TULIPS. 
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On the day made choice of for plant¬ 
ing, rake the furface of the bed fmooth 
and even, (till preferving its convexity, 
and mark the exaft fituation for every 
root upon it. The proper diftance 
between each root, is feven inches from 
centre to centre ; and if the rows are 
feven inches afunder, the roots will form 
fquares, of fimilar diameter, on all parts 
of the bed. 
A bed conlifling of feven rows, makes 
the nobleft appearance, when it is of 
fufficient length, with a path round it, 
about two and a half or three feet wide; 
but where the number of roots is fmalL 
five rows may fuffice, and the path, in 
that cafe, may either extend quite round 
the bed, or only on one fide, at pleafure. 
If, therefore, the bed confifts of feven 
rows, it fhould confequently be fifty 
inches wide, which will allow a (pace of 
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