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spring, when danger of frost is past, the 

 plants are put outdoors to flower and make 

 their growth. 



The agapanthus is, however, easily forced 

 into bloom at other seasons of the year, for 

 the flowering season is controlled by the 

 resting period. The earlier you wish it to 

 flower, the earlier you dry it off; and then 

 it does not have to rest all winter if the 

 growth was made outdoors the previous 

 summer, for it can be brought into the win- 

 dow after the turn of the year, and started 

 into growth. When once established, the 

 plants need not be repotted for several 

 years if they are fed with manure water dur- 

 ing the period of growth. The blood flower 

 (Haemanthus) requires the same treatment. 



AN EVERGREEN BULB 



Clivia (C. miniata^ or Imantophyllum 

 miniatuni) is an evergreen bulbous plant, 

 well worth growing for the beauty of its dark 

 green foliage. It flowers during the spring 

 or early summer months. The flowers are 

 funnel-shaped, as in the amaryllis, and are 

 bright red with a yellow throat, and about 

 three inches across. Pot in a strong, well- 



