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where the bulbs contain Iwu buds in ihcir ccnlrcs, as is ollcn the 

 case, ihey frcqucnlly llowcr twice in the course of about three years; 

 after Avhich the same individual root-bulb does iiot flower aoain in 

 several years; Init this is performed by the oil'scts, which are taken 

 from it at dillercnt times » 



The eleventh species, or Ceylon Lily, is of a lender nature, and 

 must be treated in the same manner as the Mexican I^ily. It is not 

 common in llu; gardens in this countr}'', as it is a plant which in- 

 creases but slowly by oftsets from the roots. ]t usually flowers in 

 June and July; and soinclimes the same plant will produce tiowers 

 again in autumn if the pots be plunged into a bed of tanners' bark; 

 but the flowers are seldom of long duration or great beauty. • '■ 



The twelfth species is also of the lender kind, but may be in- 

 creased by offsets from the roots, or by the bulbs which succeed the 

 flowers. It should be treated in the same manner as is directed for 

 the. Crinums; the proper culture of which may be seen under that 

 head. ^ ■• .... 



All these bulbous-rooted plants, as being lioth curious and orna- 

 mental, deserve to be cultivated; those of the more tender kinds 

 affording much variety in the stove or greenhouse; while the more 

 hardy sorts produce a pleasing effect in the fronts of beds or borders 

 in the garden or pleasure-grounds. 



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