Oil the Cultivation o f the Tulip. 
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rose, or velvet, well feathered round the edge ;—as Catafalque, Trafal¬ 
gar, Duede Savoie, ike. And 3rd. Roseii, wiih white ground, variegated 
with rose-colour, scarlet, or crimson. 
When it is wislied to propagate by seed, foi- new varieties, tiie best 
method is to select sucii as have good strong stems, with well formed 
cups, and the most perfect ilowers, sucii as Trafalgar, incomparable, 
Bienfait, Surpasse, Catafalque, Walworlli, &{•. The plants thus selected 
for seed, should always be exposed to the v, eather, as shading will pre¬ 
vent the seed coming to proper perfection ; it must be allowed to remain 
on the stems till the seed vessels open, then cut it olf with about six 
inches of the stem, and lay it to dry. The best time to sow these 
seeds is in October. Get some shallow pans or boxes, and fill them with 
light .sandy loam, making an even surface to receive the seeds, which 
must be covered about half an inch deep with light soil mixed with 
about one third of rotten horse-dung. They will not appear until about 
the middle of March, the following year; and as the tops will again be 
dead by the beginning of June, it is nece,ssary for them to remain in the 
boxes, without being disturbed, for two years;—as they are, in general, 
five or six years from the time of sowing, before they flower. After the 
second year, they will require taking up, and planting in good new soil, 
every season. 
The situation of the beds for full-grown flowering bulbs, should al¬ 
ways be in an open, airy, part of the garden; the common soil must 
be taken out the full dimensions of the bed, to tbe depth of about eigh¬ 
teen inches, and the place filled up with good sandy loam, from an old 
pasture, (which should be dug at least four months before it is used) 
mixed with a small portion of well rotted two-year-old horse-dung. The 
bed must be raised three inches above the paths, at the outsides, and four 
inches, at least, in the middle of the bed; this convexity will render it more 
capable of casting off the water, when exposed at any time to heavy rain. 
The bed being thus formed, the next thing to proceed to, is planting; 
the best time for doing this, is in the beginning of November,—plant the 
bulbs about five inches from each other in the rows, and the same dis¬ 
tance from row to row, being careful to put in each hole a little fine 
river sand, before you introduce the bulb; this will not only be of great 
service to the roots, but will also greatly prevent their being attacked 
l)y the grub and wire-worm. The depth they must be planted, is abou 
four inches. 
After being planted, they will require but little attention until the lat¬ 
ter end of February, when most of them will appear above-ground; they 
must then be carefully examined, and if either the leaves or bulbs are 
injured by the canker, the part affected must be carefully taken off, 
choosing a fine dry day for the purpose, and if the wounded part be left 
exposed to the sun and air, it will presently heal. When the flower- 
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