TULIP. 
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merly enjoyed in Holland. They are never 
tired of admiring its elegant stem, the beau¬ 
tiful vase which crowns it, with the streaks of 
gold, silver, purple, red, and the innumerable 
tints which revel, unite, and part again, on the 
surface of those rich petals. 
And sure more lovely to behold 
Might nothing meet the wistful eye, 
Than crimson fading into gold 
In streaks of fairest symmetry. 
Langhorn. 
The bulb or root of the Tulip resembles in 
every respect the bud of other plants, except 
in being produced under ground, and includes 
the leaves and flowers in miniature, which are 
to be expanded in the ensuing spring. By the 
careful dissection of a Tulip-root, and cautiously 
cutting through its concentric coats, lengthwise 
from top to bottom, and taking them off suc¬ 
cessively, the whole flower of the next summer 
with all its parts may be discovered by the naked 
eye. A popular poet has alluded to this cir¬ 
cumstance in these lines, written “ On planting 
a Tulip-root 
Here lies a bulb, the child of earth, 
Buried alive beneath the clod. 
