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TULIPS. 
and mats, to be ufed as circumftances 
i 
require. ' 
Hail ftorms are very injurious to the 
foliage of Tulips, early in the fpring; 
for wherever a hail-ftone falls or ftrikes, 
the part is bruifed, the free circulation of 
the juices and growth of the plant is 
impeded, the wounded parts lofe their 
verdure, and a difagreeable effefl is pro¬ 
duced to the eye; therefore, although 
it is not abfolutely neceffary to cover the 
inferior beds of Tulips, during a common 
winter, yet it is highly proper to defend 
them againft hail ftorms in the fpring; 
and likewife to cover them when in bloom, 
in cafe of hot or windy weather, which 
would foon deftroy their beauty. 
Thofe who wilh to procure new varie¬ 
ties of Tulips, fliould procure the bell 
forts of Breeder Tulips, a name they 
are generally known by; thefe confift of 
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