ARRANGEMENT AND CULTURE OF TULIPS. 
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Marshal Soult. 
Duchess of Sutherland. 
Victoria Regina. 
Duke of Devonshire. 
Claudiana. 
Pandora. 
Emperor of Russia. 
Row 2. No. 1 inthesecondrow is a Bizard, viz. 
2 ,, Rose . . 
3 „ Bybloemen 
4 „ Bizard . . 
5 ,. Rose . . 
6 „ Bybloemen 
7 ,, Bizard . . 
and so on until the bed is complete, by which means 1 have the 
greatest possible mixture of the three classes of colour. Some 
persons do not put so many bizards into their bed, thinking they 
destroy its beauty ; but I think they add life to it. I have known 
other persons to plant the same kinds in the corresponding rows 
on each side of the bed, but I cannot say I admire that plan, as it 
gives a formality to it. I prefer having the most dissimilar kinds 
nearest each other. I do not know that I need say anything more 
respecting the arrangement, as each person can use his taste in 
the distribution of the various kinds. I will, therefore, commence 
with their cultivation. The first thing necessary is to seiect a 
situation in the garden for the bed : it should be open, airy, and 
free from the drip of trees. I do not object to trees at a distance, 
particularly on the north and east sides of the bed, as they break 
off the cutting winds in the spring without “ drawing” the tulips, 
which other protection is likely to do. Having made choice of 
the situation, the next thing is to mark out the bed, which should 
be 4 feet 6 inches wide, and of sufficient length to contain the 
number of rows intended to be grown, allowing inches between 
the rows ; it should then be dug cut to the depth of 2 feet, the 
bottom being left rough. The soil to fill it (which is by far the 
most important article) should be a fine rich hazel loam, mode¬ 
rately strong, which I prepare in the following manner. During 
the summer, I make a selection o¥ a loam I think will suit, by first 
examining its texture, then the nature of the grasses composing 
the turf; and if I find them of good quality, and the soil well filled 
with the fibres of the grass to the depth of three or four inches, 
I do not hesitate using it, although it may sometimes contain 
marks similar to stains of iron, which are only the decayed fibres 
that have perished from the moisture of the situation, or the winter, 
although they are frequently mistaken for iron. Having decided 
on the soil, I have it dug with the turf about five inches thick ; it 
is then placed in a stack with the turf downwards. T sometimes 
make the stack of alternate layers of loam and manure, beginning 
