HE DASHING, 
. . DAZZLING TULIP. 
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N no other flower has Dame Nature bestowed more brilliancy or variety 
of coloring than in the Tulip ; and coming into bloom almost with the 
first blush of spring, when there is little else to gladden the eye, makes 
it the more refreshing and desirable. 
Not only is the Tulip gorgeous in coloring, but its beautiful cup-like 
form is most exquisite and borne well above the handsome bright green, 
spear-like leaves. 
Nothing will afford more satisfaction or attract 
more attention 
than a well arranged bed of Tulips. They are divided into two general classes: 
Early and Late, and these again into others, as Single, Double, and Parrot, 
The Parrot Tulips are exceedingly brilliant, with petals long, loose and fragrant. 
The prevailing colors are white, yellow, crimson, orange, red, green and variegated. 
IT Tl IRP —The Tulip is 
L> U L I U INC. October or 
IS of the easiest culture. Plant bulbs 
November in light well-stirred rich 
soil, about three inches below the surface and six inches apart. Covering with a 
few inches of straw or dead leaves before severe cold weather and removing same 
as soon as shoots appear in spring, will prove beneficial. 
DIFFERENCE IN BULBS.-'^here is much difference in the 
===^=^==^== size of bulbs. A full size bulb 
planted in autumn will bloom the following spring, while smaller ones may not, 
hence the advantage of having bulbs judiciously selected, a point to which we give 
careful attention. 
OUR OWN ASSORTMENT. 
