The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-11-29
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JAMES WICK, the Rochester great
florist in the last number of the Floral
Guide, speaks of tulips as follows:
The tulip is so perfectly hardy, flour
ishes so we'll under the most ordinary
care, and is 50 varied and brilliant, that
it never fails to give the greatest salts
faction. / sell but very few bulbs
with SO much pleasure as the tulip, be-
cause I feel sure they will be more
than satisfactory The tulip is dash
ing and snowy, of athe most brilliantl
and varied and delicate coloring, and |
desirable even as single specimens, but
it is when groWn.in masses that the
finest effect is produced. Nothing in
the floral world can equal the dazzipg
Ibrilliancy and gorg6ousness of bed of
good tulips. The early varieties are
excellent for house culture.
Any good garden-soil will do for the |
tulip. A very rich.soil is not necessa- |
ry, though we'll rotted manure, rotted !
sods, or leaf mould may be applied |
when the earth is poor. See that the
drainage is good before planting.
Plant in October and November.
Make the soil fine aMd deep. Set the
early towering kinds FIVE inches apart,
and the late varieties six inches.
Cover three inches,deep. After tulips
have done foweringthey can be taken
/ up and planted close together in any
corner of the garden until it is time to
re-plant in the beds in the Autumn, or
| yerbenas or other bedding plants can
iIbe set out between the rows, and be-
.Efore they cover the ground the leaves
lof the tulips will be- sufficiently ripe
Ito be renewed, and the ground raked
Loft.
! Tulips are divided into two general
IGlasses, early and late and these again
.lanto several others The earliest
tulips flower in this latitude the lat
Tier part of April, andsfby proper Sc
Election Of early and late sorts a good
display can be kept up,for more than a
) month.
EEarIy Tulips. The>4earliest of the
learly class is the Due van Thol, single
and double. They are in bloom here
i'm April. The single varieties are of
+ fine colors- white, yellow, scarlet,
crimson, ETC., growing about six inches
ia height, and make brilliant, dazzling
: beds They are alsoe excellent for
ifoWering III the house daring the VIM
ter, three or four in a pot The double
vS1dGty is about the same. height, red,
bordered with yellow. We recommend
t those not acquainted with them to try
a few Due van Thols for NWinter flow
eringzin pots, or boxes, 0r4paskets. Let
J the sell be very sandy, and If mixed
with a2 little moss, all the better.
{ Th6sTournesol follows the Due van
ThOl, With very large, doa6ble flowers,
keeping in bloom q very long time, and
very desirable in all respects. Two
varieties, orange and red; and very
fine yellew. Good for pot culture in
Winter.
Following the Tournes0l, lis a large
class of single early tulips, containing
very MANY splendid varieties They
flower ea-ly, before the sun ebecomes
very hot, 4Rnd hence continues in per-
lection l0Rger than later kinds These
may be depended upon for a brilliant
and enduring bed. No class Of tulips
will give greater satisfaction. These
like the two preceding kinds, wa1l give
great satisfaction grown in pots'jn the
house. ForsDedding in masses, and
especially foz the formation of ribbon
beds, these saagle early tulips ar6 UNI
surpassed.
Double Tas5SpS The double dsIips
are becoming more popular eyerg year,
and this popularity is not undeserved
Some are beautifully formed, Mith
delicate shadessand stripes; others age
as large and brilliant as the old psaony:
while others ofee4ual size are fine gel
low, rose, white, etc. The list off
named varieties possessing more ,0T5
less distinctness, Us quite large I
Parrot Tulips. The parrot tulips
are exceedingly hsilliant The petals I
Gre long, loose and .fringed. Most va
rieties have three or four colors, ais
crimson, yellow, arrange and green;
an6 the effect Of SUCH mingling I'll
bright colors may beiimagined. Those |
who plant the parrots, and are unac-
quan2ted with them, Will be surprised |
at their gay appearance.
| LlQte Tulips. Of the late tulips there
are many varieties, the distinction be-
tween each more or less clearly de-
fined. These are the gweat fayorites
with florists the world over, and are
truly magnificent, with tall, stately
stems, usually eighteen inches in |
height, and large, Well-fornaad, highly-l
colored cups.