The soil in the pots or pit in which the fresh bulbs are 
planted, should be kept dry until they begin to grow, when 
water should be given, but rather sparingly at first, as there 
is more damage done to fresh imported or fresh potted bulbs 
by over watering, or keeping them damp during winter, or 
while they are in a dormant state, than by all other causes 
taken together. 
The plant may be increased freely from every scale which 
the old bulb is composed of. These if separated, potted in 
sand, and placed in a gentle heat, will soon make plants, but 
they will not flower for two or three years. 
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