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remain undisturbed for years, frequent removals being 
injurious by destroying the roots. All of them thrive 
best when planted in partial shade. If grown in pots 
after the flowering period is over they should be allowed 
to dry off by gradually withholding water, and after- 
wards turning them on the sides and letting them rest 
for a few months in this manner. After this they may 
be shook out and repotted, or planted out in the garden, 
as it is best not to cultivate the same bulbs in pots two 
years in succession. 
AMARYLLIS, 
These are buibous plants, mostly natives of the Cape of 
Good Hope and South America, but which have been 
increased in number tenfold by hybrids and varieties 
raised in England and on the Continent. All the kinds 
are eminently ornamental, and they are all easy of cul- 
ture, the great secret being to give them alternately a 
season of excitement and a season of repose. To do this 
effectually, the plants should be abundantly supplied 
with water and heat,.and water should be withheld from 
them by degrees when they are done flowering. till they 
have entirely ceased growing, when they should be kept 
quite dry and in a state of rest. When in this state they 
may be placed in any obscure part of a greenhouse where 
it-is dry. If kept in such a situation during Winter, 
some kinds may be turned out into a warm border in the 
Spring, where they will flower; and if the season be fine, 
they will renew their bulbs in time to be taken up before 
the approach of frost. The chief value of these plants, 
however, is to produce flowers in the Winter season, 
which they readily do if they are kept dry and dormant 
during the latter part of the Summer and Autumn. In- 
deed, by having a large stock of these bulbs, a regular 
