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more than a quarter of an inch in thickness. These 

 boxes should be so placed as to receive only the 

 morning sun, but in the beginning of October they 

 should be removed to a -warmer situation in a south 

 aspect. During the winter these boxes should be 

 covered, so as to secure the earth from the effects 

 of severe frost. The plants will make their ap- 

 pearance in March, and as the weather becomes 

 warm the boxes should be removed to a situation 

 where they arc shaded from the mid-day sun. In 

 this state they may remain during the summer, 

 keeping them free from weeds, and occasionally 

 watered ; but the latter must not be repeated after 

 the leaves are decayed, lest it should rot the bulbs. 

 In the following August they may be planted out 

 in a bed of light earth, where they may be expected 

 to flower about the third year from the time of 



