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the base of the large bulb, and are produced on some 
varieties in great numbers, on others in less quantities. 
Some sorts will have on an average a hundred in a year, 
others scarcely produce any. The little bulbs should be 
removed during Winter from the old bulb and planted 
in Spring, giving them the same treatment as recom- 
mended for the seedlings. If planted in a good light soil 
that has been freely manured, and through the warm 
weather given a mulch of sawdust or other non-conduct- 
ing material to keep the sun from heating and drying 
the ground up too much, most of them will flower the 
second year. They should be sown in drills about six 
inches wide, about enough to get a hoe between them, 
and about one foot between the rows. As the bulbs are 
nearly hardy, they may be set out as early as the ground 
is fit to work, and even though there may come a frost, 
the bulbs will not be injured, and in this way have a 
longer season to grow. 
