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amongst the bulbs after the leaves are fully grown, wince, it is a 
disadvantage from the time growth commences. A violent wind 
causes the leaves to be laid almost flat on the ground, and ner nS 
some rise again, many are so injured that they die prematurely and 
the bulbs suifer in consequence. The injurious effect of wind may 
be easily seen in fields where one part is more exposed than another 
for in the exposed places the leaves are shorter and narrower and 
the bulbs smaller than where there is greater protection. 
The cultural methods adopted in the Scillies and onthe Mainland 
are practically the same. As a rule ground which is to be planted 
ith Narcisst is eres manured and cropped with wigan the 
its aid a shallow furrow or trench is made. en or oys 
follow and place the bulbs in position and they are covered with 
about 4 inches of soil as the next furrow is made. The furrows are 
made about 9 inches apart and the bulbs are labed from 4 to 
6 inches apart in the rows according to variety. Six furrows are 
made and planted, then a space of a “foot or so is left to facilitate 
weeding and the gathering of the flowers. This is followed by 
more beds of six rows each, with paths between, throughout the 
field. In the smaller fields the same method isa adopted but the work 
is usually done with spades. Some growers allow the paths to 
remain almost on a level with the surface of the beds but others 
prefer to arrange that the tops of the paths shall be a little lower 
than the bases of the bulbs so that in wet seasons the ground drains 
better and the bulbs ripen more satisfactorily. As no two growers 
appear to plant at quite the same distance apart it is dificult to “id 
definitely how many bulbs are planted on an acre of ground, but 
usually between 200,000 and 220,000. After early a the 
ground is hoed once or twice before the shoots are near enough to 
the surtace to be injured by the hoe and subsequently the ground is 
cleaned periodically until the bulbs are lifted. Lifting takes pe 
at the end of the third year as soon as the foliage is dead. 
growers turn the bulbs out with a plough but others prefer to “lift 
them with forks. They are carried into shallow heaps and dried, 
graded into three or four sizes, sometimes by hand and sometimes 
y machinery, and stored in heaps out of doors, or in sheds, until 
y be. The 
ground they have occupied is then manured heavily and eae 
with potatoes the following spring, after which it is again planted 
with bulbs. A distinct change of ground for a longer period is 
advised whenever it is possible, but the difficulty of providing 
proper shelter is against a long rotation of other crops. The 
