ; very 

 early. 



Double Tulips. — Crown of Roses, dark 

 shaded with cherry; extra fine. Bona- 

 parte, red with a brownish tinge. Yellow 

 Tournesol (see engraving), shaded from 

 orange to yellow. Scarlet Tournesol, 

 scarlet with yellow margin. Gloria Solis, 

 crimson and yellow. Imperator Rubro- 

 rum, crimson-scarlet ; a striking flower. La 

 Candeur, white ; rather dwarf. Yellow 

 Rose, bright yellow ; late-flowering. Due 

 Van Thol, two varieties, red and yellow 

 and rosy carmine ; very early. Helian- 

 Ihus, gold and scarlet : superb flower. 



To the above list 

 must be added the 

 parrot tulips in a 

 number of colors, 

 and the late bizarres 

 and bybloemens, all 

 of which deserve a 

 ace in the garden. 

 Indeed, it would be 

 easy to extend the 

 indefinitely, but the varie- 

 ties named seem to us espe- 

 cially valuable for popular cul- 

 ure. All things considered, 

 there are few plants on our 

 grounds that we could n o t 

 better spare than the tulips 

 It was but little trouble and a 

 small expense to set out our collection, 

 and they bloom year after year, in early 

 spring, without a thought or care on our 

 part. There are still to be found, here 

 and there, people who complain of having 

 "no luck with flowers." To such people 

 we especially commend the tulip. 



The Sycamore-Maples. — The type of 

 these maples, Acer pscudo-plalanus, is a 

 handsome tree, native of Europe, more 

 rapid in growth than our sugar or rock- 

 maple, and very distinct in appearance. 

 The foliage is larger and more rounded in 

 outline than in our maples, and has aclean, 

 luxuriant appearance. The bark of the 

 young wood is smooth and of an ash-gray 

 color. In Europe specimens are found 

 nearly loo feet high, and with trunks from 

 Grootmeister. 6 to 9 feet through. Besides this type we 



