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TULIP. 
After being planted, they will require but little at¬ 
tention, except covering the beds that are much ex¬ 
posed to the weather, with straw. No fresh or strong 
manure should be used, as it will destroy the roots. In 
spring they will appear above the ground, when the 
covering should be removed, and the ground between 
the rows hoed, to fill up the cracks occasioned by the 
frost, and neatly raked over. 
When the stems grow up, and the flowers begin to 
color, such as require it should be supported, other¬ 
wise the wind may break them down. For this pur¬ 
pose, sticks should be prepared of a proportional 
length and thickness, to which the stems should be 
fastened. 
The tulip, when in bloom, should be shaded from 
the violence of the meridian sun, otherwise they will be 
of short duration ; and when past flowering the seed- 
pods should be taken off, or they will weaken the 
bulbs. 
The time for taking up the roots is usually in June, 
or when the leaves are withered ; they should then 
be laid in an airy place, but not exposed to the sun, 
and when they are well dried, they should be freed 
from their loose skins, and placed in a drawer until 
the time of planting. Tulips are increased either from 
offsets or seeds ; the season for planting is usually two 
or three weeks earlier than the flowering roots, setting 
them out in the same way, but closer together. 
The dwarf or early Tulips flower beautifully in 
pots, particularly the Due Van Thol Tulips. Choose 
for this purpose, pots about eight or ten inches in di¬ 
ameter, fill them with good rich sandy soil, about 
