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KENDALL AND WHITNEY'S 
TREATMENT AFTER FLOWERING. 
Bulbs in glasses should be transferred to sandy loam and leaf mouldy and water, 
ed freely as long as the leaves remain green ; the bulbs, however, will bave been 
so exhausted from living and flowering upon their stored up supplies as to want 
several seasons' growth in soil before tbey are fit to be forced or grown again in 
water. 
Those grown early in pots must bave the leaves as carefully kept from frost as 
the flower stems were secured previously. The main late crops w T ill need only the 
protection of an evergreen branch out of doors. When the leaves begin to turn 
yellow, the bulbs will absorb, as much moisture from the ground on which they 
stand as is needful. When those in beds begin to turn yellow, stay watering, soon 
raise the bulbs carefully and lay them down in rows, covering the roots with two 
or three inches of soil that the fibers may die gradually while the bulbs get a good 
deal of sun. In ten days the bulbs may be removed to a shed, and in eight days 
more, cleaned and stored away in a dry place in bags, drawers, or dry sand, until 
planting time hi the Autumn. 
For the ornamentation of the conservatory and sitting-room during the winter 
and spring months, the Tulip stands unrivaled, both as regards its rich and diver- 
sified colors, easy culture and accommodating habits. Like the Hyacinth, it will 
thrive in almost any soil or situation, and under almost any circumstances, so that 
its claim to universal cultivation is equal to the Hyacinth/ Polyanthus, Narcissus 
and Crocus. 
For the decoration of the Spring garden it is as indispensable as the Geranium 
and Verbena is for the Summer and Autumn flower-garden ; planted in beds or 
grouped in large or small masses in the borders, the brilliancy of the display is 
unsurpassed by any of the numerous bedding plants which bloom between June 
and October. 
EARLY SINGLE TULIPS. 
Those who have not yet cultivated to any extent the varieties of Early Single 
Tulips, can form no just idea of their beauty, either as regards the flowers, the 
brilliancy of the colors, or their splendid markings ; they must not be confounded 
with the common Tulip to be seen in most gardens ; when planted three in a five- 
inch, or five in a seven-inch pot, the effect is beautiful, but when a bed is planted 
with the colors well assorted, the effect surpasses even the expectations of the 
most sanguine, 
Culture in pots, moss, sand and water, same in every respect as recommended 
for the Hyacinth. 
Culture out of doors precisely that of the Hyacinth, except that the bulbs should 
be planted four to six inches apart when a very fine display is wanted but many 
plant them six to eight inches apart. The crown of the bulb should be three to 
four inches under the surface, and should be protected during severe weather by 
branches of evergreen, or a covering of straw or leaves about three inches thick. 
Time of planting same as the Hyacinth. 
EARLY DOUBLE TULIPS. 
These succeed well in pots and are very attractive, but with the exception of a 
few we prefer seeing them in the flower garden, where their brilliant colors and 
massive flowers look truly grand. 
Culture in sand, moss or water, same as the Hyacinth 
th^thP^Z^ 0 / d nT' jU , St ^ at . we bave recommended for the Hyacinth, except 
that the loots should be planted six or eight inches from each other, but the Due 
\ an Thol four inches. Time of planting same as Hyacinth. 
All the varieties in this section are effective in the open ground, therefore we 
have not divided them as in other cases. h Llore w 
