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every scene, in every detached portion of the works of God, in every 
lesser part. And, as far as may be, this universal harmony should 
pervade the garden-grounds. The whole should be pleasant; there 
should be nothing from which the eye would turn ; every parterre 
should be tastefully arranged. A flower is often more valued in a 
bouquet, where it is in happy combination, than it was in its place of 
growth, because of the formality or incongruousness of its state. 
May the readers of The Florist find in their gardens what is plea¬ 
sant to the sight and good for food, and enjoy all with thankfulness 
to God, and kindness unto man. 
TULIP BOOK-KEEPING. 
BY MR. JOHN EDWARDS. 
The valuable and truly practical monthly hints given by Mr. Hunt 
in your Calendar of Operations leave little undone for effecting the 
full development of the gorgeous beauties inherent in the Tulip ; but 
as Mr. H. has mentioned the Tulip Book, I may perhaps be allowed 
to say a word or two on the subject. I do not mean to assert that 
my system of book-keeping is either new or perfect, but I find it 
convenient, and it is what all book-keeping ought to be, simple, and 
yields at a glance all, or perhaps I had better say nearly all, the in¬ 
formation that is required. The utility of some such guide was 
rendered vividly apparent in the dilemma in which one of our greatest 
growers w r as lately placed by my application for two or three bulbs 
which I had noticed while inspecting his bed at blooming-time. This 
bed consisted of nearly two hundred and fifty rows, and to find these 
two or three particular bulbs in so large a collection without an 
index, required an amount of patience which few possess, and which 
no Tulip grower should be called on to exercise ; for the introduction 
of an alphabetical list obviates the difficulty, and dispels confusion. 
To begin, then, let your book be lettered as in a ledger, each let¬ 
ter having its- separate page (the varieties in letter L are very numer¬ 
ous : I now cultivate twenty-five sorts); and supposing your book to 
be the size of The Florist (its thickness or number of pages must be 
regulated by the extent of your collection), it would stand thus : re¬ 
ferring to letter A, 
2 Biz. 
1 Biz. 
1 Rose 
4 Byblm. 
1 
138 
10 
6 
Abercrombie, 2/2, 6/2, &c. 
Albion, 1/3, 7/3, 1/18, 7/18, &c. 
Arlette, 1/16,7/16, &c. 
Ambassadeur, 4/20, 4/32, &c. 
Again, passing to letter P, would be found : 
4 Biz. 
3 Biz. 
2 Byblm 
2 Rose 
89 
90 
214 
24 
Platoff, 4/18, 4/48, See. 
Polyphemus, 3/13, 5/13, 3/31, 5/31, &c. 
Pandora, 2/4, 6/4, &c. 
Ponceau ties blanc, 2/15, 6/15, &c. 
