TULIP. 
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lach garden at Carlsruhe contained not fewer 
than two thousand one hundred and fifty-nine 
sorts; and the garden of Count Pappenheim 
boasted at one time of five thousand varieties. 
■ The estimation in which the Turks still hold 
Tulips is little inferior to that which they for¬ 
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 c rimson 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 
